Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-02-08
a SheriF..'s Attachment.

Sheriff's Attachment
Court was in session, and amid the multi
plicity of business which crowded upon him
at term time, he stopped at the door of bcau-
tlful widow on the sammy side Of thirty, who,
by the way, had often bestowed melting ghn-
ccs on the aforesaid Sheriff. IIc was admit
tc aud the widow appeared The confusion
and fright which the arrival of her visitor oc
casioned, set of to greater advantage the cap
tiva,ing charms Of the widow NJ. Her
checks bore the beautiful blended tiuts Of the
apple blossom; her lips rcscmblcd the rose
buds, upon which the morning dew yet lin.
gcrcd, and her eyes were like quivcrs of Gu.
pid ; and glanccs Of love and tenderness, with
which they were filed, resembling arrows
which only invited a "bcaux" (pardon the
pun) to do full execution. After fow com
mon-placc remarks, I" Madam" said the mat
ter of.fact Sheriff, 'tI have an attachment for
you"
A deeper blush than usual mantled the
cheeks Of tho fair widow; while the glance
OF her downcast eyes were centcrcd upon her
beautiful foot, which, half concealed by flow.
ing drapcry, patted the floor. She with equal
condar, replied:
"Sir, the attachment is reciprocal"
For some time tho Sheriff maintained an
astonishcd silence, and at length he said
Madam, will you proceed to court7"
Proceed to .courtr replied the lady,
with merry laugh !; then shaking her head,
she said, no, No, sir; though this is leap
year, will not take advantage Of the license
therein granted % my sex, and, theforc,
greatly prefer that you should proceed to
court"
But, madam, the justice is waiting"
'lIct him wait; [ am not disposed to hur-
ry matters in so unbecoming manner; and
beside, sir, when the ceremony is performed I
greatly prefer minister to justice of the
peace
A light dawncl upon the Shcriff"s brain.
Madam said he, rising from his chair
with solemn dignity, there is great mistake
here-my language has been misunderstood
the attachment Of which speak was issued
from the Office of Squire c., and com
mands nc TO bring you instantly before him
to answer contempt of court, in disobeyng
a subpoena in the case Of Smith vs. Jones'"
We drop the curtain
YoUNG MEN-AIany great mon performed
their greatest achievements before forty J.
Alexander the Great died az thirty. three.
Napoleon had achieved his victories at thirty
five. Washington WAS twenty-scvcn when
ne covered the retreat of tho British army
under Braddock, and not forty. five in 1776.
at thirty, three Jefferson wrote the Doclara.
tion of independence At thirty, Hamilton
helped to frame the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States. AT twenty-thrcc, NIelaucthon
wrote the .L9ct Consn,unes which passed
through fifty editions in his lifetime. At
thlrty-threeee,, he wrote the Augsgurg Comics.
sion. At twcnty-nine, Ursnus wrote the
Heidelberg Catcchism. zwinglo wrote his
chief works before forty, and died at forty six.
at the Disputation Of Loipsic, Luther was
thirty-scvcn. Calvin wrote the Institutes.
Moses sent young men to spy out the land of
Canaan, and Joshua sent young men as spies
to Jcrico. Saul, David and Solomon, aohiey.
ed their greatest work before they had reach.
ed middle life.
John tho Baptist and the apostles did their
llte-work as young men, and Jesus Christ fin.
'shesd % his labors and endured his sufferings as
young man Not docrcpid worn out life,
but tho warm blood Of manhood's morning,
did he shed upon the GROSS for tho worlds ro-.
demption. IL
a MAN in Norwich dropped live Goa! into
a bombshelINac hear itfizz." Ho heard it.
1eS' The debt Of New York city is over
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