Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, January 12, 1850, Image 4
POUTRY.
The following truly exquisite gem may
be appreciated at the present moment by j
many a fond mother, who has a son ubout1
to depart for California. We have sol- i
dom met with any thing more artier, or
more hmrt-tnur.hina'. l'he undying love
ox a mother breathes m u^? ,
T1IE MOTHER AND SON.
Oh wakon up, my darling,?my Dermot, it iu
(lay,?
Th? day?when from tho mother's eyes the real
light dies away !
For, what will day-light be to mo, that nover
moro will seo
The fair faco of my Derrnot, come smilio' back
to me?
Anne, my son?uie morning rou in weanug
faat away,
And through the gray mist I can boo tlio mast
rock in the bay.
Bofore the sea-fog clears the hill, my darlin'
must departBut
oh tho cloud will uever lift that wraps the
mother's heart!
Sure then I'm old and foolish! what's thia I'm
sayiu' nowl
Will I Bee my fair son leave rue with shadow
on his brow ?
Oh uol we'll bear up bravely, and make no
atir, nor moan?
There will bo time lor weopia' when my fair
son shall be gone!
I've laid the old coat roady, dear?my pride
this day has been
l nftt 011 your poor rtpparei suau no rent, nor
stain be seen?
And lot me tie that kerchief, too;?it's badly
dono I fear,
IJy my old hands tremble sadly?with the hurry?Dermot
dear 1
And are you roady, dnrlin? Turn round, and
bid farewell
To tho roof tree of the cabin that hus sheltered
us so well?
Leave a blessing on the threshold, and or/tho
old hearthstone?
'Twill be a comfort to my heart, when I sit
there alone.
-4ud often at the twilight hour, when day and
work aro don?,
I'll dream the old timo'a back again?when
you were there, my son.
Whoa you were there?a little thing that prat"
tlod at my knoc!
Long era tho evil days had come to part my
child and me.
The dear arm still around mo, the dear hand
guided mo Htill I
'Tin but a little step to go?see uew we're
gained tlio hill;
la tliat the vessel, Dermot dear!?the tni'f my
oyo-sight dims?
Oh uhamo uj>on me ! uow?what means this
trembling in my limbs?
My child! my child! oh let mo weep awhile
upon your breast;
Would I were in my grave! for thon?my heart
would be at rest?
But now tho hour ia come?aud I must stand
upon the shore,
And see the treaoure of my soul depart for evermore
I
I know, my child! I know it?tho folly and
the Bin!
But oh, I think my heart would burnt to keep
tliin anguish in?
To think how in yon nlocping town, such happy
mothers ho,
Who koep their many boils at home! while I?
I had but thecl
But, I have done, I murmur not?I kiss the
1
t;uuawiujig Ichi
Upon thia hill?as Abraham did?I give my
child to God!?
But not like him, to welcome back the precious
thing once given?
I'll seamy fair son's face again?but not on this
aide heaven I
From Punch.
GET MARRIED.
Snobs and Marriage.?Everybody of
the middle rank who walks through this
uie wiiu a sympamy ior his companions
on the same journey?at any rate, every
man who has been jostling in the world
for some three or four lustres?must
make no end of melancholy reflections
upon the fate of those victims whom Society,
that ia Snobbishness, is immolating
every day.
With love and simplicity and natural
kindness Snobbishness is perpetually at
war. People dare not be happy for fear
of Snobs. People dare not love for fear
of Snobs. People pine away lonely un
uennu tyranny 01 nnoDS. Jlonest, kindly
hearts dry up nnd die. Gallant, genivous
lads, blooming with hearty youth,
?v 11 into bloated old bachelorhood, and
?ii and tumble over. Tender girls
vvi.ner into shrunken decay, and perish
solitary, from whom 8iu>bbinhness has
. & out off the common claim to happiness;
and ufFocU'on wivh which Nature endotred
us all. Afy hwtr t grows sad as I eee the
blundering tyrantV hHndywork. As I
Kolwil/I it f oikaII 11 K /?Knrtr? '
vV>.w.v> mvp s. onpu rr 4i-ii mgr, emu i
glow with fury against, the 8110b. Come ;
clu.Vd, i ??.y, ?hou skulking du?ness. Come
jo.v^, inou knujad bully* and g'ive up thy ;
bruu.l tfriyii. And 1 arm myself with j
tiwoid' a*rd sped"?, and taking leave my I
family, gb forth to do battle with 'hat
"? ?<*ogre, and giant, that bru|pl d?>>'
y r*
/
pot in Hnob Castle, who holds so many
gentle hearts in torture and thrall.
