Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, February 13, 1858, Image 4
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From Hie No\f llcdfofd Time*.
Kitchen Poetry.
I'm tiro I of work, miid Polly Gray.
J'ts nothing ''lit scrub the livelong day-?
1'vo walloped tho pot? and kittlon round,
' ' 'Till my r:U'f ire nick of the very hvuik!.'
My Iwnd.i are hmd iw ? er'utor'n Iiot -i?iSueti
1 nt>vo)v sinew I vruu born,
ii? l,.'..?.?
\ru i?ji? urn viit "v'i; "'v?
Much ntoro on ou? *!>?* made "ko mfc.
There! UuwV'^nKt pot ii spluttering over,
T forgot to Hvko o(T the c.,vcr?
tho cat In schorclluig, tho bread ib burning?
Tito broom is worn to iho very hub?
Tho brush Is only a tangled stub?
How many apraddliug, hitching motions
I've nuide in weariug out thorn notions!
T'vo twisted my hips and shoulders out.
In bangiug tlio beds and blankets about.
There are two long marks'a;lrido toy nose!
They husbands mean, but tho deiico only knows
AVhen ono will conio! and I must stay,
-In this Rlivpd up kitrhon to work all day.
There was 1'etsey Graut, uiul Ilulduh Drew?
Two lazy drabs as over I know?
They wriggled and twiatod their t^lies about,
Anil laid all they earned in finer\ out,
T.,.1 a...a. .. frjgl'tfej
?i ivv&i'u, k?i uiu wiinu, 11 kc ft camel s liump !
My stars! I wonder (he men don't go
Anil brinj, home a Hottentot Von us or so?
The girls would bo in utter despair
To mutch Hie form of the Hottentot fair.
"Well I lluhlah Drew ami l?ets?y Qrnut
Aro married now and livo with my aunt ;
They drawl their words and hold back their
heaths,
Too plaguy proud to earn thoJr bread.
I wonder wh.it the reason can bo
That nobody comes to marry me !
Splash ! goes the dish cloth into.tho kettle ;
I'll try ior ouoo Miss Polly's mr.ttlo?
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Stny iioiv for a druriac?1/11 bo hung'd if I Jo!
1 liionu to llirt, ntul idle, niul wriggle,
And lovo, nnil and stare ami giggle?
Ami thou if no one the question pops,
Jlyjingo! I .shall ho as mad as hops.
~mioktLKm7~
The Mason's Wife.
In 1830, having (vvlived at voars of manUood,
without a fortuuo or other appliances
promising successful competition with business
niou in my native State, 1 determined to
tarn my thoughts toward tlio far west and
south, as furnishing a moro appropriato field
lor young atul enterprising ino'n, who might
possess the strength and courage to withstand
the luvrdshins and toils incident to a pioneer
life. Up'o .1 conference with three other
young men in similar circumstances, we determined
to wond our way to tho nn .Ids of
Texas, and Immediately sot about preparing
for our journey for that thou foreign land ;
for Texas twenty years ago, was thought to
be n long ways t'rom Louisville.
AYo met at Ltfuisvillo on the first day of Ju
ij, wnuru wc wore uotnmo.d some tlwoo dftys
waiting for a boat. On tlio evening of tuO
third day, a small, li"ht craft made her appearance,
hound for New Orleans; and knowing
tlio larger class of boats could not then
navigate the Ohio, we lost no time in .securing
borths. Though small and unoomfortahlo,
th ?1) >at was very much crowded with
cabin a.id d?ok passengers, bound for different
poi.its on the Ohio and Mississippi, tolre.thor
vit.li nri-r o ?
..^iu .iimumi u.\|miriate
themselves and take up thoir fthodo in
tin; land of promifco to which wo were bouud.
Nothing-of much interest oceuml after
leaving LSnisvillo, until we landed at Smithland,
except that our boat formed a familiar
a?K(uaintanco with tho iiutnorous shoals and
Hand bam with which the Ohio is well supplied,
' veil to vator iah mity 1o?t."
At Sinithland several passengers came on
board, and among tho number a very digniiiod
and genteel-looking lady, apparontly aboufc
forty years old, and her daughter some
oighteon or ninoteen. Tho latter was pn ho.m
tiful and tfowitehingly interesting iu appcaranco
that, for my part, I ould not realize
tho fact that her homo was upon this broad
earth, as connected with tho cnildren of men;
and yet, to tho astonishment of all, thoaa two
interesting beings took a dock passage,
bound for tho mouth of Red River. Ou tho
following morning the clerk, as usual, went
below to eolloct the passage money. The
cuicr may nuormcJ hiiu that sho had about
iw much monwy as would moot his demand
but if ho took that, she and her daughter
would bo place 1 on shore among strangers,
ponnile?s. The gohtlomaniy clerk dociined
aecftpHng the irtOney until ho could state tho
facta to tfio captain and receive his orders.?
