Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-06-30

w too sahSulhc. MY husband Is very rich
and he will never let nc get divorce if he
can help it,"
MADAME, you don't know tho law-its
glorious certalnty-its magnanlmity. Con-
slider yourself divorced, and rest easy.
swell, sir, how shall proceed ?j
"Lct me sco-in the first place, give mo a
statement of your grievance"
"That would take Il whole wcck. You can
imagine what woman like me must suffer
with such husband"
eyes, ycs-crucl and barbarous treatment
condition ntolcrablc-- neglect and all that
sort of thing. | will just iot down few
of the items Your name is"
"Mrs, You must know nv hus
band"
"What the merchant? Hes rich as Crco
sus.'
eyes, he's rich; but don't care for his
money! want divorce"
The lawyer wrote down sketch of the la.
dys matrimonial ntcl;citics, and assured her
tlat he would have no difficulty in procuring
divorce, with Mt least $40 900 alinony
"llcw much arc you going to charge me for
making me 50 happy Z" inquired the lady.
well, | ought to charge you a thousand
dollars, but out Of consideration for your suf.
tcrings will only takca retaindcr of 500,
and when 1t is accomplished you will increase
it to $500
'That is extremely reasonable. I have no
change about me now. Oh, yes, here is IA
check for $500 that my husband gave nc to.
day. Will you get it cashcd for me?
''lt is after bank hours, but the check is
Hll right. | will give you 500 for your
shopping and keep the check.
The lawyer had that day received remit.
tancc Of SilOO i'om his father, and handed it
over to the lady, and placing tho check in
his pocket book. bowed his client to the door
lie was excessively happy at his good fortune,
and That night dreamed of angelic clients,
sensational divorce cases, and huge pile of
500 bills.
The next morning he went to the bank to
! get the check cashcd, and was thunderstruc!s
| when the teller informed hin that the name
| OF Mr. --- was forged. Indignant at tho
thought that his fair client had been guilty
OF SO base crime of forging her husbands
name, and hurried to the store of Mr.. --
with the intention of exposing the lady. He
wos still more astonishcd when Mr.. - in-
| formed him that he was widower, and had
not been blessed with wife for more than
ten years.
Young Blackstone was seized with fit of
melancholy, which still affects him. for all
his Efforts to find the fair swindlcr have prov
cd unavaiing. lie has como to the conclu
sion to have nothing to do with divorce cases,
and has written to his Gthcr to scrd him an.
other 500 bill to replace the one he gave his
! client for bogus check
SUPERSTITION OF VAMp1R Es.--Thc Pail
Mall Cd:ctfc, says: "From Il cnse now before
the high tribunal at Berlin VIC learn that the
superstition OF vampires corpscs who arc
supposed tu rise from their grave at night and
suck the blood Of those with whom they have
held intercourse in lifc--is still general among
the Poles and Magyars. a polish gentleman
died at his country scat at Roslasin, in Fcbru-
ary last, leaving his family in excellent
hca!th. A few weeks after his death, how
ever, his eldest son was suddenly and unao-
countuby taken i'll, his short sickness ending
in death. Similar cases, though not fatal,
occurred among his near relatives 1t was
at once agreed that the deceased must be
vampire, and that his visits were the cause
of this repeated illness 10 save himself
from the fate Of his brother, the second son
determined to apply the supposed only rome.
dy, VIZ, to cxhumc the body, cut off his hcnd,
| and lay it with the feet, while another person
was to collect tho blood issuing from the
wound to give to the remaining relatives to
drink. He obtained the assistance Of labor.
or, naturally at a heavy price, but was pre-.
vented on his (irst expedition by the interfer-
enco of the parish priest. The next attempt
proved moro successful, and the deed was &C.
complishcd. 1t had been observed, however,
by some person in the village, and was thus
brought to the knowledge of the authorities.
Tho absurd superstition threatens to cost the
desccrator of tho churchyard three months
imprisonment That was the verdict in the
first instance, and thought the Court Appeal
has cancelled tho sentence, the High Tribunal
seems resolved to confirm it,"
THE SoRRows OF OrHERs.---T is no
question but habitual chcerfulncss is a great
blessing But when cheerful people arc al.
luded to, let it be remembered, as a general
thing, that they arc no moro to be commend
cd for it than person for the possession of a
pair of beautiful eyes. Checrfulncss is matter
of health and constitution. An avalid or
ncrvous persona very sensitive person, eas.
lily affected by atmospheric and other inhucn.
ces--oannot bo uniformly cheerful. He
may do much toward ondcavoring to be 80.
it is true, but it must be thing of effort,
Many people are chcorful because they are
apathctio The sorrows of others not being
their own, arc easy to bear. We do not wish
to decry this social sunshine, but let us not