Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-13

mantle story about the wife of Count Benne.
detti, the French Minister P!cn'p potentiary at
the Prussiun Court before the outbresk Of
the present war.
Avery rich Crock merchant, resident in
Alexandria, had two black wives, whom he
loved dearly, and for whose services he pro.
STfcd a lnrge retinuo of beautiful girls.
Ono Of his wives ono day Glanced to see a
charming white girl, aud was so pleased with
her that she cbaxof iief husband into buying
her. Tho beautiful slave became q conGden.
tia servant and companion to her negro mis-
| tresses, aud conducted herself toward them
III such sagacious manner that ahe became
Indispensable to- them. She sang to thcm,
aud gossipcd and froloked 80 graoefydIy thut
ennui was banishcd completely. She won
their affection, and through them also the
affection Of her master, the venerable Greek
merchant. But, unfortunately, tho black
wives suddenly fell sick ono day, and before
nightfall they were both dead. Their dis.
case was known to nobody, and they were
hastily buried. The beautiful young slave,
who had not loft their side during tho few
hours Of their illness, seemed inconsosble.
She did her best, however, to assuage the
grief Of tho ancient merchant. aid in this way
80 cndeared herself to him that he adopted
little too old to marry her In the course
Of time the venerable sage rejoined his swar-
thy wives in tho other world, aud the fortun.
ate pympth came into possession Of his mil
lions. At this stage of her existence Count
Bcncdetti, who was then only pennicss
aHache to the French consulate in Alcxan.
dra, offered her his hand aud heart, and hav.
ing married her, with thcaid of her wealth cut
for hilnselfa road to fame. In this way, she
who was once slave to slaves became II star
in the circles Of the French world of fashion
FEMALE Society. is il that makes
those men who associate habitually with wo-
men superior to others 2 What makes that
woman who is accustomed and at ease in the
society of men superior to her sex in general
Simply because they arc 10 the habit of free,
graceful, continued conversations with the
other sex. Women in this way lose their
frivolity; their faculties awaken their deli
cacies and peculiaritics unfold all their beauty
and cap,ivstion in the spirit Of intellectual ri
valry And the men oso their peaantic,
rude, dcclamatory or sullen manner. The
cuin of the understanding and the heart is
changed continually. The asperties are
rubbed off, their better materials polished and
| frightened and ;hcir richness, like the gold,
is wrought into finer workmanship by the
| fnSeEs of women than it ever could he by
those Of men. The iron and steel Of their
| characters arc hidden, like the character und
armor Of giant, by studs and knots Of gold
and precious stones when they arc not want.
ed in actual warfare
| Rg- An English paper says: A ST.
Patrick is evidently wanted in India as much
ever he was in ireland. During the year $50
M less than LAG persons in the Bengal
Presidency died from the effects of snake bite.
The return giving US this information has
been carefully compiled. All tho mcrclj !
|
AZ those sudden deaths which in India alc
often attributed to snake hitcs by feirs Of
property nnduly eager rnr their inhcritlncc
1t is surprising fact that this destruction
of human life goes on year by year, nnd that
no cfficscous nleuDs are adopted to check its
rlvages.
asa- Among the sufferers by tho awful ca
l'mity in Richmond on Christmas morning
was young man, Samuel Hincs, whose name
deserves to be mentioned with that hornge
which genuine heroism ever inspires Twice,
at the imminent peril OF his life. he rushed
through the fire and snake and safely emerg.
ed again. dragging with him some unfortu.
nnte whom terror had deprived of the pnwer
Of self exerton. He was seen to dash
into rhc burning mass a third time, but in IN
instant after the forked flames shot up in all
directions, shutting him from tho view of tho
cnthralled spectators, and tho gallaut man
came back no more.
Ey- Heaven help tho man who imagincs
he Gun dodge enemies by trying to plcuse ev-
erybody Other people have right to their
opinions, so have you don't fall into the cr.
ror Of suppo ing they will respect you more
for turning your coat every day to match the
color Of theirs. Wear your own color in spite