Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-10-27
Church SIcepers i'm We OIdcn
Time.

~ certaln BoOu DrOther, Obadiah turner,
of Lynn, Mass, once kept journal in
which, under date "l646. June ye third"
ho thus describes "hethods" adopted by o
Jealous special officer in the church minis.
tered unto by tho Rev. Samuel Whiting:
Allen Brydges hath hcen chose to wake
ye sleepers in meeting aud must need huye
fox tailc fixed to ye top Of long staff,
wherewith ho may brush ye faces Of t;cm
that will bavo maps in times of Discourse;
likewise sharp thorne whofewith he may
pricke such as may be most sound On yo
last L,rd his day, as he atrutteted about
ye meeting he did spy Mr.. J'omIins sleeping
with such comfort, his head being steadied
by being 10 ye corner aud his hand grasp
ing ye rail. And SOC spying Alcp DIG
quickly thrust bis staff behiod Da.ue
Balloud and give him grievoua prick
upon ye haud, whereupon M,. Tomlin did
spring up much above ye floor and with
terrible force strike his hand against ye
wall, aud also to ye grcar wonGe, OF all
prophonlie cry out 10 II loG& voice, ne
dreaming, as it seemed, vt woodchuck
had soized and bit his baud. Bnt on
coming TO know where lie was, ye great
scandal he had committed, he seemed
much Dashed but did not spcako. And l
think ho will not soon ogaiue 20 to sleep in
meeting.
Ye women may sometimes sleep and
none know it, By reason Of their enormous
bonuets. MIR. Whiting doth plcasantlid
Say vt iroL, the pulpit he DOH sccn, to be
preaching to stacks of straw, with men
jottipg here and ilIe,e among thom.
Children have ,uo,e need of models than
o. critics.
The greatest roeucs couplain most Of
being ,audvrcd.
Fortune Goes uot change mep, it Only
uumabks them.
An obstinate l,an docs hot hol,: opinions,
they aold hai.
V:tae offend, itself wien coupled with
forb,ddins manners.
Grief cnnob'cs. lie WHO has NOT suf-
feled can uevc, havo iioughL it.
Wop,cn cherish fashion beoausc it
rejuvenatcs them, or at least renews L.,em.
True virtue is like precious otors-
swccter tho more inoensed and ctusheo.
Many map who thinks hiuselr a great
gun is nothing more than big boio
Suspicious among thought, are like
bats among birds; they ever fly by tw
light.
Little 90 we care for the speech of
people if conscience will not whisper ap..
proval.
What renders the vanity of others un-
bcarablc to us is tho wound it inflicts on
ours.
Seeing much and suffering much and
studying much, are the three pillars Of
lcal ming.
Use your prosperity with so much eau
lion and prudence ns may not suffer you
10 forget yomself or dcspise YOU, inferior,
enc consider, while you enjoy much, how
little you deserve.
j. is onlv in certain localities ,.& MAS
bot;v IS supposed to be composed 0; wafer.
r,ai is where bce' 5 plcnrv.
roe Western Nory; Caroline Railroad
states hat it ships walnut logs from As:,e
Vile 20 Hamburg. Germany, at the rate Of
Sl5 &C, ton.
Tho Vicc>prcsidcnt Speaker Of The
lJouse and members Of the Cabinet .cveivr
q salary Of $;S COZ enna ncr annum. Seniors
and Representatives 'eceive IS 900 earh
All the bad things about Arthur lave
hncn told. The goDd things are now coming
out.
Harrison. tho boy ,eviVnlist, is reported rs
having converted ono thousand souls in
Chicago
The Supreme Court Of Louisiana in a
recent case, decides that ho.eis arc responsir
bio for losses sustained by guests from,
thieves, without regard to printed notih ca.
tons.
Just before table tine ladies Of siaiion
adjust their switches, annex theiy trains,
and roll into the drawing~room where they
couple with the gentlemen, who make
tracks for rcfreshmcnt
Thc'c is CLINT Of grain in Chicago. and
ne a consequence tho railroads refuse TO take
any moIc grain for that city This weeE
there are 25a2 IL bushels in store. against
7,GG7 ,d5( bushels The same ime last year.
Bad temper is its own scourgc.
Fcw things arc bittcrer than 10
feel bitter. a mans venom poi
sons himself more than his VIC
tim.
1t is, after oil, the person WHO