Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-08-12

Ihoy hlet, ana Hfed alternately, by lot--'tho
young man had selected this mode, thinking
he might win tho first fre--he did--Grcd,
and missed his opponent. The captain lov-
ellcd his pistol aud frcd---the ball passed
through the flap of the right car, and grazcd
the bono; and, as the wounded man inyolun.
tariy put his hand to the plaoo, he rcmombor-
ed that it was on the right ear of his antagonist
that the cherry.sto had fallen. Hero end
ed tho first lesson. A month had passed.
His friends cherished the hope that he would
hear nothing moro from the captain, when
another notc-a challenge, of coursc-and
another of those accursed cherry stones arrv.
ed, with the captains apology, on the score
of ll-hcalth, for not sending it before.
Again they mct-frcd simultaneously, and
the captain, who was unhurt, shattered tho
right elbow Of his anita gonist-thc very point
upon which hc had been struck by the cherry
stone; and hero ended the second lesson
There was something awfuly impressive in
the moaus operanat and exquisite skill
of his antagonist. The third cherry stone
was still in his possession, and tho aggrcssor
had not forgotten that it had struch the offend
ing gentleman upon the left breast. A month
had pussed--anothcr-a another,
of terrible suspense; but nothing was heard
from tho captain. Intelligence had bccn
received that he was confined to his lodgings
by illness.
| At length the gentleman who had been his
second in the former duels once more prcsen
ted himself, and rendered another note, which,
as the recipient perceived on taking it,
contained the last of tho cherry .stoncs-
The note was superseded in the captains
we'll known hand, but it was the writing, cv-
identity, of one who wrote feebly. There was
an unusual solcmnity, also, in the manner Of
him who delivered it. The seol was broken,
and there was the last cherry. stone in blank
envelope.
"And what, sir, am I to understand by
this p inquired the aggrcssor.
"4ou will understand, sir, that my friend
forgivcs you-hc is dead"
The TRANSMISSION OF SoUND.-Thc fol.
lowing curious observations in regard to the
transmission of sound have been carefully
verified by an extended series Of experiments :
The whistle of locomotive is heard $500
yards through the air; the noise of railroad
train, $500; the report of muskct and the
bark of dog, 1,s00 an orchestra or the roll
of drum, l,G00 the human voice reaches
to distance Of | 900 yards; the croaking OF
frogs, 900; the chipping Of crickcts, S00.-
Distinct speaking is heard in the air from be.
low up to a distance Of 200 yards; from above
1t is only understood to range Of 100 yards
downward. 1t has been asccrtaiped that an
echo is wcll-rcflcctcd from the surfaco OF
smooth water only when the voice comes from
an elevation. Other similar phenomena con
ncctcd with the transmission of sounds have
been observed, but the results disagree, either
from inaccuracy in the observation, or from
tho varying nature of the circumstances d fec
ting the numbers obtained. Such variations
occur to an extent of ten to twenty pei cent,
and even to more. The weather being cold
and dry, or warm and wet, are The chief nnu
cncing causes. In the first case the sound
goes to far greater, and in tho second to Il
lesser distance. - 1echnologi$t.
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OCCUPATION. Occupation What glo
rlous thing it is for the human heart! Those
who work hard seldom yield themselves up
to fancicd or real sorrow. When grief sits
down, folds its hands, and mournfully feeds
upon its own tears, weaving the dim shadows
that little cxertion might sweep away into a
funeral pail, the strong spirit is shorn of its
might, and sorrow becomes our master. When
trouble How uron you, dark and heavy, toll
| not with the waves s-Trestlc not with the tor
rent rather seek occupation to divert waters
that threaten to oycrwhelm you in thousand
channels, which the duties of life always pre-
sent. Before you dream of it, those waters
VIII fertlllzo the present, and give birth to
fresh flowers, that they may brighten the fu
ture-fowers that will become pure and holy
in the sunshine which pcnctrates the path of
duty. Grief, after all, is but a selfish feeling,
and most selfish is he who yields himself to
the indulgence of any passion that brings no
Joy to his fellow men.
Tie LAND OF DIAMoNDs.-Grcatc excite.
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