When Punch is king, I decl;u*c there
shall be noc'-ieli things as old maids and
old bachelors. The Uevcrend Mr. 3/al
" ' ? ? * I L 1 f
thus shall be burr.eu annuanv, insieau 01 |
Guy Fawkes. Thoso who don't inan v
shall go into the work-house. It shall
ho ?. ?->?? fo* iU? ^>oorr?>f. not to have a pretty
girl to love him.
MM._ ..1 i_ :_.i _r
J.IIU uuuvc luuuuuuiib uauit' IU iiiiuu mter
taking a walk with an old comrade,
Jack Spiggot by name, who is just passing
into the state of old bachelorhood,
after the manly and blooming youth in
which I remember him. Jack was one
of the handsomest fellows in England
when we entered together in the I lighland
Buffs ; but I quitted the Cuttykilts early,
and lost sight of him for mnnv years.
Ah! how changed he is from those
days. He wear J a waistband now, and
has begun to dye his whiskers, //is
checks, which were red, are now mottled;
his eyes, once so bright and steadfast,
are the color of oecled nloverfe eccs.
"Are you married, Jack ?" said I, remembering
how consumedly in love lie
was with his cousin Lctty Lovelace, when
the Cuttykilts were quartered at Strathbungo
oomrf twenty years ago.
"il/anicd ? No," said lie. "Not money
enough. Hord enough to keep myself,
much more l . imilv, on five hundred
a yea?. G'ome to Dickenson's?there's
i some of the best Madeira in London there,
I my boy!"
bu wc wont and talked over old times.
7'he bill for dinner and wine consumed,
was prodigious; and the quantity of brandy
and water that Jack took, showed
what a regular boozer he was.
"A guinea, or two guineas. What
the devil do I care what i spend for my
dinner?" says ho.
"And Letty Lovelace," says 1.
Jack'scounteiumco full. However, lie
buvst mto a loud laugh.
"Letty Lovelace?" says ho. "She's
Lclty Lovelace still; hut Gad, such a
wizened old woman'.--She's as thin as a
thread-paper, (you remember what a figure
she had;) her nose has got red, and
her teeth blue. She's always ill; always
quarrelling with the rest of the family; always
psalm-singing, mul always taking
pills. Gad, 1 had a rare escape there.
Push round the grog, old boy."
Straightway memory went back to the
days when Lctty was the loveliest ot
blooming young creatures; when to hear
horsing was to make the licnrt jump into
your throat; when to see her dunce, was
better than Monlessu or Noblot; (they
were the Ballet. Queens of those days;)
wl.en Jack used to wear a locket of her
hair, with a little gold chain round his
neck, and, exhilarated with toddy, aftei a
sederunt of the C'uttykilt mess, used to
pull out his token, and kiss it, and howl
about it, to the great amusement of the
bottle-nosed old Major, or.d the rest of
the table.
"My father and her's could'nt put their
noses together," said Jack. "The General
wouid'ntcome down with more than
six thousand. My Governor said it
should'nt be done under eight. Lovelace
? ..?l i.~ i ?i ?i
vvjiv*. Uiiu tv# <iiiv i IJU lltWI^UU, 711111 5U >YI
parted company. 7hey said she was in
a declinc. Gammon ! She's forty, and as
tough and as sour as (his bit of lemon
peel. Don't put much into your punch,
my boy. No man can stand punch aflftr
wine."
".4nd what are your pursuits, Jack !"
anva T
?J "
"&old out when the Governor died.
Mother lives at Bath. Go down there
once a year for a week. Shilling whist.
Four sisters?all unmarried except the
youngest?awful work. Scotland in August.
