Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-24
Story for Bows.

One Sunday gentleman was going ia
church. On his way he saw number of
boys playing on the common. He wanted
very much to show them how wrong it was
for them to be so doing; but he knew that if
he began to rcprove them they would not lis.
ten to him. So he walked csurcly up to
them, aud sat down on the grass. Presently,
IN pleasant. familiar voice, he said, "Boys,
l wunt to tell you story"
Directly they all gathered unsuspcctingly
around him, and he began as follows:
"Thcrc was once good man who was no.
ted for his kindness and liberality. at the
time of which speak he was on journey
AS he was pursuing his way along a lonely
road, he met man who represented himself
"s having suffered great loss, in consequence
of which he was in deep distress. With his
usual kindness the good man drew out his
purse, and after examining it, he said I
have only seven pounds with me, but think
that with one pound / can get to the end Of
my journey, and you shall have the rest p
With this he handed the man the six pounds.
Was not that generous? Would you not have
Thought that the beggar must have gone off,
feeling very grateful and contentcd? Ger
tainly we should have expected this. But
he did no such thing. He was not begga:
at all. but robber; and seeing that the good
man had still one pound in his purse, he
knocked him down with club and stole hi.
last pound from him"
The boys were very indignant on hearing
this. They nll cried against the shameful
conduct Of the robbcr. One of them went so
far rs to say he didn't think ANYBODY could
be found quite so wicked as that.
&C Now Stop ~ coi1 tbo rro,,tl,r,,,> IL.
me tell you boys, this is just what you arc do.
ing God has given you freely six days out
OF the seven for your own use. ITc has kept
only one for himself, to be kept holy, and
spent in worshipping him; and yet you are
so mean as to rob him even of that p
The boys hung down their heads. They
had not word to say, but broke up their play
and went off,
FAIrH.--MorHE NEVER Told Me A
LIE, SIR.-Somc time ago boy was discov-
cred in the streets, evidently Intelligent, but
sick A man who had the feeling Of kindness
strongly developed, went to ask him w!nt he
Waiting for God to come to mo-"
"What do you mcan?" said tho gentle
man, touched by the pathetic tone of the an.
swcr Of tho boy, in whose eyes and flushed
face he saw the evidence of fever.
Good sent for mother and father and little
broSher, and took them away to his home in
the sky; and mother told me when she was
sick that God'vould take care of me. have
no home, nobody to give me anything, and. Sc
came out hero, and hnre been looking st
long up in the sky for God to come and tnke
care of mo, as mother said he wound. III
will come, won't he? Mother never told
lie."
dyes, my lad," said the man, ovcrcom,
with emotion; "he has sent me to take CAR
of you"
You should have seen his eyes flash, an'
n smile of triumph break over his face as h
said
"hIothcr never told mo q lie, sir; but 50,
have been 80 long on the way"
What a lesson Of truth and how this Incl
dent shows the effect of never deceiving
child with tales"
| AUGUSTA, August 12.--The cotton cro
accounts continue favorable from Alabama
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Th
caterpillar has mado its appearance in som
sections, but no serious damage has been done
The wheat and corn crop is the largest prt
duced in many years. This abundant yiel
has saved thousands from starvation, and thcr
are now no accounts Of suffering from section
heretofore in want