Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-03
IISe 5sE IT. a. H x.
A Lovely Incidont.

A Lovely Incident.
hat paront, on reading tho annexed OK
tract eea faibto ro1cot on tho lesson it aug.
.esaitta lIowimportant that, when tho parent
'shas departed, tho example left behind may
Abosach as tho child can bo thankful for
Io.wateh for and train tho budding thoughts
Of IN artlcss child is one of tho noblcst Offices
that father or mother can fill. Truly hath it
been said, thae''sout Of tho mouth of babes
and sucklipgs' strength hath been ordained.
What could give greater strength to that
widowed heart than such scene with her
little daughter!
4-Ssiro kpclt at the accustomed hour, to thank
God for tho mcrcics of tho day, and pray for
Z care through tho coming night; thon as usu-
al camo tho earnest "God bless dear mother,
,oaud'-but 10 tho prayer was stlIcd the little
ahhhtls uncaspcd, and a look Of agony and
EWQnlcrmcnt met tho mothers eye, as the
words of hopeless sorrow burst from tho lips
tf tho ,kncclpg child : "I cannot pray for
father any morc!' Since her little lips had
boen ablo To- form tho dear name, she had
~kkFayod for blessing upon it: it had followed
closo after mothers name, for he had said
SHAT must como first; and now to say tho ia
femililiar prayer, and loayc her father out No
wonder that tho now thoughts seemed too
5much for tho childlikc mind to receive
s. waited for somc moments, that sho might
,3con1ucYhor emotion, and then urged har to
,1go on. Hor,plcadiug eyes met mine, and with
q 7oico that faltcrcd too much almost for ut
5terancc, sho said, 80, mother, L cannot leave
hhim'all out; let mo say, Thank God that 1
Shad dear father ONCE? so I can still 60 on
on ansdt keep him in my prayers" And my
stricken heart learned lesson from tho low.
ing ingenuity Of my child. Remember to
thank God for mcrcies past, as we'll as to ask
fof blessings for tho future.
assI'sh 4 -
J .ARy1tDAY NIuuT. What blessing it is
upon poor humanity! How the whole phys
,ical and mental system relax in order to pre-
pare for tho morrow's rest. The Whole pros
pect is praccful ono. There are no visions
of'toil to como with the next days sun-no
.Radings of turmoil and graphing with the
hard-hcnrtcd world-no fear of duns and
debts to pay which strain the sincw of the
omaoiatcd cxchequcr-no fear of hard bar
gaining and pinching commercial disaster
no dread of tho shylooks who 80 around tho
world inoxoraby demanding tho terrible
}"pound ofacsh," which too often comes from
{she checks Of tired vi ives and haplcss, though
happy (becausc unsuspccting) children.
There is to bo no drcary hunt on tho morrow
for "food and raimcnt," which the world
cruolly. withholds, almost to tho bitter end
Thero Is, tob bo no climbing under the weary
! hod of bricks and mortar. There is to bo no
ringing Of tho slcdgc on tho anvil in obedience
to tho W ofhardy muscle. Tho muck-rako
fgfaid asiuo for tho season. Tho work of tho
week is donc It's good has also boon rccor-
dol, and SO has its evil. Happy is he who
can draw b favorable bal.nce sheet with his
ssonsoionco, and sweet will bo tho sumber to
Asghich ho lies down, and if dreams do come,
10y como hs pleasant appcritions, to charm
ghe slumbcring senses and rcnow tho feelings
Abf youth, even though tho frost Of winter may
kbe thick upon tho head Of tho droamor Blcsi
3ged Saturday nights Itisthcpfoludo to tho
Babbath which is agtacious intorludo, beau.
sylss a9a tssnsS'I|gpg 5ho hoaSyy Sya "prana ana Of
Work AND Warr:-- arc Two two things thiM
that always pay oven in this not vcr.romunora
tive existence. They arc working and wait.
ing. Either Is useless without Tho othcr.
Both united arc invipciblc, and inevitably
iFtfidmphaht. IIo who waits without working
e,js simply a man yielding to sloth and despair.
HLIc;gho works without waiting is ftful In his
striyiags, and missos results by impatiencc.
81 d who works steadily and waits patiently
d hayoa long JSprncy before him, but at
its close iho will find its reward.
m
10LoRED man namod James 1}aiy, re.
siding ,ndar Charleston, was murdered by
\ siIelps aak Known parties or Saturday night and
tho body placed on tho railroad track. n!.,
b ','s9 g,osostssMAa coxs, Of Naw York, shows
s,thsttph vile the income tax yields only about
s ,,000, MOO !0 Of reyepao per unnuln, itcosts
!. 3,0p0, ,9H0 toSpoltccts II .s,jss