Italy in winter. Cursed rheumatism.
Come to London in March, and
toddle about at the Club, old boy. ylncl
'wo won't go homo till maw-aw-rning, till
daylight does appear.'"
"And here's a wreck of two lives !"
rnuscd the present Snobographcr, after
taking leave of .lack Spiggot. "Pretty,
merry Letty Lovelace's rudder lost, and
she cast away, and handsome Jack Spig
aui. ntituiucu un me snore iikg a drunken
^Vinculo."
What was it that insulted Nature, (to
use no higher n.ijhe,) and perverted her
kindly intentions towards thern ? What
cursed frost was it that nipped the love
that both were bearing, ana condemned
ine girl to sour sterility, and the lad to
seldsh old-bachelorhood ? Jtwas the infernal
?S'r.ob tyrant who governs us all,
who says, "T'hou shalt not lovo without
ft Lulu'u moiil- I,?? ?"
.. .v.v.j ? luttiu, vin/u nuriii/ IUIVU IIU WII15 111
thy heart-, and no children on thy knee,
without ft page in buttons find ft French
bonne ; thou shalt go to tho devil unless
thou hast ft Ilroughman ; marry poor, and
society shall forsake thee; thy kinsmen
shall avoid thoe as a criminal; thy aunts
and uncljps shall turn up their eyes and
b.omoan the sail, sad manner in which
from or Harry has thrown hirpself away.'
You, young woftmn, may Btdl yoursplf
without ? shame, and marry old Croesus;
you, young man, may lie away your heart
and your life for a jointure. But if you
arc. noor. wn *110 K.-.
, , - , J . ~ V? ?*'
tal 8110b autocrat, consigns you to solitary
perdition. Wither, poor girl, in your
garret; rot, poor bachelor, in your Club.
li?1. \ I . i ' '
In conversation with a friend, we hud i
! a. ... 1.-.1 oorllrinr flirt liaLrtfl
|USl reiilUFKrU, iHIV. I i <?UUI^ VIIV MOW wn
"Acts" passed by tlic late Legislature, j
"hefo is that everlasting Lynch's Creek '
lish obstruction business again," when
our eye fell upon tbc words "Rather
Fishy," at the l ead of a column, in that
excellent and sp'i ited paper the ' Columbia
Tclcyraj)h.' It is good, we therefore
' * * i . A ^ r i
gtvo u lo our reauors. jvs iar uacK as we
can recollect, the Legislature has been
engaged in passing these fishy Acts, to
protect the fishy rights, of the fishy people,
of this fishy creek.
Ratiikk? Fishy.?In addition to the
Bank Question, another topic has greatly
excited the attention of the Legislature
and absorbed the time devoted to the
1: ..r iv. 11 1 ... l \\ a a
iraumg ui iJiJib ciiiu. biivii binun iiuiiiors.
We allude to the condition, comforts, and
free passage of the Jisk, being dwelling
and propagating in and about the waters
of Lyncn's Creek.
In almost every interval of debates on
financial topics, when the exhausted lobby
members would step out to take either
"a private smile," or a draught of fresh
air?on their return they would hear the
C'lerk drutning awav on 'a Bill to prevent
tho obstructions to the passage of Fish up
Lynch's Creek." Nay, on one occasion
some of-fish-us Senator objecting to (his
species of Lynch's Law against t he fumy
denizens of the Creek aforesaid?a, fierce
debate thereon ensued, the final result of
which we have recorded.
New as an English critic has been
niui'.h mvst.ilefl tn know, wlmf. "noiil*
?y (? ? I ------ 1'"
real or imaginary beset Daniel Tucker
which he was so constantly enjoined to
get out of the way of,"?so we, with the
refrain of that "Act to amend an Act entitled
an Act to prevent t he obstruction
of the passage of Fish up Lynch's Creek"
ringing in our ears, desire to know from
the friends of the measure.
lstly. "What those lisli want to go up
that Creek for'?
2dly. Why they iloa't go up the. Crock
aforesaid ?
ydly. If the Act can forcc them lo go
up the Crock above-mentioned '?