The captain, on hearing his statement, dosired
the clerk to delist, promising to call on
tho ladies himself; and in a few hours did,
spent soino time very agcooahly in their company,
and took occasious to repeat his call
several times during tho day. Flic day following,
ho also continued his calls, and made,
on ono occasion, some advancos toward the
young lady, which led her to believe his in
tontrons trore tiot. of the moat !>on'oral,>lo kind
Fooling keenly tho insult, and fofteoljng upon
her dependent position, siio was, tor nn
instant, embarrassed. and uncertain what
opurao lp pursiio; but being possessed of
strong mind and quick peremption, who soon
recovered sclf-cunitty}, and gavo the captain a
signal of distress from a certain degree masonic,
sometimes given to the wives and
daughters of Maxtor Masons. The captain
recognized the signal, stepped back as if olec
trifloil, nil J with uplifted hands, beseechingly
itiaiured, " In tho name of hoaren, "whore
did you obtain that?" 8 ho answered with
k. sweot-toned voice, ftnd with nil tho innocence
of an angpl, "from my husbaud, father,
iitifl brothor." This unexpected answer
ncemed to confuse tbo captain tho inori); for
he certainly had not auppoaod showas a married
wflmfin. Upon inquiry he lqarnod that
Iwth horsolf and niotlier were wives of Mastor
Mi won s? Soon after tho clerk was seen
gallanting the two ladies into the cabin, and
the portrt. following with tlieir baggage. The
best state-rooms were assigned them, and if
tbo captain bad been tho brother or sop, he
could not have been inoro devoted to their
. comfort and liappine.se.
At the mouth of Rod River, the captain
^A. lr VA il AA A * -!-* ^ 1' * * ' '
1 uyiv tnu o iw uiouiilY IIUUM' HI Oil lit Tllflt
place, saw ihcin pi'oviflcii for, whilo waiting
for u "packet. lloforc leaving, ho t?ld tUo
pMcr mdv H>at they might bo longor detaiuo(!
tfirtn tticy oxpeofed, rind consequently inair
grcilkr expenses tfnul she wn* ribV to
meat, and banded her a hnndrt?d dollar hill.
AVith emotions of (loop grntltmfy?, ?ho assured
him that though ah? Wi*-* afnlOHt destitute
she wa$ hot {in obj^dt of charity, aria ho'noc
doubtfed the proprjoty of adopting hto generous
offer.' On being informed,
that the money aWis tendered as a loan, (tho
< ?nid to 1dm, "(taptfiin, I know rfofthat 1 shall
over im\o it >n my power, to soo you tvppun j
liqw, then, can 1 yMif mhpoy ?'
The captain h^uVck] inu that her ?on
and eua-inJaw^peiog . FreftmajionH. tWy
would kirtj(fWH^ incuro Hi? rwivittg ft,
V'l(; ftr if .'.inV'!)iiril1 1m n:p ,y
(kkt. - mA
I it, and bade th?nn'nn affectionate adieu.?j
At tlila inomou' brith Indies wore overcome
j by feelings of gratitude and tears, not words,
i responded to bis parting farewell.
I My companions and myself continued on
I tbo boat to .N'cw Orieaua, not knowing that
j it was bettor to procoud by sea from thence
j i/u vimvrMQti tJiaii uy me ivoci uiver route.
: Hut after roinriimng some three dtyp in the
J cityv Wo found h boat bound for Alexandria,
j and determined to tako passage on her, .and
j proceed an far up the river as wo could,
and thence by lapd to Sau Philip d'Austin,
on the Steamer Lioness wo had a vory
pleasant trip to tho mouth of Red River, nt
which point we took on among several other
passengers the heroines of my narrative.
Tho old lady soon recognised and sent for
mo. Up to this period I had not spoken
to her; hut from the intimacy which sho
had observed between the captain of tho
other boat and mysolf, she said she had told
mo certain things and especially if T was,
she supposed a Mason adding, "if you arc
l(?f. ?i?P Irnniw if. fVVr I Vi?i'? m
^ v .. u i*J*.A.nou ?%/
mnnv favor* from f lint source unasked, that
I desire to know all Masons with whom I
may meet." .1 informed her that I was a
young Mason?had never done any good as
such?and assured her that 1 claimed no
credit for the favors she intimated she had
rcccived from the oaptiin; but that whatever
those favors, were, the. captain had
rendered them .is all good Masons would
do, with no other nope of reward than a
consciousness of having discharged his duty.
"I presume sir," said she, "the captain
informed you of his generous and magnaui
inous conduct, on taking leave of us at the
uvoutli of tho l iver
(i No, madam," 1 replied, "T heard the
captain speak in the most respectful terms
of yourself and daughter, but in no way did
he allude to favors done to either of you."
u And did he not tell you, sir of our free
passage dowu, and his noble generosity in
urging us to accept tho means of defraying
our expenses for the balance of our journey
f"
" No, madam," I answered, "the captain
intimated nothing of the kind to me; and
f
l uiu very certain more was not a passenger
on board who did not suppose you paid
your passage; nor did one auspcct the captain
of having given you aid in any way."
She then attempted to give me a detail
of events, but her feelings overcame her,
and bursting into tears, she retired to licj
state-room.
