Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-27

Cue top auu now dig was tnat g1raff bRp
that he said he saw nt the Smithsonian
institute! 3. A.
Study Child's Capacities.
Some twelve or thirteen years ago there
was, in common grammar school, an cx-
oessiyo dull boy One day, tho mastcr,
wishing to look out word, took up tho
lads dictionary, aud on opening it found
tho blank leaves covered with drawings.
He called the boy to him.
s'Did you draw this2" said the master.
eyes, sir, said the boy, with downcast
look.
II do not think it is we'll for bows to
draw in thoir books" said tho master, "and
! would take these out if | were you; but
they arc we'll done. Did you ever take
lessons2"
"No, sir" replied the boy, his eyes
sparkling.
"Wcll, 1 think you have talent for
drawing. I should like you to dlaw me
something when you arc ut leisure at home
and bring it to mo, and [ will SEQ what
instruction can get you. In tho mean
time see how well you oan get your les
sons?"
This was turning point in the bows
history. lie felt that ho was understood.
He took great delight in gratifying his
master by his attention to his studies, while
the master took every opportunity to en-.
courage him in his natural desires. The
dunoo OF the school became ono of the first
scholars, and gained the medal before he
left. After this he became I'm engravcr,
saved money enough to 60 abroad, studied
the works of the old masters, sent home
productions of his own pencil, which found
place in somc of the best collections of
paintings, and is now ono of tho most
promising artists in the country.
After he left school, he presented his
master beautiful picture as token of
gratitude and respect; and to this day he
feols that that master, by the judioious
development he afforded to tho natural turn
of his mind, has had great moral and
spiritual effect on his character.
A RHINooERos ATTACKS A TRAIN At
Pittsburgh, Pa, there was an exciting
accident recently, whio the railroad SOW
of the Sells Bros. was making its advant
into the city. The cages of the monagerie
were loaded on fiat cars. A projection near
the Point bridge struck the cages and ovor
turned three of them, containing rhnoc-
eros, lion and black bear A largo crowd
of people had been attracted to the spot,
and following on tho heels of the accident
there was an incident that mado the people
scatter liko leaves before tho wind The
rhinoceros escaped from his cage, and at
fpst gait started up tho railroad track. No
ono was particularly desirous of being in
his way, and consequently everybody cleared
out or got in secure positions. The fright
nned and oxasperated beast soon encoun--
tered locomotive, at which he made
lunge, and from the pilot tore off an iron
bar with ns much ease it would have ripped
away strip of board. Thon he dashed at
freight car, in tho aide of which ho
knocked big hole. Mr. Kelly, his keeper,
finally caught up with him, and ,oatchng hin,
by the car, attempted to lead him away, but
he refused to obey. Kelly then loapcd on
his back, and was treated to rido of scyo-
raj hundred yards. The showmen cvcntu-
ally succeeded in lassoong the rhinooeros,
and with the aid of half hundred men he
was forced into box car, from which
transfer to his cage was subsequently, made.
The bear displayed his agility by running
up an inclined plano for some distance
before ho was captured Ho would doubt.
less have reached the top had ho been let
alone.
LOSING A BUTroN.-W Walter Scott tells
a story of q boy who was with him in school
who always stood at the head of his GLASS.
1t was tho custom of tho scholars to change
places in their classos, according to failure
or SUCCESS 10 recitation; but though Walter
was number two he could not get to the
head, because the boy ncvor missed. But
Walter noticed that ho had habit, when
puzzled by hard question, of twirling q
button on his jacket, and this seemed to
holp him to think out right answer.
Walter, moro through mischief, than any
worse motive, cut off the button slyly ono
day, to 500 if that would make any diTo
renoe. Tho lesson was spelling lesson,
and several boys at tho foot missed hard
word. 1t oamo round to the head. The
boy instinctivey put his hand 10 the button.
1t was gone. He looked down to find it,
grew confused, missed tho word and Waltor
went above him. The boy nevor got to tho
head again, seemed to lose his ambition,
settled down into second ratio scholar and
never accomplished much in life. Waltor
Scott declared that he often suffered sharp
remorse at tho thought that ho possibly
spoiled tho boy for school and for life by
outing off the button that had done such
good servico.
Empty envelopes arc like mankiud's
promises.