Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-05-13
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A Brldal Episode.

II - ~DA ASAesA hIpA6OAOs
Although the first recorded miracle III tho
Now Testament was the converting of water
into vino ut marriage ceremony, 1t is, ncy.
orthclcss, not always safe to imbibe, oven at
wedding, unless you know something of the
vintage Mistakes will happen, as was the
case not long since with the Rcv Dr.,- !,
of Newburyport, who was called down from
chamber to marry q couple. Tho hour was
late, and tho minister's wife, who had retired
tor tho night, did not rise to witness tho GER
cmony, but gave her husband particular di.
rectons for the entertainment of the wedding
guests
"Don't forget to pass tho cako and vino,
DOCTOR" said she. 'Thc cake is up in the
corner cupboard, and you'll find tho vino on
the third right hand shelf in the sidcboard'
Tho doctor promised obedience, and put.
ting Oh his garments, went to perform tho
ceremony.
When he returned to tho chamber, half an
hour later, he found his wife sitting up in
bed, with an anxious expression her face.
"Doctor," shc cried, "did you give them
any winc?'
"Certainly, my dear just as'you told me-"
I" Not from the decantcr on Tho third shelf
of the sidcboard {"
"rhat is cxacly where you directed mo to
find it, wife"
"Dear! dear did they drink much of it'?"
"Why, yes, they cmpticd their glasses ?"
"What shall we do? Doctor, l made a
mistakc-it was the ipccao wine you gave
them. Oh, how sick they must bel Do,
dcars, put on your cloak and go right after
them they can't have gone far"
The minister found his bridal party at the
corner Of the next street.
"What made you drink the vino 2" he
asked. "Couldnt you tell by the taste that
| there was something wrong about it 2"
The bridegroom answered, between his
qualms:
"Shc whispered to me that it tasted drot.
full queer but I told her twas because VIC
was gcttin' married"
A NEGRo's EXCUSE FOR STEALING
"Tom," said Dick, "youvc been stoaing
massa's turkey"
"l amt no such thing; who say l TUX
massa's turkey
81 say SO, said Dick, "for socd you so
into dc turkey house, and como out wid do
turkey head sticking out Of bag"
ooh, we'll" rcjoincd Tom, "if you did sec
mo sure cnulT, Dick, den take it; and fyou
don't say nothing bout it, III give you dc
drumstick, dat's all dat's left"
Dick made no promise but the master, who
had overheard the conversation, soon had tbt
delinquent Tom before him.
"ron," said he, "I havo just hoard yo,
confess having stolen my turkey"
"Wcll, Massa," says Tom, "sincc w
been cotchcd, I'll just own I TUX it; was
going to deny it, no how"
"Now, Tom, you know don't allow steal
ing on my land, and 1 must punish you 70
this"
"Pray, masaa, don't let the ovcrsccr flo
me; for massa, On sudden thought seeming t
strike him) you hain't lost nothin' if l d
steal dat turkey"
"Why, you rascal, didn'tyou admit you ha
stolen and eaten it?
"Dat's true massa," said Tom, "yct st
you hain't lost nothing"
CLOVIS that" said his master
"Wcll you see, massa, TUX dc turkey an
[ done cat it up. When I tux dc turkey an
catit, it got to be part of mc-it went int
me and mado moro nigscr for you mass
So you sec what you lost in turkey you mad
up in niger"
Tom was excused for his wit.
AN ETERNAL EAp,YEAn.-Among til
Cossacks of tho Ukraine lcap,year is eternal
When young woman feels a tender passio
:. for a young man she seeks him at tho resi-