Our passage up the river was a protracted
one, in consequence of tho low stage ol
water, and [ occasionally enjoyed tho socio
t.y of the ladies, Had often spent an hour
very pleasantly, but no further allusion was
made to the captain.
At Alexandria I was informed that the
boat could not ascend the river any furthor,
and we were all forced to take our chancer
by land conveyance. My companions agreed
to take charge, of our baggage, leaving mc
at libortv to oivrt mw ni(??t!nn ? !,?
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I and see them provide J for. 1 took churgt
of them, I was about to dc.scond the step;
of the boiler deok, when the young ladj
remembered to have left a small paekaft
in th? ladies' cabin. L immediately has
tened back, and, on my roturn to resume
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I mj vumgu, i was liiKCU aback by beholding
a man vatlicr roughly clad, of tall stature
! spare built, having long rough hair, sunk
i on eyea, large mouth, and of general swar
thy complexion, actually embracing the in
nocent, beautiful, tender young lady whom
the moment before 1 had left beside hei
mother, and anon seizing an occasion tc
give tho old lady an affectionate salute.?
The bustle and oxciteiuent of such a meeting
being over, the young lady turned and
introduced mo to her hu. band.
lie seemed at oiico to div'mn vmr n !
. . - "v lotion,
and began in a courteous au<l gentle
manly manner, little to be expected from
such an unprepossessing figure, to tcndei
me his thanks for my attention to his fami
ly, and expressed a desire further to eulti
vato my acquaintance. We were detained
at the hotel several days in providing horses
arms, &o., for the further prosecution ol
,M,|. ?..-i ??- 1 >
,jy.. i.vij, aim A UlilDniCCIt mo opportu
uity of knowing more about the gentleman
and so tar from finding bim repulsive ancl
disagreeable, lie proved to be in all respeeb
the very reverse, a gentleman of highly
cultivated mind and polished manners.?
During my short intercourse i learned hit
entire history.
f lis father was a wealthy and influential
citizen of Kentucky, who had spared nc
pains or money in the education of this, hit
only child. The young man lost his moth
j qr when he wag about nineteen vpnru nbl
At t|io ago of twenty, his father put him
to the study of medicine. At tho age oi
twenty.four ho obtained his diploma from
the medical sohool of Transylvania University,
Ky., and returned hoiue only 111 time
to see his father dfe. Tic then determined
to leave his native State, and endeavor tc
r'wo in wealth and usefuloesa in a new and
growing country, and advertise his large
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eoui<15 iur h:iju?except aDOUt thirty choicc
hand*?on a six and tV^olvO months' credit
About this tiftirt ho inrtde the acquaint
anco of, and fondly loving this boautifu
young lady, married hot. Abo^t tw<
months afterwards, he took hia thirty.hands
and leaving his wife with her mother, started
for Texas, for the purpopp qf opening a
farm, and providing fiomo comforts for the
WU'ia.1 'vfrfri.fa f?n~
V' ? ->. laui'i^. uiuuro leaving, it
was understood that his wife mid motherin-law
were to colloct tho proceeds of thf
first note# duo, oi1 a hullicieiit amount tc
defray their expcns'o.s, nud meet him in
NnUihitodhts by a j^jvon tiiiio. At tho up
Iia ?.1 1 11 * " ' '
CTHJfc iiu iujijiii'u w Hint IWUIl nut
thero lurried that no hoata,.could ascend
JiiglvoP tbon Alexandria, and heneohe pro
cecdcd to tho latter place. Hig wife and
her mother ha<l listed every means in their
power to collect the m/nicy wpojten of, bill
entirely failed, and the old lddy,diavSn? on
hand ub^ ?>iiv dolf <ctb, dotermiinjd t<\
kcep/io^prQfin^i, hy tnkifTtfthc chancer oi
| ?uco{VM, uwi plaointj full i-citanor upon thai
n-oviJortCf ^.vho lla'l ncVnr f<vr*.?n!;r>n her,
| In - "'i h? (- V'MfiAy, arpl;
%.
* " ? * *
"I thank luy honvouly Father, that in tl
! entorprise I had tlio clonrest proof of t
! fulfilment of all hin promises ; and I in
further add, that another opportunity li
been afforded inc. of witnessing tho niaj.
powers of Freemasonry."
I have pnly to add, that tho hundr
j dollars, together with the full prico
J passage, wero sooi< placcd iu tho hftods
j tho bout's ajjont at Now Orleans. T
captain is scut Jiving, una i8 pwnor of o
of tho linest palaces tliat floats upon t
western waters, and has an interest in s?
eral others. 1 liavo met him often, but
never alludes to tho foregoing- incidou
j unless the aubjcct in called by another.|
lie has assured mo that he has rcoeiv
I every dollar duo hint; and more than
would have charged the ladios under a
circumstances.
I have not given this record of faote, I
cause I thought there was anything 1
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UiaitvUI/IU V?l VlUIIIIll^ 111 lUj UUO UIHIIUJ I
tho pitrposo of shotting that tlio Masoi
history of Arnorica lias certainly it>* roiua
tic as well as its prosaic side.
