Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-23
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A Fool for luck.

According to his own account, Timothy
Dexter was born in Maldon, Mass, Jan, 90,
1747. After having served as as an an apprentice
to leather, dresser, he commenced business
10 NewRaryport, where ho also married a
T||a9w, wso SygSd nhSy hSpso end rieoe Of
was converted ~ him i'm" lpto {| h shop Al and tan.
yard for his own use. " : '"'
BY application to his business, his property
increased, and the purchase Of Of q. large Ire tract
Of lard ! near Peo9pbscos, together with an iu,
terest which he bought in the Ohio Compa-
ny's purchase, eventually afforded him so
much profit as to induce him to buy up pub.
liz securities at forty cents for the pound,
.wes.y ffhiilliags on Tie pouna. B5 these and
other business transactions he prospe,sd SO
greatly that property no NOW was no, ltnger n the
sole objeot qt his pursuit.; be exchanged this
god of his idolstry for that Of popularity.
He was e 'a ehaSitable E to the poor gsye liberal
donatiSnq e relisiSus societies. ana handsome, Ar ON
y g rewarded :hsse ": y3o ysSss i Fl,
this time acquired his peouief, ,ts tsgte for style
aud splendor, set up an elegant sgg eaaYjpsge' sAd
at great cost sdorSad H The fropt Of his mansion
with numerous figures Of illustrious person
ages.
Some Of his lordships speoulations il, trade
have, become auite as celebrated for for their cd.
dity as those Of Rothschild for their unscru.
pulous cunning. flo once anxiously inquired
Of some merchants, whom he knew, how he
should dispose Of few hundred dollars
Wishing to hoax him, they answered, "Why,
buy cargo of warming. pans, and send them
to the West Indies, to be sure" Not sus.
pecting the trick, he at once bought all the
warmng-pans he could find, and sent them
to climate where-there was every reason to
But TProvidenee sometimes shows Ills con
tempt Of wealth by giving it to FOOLS" The
warming. pans met with ready sale-the tops
being used for straincrs, and the lower parts
for aiPPers, in the m mapnfaqtHro ~ tyr Of molasses.
With the proceeds - 9f his HI cargo Of warming
pans, Dexter built fine vessel; being in.
formed by the carpenter that wales were:
wanting, he called on an acquaintance and
said, My head workman sends me word that
he wants wales for tho vessel. What does
he mean9" "Why, whalebones, to be sure"
answered the man, who, like every body else,
was tempted to improve the opportunity Of
imposing upon Dexters stupidity. Whale
homes wern, aac,ioor33;fn'oofy hnmaht .lyh,,.
that Boston 2, g: could not fprnsh enough, he
emptied New York and bhilaaelphHa. 1.-The:
ship carpenters, Of course, had hearty laugh.
at his expense; but by singular turn Of
fortune, this blundcr was also the means of
increasing his wealth. 1t soon after became
fashionable for ladies to wear stays completely
lined with whalebone; and as none was to be
found in the country, on account Of his hav-
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we're second time filled by his odd transao.
lions.
YEEFaas9N's .TnS Rp;LEs.-l. Meyer put
off Of ti1l TO- morrow what yop can DO today
do yourself ~ '' " '''"
8. eSa NsysF spsnq} y yeqr ;ty money ;| before you
4. Never buy what you do not want be.
cause it is cheap.
S. Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst
and cold.
s. We seldom repent of having eaten too
little. v
I. Nothing is ItroYYb|lesome II! 50 that Me d9
willingly
8. How much pain the tkh'ee evils have cost us
that have never happened.
s.. Take at!e ltthIi!n9ggJS ltthinggJS always by the smooth
handle.
10. When angry, count ten before you
speak; if very angry, count hundred.
PoInTFEp PyzzzzLE.- Here is something
worth staSaying any # 1 oSr IS readers d gs sP
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