Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-24

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"Took many drink with him at the
bar"
"Answer my question, sir" yelled tho
lawyer. GLOW long have you known tho
prisoncrY'
"From two foet up to five feet ton
inohes."
"Will tho court mako the"
III have, judge" said tho witness, an
tloipnting tho lawyer, 81 havo answered tho
question. knew the prisoner when no
was boy two feet long and man five feet
ton"
"You honor"
cts fact Jodge, I'm under my OATH"
persisted the witness.
The lawyer arose, placed both hands on
tho table in front of him, spread his legs
apart, leaned his body over the table and
said:
"Will you tell tho Court what you know
about this casc2"
"That amt his namc," replied tho wit
ness.
"What amt his namc?"
"Caso."
"Who said it was?"
"You did. You wanted to know this
Case-his names Smith"
"Your Honor" howlcd tho attorney,
pluokng his beard out by tho roots,
"w'll you mako this.lWA.n1 aaagypr7"
answer the questions put TO you."
"Land O Goshen, Jedgc, hain't [ bin
doin' it! Lot the cuss fro away. I'm
roudy."
"Then," said tho lawyer, "don't beat
about the bush any more You and this
prisoner have been friends?'
"Ncver," promptly responded the wit
ness.
"What! Weren't you summoned as
friend?"
"No, sir. was summoned as Prcoby-
terian. Nary ono of US was ever Friend
he's on old limo Baptist without q drop of
Quaker in him."
"Stand down." yelled the lawyer in
disgust.
F'Hcy?"
"Can't do it. I'll sit down or stand
up"
"Sherif, remove that man from tho box"
Witness retired mutteriug: "Wcll, if he
amt the thick-hcadeac cuss / ever laid
eyes op.''
Tho mother Of several children says:
"I devoted myself to tho charge of my
nursery; attended in person TO tho physi.
cal and meutal needs OF my young children.
The work was laborious, but it has repaid
nc. They are healthy, brave, honest and
frank; they are cursed with none OF tho
small vices contracted by intimate inter
course with persons of inferior Intelligence,
and they arc self-sustainipg at an early
period. Neither pert nor procotious, they
ripen early to judgment and common scuse,
and believe that the careful tiIage Of my
own litto field hus produced a harvest
worth the labor"
NEW ORLEANS, June 17.-Jencrson
Davis, Juba A. Eatly and j. V. Payne
tcaticd to-day in the case of the will of
Sarah a. Dorsey, (who left NlrE Davis her
legatcc) contested on the ground of undue
influence. Mr.. Davis cmphaticalIy denied
that there WAS any undue infuencc Mrs
| Dorsey, he said, beloved that the Confcdc>
racy still existed, and that its truths wero
eternal and should ever prevail. lie be-
levcd this too, aud if that was insanity
both he and Mrs. Dorsey were crazy.
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CHICAGO, June 17.--All the lower part
Of the city of Prairie Du Chicn, Wisconsin,
has been submerged by the floods. The
Mississippi River is still rising and i'm
mcnsc loss ia anticipated. Tho track of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Puul Rail.
road is under water for twenty-five miles
West of tho city and no trains arc moving.
Southern mocking birds we'll deserve
tho name. They initiate not only the
songs of other birds, but human whistlcrs
as we'll A lady Of Macon, Ga, relates
that her pet mocking bird often deceivcs
all the inmates of her honse by its clever
imitation of the postman's whistle. They
90 out to get tho letters and fpd Jack on a
spray, near tho fence, blowing his whistle
and looking entirely innocent of any inten.
tion to hoax the family.
A young wife demonstrated
with her husband, a dissipatcd
spcndthriit, for his conduct.
"Lovc," he said, 81 am like the
|prodigal son; | shall reform by and
by" 81 will be like the prodigal
son, too, she replied, "for | will
arise and go to my father"
WASHINGTON, juno l4.-Tclcgrams
have been received giving accounts of rain
and wind storms at Lafayette, Ind, Barn
stable and Gilmarton, N. H., Lockhavcn.
Pa, and Paterson, N. j. doing considerable