A Yankeo Story.
The funny columns in tho English [
pcrs dervo inoro of their 'stun fur sniil<
troui jo.trnuls in this country, than frc
any other source. Wc find in one of th?
this ludicrous auccdotc of the ''bcwitch
clock."
About half past eleven o'clock on Su
day night, a human leg, enveloped in bl
j broadcloth, might have been scon cnteii
j I )oacon 'Jcphaa J3arborry's kitobon \yindn
I The log was followed, finally, by the cnt
I person of a live Yankco, attired in his si
dy go to mcotiu* clothes. It was, in sho
Joe .Mayweed, who thus burglariously w
his way into the Doaeon's kitchen.
" Wonder how much the old Dca'c
made by orderin' me. not to darken his d*
agam?" soliloquized thtiyouug gcntlem;
Promised him 1 wouldu't, but didn't j
nothin' about winders. Winders is as at
as doors, of tliorc ain't no nails to tear j
your trowscrs onto. Wonder if S?lb
come down. The critter promised mc.
I'm nfecrcd to tnOVO about here, 'euus
iuip;ht break my shins over something
othor and wake t ho old folks. Gold enou
to freeze a Polish bear here. O, here con
Sally.
I*, The beauteous maid descended wit1
pleasant sinilo, a tallow candle, and a I
. of lueifer matches. After receiving a. r.
turons greeting she made a rousing lire
the cooking-stove, and the happy coil
? sat down to enjoy the sweet interchange
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?uwo (uiu iiupue* jmh tiiu course 01 t;
love ran not a whit ,smoother in old li
j berry's kitchon than it docs elsewhere, f
Too, who was just making up his mind
, treat himself to take a kiss, was startled
ihe voiee of tho Deacon, her father, she
5 tug from his chamber door :
[ " Sally ! what are you getting up in
, middle of the night for i"'
<l Toll him it's most morning," wl
' percd Joe.
. " F can't tell a fib," said Sally.
r "I'll make it a truth, thou," said J
j and running to tho huge old fashioned cl<
that stoflcl in the corner, he set it at live
; " Look at tho clock, and toll mo w
, time it is," cried the old gentleman.
| u It's five by the clock," said Sal; i
corroborating her v ovtls, tho clock stri
uve.
The lovers sat do> i agaiu and rcsuu
, their conversation. Suddenly the stair c
. began to creak, "CSoodly gracious!
( father," exclaimed SjiDy.
" Tho Deacon, by thunder 1" cried J
< Ilide me, Sally !"
"Where can I hide you?" cried
distracted girl.
" (), I know," said he, " I'll sque
into the clock caso." And without nuo
( i r word, lie concealed himself in the c
. | and olosed the door.
I Tho Deacon was dressed, nnd snnf
himself by the cooking stove, pulled <
I his pipe, lighted it, and begun delibcrat
to smoko.
\ "Five o'clock, eh?" said he. "\Y
1 shall have time to smoke three or f<
pipes, and then I'll go and feed the c
j ters."
, "JIadn't you bettor feed the critt
f fust V* suggested the dutiful Sally.
"No; Hiuokin' clears my head, and i
, kens rnc up," replied the Deacon, v
I seemed not u whit disposed to hurrv
I enjoyment.
> JJur-r-r-r-whiz-ding ! ding?ding?w
. the clock.
" Tormented lightning !" oried the 1)
con, starting up and dropping his pipe
the atovo; "what'n iiirth's that?"
"It's only the clock striking five/'
piled Sally, tremulously.
Whiz ding 1 ding! ding I went the
, clock furiously.
I " Power of creation \" oricd the T)e;ie
' " Strikin' fivo! it's struck more than a hi
I dred times already."
" Deacon Barberry!" cried the doaeo
, be.f.tur half, who hul hastily roobed 1
self, nnd now came plunging down i
staircase. in tho wildest state of rdai
I "what in tho universe is tho mutt,cr w
, the clock 1"
" Goodness only knows," roplfod tho
; man, it's boon a hundred yeer* in the fai
L ly, nnd !t never carried on so nforo."
Whiz J ding! ding! whiz-z-z wont i
I dock again.
' It'll burst-JtHdlf?" cried the ohl la
, 1 shedding a flood of tears, "and there wo
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( I Ul! 4IUII11IIK 1611 OI 11> J'
? Tt'ft bewitched I" said tbc Deaoou, v\
rii< liiuvl si leaven of good old New Kn h
guprvgtf Kiou ir hw nature. Any hoi
j .said ho, after a pauad, advancing rcsolut
towards the doo.b, "I'll flco what i& gcii
I on in it." .. ' ..
1 UilU
4i/u V V ii^u ftfB U?W^rt KOl/l
orto of lii coat tailx, while his wife oki
[ to tho othtr. " Don't!" caorftwod hi
t the Women to^ethor.
f " Tiot ?0 my raiment' nhoutcd the T)
i cojj ;* ''i iiint afcar?nl of tho poweiri?
