Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-05-21
VOL. IV.""."NO. 50

uics: otii-stlll--l battles me there, raise
me- lis violence had exhausted his pow.
ers, and the dying wretch lay trembling like
q frightened child.
See the drunkard's wife, knccline, her at.
ten atcd hands claspcd convclsiycly and turn.
cd upward. The supplication Of the heart.
broken ono is heard. tFathcr of mercics.,
she %murmurcd, spare, oh spare my darling
husband! Parent of the frail, have compas-
sion upon him--hc know not What he did 1
a. mother taught him the l~oyelines and wis-
dom OF thy laws, but strove not to o~aw even
a dcnscr vail between him and tho madden
ing wine.cup. Oh! my husband-my Sill
| have lived, and toilcd, and prayed for thee. !:
l had built thee an altar, as we'll as a throne,
in my heart. Alas that one SO good should
perish. | will pray for him at thy throne ;
my salvation will | give for his. Pardon, o
loving and forgiving Parent! an crring com
panion. God Of mercy We arc all sinners;
he is too young to be utterly cast away
Lct us draw aside the curtain from his
death bed, and exhibit a scene at which tho
boldcst heart might quail. Pale, cmaciated
and wan, the wretchcd sinner is seen writhing
IN agonics unspcakablc the damp dew OF
horror stands on his wrinklcd brow and rolls
down his check his eyes glare wildly in their
sunkcn sockets and in accents made hoarso
aud dissonant by despair, be prays that time
might be given him for repentance. But mol
he had laughed to scorn the pure and holy
prccepts of tho Emmanuel, and followed Che
dictates of his own d~cpravcd affections; when
the gates of mercy were open he refused to
enter, and upon him they were now closing
forever Thus did conscience answer all
his prayers, and as tho manifold sins of his
past life rose up in dreadful array before him
his burning eyes became fixed in their SOCK
cts, Che dcath,rattlc came in his throat. he
claspcd his hands convulsivcIy together.I
uttered a loud and piercing shiek, and sank
at last in everlasting doom
Tho above is no rude fancy sketch it is
one of the truthful fragments of the past which
has Impressed itself on mcmory's view, mover
to be erased. That unfortunate victim Ok.
intcmpcrance was once a fathers pride aud 81
mothers only JOY. His youthful days vera
like an opening rose, and gave bright pronsisS
OF enduring bliss. Once, happy child, he
played and gambolcd with brothers and Sis
tcrs on the lawn. But oh the change. Tho
beautiful form of that highly esteemed friend,
who had just passed the threshold Of man.
hood, in all the high expectancy of moral
greatness, and prosperity in his earthly career,
was ovcrpowercd by the unsupported enoa,y
of. mans best interests. Manhood's prime
lost! An carly dcath-with snakes, flying
dragons, demon sprites, lowering round his
bed and piercing him with their burning fangs.
Let the dark drapcry fall over the sconel
Years have passed since tho close of this I
home tragedy. The bcrcayed one sleeps bv
the side Of her husband-the oak which
should have been the support OF hor life, to !
which she was the vine. There are no flowers
on the poor victims grave; but a willow al
IT'S head protects, with its mournful shade, the
last dwelling of the widow of the broken
heart Woods Household Advocah.
A TALE or LovE.-Onc quiet night ia
feafy June, when the bees and birds were ali
IN tune, two lovers walked beneath the moor,
Tho night was fair-so was the maid ; they
walked and talked beneath. the shaae, with
none to harm or make afraid. Her name was
Sue, and his name was Jim, and she was Il fat
and he was slim; he took to hcr and she tos
him. Says Jim to Sue, "By all the snakes
that squirm among the brush and brakes, ]
like you better'n buckwheat cakes" S8ays
Sue to Jim, "sinco you've begun il, and
been and come and done it, I like you nexs
to a new bonnet" Says Jim to sae, aMv
heart you've busted bat I have always gals
mistrustcd." Says Sue to Jim, GIN DO
true if you love me as 1 love you, 40 knife
can cut our love in two" Says jim to Sue,
Through shick and thin, for ycastruc love
ever count me In; III court no other nal
agin ]"
Jim feaned to Sue, Sue leaned to Tim X Rhs
nose Just touohea her jockey brim four lbs
went ahem /! ahem aud thon--and them
oh, gals, beware Of mcn in Juno, when erIiskets
arc 10 tuaneylest your name getff The papers
Ssoon 6as
TwIoEte aretsix Of us. Six arebus sllrss
OF us, Nine arosbut -four of4us whit oan
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