Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-01-06

/ to the Fast, another to tho West, while no
himself with his remaining vessels, relied on
the favor of the winds. 1t happened that,
by leok, part Of tho provisions became
! spoiled and although there was no want of
meat, wine, and other luxurics, the -four and
bread had become unfit for food, and the
want of it was soon felt most severely.
| In this strait, the commander saw quickly
what he must consider tho best things the
earth produccd-not the species and perfumes
| of India, nor the pearls from the depths of
tho sea, nor diamonds of most priceless value;
but thut universally thriving gift of nature,
the indispensable and incstimablc nourishirg
bread. lie recognized now the sense of the
obscure words spoken ty the stranger, aud
his resolutions wero quickly made. IIc
stecrcd to n Baltic harbor, where he took in
full cargo of tho finest wheat, with which
! he sailed to Stavorcn. AS soon as he arrived
he appeared before Richbcrta, who had not
expected him so quickly, and announced to
her that he now knew what was the best of
all the carth's productions; lad. found it, and
in abundance; had brought it with him. He
/ then related to his astonished mistress how
he had obtained his knowledge, and that the
mysterious guest could only have meant
the failing bread. He, therefore, believed
he had executed her order in satisfactory
| manner.
But Richbcrta was not Of the same opin-
ion. She cast rcproachful looks at the con.
founded servant, and, painfully supprcssing
her rage demanded to know on which side of
the ships he had taken in the cargo She
was answered, con the right side" DWELL,
thcn," said tho naughty Richbcrta, ~ com.
mand you to throw the whole cargo into the
sea on the left"
In vain were appeals and expostulatons
made against the carrying out Of this order;
usclessly did the faithful servant beg of her
not to destroy the rich gift Of God, but al
least to alleviate the wants Of the needy poor
with it; usclcssly did lie send to her crowds
of poverty stricken wrctchcs' to soften her
heart. All was in vain. Before her own
eyes she had the rich wheat cargo, which
could have given bread to so many, thrown
into the sea, amid the howliu, and cursings
Of the multitude. The bottom of the sea had
received the cargo, but the grains became the
Seeding Of ruin terminating in the mud,
continually covered with new earth, there
shot u? forest Of stalks without ears, of
unnatural growth, always spriugng higher
and higher, which, like sea fungus or hugo
spiders, covered the surface Of the water AS
the soft, movable mass of earth thereby found
before the harbor Of Stavorcn, which 10
human power was able to break through
Tho numerous ships Of the town, and also
those Of the rich Rchocrta being unable
to ind an entrance into the port were sacri
fees of the raging waves. Commerce and
riches were destroyed, and continually rccur-
ring strokes Of misfortune prcciptatcd the
proud virgin merchant from the pnaclo
Of splcndcr and happiness into want and
misery
But the sea, to whom an accustomed chan.
mel had been closed, ragged with even new an
ger against the bank, during tcmpcsuous
storm it broke through the dykes, flooded the
town and bore it hastily into the sea us long
wished for booty.
Where Stavorcn once stood now rolls the
troubled waves Of the Zuydcrzcc But when
the clear waters al ows the bottom to bo seen
the shippers view with horror, through its
depths, the streets. proud towers, and high
gables Of the palaces of this now sunken but
once magnificent town
NEW York, December 26-Cotton move
meat shows marked dccrcaso receipts at all
ports l30,2l0 bales, against 1871 last
week; 752,32l previous week, against 14O,.
614 three weeks since; receipts at all ports
since September, 1901, ,194, against ,226,.
49l last year, showing an increase of 27 ,473
exports from all ports for the week, 89,5l1,
against 70, ,l5S for corresponding week Of last
year; total exports Of expired portion of cot
ton for tho year, S27,7o3, against G26,oO4
last year; stock at all ports, 400, ,175, against
368, 500 last year; stocks at interior towns,
109,543, against l01 ,219 this date last year;
stock in Liverpool, $50, 5000, against $4,000
list year; American cotton float for Great
Britain, $4,000, against $4,000 last year
Indian cotton afoat for Europe, 10000,
against 157, 900 last year. The weather at
the South has been very cold during the week,
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