1 dartocss/'
hl rfIII Ufr K/jmni vuuMri'f l'.l.in; i
ii? Poacon slipped out of hit* coat, and while
Ho from the' fsuddon sensatiou ojf rewiHtaupe,
ny they fell heavily upon the Jfl,oor, he, piteho^
ia? forward and seined the nob,of tha clock.?
jic Hut no human power eoulil opeu it, for Joe
was holding it from the inside with a death
cd grip.
_.r I 'IM.~ ~i,i t ?? i.,.
vi i lie vtu i/uuvuu u? uu vuwuivui^
of frightened. IIo gave ono more tug, when
ho nn unearthly yell as of h fieqd in distress,
ne buret from the inside, then tho clock ease
ho pitched hei'd foromost at the Deacon, fell
iv- headlong on the floor, smashed its face and
he wrecked its fair proportions. Tlie currcnt
ts, of air extinguished the candle?tho Pca?
eon, the old lady, and Sally lied up stairs,
ed and .Toe Mayweed, extricating himself from
he the elook, effected his escapo in the same
ny way in which he entered.
Tho next day all Appletou was alive
>c- with iho story of how Deacon Burberry's
rc- clock had bed'n bewitched, and although
'or many believed bis vorxion, yet some, and
lie especially Joe Mayweed, affected to dis,n
credit the whole atluir, and hinted that the
Deacon had been trying tho experiment of
j tasting frozen eider, unu thuL tjiC vagaries
j of the clock caso existed only iu a distem)a
pored imagination.
| However, tho interdict being tflken off,
"" .Joe was allowed to resume his courting,
!m and won the assent of tlie old people to his
od union with Sally, by repairing the old clock
till it went as well as ever.
ue A Well Governed StateD'f
Whore spades grow bright ami iillo words grow
^ dull;
, * Where jails arc empty and whero bnrns aro full;
,l! Wlieye clmveh-patha are with frequent feet out
worn,
V*, Law court-yards weedy, silent and forlorn,
on ! Where doctors fool it and where, former* vide.
I Where ago abounds and youth 19 nuiltipliod,
Whoro these arc they clearly Iqdtcnto,
1)11 A happy people and. woll-governod Slate.
in. Farm Life.
jay "Oh, friendly to the best pursuits of mnn,
,od Friendly to the thought, fovirtue, and topeacc,
qu Uoineetio life, in rural ploaaures passed !
Few know thy value und few taste thy uwcets;
^ Though innny boast thy favors and affect
? To understand and choo.so thee for their own."
e ' Education is by no moans CQiilincd to
ur schools. These aro but rudimentary and
l??'1 auxiliary to that training which is begun
llcs in the cradle aud finished only at death.?
The nursery days of our life, aud its busi'l
a nosa pursuits, havo an important bearing
'ox upontho formation of uhnracter. 'What a,
aV" man docs, ns well ns what ho studies iu books,
111 educates him. The scenes amid which his
pie boyhood is passed, out of schools, the ob:
jeets which occupy his thoughts, the prob|'uc
leins he daily solves, in earning his bread,
,ar" quite as much shape character as tho scenes
and problems of the sohool-room. Agricul'
r? ture is the largest aud most important of
ty all our material interests, the oecunation to
'lt'* which the largest portion of our countrymen
arc born. It is a matter of interest to cont'10
sider the bearings of this pursuit upon the
characters of those who aro engaged in it.
lls" Thero are those who consider this a mental
occupation?degrading to the body by
the toil it imposes, and befittingto the mind
?^> by the atteution it requires to the minute
ck details of its business. They reg.-rd its
5- implements as the badges of servility, and
hat - i 1 <.
vfwu. nun UI.WUH iijjuii nit; jimw-uuy a jut.
They deprecate tho influence of farm life
in" upon the social and mental culture, and
look upon the rustic man as the tyj'.o of
boorishness and ignorance. 'rhey think it
,e^ mainly a business for brute muscles, where
n;sc mind can achieve no conquests, and where
skillful labor finds a poor reward. They
think the way of a man of genius is inevip0*
tably hedged up upon tho farm?that there
is no heroic work to be performed, 110 luu^IC
| rcls to be won. If ho would do deeds worI
thv of 111.** innnlinml rrntn wnhlflt ?vo!n
?v - v ?> b sjyv
ezc or, malco himself a name thab will live, ho
fc'1 muftt turn to nobler occupations.
nso If thoso who aro strangers to the farm
alono cherished this view wo could abide it
ino in silouoe. Hut when farmers themsolves
ou^ admit this impcachmcut of their calling,
and the pestilence of this heresy finds its
ray to our fircsidon, and makes our sons
and daughters discontented with their ruior
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ill Iiuiura, IU in mm: UJ hJIUilK UUl. JT C0I11nt~
parisons must bo made, which arc invidious,
the shadows shall not fall upon the farmer's
crH lot. It is time that other callings wero
stripped of that romance with which they
,va" arc veiled, and that the sons of tho farm
should lv,4uV' whiit they have in prospcct
his w}i0n they turn their backs upon the homes
of their youth. It is meet thiit they should
en^ better understand tho blessings of their lot,
its capacity for improvement, and its supe
iiumj w uu umur occupations. >YC W0UJU.