4tidy. If there are any fish left in that
Crock, and if so, whether the obstructions
could not be removed by a box of Brandroth's
Pills ?
And fifhlvnml Instlv Tf tlin !?( ?-nc
intended to "wind up" the fishes, or "to
put them in liquidation ?"
//living had "other fish to fry" wc
have not been able to satisfy ourselves on
these points ; and, like mrny of the members
after "rising for information," sit
down ns wise on the subject as when we
made the inquiry.
I Two Important Compromise.?The
! jVcw York Dry Goo'-is Reporter sn),sJ
! and repeals that Mv. Clay is about to in;
troduce a compromise tariff bill, to stand
. I for twenty years, wherein specific and
ad valorem duties arc combined. It i^
not acquainted with the details, but understands
that lie does not propose tc
raise the present scale of duties, but only
i iu sudsuhi 1*3 me spccuic ior tne a<l valoI
rem where it can be done.
Mi. Forney, of the Pennsylvanian
writes from Washington that he has every
reason to anticipate that Gen. Cass wil
early take occasion to bring forward si
compromise proposition upon the exciting
slavery issue.
'Father, ain't you opposed to monopoly?'shouted
a little follow as his parens
took up the bottle. 'Vc.s, my boy.
'Then giro mo a chink too.' The father
broke the bottle oi the tloor, and sincc
then has not tasted liquor.
The meeting of the Boston lawyers,
for the 'Purification of the Bar,' ended
with a supper at the ltevere House, upon
which a poem written by A. C. Spooner,
was read. Two lines convey its moral:
The truest account of our troubles by far,
18 mat lawyers too often attend the wrong bar
Punishing Liars.?In Turkey, whenever
a storekeeper is convictcd of telling
n lie, his house is painted black, to remain
wo for one month. If there were
such a law in force in this country, what
a sombi c and gloomy appearance some
ui uui ciiicsi wuiua present.
A chap in England when sentenced to
be harmed, made his best bow to the
, jndge, and said: 'Thank your worship
kindly, I had intended to hang rnyndf,
but your worship 1ms saved rao the expense
of buying u rope.'
Brown Pardoned.?-The Camd^u Jouj
rinl envo' Tflmno Hfivwn a*
tiui ? viiuivtj */IVH II) Wl) VlUt^K
gro-stealing, at the spring tei ..i, ry*pj
the Court of Common Pleas and (muiml
/Sessions for this District, and sentenced
by Judge O'Neall, at the following court
of Appeals, to bo hung on tho 13th July,
last, has been pardoned by his excellency
(Joy. Scabrook, upon tho condition thai
ho will la.Vfefchft ns Rn/.n no Ilic
physical condition will enable him.
The #uperintendant of tho Coast Purvey
left Washington for Charleston on
Monday, to measure a base line on Jidisto
Island, for the survey of tho coast ol
this /S'tate.?Carolinian 31*/ ult.
&JVoticc to Distributees.
Huhe Heirs of Elizabeth Henderson, deceased,
are hereby required to appear in
tho "Court of Ordinary 'on the third
i r A f __ i? 1 ^ _ i
Monaay in ja'- ...ry next, lor u uniu scitlement
of said Estate.
Each Distributee will bo required to render
on oath a schedule of their advancements.
Demands against said Estate
must bo presented before that time, or
thev will be barred by the settlement.
JOHN BO WEN, Admr.
Nov. 10, 1840, 26
SOMETHING NEW
CiKMT ISAlt&AJNS AT
Bachelor's Retreat.
I am now opening at this place a hand
some assortment of Fall and Winter
Goods, consisting in part of < ' )ths, C'as
simcrc, Tweeds (all wool) Kentucky jeans,
a line assortment of late style Vestings.
A great variety of winter good for Ladies'
wear. Fancy Prints, of entirely new
patterns, at 5 cents per yard and upwards.
Muslins, Cambrics, Ginghams,
A large assortment of Avell selected
Shawls, Blankets, Shil lings, Hats, Caps,
Rnniwk Honf? SUxirw Snrlfllou l<iiwll/>u
Crockery, Hardware, Medicines, Sugar.
