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

Beauty gets plenty of praise. Poets
sing of it, romar GERS furnish it in obun
dance to their hcroiucs, dramatiss use it as
the motives Of their most stirring plays,
painters and soulptors delight to portray it,
all tho world worship it-and yet there is
something to be said about the noble quail
ties of ugly women. There is often more
charm in an ugly little woman than in half
dozen tall qucenly beauties, who have
been on tho watch all the time to pose well
aud make their puiuts elective. There
have been men iu the world who thought it
finc thing to say that "an ugly woman has
no place in the economy of n,turc." But
if tho records of the world were intelligibly
written it would be found that ugly little
women have been the hcroincs the help
mates Of the heroes. 1t Is the function of
beauty to get man into trouble. Helen, of
Troy, Cleopatra, Mary Queen of Scots,
and hundreds of others, wherever they
camo they brought calamity
Beauty and anguish have walked hand
in hand the downward slope to death, aud
whenever the poet dreams of fair women lie
is sure to dream Of something dclcful. If
he wcre to have dream Of on ugly little
woman it would be full of brightness, 10y.
nlty, devotion, sincerity, fortitude, and all
those lovable female qualities that make
some one happy. Tall Beauty is epic, Lit
tie Ugly is lyrio--homclikc. Just think
what deep seated compliment is involved
in calling irrcgularity of features homoli-
ness. 1t means that she is not for the ball
room, but for tho home, for the friendships
that cluster around the hearth for the merry
little sociablc, the picnic or tho oT-hand
game, or for tho darkcncd sick room, where
she brings res. and comfort.
"Pretty is as pretty does" is an old
maxim, whose truth is only half apprcoi-
atcd. For in the plainness Of feature and
insignficance Of person OF homely women
there is often found an earnestncss, n whole
soued sweetness and sympathetic express
sion that win love far quicker than mere
beauty. The world could far moro easily
afford to lose its supplies Of beauty than to
giyo up its precious stores of ugly little
women. The beautiful wait to be loved;
the others delight in loving
The Teller Committee have boon in
session at Charleston during tho past week
taking testimony on the conduct Of the lato
election in this State Evidence has been
given in on both sides OF tho question, tho
only difference between tho witnesses OK.
amincd being that the Democrats are all
reputable, trustworthy citizons and the Rad.
ioals low.AuDg set in no way worthy Of
confidence. The up country witnesses ia
ken down by Mackey have not yet been
heard from, though it is probable they will
keep full length ahead of tho State in
lying. The result Of this investigation,
while it may prove little Irregularities in
some sections, will bo a complete and tris
umphant vindication Of tho much maligncd
people Of this State. The tales told by
purchased tools of the Radical party will be
labeled in SECTIONS and put asido for uso 10
the next campaign, but no positive inquiry
can come to the Democracy from tho parti-.
san statements Of perjured witnesses,