00 arrest that feeling of disquiet which keeps
80 large a jiortiou of our rural population
ro* perpetually longing for new fickle of enterprise.
"We would have them setMed, at
least a portion of them, in the old parish,
and bend all'thoir enorgles to the iniprovoon'
inent and adornment of their homes.
Quxen Viotobta's Chown ?It is ren's
ported that the Queen of England Jo about
tier to l(rae her cvown. This is not to bo cans*
kl,r> .J 1... . . ? ?
v."- wy u lutuiuwou, nor is it to oe nttendotl
in, by either strife or bloodshed. It is to be
ith oflc'oted legally, in pursuanco of a deorcc
issued by the English Judges, and, strange
old to say, with the acquiescence of Her Mami
jesty. The explanation isns follows : The
King of Hanover, ns eldest mule descendant
the of Ueorge III., nnd head of the House of
Hanover. haa lairl ftMm in
- , -r; ~
[for, part of tho British regalia, amongut winch
ii't is Ifer Mnjeatv'a crown, on the ground thnt
part of it waa Drought over to hngland by
rl>o (Jeotgc I.?that tho additions Huhv.eqnmifind
ly inado to its splendor wercpftul for out. of
$8 tho prjvnte fund* of pporgo llf,, ajQtrt that
oly as nil property goen in the male line, he,
fhg th>orgo V.4 of Ilauover, is- ontHIcd to thd
. , crown.' The claftn \vrta fofcVrfcd to tho Jading
gto of England, and thrty havedocicfcd tlu ir
iug Queen must yMd j nndVlotorfa he^eU \6
)tn prepared to obey tho ntyndnio, The English.papers
oro not quite 80 good-humored
(Mi. at tho prt?bnblo losa #Wny hutuhv-d* of
of | tTiouwuid of pVAindrt fcteriihg; partly )jfc^
! oatiM It if Hoi. tMr iwmt to
i with wWt thi'y lw?t?!tg? (o tlioir, fttuJ
' r*
* "
??
I partly because thjy have a strong suspicion . ?
1 that they muy bo called ou to buy a new '-S
CVOWll. 3?
The attempt is nifido to console Victoria r|
for her loss, by changing hor title to that *
of Empress of'the British Empire, in view i ^
of the direct, subjection of India to hor j,;;
away. Others assure Iier Majejsty that T
she has no reason to regret rhc loss of tlio Tl
Hanoverian crown, bccauso it was u Very
"ugly form of head gear." The Hanover- *!
iaus are in ecstneies. Tho London Spectator
contains tho following graceful allusion
to the subject, which, wo havo no
doubt, truly expresses the sontimonts of
the estimubl? lauy' who rules so worthily (
over the British peoplo:
*' As to the jewels, if Queen Victoria has "
.iot learned from Cornelia that tho Cradle.
is the mother's true jewel-box?if Prince ft
Albert has not taught her that a virtuous
Wife in in liAtinlf n. "nrnwn."?kfev mvn
sense will tell her how independent i.s the *
first woman in the first empire, of any adorn- ^
incuts savo those which have been confer- ^
red upon her powers higher than tlioso of ft
/.mpcrcrj.
What a Man Siioui.d nfc Ai.tuauktICALIiY.?Affectionate,
Bold, Candid, J)?r? 11
iug, Enterprising, Faithful, Grateful, Honorablo,
Indefatigable, Just, Kind, Loving, S(,
Moral, Noblo, ObHging, Polite','Qiift , Ke- "
lieinns. Kn?>5nl Truthful 1 Ti?r!<rlif
, , ..., w r..n..V, , ...AO..I,
Watchful, 'Xcmplury, Y b and Zealous.
What a Woman 8houm> we Alpha- ~
hktically.?A woman should bo Amiable, J
Benevolent,Charitable, Domestic, Economical,
Forgiving, Generous, Honest, Industrious,
Judicious, Kind, Loving, Modest, |
Neat, Obedient, Pleasant,Quiet, Reflecting, '
Sober, Tender, Urbane, Virtuous, Worthy,
'Xemplury Y's, Zealous. ('
A 8rjANDF.nRR of the fair sex undertakes to S
Iirovo that iSalan wag a woman named Lucy b
*ir. o]
Court Martial. C1
A COURT MARTI AT, will he hold ftt Wnl- 0
halhion Saturday tho 20th iuat. to try Kl
defaulters for tho 2d Regiment, S. C. .Militia. _
The members of thn Court and defaulters will >
attend at 11 o'clock, A. M. ?
IIV ordor of Lieut. Uol. HODGE US.
Feb 6. 18S8 29 _
FAIR PLAY ACADEMY.
rnilis INSTITUTION will bo opened for v
the reception of Students, on the second
Monday in Vobruary next, uuder the charge
of Mr. J. A. J01IN& who iseapnbloof teach- "
ing tho English language in all its various 1
uruucncN, including JUitin, liieek, Mathematics,
??c., &c.
