Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-05
Aud, rage me into wretcbe bedness;
Bhtslill ain on'theSmend.

And, rage me into wretcbedness;
But 6lill AIN oillthesmend.
j fAnd when Ilneedls little cash, 81 i; +, 9
make no loud laments,
But by straw stsskssisJme down "a pvs,
Aud gather in my Ien@8' SGaNh *
There are certain expesie ienees Will fSh seem
to be specially adopted to test human nature
to its.gsmosss When q man hos time to
Iqop5{ {dSreah ga I'D 1eh sibs, he sins wilfully and
|shbpla piyI kespepalty, but whom man is
suddenly set upon; as, for instance, when
10 the wintor he steps on bit of ice, or in
summer on bit of orange peel. and finds
himself Immediately thereafter obstructipg
ia sss .sss x esss ssss's
remarks which represent his opinion. Even
Mercy IL doubly merciful under those cir.
oumstap oes, and, lipstead Of recording the
words uttered, 4 quietly turns Aavayf for a
moment to sharpen her pencil. There is
one other experience to which we would
call attention, and which demands very
lenient handling on the part Of those who
Judge Us. It sometimes happens that o
man whose hapds are both fully employed,
SO that he cannot possibly use them, will be
furiously attaokedin tho'faoe bya beligcsent
ay or mosquito. He alights, of course,
just under tho right 'eyelid. You try to
blow him, off, but no man can blow around
a corner. You2shake your bead in frenzy,
but still no abides. At last you set down
whatever; your hapds hold dsand.hit youtself
a blow whicbewodld docredit 10 on athlete,
but the fly has long sinoe escaped to pastures
now. Then, while aching under the smart,
you use language which has no place in
polite literature.
If you propose to commit suicide, or to
become the victim Of an accidont, you
must see to it that your name is not at
traotive to the Wits. "A poor woman lately
attempted to kihdle q fire with Kerosene
She suoceeded far beyond her expectations
The confagration extended to her own
person, aad she was burnt to cinder. If
her nau,e had been Jones she could have
been buried quietly but alasl she> was
known as Angelica Jordan, and that prowl.
Of 4 bloodhound, at once said that sho had
passed over her last name and become
part of her first.
One may carry even grave matters too
for. We have advocated tho propriety of
distributing ones property before death,
10 order to save the peril of will, and the
probable verdict that you have been raw.
ing maniac ever since you were put into
paints; but we can hardly approve the course
Of gentleman in Vermont, who seems
determined to better the instruction. He
has had his coffin made, and his grave
clothes, and then called in the village cler-
gyman and insisted on his funeral sermon.
He gave as reason for the strange pro.
cceding that he wanted 70 attend to oil
these little matters himself.
( Conjugal felicity depends largely upon
mutual confidence. II make it rule"
said wiseaore to his friond, "to tell my
wife everything that happens. In that
way we manage to avoid any misunder-
standing" Not to be outdone in generosity
the friend replied, "Well, sir, you ore not
as open and frank ss am, for tell my
wife great many things that never
happen"
years old, retained the charm Of his gallant
youth. When Mme. Helvetius chided
him for passing without taking any notice
of her he replied at once, "Madame, If I
had looked ut you should never have
passed."
! 1t may be, as some one has complaired,
terribly monotonous for man and wife to
live together for thirty years without q
quarrel, but it is an experience. IN which
very few couples haze INDUCED themselves.
II is remarkable fact that great many
people in this gossipy world who have
never had their ears pierced, have, alas!
had them bored times without number.
To every afliotion there is a bright side,
aud you can always find something to be
grateful for if you only look for it. "Doc-
tor" said lady patient, II suffer great
doal with my eyes" The old gentleman
adjusted his spectacles, ard with Socratio
air replied, ~ do not doubt it, my friend;
but then you ought not to forget that you
would suffer great deal moro without
them." >1ii
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