Coffee, Salt, Nails, Bagging, Ko^e and
Twine; as well sis all other articles usually
kept in a country store, all of which I
will dispose of on the best terms.
1 will always be pleased to shew my
Goods to those who favor me with a call,
free of charge.
W. .T. NHVIT.L.
Bachelor's Retreat, S. C.
Nov. 3d 1819 If
[ll. f. 1'errv.] [fi. m. keith.]
PERRY &, KETTH,
Attorneys at
Will Practice in tho Courts nf T.nw
and Equity for Pickens District.
Okfick, Pickens C. H., S. (J.
Oetobcr 1, 1819. 12f'2
JAMES V. T1UMMIER,
ATTORNEY IT LAW,
SPARTANUUUO, C. II., S. C.
Will practice in (ho Courts of Union,
flpartanlmrp nnil flrecnville.
All business committed to his care will receive
prompt and faithful attention.
11 ekkrexcf. s:
hon. D wai.i.ack, Union, S. C.
T. O. I', Vkrxox, c. e. s. d., Spartanburg, S. C
i Ma y 8, 8-iO -tf
l)r, J. IV. liawrciicc.
Wn.i.nltend punctually to all calls in
the line of his profession. Unless absent
on professional business, he may be found
if uic a?? l\ic? \wi\-.\4 v/u.!.1a?a? i ?
111.7 vuivg) VM mo ir.MUflHX II)
tho Villago. lie also, has on hand a
' general assortment of medicines whicji
he will famish to customers at leduoed
1 prices.
Pickens C. II., S. C. )
May 18,1810. J 1. II
VR. J. W. EARIiK,
I Tkndkrs his Professional Services to
i the citizens of Pickens Village and the
District. IIo can always be found at his
Ulhce, or at the residence of Maj. W. L.
Keith, unless professionally engaged.
lie has received a fresh assortment of
Drugs and Medicines, which he will sell
' low.
Pickens C. II., July 28, 18-il). 11
SOUTH CAROLINA.
IaS the commom tleas
PICKENS DISTRICT.
' Henry Whitmire, j Dec. in Attachment
vs. > E. M. Keith
; John Bishop. ) Pl'ffs Att'y.
The Plaintiff having thia day filed his
declaration in my ofticc, and the defendant
having neither wife nor attorney
_ known to he in this Stute,?On motion;
It is ordered, that the defendnnt do apnf>nv
nnrl n?no/l av /I4' -
J,**...} ...iu |/ivciu UI uuiiaii IU mu iUIIU lieclaraiion,
within ayear and ft (lay from
' this date, or Judgment will be entered by
1 default.
W. L. KEITII, c. c. r.
Clerk's Office, )
' May 10,1849, j 1
THE
p; f'kp/ir.Q *ft
I APPLICATIONS will bo received by
j the Board of Trustees uniii thelirsi MontoUiuy
in December next, for a competent
^ eaclnr to take chnrge of the Academy
HPTthis Villago. At thattimo a soleclion
' will bo made; undoubted credentials will
i bo required.
E. M. KEITH, Scc'ry and Trt*.
JJoard of Trus,
' Pickens, C. II., S. O., Oct. 27, 1849, tf,
1 NOTICE,
All i ? -i ?'
im j. u|buhi jmrnip ui'iimnus iigillHSl
the Estate of Sheriff Iluyncs, deceased,
will hand them in legally attested Those
1 indebted must mnkepayment.
AV.D. STEELE,
No a. 17th Ordinary <fc Adrn'r.
tf
'MOJYJSY! I
ALL Persons having dcmnnds^gainst
the Estate of Maj. Hamilton deceived will
present them to mo duly attested, ihose
indebted to tho Estate will do well to call
and pay np.
A. M. HAMILTON, Adrar.
Nov. 10, 18 tO. 20
]\OTfCl2.
I, Nancy Cantrell, wife of John Can' I
troll, a farmer residing in Pickens District,
So. Co., do hereby give notice of
my intention to trade as a Solo-Trader,
ami 10 exercise jui 1110 privileges 01 a
Free-Dealer after the expiration of one
month from this notice.