Boarding can bo 1ia?1 at AT per month at _
the boat of llousen. By order of tho
BOA Hi) OF THUSTKK8.
Fair Play, Jan 13, 1858. 27-1 c
Bachelor's Retreat Academy. .
I rrUlE .subscriber taken this method of inI
Jl. forming l'arent# and (iuardinns that be
hrt? taken eliftTgo of this Softool for the pre*- -i
ont year. Tuition from $10 to $25. llonrd- '
ins at the usual uriecs. ?
S. II. JOHNS. c
v Jan 30. 1858 9X A*
- -- - - " 15'
SJale of Month Carolina,
IN OUIIIN'AIIY?CITATION.
W II EKE AS, Bob't, A. Thompmin, Co minissioner
in Eqnjty, Imih applied to lfte for ^
lot tors of administration, upon nil and siitKular
tho personal estate of Mrn. Mary
Kinney, decerned, late of tho fitato afore.
' paid iviul district of Picket)*: The kindred and
creditor* ol" said doecased are, therefore, cltW to
appear before ine, nt l'icken* 0. II. on FrMny
lyih March next, to show online, If any they
can, why said lot tern should not bo granted, ?
Given under my hand uudftca), <r>th Fob, 18.>S.
W. J. l'AllKQNS. o.r.o. ,
Te^ Dollars Reward.
STRAYED Oil STOLEN from Waysido j
furni in tho month of October f>r Novom- t
uur, u nannsome ng-t votlow Tuscan Uow |
unmarked, with very white hotue, lmndnoinc- t.
ly dhivpvcl and heavy for her hoight. Tho
above reward will bo paid for any jnforma- ~
tion that may lead to the recovery of the cow.
J. OVEltTON LEWIS. r
Wayside, Jan 0, 1858 20. J $ . J
LOTS FOR SALE. J
TJERSONS dosirouH of purchasing IX to
1 THK TOWN OF WAUIAU-A, can lrne o
them on tho usunl conditions. Apply to t
J. II. OSTEKDOUPP, Agent.
Wftlhnllft, Nov. 9, 18r?l 20 tf_
State of .South Carolina,
i'iokkn'8 i?1ht?in the couut op common j-i.f.afl.
A. Kytiins & Son "J Foreign Attachmcut.
vh f Joseph J. Norton,
Thomas Sandford. J JV#* ,1
WH Kit HAS, tho plaintiff did, on tiio 11th day 1
of July, 1807, filo his declaration against I
I ho defendant, who fns it. is said) in absent from ji
and without the limits of this Stuto, and has nei- d
ther wife nor attorney known within the same, tl
upon whom a copy of the said declaration might a
bo nerved: It is ordered, thorcfotd. that the fi
said defendant do appear nnd plead to tho said t]
declaration on ov before th/i 20th day of July,
i u",u . i ? ' - -
iw?i uiuiTHiav, nniii nntt ftDBoiuto judgment
will theu bo given unU awarded ngninst Mm.
J. B. HAQOOD, o.c.p.
, Olork'a Office. July ll, 18f>7 lyg ^
State oi* South Carolina, [
rlCKKSli 1H8T-?1N TIIK COURT OF COMMON PLKA8.
James E. Hapood i Forctan AiUuikiArnt v
l ?< Mr i8, I I urri?on&^ uViUffl,
ifohn A. Noyd. ) Att'ui .
V U "KKKA8, ^'0 r1???nMff did, 6ft. the lflth r>
Y T day of Mt>.v, 1857, flic hi? declaration
against I he defendant, who (as it jrt said) is ab- li
f.ent from and without tho limits of this State,
and ban neither wifo nov ftttortioy known within 11
the oaino, upon whom p Copy of the. said declii- .
ration might ho aorvod : It k> ordered, therefore, t'
that the ?aid defendant do appear and plead to *
, tbp noi/d declarat ion op or b'jforo the ISth day of
>tyy, 186ft; other wine final and absolute judgment
will Uieabttijixqtt and awarded agali'st iiiui,
J, K. ZIAGOOD. *
OI?rrgp oqtpft yaylft' 196,7 }yq ; ?
State of Mouth (^irohiiii, 0
l?J0KK5* P'|(<T?IN TJIK (10URT Of OOMMOJf W.KIH. ?1
Churlcrt E. UttUeedur | '-VoMgA Mirhwrnt. ft
-*S> , r, [ K.mloy & Wickliffe, li
Aiwom Bon** & Co. ), iW*At&W ),
W Il.KKKAS, U10 y.UirUiff o,r EL sShd'y
I T of .August, 1857, Mo hi? deoliu-fttion ngttfrut
Mia rlotVitwlrt n 4? wl.n t na I* 2.. -i.iv .... I
^ - rn *^V >i Ip Hro liOfiOnl """
from ?i?l without ihe limits of thin WU?, iui(l J
hnve nsWhor wife npr attorney It no w? within the r
mucin upon whom ?v copy of t'jpc eni'l ?!oflf?r*tion
1 might ho Bfrtcd; t' in pr<We<I? flievefyfe, Unit '
-1 Art! nniil (Icfondati^ ^ npjvcd^ Aivl j>\?*4 .t" i !tc !,
; *5 y arcs* <<?y <>f A2?
