Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-12-03
End Of a Weary 1ifa

End Of a Weary Life.
A man died in Kansas city several weeks
ago, whose life had been weary one, and,
maybe, harder than he could bear, for to those
who knew him there wcro q few hints of a
brief death struggle that was not natural.
George Il was born in Kentucky, and
came to Cooper county, Missouri, at the ago
of 1G. This was in 1S4S. Soon his parents
died, and he was left alone and pcnnilcss. In
1856 he went to California, entered tho minc
with tho zcst of boy, worked hard, was sue
ccsslul, bought land near Sacramento City,
and soon became rich and prosperous man
In 1888 ho met tho woman who, through no
fault of his, was to cxort such a sad influence
upon all his after life. This woman was said
to be beautiful, accomplished, pure and lovc
able. b met her, was fascinated, pro-
posed. and, as result, an engagement fol-
lowed. Tho wedding day had been suggcs-
ted, if it had not been decided upon, and for
one brief month tho sun of happiness shono
out solacingly before the clouds closed over it
forever. Preceding the wedding, it became
necessary for R to return to tho mines
to arrange some business there claiming his
Immediate attention. IIc went, became in.
volvcd in a quarrel. with man he had never
seen, was attacked, and to save his own life,
killed his antagonist The doad man was his
intendcd's brother. IIo did not know it
then, nor until bis trial was over, nor until
after ho went again to Sacramento to SEQ all
that ho had ever known or loved 1t is not
necessary to depict tho intcrvicw-thc terrible
rcmorsc on tho one side, tho frcnzicd rcproach
and regrets on the other. at last tho sister
grew frightfully calm-so calm, indeed, that
she told of her brother; how hc had left
homo at the first news Of tho gold discovery
how hc had not written; how wild stories had
como back of his rccklcssncss and his dissipa-
ton; and at last tho dreadful day when he
lay dead ut tho feet of her lover. Rs
grief was no less bitter than that of the strick-
en- sister, and SO when she said to him, "I
will love you till I die, but will neyor mar
ry you on this earth, because my brothers.
blood is on your head" ho sold out every
thing ho owned in California, and camc back
to Missouri, first pledged to each other to
correspond as regularly as tho condition Of
the mails then permitted. Sho wrote once,
and no moro. In month following her first
lcttor she, too, had gono to join her brother
in tho otornal world. This second blow foil
hcayior than tho first, for tho poor man had
somo hopo whilo tho woman lived. Now he
was alono forever. Presently tho war camo,
and b enlisted in tho Confederate army.
In tho hot charge made upon tho graveyard
fort, at tho baltic of Helena, Ark, mimic
bullet passed through both of RS checks
and cut his tongue cvonly off about midway
in its length. After that he never spoke an
intelligiblo word again. Indcod, ho carod
worry littlc to speak. In subsequent battles
he tried hard to throw his life away, and was
notod in his command for tho most rookloss
audacity.
AT Jenkins forry, It scomcd as II ho would
get what ho most desired, for ho was badly
shot in tho head, tho skull being fractured,
and brain exposed. 1Io rccovod in SO much |
that tho wound hoolod, but The poor tried man
had conyulsions until ho died. 1t is sup.
posed that thoso cQnY9lelons impaired his
mind to certain extent, for llo frequently |
declared he saw the faco of tho woman whom |
ho onco loycd-tho faco of tho woman whose |
memory never left him long during all tho
bitter and sorrowful years of lifo
PRIZE CoTToN.--Tho ten bales of cotton
which took tho silvcr pitcher, presented by
tho Chamber of Commerce, at tho Fair of tho
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, |
will be on exhibition this snorning on Boycc's
wharf. Tho cotton was raised and exhibited
by Mr. j. NJ. Crawford, of Cotton Town, Col
umbia; and we'll docs Mr.. Crawford deserve
tho prizo, for nino bales Of the ten wcro n,ado
on iuc acres Of land, The Cotton is oonsign.
nd to Mr.. William NJ. Lawton, who will shin
it to Liverpool to show what our State can do.
s. 3a aG ,.h . Cha,lcston Nc,rs
. -
EMpLoyMENr, which Gallon calls "naturo's
physician" is so essential to human happi-
moss, that indolcnoe Justly considered as tic
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