Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-31
Amusing Scene IN a Court Room,

III ti'o poou olu tliilcS IN u w CStCrn iottt3, |
wlcn "substautal justice" was administered
in y log cabin, after very FREQ and easy man.
ncr, u suit WAS brought for tho recovery OF
certain moneys, Of which it.wa, alleged tho
plaintiff had been deiauded by the ingenious
operation known aa "thimblo rigging" II
the course Of the trial, The plaintiffs counsel,
who happened to be aa expert" undertook !
to cnGLtcn The court rs to tho modus opcr
aadi u !hc performance. Putting himself
into position, 30 prva,vced the three cups !
and clio little jokcr," auj proceeded, cutting |
the action to tho word:
"Thcn may it please the court, the dofon,
dant, placing the cups upon his knees thus,
began shifting them SO, offering to bet client
could not tell under which cup was tho " lit
;;o joker" meaning thereby, may it please
iAe court, ihia BAL, with The intention .. dc.
Graudiny NY client o! The sum ,huH wasored.
tor Instance, when raise tho cup 60, your
/ i!ouoi Eurposcs tlial yo.. sec the ball"
"Suppo3c j soc p interrupted tho Judge,
who had closely watched the performance,
ana was aurc th.t Lo defeated The ball as one
any fool where it is, md bet on it, and
be suro to win Thar aiu't no defraudin'
thar"
"Pcsh"ps yonr 'lcnor would like 70 60 a V
OH il" iusil.ucIc,l tic coAi,ae!
f; SO y Y Yes, aud double it, too and
heres :ic rhuo. Its unNer the middle
, sup"
+, "Aal /, mud J." joincd in the jurors, ONO
a:tcr '!.c other, unit! each one had invested
;is Pile.
"Up" said his honor.
CUP i was; bu, tho "littlc joker" lad
nysterioos!y disappeared Judge ond jury
were enlightened, and found no difficulty in
bringing il verdict in favor of the plaintiff,
on the ground that it was the dcrndcst Kind
of de'.aud;n."
TnE SoUrn WAETs ALL HER SoNs--Tho
following truthful words are taken from tho
"Bsuncr of tic Soutb," edited by Father
Ryan, ard printed in Augusta. Read it all
yc yho contemplate leaving your homos, and
weigh every word we'll Il speaks volumes,
md shoal1 reach the heart of every true
Southro0 who loves his country:
! Il has boer st>tcd that John c. Brockin.
ridge intends to return to this country at an
early day. Undcr tho recent Amnesty Proc
l;sm2tion Of President johnson, and even u,,-
der !hc Statute Laws O. tho United States, DO
indictment for treason can now be had against
.hoso who participated iu the Revolution for
Confederate Independence. The time for FL.
ing such an indictment has passed, Limitation
Of the law, and even if it had not, the Prcsi
dents pardon applies cfiicaciously to all who
were concerned in that Revolution, excepting
only such =: o:o now under Indictment Or con
yic.ior.
Mr., lircckiuridgo, then, and Mr.. Beuja-
mu, aud all The other exlcs who expatriatcd
themselves at Lhc close Of tho war can now ro-
t"'n IA safety 10 tic Union And 'hcy otoalc.
DO so. The South wants tlcnl. Sho wants
al! her SONS now and she appeals to those
who are abscrt 10 como back. a great str,yss-
| gle is. II AslA, IA wlich her right and her
'ibcrtini ~ Involved and no: oily hor's, but
tlc c0tirc n.sjioll'3, She call. upon nll, then
WIZ WV 'SAy u" S|'hS ~ 'Ao 'coC|.S EliN tOt'l
'hoHt1 and ha;,I will: those true mcu OF the
, No.i: who are battling 10. The Constitution
AND svuo Republican Government. Upou
ta2iI naccess t}o.cn!, t!,o preservation, oi tic
American Union, OF tho principles upon
whioi il WAS fouudel aud cvory vote for
those principles ia . step to tho achievement
Of tha: yrcecao. Como home, then, 80 al
1cns sous Of tho South, Ind give yonraid and
your work to the cause of your native land.
| -~----~~S ~S-.
TnE LAUGH or WoMAN.-A woman has
no natural gift more bewitching than sweet
hugh. It is like The sound Of flutes on the
water. Il leaps from her in clear, spark
Ing viii; end die heart thai hears i! feels as
| if baiJc,( il the cool, oxllilcralng spring -
! lI'yc yol. ever pursued all unseen fugitive
| through tI.o trees, led or by q fairy langh,
now here, now lost, now found? We have;
ana are pursuing that wandering voice to tls
day Sometimes it comes to ue in tho midst
Of care and sorrow, or irksomo business; and
then wo turn away tho ovil spirits of the
mind. How much VIC owe to that sweet
langh It turns prose- to poetry it filings
! flowor. to tho ns,nshiDc over tho darkness OF
! the wooi; III which %C iru travelling it touch.