Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-26
"Now 7 Lay Me Down to Sleep

BY virtue of its ago and value and pre-
vious associations, this little prayer has
become classic 1t must be very ancient,
for who can tell ME- o. ny whom it was
written? Thousands, from the silver
haired pilgrim to the Isping info,t, sink
to nightly slumbcr murnuring tha SIMPLE
repetition, 1t has .rcmbled on the lips of
the dying Ono instance was that of an
old saint Of eighty six years, whose mind
had 50 failed that lie could not recognize
his own daughter. every touching (says
the rclator) was the scono one night after
retiring, as he called his daughter as if
she wovehis mother, saying ikea little child,
"hother como here by NY bed and hear
me say my prayers before / go to sleep"
She oamo near. He claspcd his white,
withcrcd hands and revcrcut.y said:
s'Now lay me down to sleep,
pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If should die before J wake,
| pray Thee, Lord, my soul to takc;"
then quietly fell asleep and awoko in
heaven"
A distinguished judge, who many years
ago died in New York in extreme old age,
said that his mother had taught the stanza
to him in infancy, and that he never omit
made similar assertion and an old sea
captain declared that, oven before he be-
came q decided Christian, he mover forgot
it on turning in at night. An eminout
bishop, in addressing Sunday school, said
that every night since his mother had
taught it to him when IL babe on her knee
he was accustomed to repeat it on retiring.
There is an addcndum (by whom un-
known,) which brings iu the Intcrccsaor,
giving distinctly Christian tone to the
lines:
"And now lay nc down TO sleep,
pray Thco, Lord, my soul to keep;
If should dio before wako,
l pray Thee, Lord, my soul TO take,
And this [ ask for jesus sake"
From an unknown sourco is companion
prayer for morning, which may be welcome
TO some of your readcrs:
"Now | wako mo out of sleep,
pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If should die before the eve,
pray Thee, Lord, my soul receive,
That may with my saviour i've Amen"
--s
In 1874 the debt and liabilities of Ala
bama amounted to upwards of 10000, 900.
Under Democratic rule this debt has boon
AoouScN " lati aiiu JuSl SClICtDcUG WIN the
States creditors to less than $4,000, 900.
The amount required under Republican
rule in 1878 to conduct tho State Govern
mcnt was 81, 100 600. In 1870 the amount
required for The same purposes was less than
5000, GOO. Public schools have been opened
10 every township, aud the money appro-
priatcd for them has been honestly and
faithfully applied. Crime has been con :
stantly on tho decrease; tho laws make no
distinction on account Of COLOR and justice
has 5ccn administered in such manncr as
to silence complaint The number of prose.
buttons for larceny in 1870 was so per cent.
less than the number in 1878. largo
numbers Of tho colorcd citizens have ao-
qaircd real and personal property, and arc
active and influential in putting an ond to
violations Of law, whether by white or black.
According to Mr.. Snowdcn, of tho
United States mint, IS, 500 silver dol
lars have already boon coined under tho oct
of 1878, of which only 100000 arc in cir
culation. Mr.. Snowdcn places l00, 900, 600
OF accumulation as tho limit whore the
United States may be converted into single
silver standard nation.
Tcnnosyoc has State Credit, Ropu.-
diator's, Greenbacker and Republican
ticket. Judge Wright, tho Democratic oan.-
1dato for Governor, wrs o,omber Of Con-
lgspgf lna a.NasaRii i:epis