Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-19
Literal Translation.
The EnviifCIbIo Armada.

1. Sbo comes, sho comes, tho proud fleet
of tho South; tho ocean groans under her;
sho approaches theo with tho canking of
chains, new religion and thousand thur.
derbolts; floating army Of terrible castles,
(nevor did the ocean behold the like) called
tho Invinoblc; she moves along on tho
ntfrighted waves; tho terror which shc casts
around gave her that proud namo.
2. Trembling Ncptano carries his burthen
with slow mnjestic pace. With destruc-.
tion to tho world in her bosom, she draws
near, and all tempests arc hushed. There
she stands over against thee, blessed island,
sovereign of tho scaa; thee, high minded
Britain, these Gallcon armies threaten
Woo to thy frccborn people! There sho
stands, cloud charged with tcmpcsts.
8. Who won for thco tho prizo Obtained
the invaluable prcrogatiyc) that has made
thee the first of all countries? Didst thou not
thysolf, forced by proud kings, contrivo tho
wisest Of all constitutional laws, the Mama
Charta, which makes thy monarchs oiti--
zcns, and thy citizens princes? Hast thou
not gained tho proud Superiority Of thy navy,
by innumerablo victories in sea fights over
millions of warriors? TO what dost thou
owo that superiority blush ye natious of
tho world-to what but to thy spirit and
thy sword?
4. Unhappy Britain behold thcso fire.
vomiting colossal ships; see and dread tho
loss of thy glory. The world looks at thee
dismayed, the hearts Of all free men beat
high, and all good and noble souls, sympa--
thziDg with theo, lament the loss of thy
glory. The Almighty looked down; ho saw
tho onemy's proud lion bannors waving,
saw thy open gravo threatening certain de-
struotion. Is my Albion to perish7 he
esid. Is tho race of my horoos to bo ex-
tinct7 Is the last strong dixie against
oppression to crumbJc to pieces? Ia the
great bulwark against tyrants to bo swept
from this hemisphere?
Mover, he exclaimed, never shall this para
disc of freedom, this strong palladium of
tho dignity Of man dis.npoar The Almighty
sent forth his storms aud scattered tho In.
vinoiblc Armada in every direction. Lite
rally: Tho Almighty blew and the Armada
to oil tho winds.
WOULDN'T BE PLEASED. Some tino ago
there lived in Edinburgh, q woll-knop n
grumblcr, named Sandy Black, whose often
recurring fits Of spleen or indigestion pro-.
duced some amusing accncs Of scnsclcss
irratability, which woro highly rclshcd by
all except tho bruto's good, patient little
vito. One morning Sandy roso bent on
quarrel. Tho haddins and cggs wcro OK.
oolont, lone to turn, aud had bccg
ordered by himself the previous evennn
and breakfast passed without tho look for
compliment.
"What will you have for dinner, Sandy?"
said Mrs. Black.
IN chicken, madamvs' said the husband.
"Roastod or brciledY"
"Confound it, madam, if you had been
good and considcrato wife you would hayo
known before this what I liked" Sandy
growled out, and slanming the door behind
him, loft tho house. 1t WAS in tho spring
and friend who vas prcscnth heard tho little
wife say:
". nSandy's bonton disturbance to-day;
shall not please him, do what / can
b Iho dinner time camo and Sandy and
his friend sat down to dinner. The Gsh
tiaoro eaten 10 ail0Dco, and 0u raising tic