Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-04-20
! asAMsarHAa iii WASHINGTON
Some Department 0filclals--The Worries OF
a Metropolitan officer. $l

WASHINGTON, d. O., April 16.--Editors
kEowEE COURIER: While tho "F ather of
his Country" became immortal because
OF his wonderful faculty for stating facts
at all times, i must confess time has
brought many changes, and the old man
could not recognize his descendants
should no pass this way now. / once
prided myself on beiug a first class corn
field exponnder. of falsehood; yot now /
find my ability faileth. 1t ia fast vanish
Ing into tho dim vista Of tho unknown
whom brought into comparison with ono
artist that l find hero. Tho wonder of it
all is that he is from South Carolina. 1t
seems that mon are rewarded hore for
their ability to, lilo, as this ceioftain has
boon greatly rewarded recently.
have can of that concootion called
army roast beef. I got it by a simple
twist of the wrist when one Of tho score
tarios to that investigating committee
closed his Dyes for moment-then did
tho rest. l want to send it to tho CoU-
RIER as q souvenir. [Accopt thanks. 1t
ls emhaimed, wo suppose.-EDs.
Tho exeoutioner's axe has boon busy of
late in tho different departments, and
many heads have fallen. So far South
Carolina has been very lucky or else sho
has been doing somo wonderful lodging.
can give quito list Of boys here from
South Carolina holding positions of trust
whose records will compare with those
from any State.
1 notice lot of now faces going to and
from tho agricultural department., ani
Wills who should be vagranted rathor
than entrusted with a government posi-
tion to tho exclusion of tho thousands of
hard working, deserving and competent
country boys and Girls, who would DO
glad to have ono of these places wero it
only for year. But such is lifo. The
schemor gets tho reward and tho deserv-
ing 60 by default. Yot ono OF these old
stacks OF wrinkles can cause moro trouble
about town in ono day than forty sensi-
bic people would in six months. Ono of
them, in company with her country
cousin, was transferring from ono car to
another not long ago, whom suddenly sho
'yolled out: "Oh, sir, stop that car. Ono
of my friends children has been carried
away on it by that stupid conductor"
The car was too far gono. and tho means
and howls sent up by tho two old squaws,
mingled with tho shrieks of tho four
remaining kids, soon drew mob some-
thing like ono secs in Anderson, S. c.,
when old John Robortson's circus comos
around. All telephones woro called into
use to stop tho car and look out for tho
child. Tho conductor, whom stopped,
claimed that only tho two women and
four childron came up tho line with him
and they all got off at 7th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. A numbor of tho
passengers corroborated his statement.
| saw dotoctive in tho mob and called
him. He took ono of tho women on n
car and went back down tho limo, while
the other remained with tho four kids.
Tho detective found the lost ono asleep
On one of tho Washington and Norfolk
steamers, whore il had been loft by tho
old fools whom they got off to tako tl,o
car for uptown. This is fact. 1t is a
fair illustration Of what one has to con-
tend with here, and conyinccs mo that
tho man was moro than right who wrote
Young man, know thyself. If you have
brains 60 into business; if you havo not,
Iheh 20 lnIo society,". j. Q. G.