Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-02-17
Tho lRcllNer OF Silvcr.

SOmo months ago, u lew ladies' VINO met
together in Dublin to read tho Scriptures,
aud make them tho subject Of conversation,
were reading tho third chapter of Mnachi.-
Ono of the ladies gave it as her opinion that
tho Fullers Soap and the Rclncr Of Silver
were the samo image, both intended to con-
vcy the same view Of tho sanctifylng influence
of tho grace of Christ; while another OBJ
served, there is something remarkable in tho
expression of tho third verso:
"uo shall SIT as u rclincr and purifier of
silver
They agreed that possibly it might he go,
and one of the ladies promised to call on a
silversmith, and report to them what he said
on the subject She went accordingly and,
without telling the object of her crrand beg
scd to know from him the process of rcin.
ing silver, which he fully described to her.
"But, sir" said she, "do you sit while the
work Of refining is going on?"
ooh, yes, mandam," replied the silver,
smith, 81 must sit with my eye stcadily fixed
on tho furnace, for if tho tia.e necessary for
roiining be exceeded in the slightest degree,
the silver is sure to be injured"
At oncc she saw the beauty, and the com.
fort, too, of the cxpressionMssA'le shall sit us
a rctner ana purifier Of silvsy."
Christ secs it necdfnl to put his children
into the furnace, but he is seated by the side
of it; his eye is steadily intcut on tho work
of purifying, and His wisdom mud love are
both engaged in the best nanncr Tor thcm.-
Their trials do not come at random tho very
hairs Of their hoad are numbered.
AS the lady was leaving the shop, tho sill
vcrsmth called her back, aud said he had
| still further to mention that io only knew
when the process of purifying was complete
by seeing his own image reflected in the
silver.
Beautiful figure! When Christ sees His
own image in His people, His work Of puri
| flying is accomplished
GOING IIoME WITH THE GIRLs-Tilc en-
trance into society may be said to take plac,
imm mcdiatcly rftcr boyhood has passed away
yet multitude take their initiative bcfor,
their boards arc prcacntabc. 1t is great
trial either for tcndcr or ripper age. To,
an ovcrgro vn boy to 60 to door, knowing
well that there arc dozen girls inside, ant
knock or ring, with an absolute Ger
tainty that in few moments all eyes will b.
upon him, is severe test of courage Tt
20 before these girls and make the tour of tht
room without stepping on their toes and si
down and dispose of his hands without put
ting them in his pockets, is an achievement
which few boys can boast. If hoy can g,
81 far as to measure Off ten yards Of tape with
one Of the girls, and cut it oil at each end
he may stand chance to pass a plcasont even
ing. Let him not tlnttcr himself that the
trials OF the evening arc over Then comes
the breaking up. The dear girls don THEN
hoods and put Oh their shawls, and look Sc
saucy and mischiavous, so unimprcssiblc and
independent, as if they did not wish anybody
to go with them. Then comes the pinch
and the boy who has the most pluck goes ~
| to the prcttiest girl in the room, with his
tongue clin.ing to tho roof of h.s mouth and
crookng out his elbow, s;un,ncrs ou. the
words, "Shall sec you homc?" She touch
cs her finger on his arm, aud ihey walk home,
feeling rs awkward us two goslings
GNAnLED LIVES II buy an old place of /,
caicscss man, and liud that the grape trcllscs
have been neglected until the vines have gone
in and out, not twisted themselves around
The trci.so-l look Mt it awhile, and say to
my gardener : 's,Scc here, which is he chcup.
est, to take that vinc up and burn it, and
plant new vine there. or undertake to trim,
this up and give it new start and cndeavor
to train it right" 2" He would say that it is
about six Of one and halfa dozen Of the other
On the whole it is better to plant new root
than to seek to chunge the old vino.
Is not this true in regard to a great many
men TO undertake to untwist and unlock
those gnHrled branches Which arc twirled
around their life, is it net like taking their
very root out of them? How many arc here
who know this from experience Conceive
yourself as being again in the state ofa child,
and your whole life as confronting to the wish
of your father who is in Heaven. What a
mighty change would that be ?.- Bccchcr.
ROLES FOR EvERYBODY.--The Rev. Char.
les Simeon, the distinguished preacher of the
Euo)sh Ghuroh onoo so;I tb,t +lo ,,,o,o l. .