Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-14
A Wonderful Liar.

sppi, told some rather tough stories about
somo London thieves, A Cincinnati ohap
named Case hoard these narratives with 81.
lcnt but expressive umph, aud thcn remark
cd that he thought tho Western thiovos beat
tho London operators all hollow.
"How Sol" inquired tho Englishman, with
surprise, "Pray, SIR, have you livod much iu
! the West 7"
"Not great deal. I undertook to set up
business at Dos Moincs Rapids whilo ago,
but the rascally pcoplo stole noarly everything
! had, and finally Welsh miner ran off with
my wifo." ag
"Graoious [" said tho Fuglishman. "and
have you never found her ~
"Novcr, to this day. But that was not tho
worst of it,"
"Worst What could bo worsc than stoal-
ing mans wifo7 2"
Stealing tho children, should say" said
the implioable Case.
Childronr'
~ -" Yos. A niggcr woman who had mono Of
hor own, abducted my youngest daughter, and
slopod and joined tho Injuns."
Did you see her ~
SOC kor3 Yes. Sho hadn't ton rods
tho start of mo; but plunged into tho lako
and swan off like duck, aud thcro wasn't a
canoo to follow her with"
Tho lGnglishman loaned back in his chair
and called for another mug Of 'alf.snd-alf,
while Case smoked his Cigar
f" I shant go any further West, think"
at length observed tho oxoitcd John Bull.
" [ should not advise any ono to CO." said
Case, quietly. "My brother oncc lived there
but hc had to leave, although his business was
tho best in tho country"
" What business was he in, pray z"
Lumboring-had saw mill"
And thoy stole his lumbcrY"
"Ycs, and saw logs, too"
"Saw logs Z"
" Yes; whole dozcns of black walnut logs
wore spirited off or carried away in single
night True, upon my honor, sir IIo tried
every way to prevent it had mon hired to
watch his logs, but it was no use They
would whip thom away as easily as if thcro
had been nobody there. Thoy would steal
them out of tho cove and oven out of tho
railways"
"Good gracious"
"Just to give you an idea how they steal
out thore,' sending a sly wink to tho listening
company. "Just to give you an idea did you
ever work in saw mill?"
"Novor"
" We'll, one day my brother bought an
ALFRED tino black walnut log-four fcct
thrcc at tho butt, and not a knot in it. IIo
was determined to keep that log anyhow, and
hired two canny Scotohmcn to watch it all
night Wcll, they took small dcmijohu of
whisky with them, snakod tho log up tho side
of tho hill above tho mill, built fire, and
thcn sat down to play kecrds, just to keep
them awake, you SEQ. Twas monstrous big
log-bark two inches thick. Well, as I was
saying, they played kccrds and drank whisky
all night, and as it began to grow light, wont
straddlc of tho log. About q minute after
daylight George went over to tho mill to see
how they wcrc getting on, and tho log was
gone p
what wcro tho Scotchmcn doing?"
"Sitting on the bark" The thieves had
drove an iron wedge into the butt-cnd, which
pointed down hill, and hitohcd yoke of OK
on and pulled it right out, leaving the shell,
and tho Scotchers sitting straddlo of it, fast
asleep p
The Engishman hcre roso, dropped his oi-
gar-stump into tho spittoon, looked at his
watch, and said he thought he'd 60 on dock
and 500 how far we'd bo down the river bo.
foro morning.
SNAKES ANTIPATHY TO FIRE.-There is
in Brazil a very common poisonous s1ake, the
surucucu, respecting which tho inhabitants
relate tho following facts: Thoy say that
such is the antipathy of this reptile to fire,
that whom fires are mado in the clearing away
Of woods, they rush into it, scattering it with
their tails till it is extinguished, oven beoom.
ing half roasted in tho attempt; and that
when an individual is passing at night with
torch, thoy pass and repass him, lashinc aim
with their tails till ho drops it, ara tho snake 81
is Immediately found closely coilod round the
oxtlngulsH'od torch. Tho greatest onomy Of
this Shake ;s an immense lizard. Aye and six