Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-11-10
Gotting Married in North Caro-
lima.

A couple from Virginia landed in Milton
the other morning, local paper says, to be
married BY Squire Lewis. They walked
hand in-hand up Main street and took
seat upon the front step of tho 'Sqnire's
office and tho man asked for license. AZ
the Squire was preparing to make it out, !,
the buxnm girl began to iuch OK and
hesitatcd, and finally said to the Young man
in half whisper:
John" said she, II don't believe will
Il never did feel so frustrated --lawdl
wonder what pappy's doing now feel
right trembl mc-lcss go back; como on,
john"
"Wcll you don't want the liccnoc, then?'
said the Squire.
"lIoId on thar, Mister; yes we do, said
the man; and he moved closer up and set
his chin to earnest work "Now, Sally"
said he, "don't 20 on thater way: what 'ud
the folks say? 1t 'ud be awful hard on
me. An thar's the candy stew at Bob
Browns tonight, au' alcr that; Aud
ouNcy Jones would jest die grinnn' over
YOU shout it. She was mad as pizen yis-
tord,y when we heard we was comm -"
''l don't mind her 90 MORN the dust of
my feet, but feel so skittish like, John;
wish' h'crmydic if haint sorry we come
don't want'cr get married, John"
Say, hlistcr, fix on your papers," said
John. "Marryiu's nothin; no morn
standu' up in spelin class at OldGcld
School,"
"Well, stand up" said the Squire. "1'm
ready"
But rs The ceremony was under way the
girl jcrked back, cxclaiming: "l'lI be
John-dingcd cf l Go!''
The squire suggested that the license
had been given, md that they had gcnc
most too far to back out nov.
"Thals SOL" said John. "Ssand fast,
Sally! Don't git all iner quiver now"
gently taking her arm. "Comer long in
place; it's most over with" and she
sid!cd back
AS the Squire s,id, "I now pronounce
you man and wife"
"Lud'amcrcy!" cried the bride, "an' it
ia donc?'
"You bet 'tis-casy as spelling; and now
well CO." said the man; and they mounted
The horse double and rode out of town.
i'hc following lines from tho London
Notes aud Queries are commended to
writer's for the press generally:
PREPARATION oF MANUSCRIPTS FOR TIE
PRESS.
Write upon pasos of single size.
Cross your Is and neatly dot your =,
On one side only let your lines be seen
Both sides filed up announce o vcrdant
green.
Correct, yes rc-correct, all that you write,
Aud let your ink be black and your paper
white.
For spongy foolsoap, of muddy blue,
Bet,ays mind of tho same dismal hue.
Pupc,untc carefully, for on this sooro
Nothing proclaims a praoticod writer moro.
Then send it off, and, lest it merit lack,
Enclose IL stamp with which to send 1t
back;
But first pay all the postage on it too,
For editors look blank on "six cents DUE"
And murmur, as they run tho enusion DER,
"a shabby follow and wrotchod borc!'
Yet, ere it goes, tako Of 1t copy clean--
Writers should own copying machine, .
Little they know the timo that's spent, and
caro-,
ln hunting copy vanishcd--who knows
where?
Bear this 10 mind observe it to tho end,
And you shall make the editor your friend"
Amour CoTToN.--Tho FIRST cotton
planted is this country was in 1881 in
South Corolina Tho plant was discovered
growing wild on tho Island Of Iiapahol1;
also as f.r North on tho Mississippi as the
thirteth parallel Of latitude, and it hus
been proved to be indigenous t, tho soil o.
tho lower )atitudes of North America. w.
Elliot, in 1900, gathorcd the first snoncss-
full cotton crop in South Carolina, ah6s
within fow yenra cotton oultir ation ho.t