Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-24
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FOR TIE KEwoEE COURIER.
Walhalla.
WRITTEN ny A LADY.

| WRITTEN ny A LADY.
! Tho namo OF (" Valhalla 4" is namo of rcnown,
| From hcatlien mythology TO us handed down;
| Tho nhmo " Pallialla," no nano can be bcttcr,
It's the namo Of u Palace that mono there could
cnter,
Sayo tho bravo, bold, and noblo the good and tho
just
Could entor that palaoo aftor doath and find rest
We read it had forty and ave hundred doors,
Through which 1t Was ontorod from It's beautiful
shores 4>
There all 10 Immortal. no change thsre can sever
Tho fruit and.the dowers bloom forever and over.
This beautiful Palace, tho Asylum Of rest,
Tho bravo from the Garth forever wore blest.
At warning celestial, the doors opened widc,
And innumcrablo warriors came forth in their
prido;
Thoy arc spirits who have passed. through It's por-
this from cNrth
The brave good and noble divine by thoir birth
Mo read they had warfare it this Kingdom 30
blc3sd,
Eut imrnortals, mover wounds had thero to bo
dressed;
Thoy are clothed in bright garments. shining or
I,our there given
TO tho brave from the Garth, who can ontor this
hoaycn;
obnvious is oasth TO tho mind, tho pact over eum-
But dodliko i,s pleasure, through this palace Of
wondcr,
This magnificent Palace Of NEUROLOGICAL fame"
But Wabala is carhliko, tho mark is on it now |;
AL toll to live here by tho sweat of the brow.
They cat and they Sleep and arc given in marri-
age,
Some walk and oomo rdo. and some go in y oarri-
Some arc good looking, como can lay claims to
beauty,
And few to their friends arc rcmiss in tl,eir duty ;
All KIND OF people could como at q call,
Some int, big and little, and somo very tall
Such is Waihalla OF present rcnowu,
Such arc the people who 1.-Two in the town.
Ihero's no buildings Of marble, or tomplcs Of
fame,
Nothing very remarkable save in its name.
There's n church with stecplc that poin,s up
ward to Heaven
An emblem of ,rnst in the prornlae that's given
It has churclea and schools for the young and the
old,
Worth more to this people than silver or eela.
Tho "Kcowee Courier" Is published in town,
It's n host Of itself to the country around
It's lord of the quill, like u sword uso the pen,
To diffnsc knowledge through all ranks Of men.
There's q College fast building as if ut n bound
Enchanmcnt had caused it to spring from the
ground,
With efforts united, there's naught to defeat,
And the useful building might soon be complete.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed through the town
Ere place for a Court House could bc anywhere
found
The comEioion has ceased, it has y foundation
Rome itself could aot boast more lovely location,
Mine host, u. i'lEMANN. you know worry we'll,
Was tho first in Walhalla to build Hotel
It's AIRY and spacious, you'll cal not to roam,
AT the Rcmann Hotel" oan feel quite at
home.
just hero who're the town is, tic forest once grew
| Wild beasts roamca at will, and birds fcarlessly
lcw:
Tho boughs a,ll the vinos formed their green
| Gothic bowers,
Whch wcro gaily dock'd cut with tho forcat wild
/ towcra;
| Hero tho voicc OF Nature, so wild ani so shri,
III ten thousand tones the whole woods would fill
| The bear. fox and wolf the squirrel and rabbit,
Could g,,uOui ,r- LII onnh it's own habit
When night spread its mantle ana vurtain drew
wild waste Of ";'''nrness was horc on this ground
But thanks to industry, to the hammer and plano
| You can SEQ what mankind from tho forest col
Can no longer dwell in safety just herc.
But wo aro still near tho forest donso and st
| still,
Oh ground yot uppaYl,c,l to .man's conqucring viii,
ihe tali trees, thoy tower, thoy group, and tho,
ASH guarding against further cncroa chmonts O
| man.
Away aS "a; in tho distance Is the evergrocn. pino
| Aa II rcachlng almost to that uppor cline.
Still further away, through tn" heavenly dow,
Is tho beautiful Blue I.iIgo so plain TO Tho Wow
| or lbs greatness and grandeur never can tire
II unfods something now cyory day to admire.
| poIhe1iinc5 IL prop ana roSt LOT tnc o0ud3
Till the Fall, when drnped round in Goscy white
shronls,
Then again light mantcl, or beautiful robo,
Yet above this bluo drapery it looms up like {
| globo
When calm and sorono, and oloar Is tho wonther,
There's mountain, Of mountains seemed pilet
:horo together.
In summer In winter, there's vision Of blue,
Like phantom. spirit, to Its name eYcr true.
Tho sky and Blue Ridge, thus soen by tho eye,
| In silent wonder with caoh seems to vic.
70 q mind that can wandor anl travel through
! space
1t can y.t .t on the sccnory to be vowod FROM .l'is
| place;
Dut to the Dluo Ridge in its splendor and mi gh,
Is when tho sun i'll its glory shines out cloar and
| bright.
Such is tho scenery as TO DO sccn by tho cyo,
| From the Town Of Walhalla beneath tic blue sky
| TERRIBLE STORM IN VIRarNrA.--Tage
we'll and adjacent Counties were visited by O
terrible storm fow days ago. Tho hail, in