Occupation, Weaver and 6'eomstress.
August 25, 1810. 1(1?lm
JAlWIiS" GEOR?E~
Merchant Tailor, B
WouLn respectfully inform his friends
and the public generally, that he has on fl
hand a Fink Variety of Hj
JUtOAD CLOTHS, CASIMERES,
Satinets, Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, ac
ALSO
An Assortment of Rkady-made
CLOTHING.
which lie will sell cheap for Cash.
The public nre invited to cull and examine
his Stock, before purchasing elsewhere.
Pickens 0; II Mu/ 25, 1849.
[ii. j.. jxffk1is,J | \v. s. COTIIKAN
[li. J. nUCKMASTKH.]
WAltE-HOUSE
AND
<Oiii9Biissioia Merchants.
Market-Street, Hamii'tro, S. C.?Watkrprook
Mclntosh-Strcct, Augusta, Ga.?Fireproof.
Take this method of informing their
menus ana tne public generally, that
they still continue the Warehouse and
Commission business in this place and
Augusta, Ga., where they offer their services
to Receive, Store or seel Cotton,
Flour, Bacon, ike., Receive and Forwaivp
Merchandise, Buy Goods, for
Planters or Merchants.
Their Warehouse in Augusta is on
Mclntosli-street, in the centre of the Cbtt
i i
iuii ii auv.
Their Warehouse in this place is safe
from water and isolated, therefore not
exposed to fire.
As they will be constantly at their
post, promoting the interest of their
friends (which they arc aware will add to
their own.) They solicit nnd hope to
merit and receive a full share of that liberal
patronage heretofore bestowed, and,
for which they now return thnnks.
Liberal cash advances will be made,
when required* on any produce in store.
JKFFERS, COTHRAN & Co.
Hamburg Sept. 1st, 18-19. 18
THE OCONEE STATION
for sjiite.
This place, situa'.odin Pickens District,
on the Oconee Creek, 12 miles North of
Pickens C. H., ai.d immediately on the
""" iv-uuiii^ ""in uiu miici I'liwu w v.'iuyton,
Ga., contains 1 300 Acres of fertile
Land, which will be disposed of on terms |
the most advantageous to the purchaser.
As a grain and stock farm, the Oconee
possesses many peculiar advantages; its
fields producing abuntant crops of Corn,
. Wheat, Ry<e, Oats, and Potatoes, while
the hills for miles around are covered
during 9 months of the vear with coats
of the richest grasses.
On tlio pi-omwos thorp, ni'c till the necessary
buildings for n well regulated Form,
including a two-story lirick Dwelling.
The narrative of this Station forming A
as it does, an important chapter in the W
early history of our State, is well known I'
to every C&rollnlsn, and it is equally celebrated
for the purity of its atmosphere,
the exuberance of its soil, and for thf*
beauty and romantic wildness of its
Scenery.
Persons wishing further particulars will
please communicato with
J. A. DOYLE.
Pickens C. II., S. C.
*39" The South Carolinian, Pendleton
Messenger, and Laurcnsvillc Hen
ulease give the above three mydflgrand
forward their accounts to
' NOTICE TO I
llltllHxJU IIIIILBERS.
TIIE Subscribers have become owners
of Thayer's Patent Improved plan of
Building BRIDGES, for the District* of
Anderson and Pickens, and rre prepared
to sell single rights or to tuke contracts
for building bndgcs in the above districts.
The abovo Patent is proffouneed by
all scientific mechanics, who have examined
it, fo combino more advantages than
any other bridgo ever known?^br cheap
ncss, beauty, strenath, and durofciiiiw
cannot bo surpass^ The groat advantage
ever all othqr bridges is, that any
pioco of timber in thg bndgo, can be takon
out and replace&at pleasure, without,
endangering jta B#&ogih in tho least;
a bridge onco built ntfefl novor be rebuilt
entirely anew.
For furthcx particulars inquire at thia
office, or address tho subscribers at Au-?
n ? cr /t
v/? X1|| 1/,
IlAURltfOft & WYNNE}
Jan. 5, *oO 3?i lm
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