Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-09
SVhat Lincoln said 10 Joshua
Speed.


Joshua L. Speed was one Of Lipcoln's
oldest and most confidential friends in his
younger days, aud their friendship continued
through all trials.
After the the capitulaton Of Lees army
Speed came FROM his home in louisville,
Ky, to visit Mr.. Lincoln, and while in
Washington was invited TO an Informal
meeting Of the Cabinet The question of
the disposition of Jefferson Davis and
other prominent Confcdcratcs, after thcy
should DO captured, was discussed, eacI
member of the Cabinet giving his opinion,
most of them for hanging the traitors, or
some severe punishment Lincoln said
nothing. Finally, Mr.. Speed, addressing
the President said: "Now, Mr. Lincoln,
you have invited me here, aud this eccms
to be u free fight I have heard tho opin
ion of your ministers, and would like to
hear yours"
"Well, Jacob" replied Lincoln, "that
reminds me of story. When | was
boy, in Indiana, went to neighbours
house one morning and found boy of my
size holding coon with string | asked
him what he had aud what he was DIT inc
Says he, 1T is "A coon. Dad coch six last
night and killed all but this poor little cuss.
Dad told me to hold him until lie cnuc
back and Pm afraid he's going to kill this
ono, too. Aud, oh, abe! | do wish he
would get away We'll, why don't you
let him loose? ''rLat would not be right,
and if let him 60 dad would give me
hell; but if he would yet away himself it
would be all right Now" sid Nlr. lin.
coin, eff jeff. Davis and those other fcl-
lows will only get away, it will DC at! right,
but it we should catch them and should
let them 60 dad would give mo hell"
THE PAGING BUSINESS IN MAINE
The packing business in Maine has reached
immense proportions. There arc Gi corn
canning establishments, with an annual
production of about | 100000 cans. The
packing of fish is roughly estimated at
l,5oO ,OO0 cans of lobster, G50,O00 cans of
mackcrel and $50 600 cans Of clans annu-
ally. The sardinc business, which had it's
origin four or tive years ago in Il small shop
at Easlport, has attained vast proportions,
there now being fifteen or more ractorics 10
operation at different points in the State,
and others are projected. Several factories
are also extensively engaged il the canning
OF meats, chiefly mutton. Others are at
present canning apples, while immense
quantities of blucberries aud other small
fruits are put up at the various establish
mcnts throughout the State during the
summer season
It is easy TO be nobody, and We will tell
you how to do it. Go to the drnkip.
saloon to spend your leisure time. You
need not drink much now; just little beer
or some other drink. In the mean time
play dominoes, checkers or something else
10 kill time, so that you will be sure not to
read any useful books. If you read, let il
be the dime novels Of the day Thus 60
on, Keeping your stomach full an your
head empty, and yourself playing tie timc
killing games and 10 n few years you'll tc
nobody, unless Gas is quite likely) you
should turn OUT drunEard or professional
gambler, either Of which nro worse than
nobody Outside GunrW.
liz STOOD THE TEsr-HAnd YOU are
the young man who wishes to learn the
business, are you?" snid New Haven
merchant recently. eyes, sir" was the
respectful reply "I1cts SEQ. Aro Won
quick at fgurcs?' ''Tolcrably." "if
man should buy one hundred and fifty yards
Of calico at thirteen cents yard, how mu h
would it come to?" "A man that would
pay thirteen cents yard for cnlico when
he could get it in the market for four cents,
fifteen off for immediate cash. would come
20 want mighty sudden" The young man
was engaged,
A young man who thinks he can lead o
reckless and proaigato existence until he
reachco tho middle term of life, and then
repent and thinks that people arc fools isdcs
tn'e of memory. llo concludes that if he
rcpcnts, every ono will forget that he was
that di,sipa'cd fellow. This is not the case;
people are not to remember the bad
d,ols and forget the good ones. Besides,
1t is no c,sy thing to break off in the mid.
die Of life bad h'bits that have boon formed
in youth.
1t is stated that Hon. James Csllson,
State Senator from Ejgefed, is candidate
for COnOfrssmon nj nrCn