Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-02-06

TIE PEDDLEn's BARaAIN.-One day a
tin peddler, with on assortment of kniok
knacks, arrived at village and called at
one of the houses to sell his wares. After
dispospg of few articles to the lady of the
house, who seemed to 1.-Two in che midst of
children, she declared her inability to buy
more for want Of money.
"lsut marm, hain't you any ragsY"
"Nonc for to sell, sir"
"Well," said he, "you seem to havo
plenty Of children. viii you sell me ono
for tin ware2"
"What will you give, sir? Ten dollars
for one of thcm?"
On, yes, marm, the best.
"Wcll, sir, it is bargain"
She banded one of tho urchins to the
peddlcr, who surprised that tho offer was
accepted, yet convinced that the mother
would not part with her boy, placed him in
tho car, and supplied the woman with tins
until ten dollars were made up.
The man feeling certain that the mother
would raise the money rather than part with
her child, seated himself by the side of tho
boy. who was much pleased with tho idea of
having ride. The peddcr kept his Dyes
on the house, expecting to see the woman
hasten to redeem, the little one, and rode off
at slow pace. After proceeding some dis
tance, he began to repent of his bargain,
and turned back
Tho woman had just finished ornamentine
her dresser with the tin, when the peddIer
| returned.
"WclI, think the boy is too small; /
guess you had better take him back again
and let me huvc the ware"
ono, sir, tho bargain was fair and you
shall stick to it. You may start of az soon
as you please"
Surprised at this, the pcddler cxcluimcd:
"Why, murn, how can you think of
parting with your boy, SO young, to on en-
tire stranger?'
ooh, sir, we would like to sell all Of our
town paupcis for ten dollars head"
The boy was dropped at the door, the
whip cracked, the tin ratified, and tho pod
dlor measured the ground rapidly, aud no
never forgot his paupcr speculation.
The NEWSPAPER There is probably
nothing SO common, Of which so little ia
known, or about which there ia 80 much
curiosity, as tic newspaper. Men read it
every day, they abuse it, threaten to give
it up, praise it, advertise their wants in it,
! write to it, search it to see if their letters
arc in it, call it hard names, pay for it year
after ycar-and still to nincly.one out of
hundred Of them its production is mys-
terry. 10 them it is business office,
newsboy, or u post Office, who are simple
carriers, and that is all. 1t is the exempli-
fication of effect without causc-an mper-
sonal institution with plenty Of vitality, and
sometimes even with genius; but it is
always mysterious, even to those most init
matoly connected with it. The whole Of
its secrets arc known to no single individual.
Its personality is swallowed up in the edito-
rial ''we," into whose depts no man pone-
trates, and even the inquisition of tho
law never gets behind its inncrmost curtain.
DEATH OF A VETERAN-C Capt. David
Denny died at his home in Edgefeld county,
suddenly, Wednesday night lie was
Captain in the Seminole war and also in the
Confederate war, and was as gallant sol.
dicr as ever fired gun. III went into the
late war when his hair was white with age,
but he refused oil favors and bore the bur.
dens and did the duties Of young man.
His death is serious loss to his country.
GovEESOR SIMPSON AND THE SrocK
LAw.-lt is said that recently petition
was sent to Governor Simpson to postpone
the operation of the stock law in Laurens
County. This petition was carried by
committee and presented to him in person
The Governor sad: "Thc bill has passed
it is the Jaw. | couldn't stop it if / would
aud | wouldn't if | could. Let it alone
| and you will find that it is the best law ever
enacted for your section Of the country"
DR.. Lovck Pierce went through severe
storm to fill an afternoon appointment du.
ring tho late session Of the North Georgia
Conference. Many Of the young prea achers
remained away, thinking the rain was too
heavy for an cid man of ninety four. lie
preached with a strong voice and largo
liberty on tho "Duty Of tho Minister"
DR.. Pierce has impro, cd in health since ho
returned to his home in Sparta, Ga, and is
as vigorous as any man Of sixty
HAppINEss.--Thcrc is nothing purcr
than honesty; nothing swecter than charity;
nothing warmer than love; nothing brighton
than virtue; nothing more stoadfast than
! faith. These united in ono form ono of the
purest, the sweetest, the richest the bright.
est and most stcadfast happiness.
WMAT's BRED IN THE BONE, Erc.--A
| girl of Irish descent but raised in Vermont.