Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-09-16

auy of the pecuuiary emoluments thorc--
from.
"My trunks will DO up here in the six
O'Clock tiain," said tho Rev. Mr.. Speak
we'll; "l'll trouble you, cousin Poyntz to
send an cxprcssman to the depot for 'om.
Aud if thcrc's any apartment in this domi--
ollie cousin Poyntz, TINT could be fttod up
as a study for my temporary use, it would
greatly facilitate my Intellectual occupation
during my sojourn in suburbs of this great
CITY. And l mus. bog TINT you keep the
house very still during the hours which l
dovoto to study"
Hero my vito looked at me aghast,
thinking Of littlo johnny and tho baby.
"Ncvcr mind, my dcar," 1 remarked,
soto vocc, eve can easily get 'cm boarded
out somewhere"
"And," won't on tho Reverend Mr..
Spcakwcll, "I would cstoem it favor II o
horse and buggy could - procured for my
daily uso whom going l. Dosem, 10 tho
city. as tho motion of no train disagrees
with my nervous systom."
II don't happcn to own oarrigo, but l
might buy ono" said I.
"Tbank you, thank you cousin Poyntz,"
said MIR. Spcakwell, blandly.
"And if there's any other littlo thing
you should happen to want, pray don't
DO backward in mentioning it," added
"No, won't, cousin Poyntz," said tho
reverend gentleman, with tho utmost
gravity.
And | am bound to say he kept his word
For thrco days | endured the swarm of
visitors which literally infested my homo,
and then | mado up my mind that patience
had ceased to bo virtue.
"l'll put stop to this thing" said l.
/ came homo ono night with tragioal
expression on my face.
katherine" said to my wifo, ~ am
ruined"
"What" cried all the company at onco.
"Thoso shares in tho Western Union,
you know" said |, shifting my forehead.
"Ycs, dcar," gosped poor Kitty.
"Thoy have gone down." said |. "Not
worth penny"
"Oh, John!"
81 wish had taken your advice, and
let 'em alone" said L. "But, after all it
doesn't matter SO much, as if had no
friends
| looked boamipgly around at my wifc's
relations. They returned tho glance by the
blankcst of starcs
"lf I borrow 5000 apiece from all these
dear Kindred" said I, with obtrusivo
chcerfulncss, ''and request Unclo Sias to
endorse my business notes
81 couldn't think of such thing" hur-
ricdy interrupted that gentleman.
I'll should DO most happy to obligc, but
am Irlto out of funds at present." said
cousin Joab
"And l." said the Reverend Mr. Speak
we'll, pushing back his chair, "must save
what littlc share | possess in tho worlds
filthy lucro to pay my passage, and that of
my family back to Minnesota"
"Surcly," cried j, "you would no. go
away and leave mo in sucl pccunary
etraits as these"
The Reverend Mr.. Speakwcll sigui6-
cantly buttoncd up his pockets.
''It is every mans business to look after
himself, cousin Poyntz," said he: "and l
do not scruple to say that it is downright
dishonesty for business man, like yourself,
to get into suoh financial difficulties"
And in fifteen minutes every cousin on
the lot had, upon one excuse or another,
vanished from the room, to pack aud pre-
pare for immediate departure.
| looked at my wife; my wife looked at
me burst out laughing; Kitty began to
cry
"NIy DEAR" said T, "it's au easier Job
than thought it would be. l didn't know
but That it would bo necessary for mo to
catch tho small pox before could get rid
Of your relations"
"But arc wc very poor, John2 And
must we give up this dear little cottage7
Oh! how cruel it is OF cousin Joab, and
Mr.. Spcakwcll and Uncle Silas, and all of
them, not to help you! l know Mariana
Wilmcrding has $4,000 that she wants to
put out at interest, for she tod mo only
yesterday, and"
eyes, exactly" said l. "But proha--
bly, she doesn't regard NO as good invest
mcnt."
CATER oil have dono for thom," sobbcd
my vito.
"Rolations arc ouly human, my doar,"
said
The company took ti,oir ieavo without
much ceremony or adieu, and that aftor-
noon my wife oamo to me, with tears in
hor eyes.
"John," said she, "will you tell mo how
much money you havo lost 10 that horrid
Western Union stock? Because I would
rather know tho worst at once"
"lost?' repeated [, looking up from the
newspaper which l was reading in ITnclc
Silas fayoritc easy chair, now vacated for
tho first time in many days. "Why, who
said ] had lost anything?'
"You did"
"Excuse me, my dear; l said nothing Of
tho kind. | merely stated that the w est