Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-19

""Su SOeVfutuStye tHcy utu, 0Itet which he
prepared feast and iuyitod them all to
partake. But no sooner were tho covers
romoved than swarm of rats, attracted by
the scent Of tho good thiugs, camo aud
dovoured ell the viotuals before thoir very
faces. This, the governor told them, was
no unusual thug, for rats were the plague
Of his land, aud he would give any prioe to
know OF 9 saeans to be rid Of theaa. Then
ono OF the sailors bethought him Of Dick
Whittington's .oat--who had already dis
tinguished hersolf on shipboard by her
industry insleg nrt-and accordingly, next
day. whom tho feast was served and the
rats, as usual, prepared to make away with
it, puss was produced, and not only drove
away the pest, but killed considerable
number. This happening for several days,
Ills highness was SO delighted that he fn-
stantly offered ON enormous sum for the
possession of 80 remarkable an animal, and
loaded the Grew with presents ia token of
his JOY and gratitude.
Such was the story of the men, which
explained this wonderful prize which fell
to tho share of tho fortunate Diok Whit
tiDglon.
He, poor lad, could not understand it all,
and went on with his drudgcry in the
scullory as if nothing had happened, until
his master compelled him to quit it, and
from being his boy -of-all..work made him
his partner in business
Then Dick remembered tho words tho
bells had sung to him week ago, and
reic;cea that be had obeyod thoir call
IIo rcjciced at another thing, too, which
was that tho kind young daughter of Mas
ter Fitzwarren, who had pitied him in his
poverty, did not avoid him III h;s prosperity,
but smiled happily upon him, when he took
his seat at tho family table to cat put Of
tho dishes ho had 80 reccutly secured.
So this scullery-boy became rich mcr-.
chant, and being just and honorable as we'll
as wealthy, ho gained the respect and love
of oil with whom he had to do. Whom he
grow to be mau ho married tho kind Miss
Fitzwarrcn, which made him happier than
all his wealth.
Not only did merchants look up to him,
but mobiles and ovou kings camo to him 10
their money difficulties, and he was tho
same upright gentleman to all men. Hon
ors increased, and at last the prophecy of
Bow Bolls became true, and Sir Richard
Wilmington was mado Lord Mayor of
London.
In that capacity ho grow still 10 riches
and fame, and when his first term was ex-
pircd, his admiring fellow citizens, after
few years, made him Lord Mayor for second
and WHOM the second term was past, for
third. His third nayoralty hspponed in
14l9, when King Henry Nv. was on tho
throne Of England; and then it was his
honors rose to their highest pitch, for he
entertained ct his own table tho king and
queen of the land in suoh grand style that
Henry se!d of him, "Never King had such
n subject"
And never poor had such q friend. He
mover forgot tho little forlorn boy on High.
gate, Hill, and'it was his delight to his latest
day to mako the hearts of the needy glad,
and show to all that it is not for money or
grandeur, but for an honest soul and kind
heart that man is to be loved and honored
by his fellows.
INTEMpERANcE IN GREAT BRITA1N.-
The increase of drunkenness in Great Brit.
ain, Notwithstanding all tho efforts mado to
check it, is shown by the statistics collected
by the Select Committee of tho House of
Lords on Intomperanco. Within nine years
the number of arrests for drunkenness more
than doubled, and the amount expended
for Intoxicating liquors rose from G84,222,.
III in 1860, to Gl47, ,2S8,759 10 1876
According to Prof. Levi, the consumption
of alcohol 10 beverages rose from about four
gallons per head in 1856 to nearly four and
q half gallons in 1875. Tho Select Com
mittec Of the Lords do not seek to exaggerate
the unfavorable infcrcnces from tho facts
that arc offered; but hold that the increase
in the consumption of liquors may not
imply an increase in the number of drunk
ards, and may be partly accounted for by
the increased use of alcohol among tompc.
rate people. Just as, under improving
circumstances, the people uso moro tea, su-
gar, tobacco and beef SO they use moro
spirits, vino and ale. 1t was found by the
Select Committee that drunkenness has
reached startling proportions among the
women of tho large cities In tho wear
1876, no less than 1000 women were ar.
rested in London, and during period of
thirteen years, 50,389 women we're confined
in the Liverpool Borough prison, nino tenths
of whom owed their misfortune, directly or
indirectly, to alcohol In Edinburgh, during
q period in which the population increased
six per cent, drunken women increased at
the rate of forty.thrce per cent. This sin.
gular state Of things is alleged to bc duo to
tho growth of the liquor traffic among gro
GERS, though it has been supposed that the
least domoralizing way Of meeting tho
domand for liquor was provided by the issue
Of license to grooers The Select Commit.
tee Of tho House Of Lords wero unable to
find any satisfactory way Of limiting the
growth Of drunkenness by law; but they
recommend additional restrictions upon tho