Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-10-28
a. Captivating Sinner.

Nevada furnishes G history Of charming
wickedness, tho like of which seldom finds
place in the criminal records of tho land
Here it is, from tho Elko County Intlepend.
ent of March 12: i.
The case of Susie Raper, indicted by tho
Grand Jury of Elko county for grand larce-
ny, by the stealing of q band of cattle, has
been on trial for The last two days. The
court room has been crowded with eager spec.
tators ever since tho opening of the case---
The defendent is woman of about 20 years
of age, an Austrian by birth, is rather pro-
possessing in appearance, has passable face,
a graceful and wcll.roundcd form and good
carriage. She came to Humbolt comfy at an
early day, and during her residence there run
many of its prominent citizens merry string.
AS coquette, she has been successful in cup
turing the affections and coin of many clever
but "spoony" chaps all over tho country
She has cheek enough to put up and attempt
to carry out any kind of a job. Smart, bold,
and of winning ways, she seldom misses her
mark She can shoot a pistol like a sports
man, ride mustang with all the grace an d
dash of vaquero, drive built equal to
any Missourian, and in the parlor or ballroom
"get away" with most women for style. She
was arrested on the 18th Of January last in
Lander county, while attempting to escape,
and showed fight, nerve, and skill in the
handling OF six shooter on the ocoasion.
She was incarceratcd in the county Jail here,
being unable to procure bail She has hus
band and three boys, aged respectively nine,
seven, and five years. Several attempts wero
made TO procure her release under writs Of
fabeas corpus, and, when brought into court
on these occasions, acted as if it was fun -
During this trial she has sat by her able,
counsel, rarely exhibiting any concern in her
face, and in passing to and from the Jail has
given up the coqucttish swaggcr that general.
ly charactcrizos her movements When the
keys were first turned on her by the Sheriff
she gave way to her emotions, and flood
of tears gashed freely from her hazel eyes
This lasted but moment, when she caye
vent to TRADE Of abuse upon the heads of
those who had deserted her.. After eloquent
and able arguments OH both sidcs the case
was submitted to the jury at S o'clock last
night; which, after being out five hours, re.
turned verdict Of "not guilty" another in
dctment for grand larccny-stcaling jcwclry
is hanging over her, upon which she
will he tried next week
WoMAN.-W Woman has an clcvuting inlu-
ence over man. She has not only given him
sublime aspirations and lofty views of his
destiny, but through the quiet influence of
gcntlencss and good judgmcu. she has exalted
his views of woman's true position in society
and attained almost omnipotent influence over
man She moulds mans destiny. Napoleon
desired only to educate the mother as Ger
tain method Of giving character to tho whole
nation in one generation, and he was right.
Picty clcvates and refncs, and woman is
first in piety. This is the secret spring of
woman's influence, and the countless channels
through which it flows are deep subjects; an
angel could not do them Justice.
Women's influence, whether she aims it or
not, is deeper and acts more powerfully in all
that tends to refine and elevate people than
appears on the surface of society. But wo-
man, pious, true woman. who, unconscious of
anything else but simply doing, feeling and
saying what she should DO, say and feel, is
like the AGolian pouring out its sweet cadcnccs
because its strings are tuned, or like the beau
tiful bird that loves to sing because the skies
are clear and its joyous heart is glad.
AN IMMORTAL COMPLIMENT The New
York !Hortd has this happily, conceived and
admirable paragraph:
'lf the wandering death. bc,i uttcranccs of
the two great Confederate cheftains, Stone
wall jackson and Robert Il. Lee, may be
considered as final upon the matter, then the
late Confederate General, A. p Hill, who
lost his life at the closing battle of the war,
must be accepted by history as tho most trust
cd coadjutor of these eminent commanders
In his dying moments, jackson exclaimed,
Send A. p. Hill to the front!' y Upon
his death bed, at Lexington, General Lee, as
the telegraph states, his mind rcycrting to the
bloody events of the war, .'once ordered his
tent to be struck, and, at another time, dc
sired Hill to be sent for Thus does it up.
pear that, in the supreme moments Of the
closing hours of those men upon whose shoul