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


rank wero seated in their tent, and DELAYED
taking thoir supper ill! brother officer then
absent upon foraging party, should return.
Their pntience was well nigh exhausted, aud
they were about to commence their meal, con.
cluding something had occurred to dctain the
purity, when suddenly his well known foot.
steps were heard approaching. Contrary to
their expectations, however, he paused at the
entrance of the tent, aud without coming in,
called upon one of them by name, requesting
him with carnestness, as soon as he should re.
turn to England, to proceed toa house in
particular street in Westminster, iu room
Of which describing iD he should find Ger.
tain papers OF great consequence to young
lad, with whom the speaker was ncary con.
ncctcd. The speaker then apparently turned
| away, and his touts' cps were distinctly heard
retiring until their sound was lost in the dis
tancc. Struck with the singu"rity Of his be
hnvlor, they both rose and pro ecded in search
OF him. ncighhoring sentinel, on being
questioned, denied that he had either seen or
beard any one, although, as they believed
their friend must have passed close by his
post. Ia a few minutes their bcwildermrnt
changed into painful feeling by the ap.
proach Of the visiting officer of the night,
who informed them that the party which went
out in the morning had been surprised, aud
that the dead body of poor Maj. Bloomberg
Qheir frend) had been brought into camp
about ten minutes before. The two friends
retired in silence and sought the corpse of the
person who, as both were fully persuaded,
had just addressed them
They found him pierced by three bullets,
one of which had passed through the temples,
and must have occasioned instant dcath.--
llo was quite cold, and appeared to hnve been
dead some hours. 1t may easily be concciv-
Cd that memorandum was instantly made
of the request they both so distinctly heard,
aud of the instruction attending, aud that on
the return of the regiment to Europe no
time was lost in searching for the papers,
The house was found without difficulty, and
in an upper room agreeable with the informa.
tion they had received in such an cxtmordi.
nary manner, an old box was discovered,
which had remained there many ycsrs, con
Thinning the title deeds of some property now
in possession of DR.. Blombcrg, who was "thc
lad mentioned by name by the voice at the
tent door -.Blachnoo%$ Muyasime.
WHAT CLOVES ARE-Clcvcs arc the un
opened flower of small evergreen tree that
resembles 10 appearance the laurel Of the bay.
1t is u native of the Malaccn or Spice Is.
lands, but has been carried to all warmer
parts Of the world, and it is now cultivated
in tho tropical regions of America The
flowers arc small in size and grows in large
numbers, in clusters, to the very end on the
branches.
The cloves VIC use arc the flowers gathered
before they arc opened and whilst they arc
still green. Aficr being gathered, they arc
smoked by wood fire and then dried in tho
sun. Each consists of two parts Of round
head, which arc the four petalsor leaves Of the
flower rolled up enclosing number of small
stalks or filaments, tho other part of the cloves
is terminated with four points, and is in fact
the flower cap of the unripc seed vessel All
these parts may be distinctly seen if few
cloves arc soaked for short time in hot wa
ter when the leaves of the flower soften and
readily unroll. Both the taste and the smell
of cloves depend OH the quantity of oil they
contain. Sometimes the oil is separated from
the cloves before they are sold, and the odor
and taste in consequence much weakened by
such unfair proceeding,
EARN WHAT YOU SpEND-I'hrcc fourths
of the difficulties and miscrics Of men come
from the fact that most want wealth without
earning it, fame without deserving it, popu
larty without temperance, respect without
virtue, and happiness without holiness. Tie
man who wants the best things, and is vii
ling to pay Just what they arc worth, by hon
est effort and hard self denial, will have no
difficulty in getting what he wants at last
1t is the men who want goods on credit that
are snuhbcd and disappointed and ovcrwhcIm
cd IN tho end. Happiness cannot be bought
by tho bottle, nor caught up by the excursion
train, nor put on with any robe or jewels, nor
eatcn ut any feast. II does not exist in any
cxhilaration, excitement, or ownership, but
comes from the use of tho faculties OF body
and mind
gen. An elderly Englishman, having dis.
covered that he had exhausted his fortune,
adopted an ingenious plan to be cared for
comfortably during the remainder of his life.
lie kept his bankrupt condition profound
secret; but, still having the reputation of
millionaire, he made his will, leaving liberal
sums to his relatives, friends, aud various
charities by his friends aud phlanthropists
he was consequently made welcome, being
generously entertained at their homes until
the day of his death. A superb funeral was
furnished, and then his will was read. The be-
quests were made as had been promised; but
when the estate was administered upon, it was
found to be wholly valuclcss, and the disap.
pointed heirs became very disrespectful to the
memory Of the deceased.