Ig\iKi. !MW; otWwjfl?i, fin,?1 and !?<)?- ?
| nwitii wrni Hi en b? givsn ,?n<l ?wa?J^l. o-mtoet o
i CJ**k vVtilO, A?1?tl:f 1^57 IvV *]
V
iismii
'ondleton Bail R0'*y1j Coihpany.
MIK Ulovonth, Twelfib". *'nirtQcnth, Fourteenth,
aiul fillcunth 'HiuntH of ONK
ULLAU cn,cli on the Htook t. tho Tcnclloibn
iiilrourt ('ouipnny will be ).;ij Mo up follows :
i^vculh liislnlmcnt ou the lut of August, 1B67
wcjfth " " ' Oclphor "
liirtoenth ?? " " Dccembcr "
aurtcenth ' " " Feli'v, lfi58
iltecuth *' \t " April M'
W. If. D. GAIhLAlll),
>So?. njlil Tj-aka. Voudlcton 11. Jl.,Co.
Pendleton. May 18f>7 40 . td
WINDOW SASHL3
VF nil ,kinds, fnanufuotu'red By Knsloy A Dn'
vis, superior for their exactness and duibility,
and already painted and ^lazod,
ith tlio lx;st Americanapd Frcmih Window
lans. Alwnvti oil hunil ar \V'alliulla, and
>r xftlu low l>y JOHN KKUSE,
nELiEVI)K OWi?AI\Y, *
lire Zino and American Whito Lend, for
hieh the highest piylnium was awarded at
ie World's Fair, N. Y. Sulo Agents for
ontli Carolina, Oarinalt & livings, in Char
'ston. For sale at AVullialiu by
.1011N KIUTSK.
WINDOW
Ir.vr and TJoilod Linseed Oil, Spirits Turpcnno,
Putty, all kinds of Paint*, dry aud ?1>
ground in.Oil; Glue, Paint Brushes, nnd
11 articles in this lino. For talc, at the lowst
liiniro for cash, l>y
JOHN" KIlUSK.
WalWllft,.Fob. ls ?7 :;l tf
EV/ELRY, GOLD & SILVER.
J KAN BTK, Fuse II158,SEH,
Walliu'.ia, H.
IAS .MlHt now returned fvoin New York with
(\ largo uiul bcnvitilul assortment cf
n ircui:s, jkwi:?>wv,
Uutli (101,1) ivml Sll/VKIl,) C- ' MuhIoIJo*?,
Combs. Bi uhIics, Fnncy / ? Perfumery, *
oiipo, etc.; hV .juoJi bus been
might toi tWSK, unfl which' lie offers for snlu
it tlio mout accommodating terms.
Hp also REPAIRS WATCHKS oUtr
urti<Jpf In his line, untl Solicits thepiitroimpo
f tho I'tiMio. lli? stftnd in near the pub Ho
ijuikre, ut Wulhalla, S. C.
I>co. K?. 18i">0 21 If
. vr. NOHUlH, J It. J. W. llAUlllKOS'. 7.. Ci riM.MAM.
WilliIS7haURISoT& PYfLLlAM,
Aflnrnovt nt I.iim',
lVIIiL nttcnri promptly to ftll bufiincna Cntrus0
toil to their cnVc. Mn. PtLtlAtt enn olrnys
bo found in tho Oflioc.
OFFICE AT lMCKL'NS C. II., S. C.
Scptv o, ipr?g o if
f. K. RA8LEY. ISAAC WICKMKKK,
EASLEY & WITO&PFE,
Attorneys at Luw,
IT uttomj punotiuilly to n]l buBincsp cn1
) tyystcd .to llioir chit in tli.c l)it<tricti?>
ompriRing tho Western Circuit.
OFFICE AT PICKENS. C. 1?., S. C.
8opt. 25, 1 Pr.'> 13 if
Slate or South Carolina,
IX 0?bjXIlYf?-CIT.\Tt0\\
lUHKUKAS, 11. A. Tliiiiii|>8uii,<yO>uiniH<)ioner in
11 Equity, liuth applied to inc fpv letters of ndlinirttrutiori
upon till and singular the prreontil
etnte of Jns. T.iylov, deo'd, l:\tcuftkc i"itcuforc
niil and district of I'idtciis: The kindred und
rediton? of suid dcccnscd urc, therefore, citcd
> appear bel'oro me, nt Pickens II., on Wcdenday
3d M vroli noxt, to shew cause, if any
lioy can, v by *uid letters should not be granted,
liven inulov my hand and seal, 21st Jan. 1858.
W. J. .PARSON'S, rt.r.o.
State ol* South Carolina,
IN OftlliSAHY-?HCKKNH.
Rob'l. 1'oweH & wife ^
vs V Summons in Partition.
J. M. Wack, ct uls. j
I T appearing to iny satisfaction that J. M.
L lJliick and '/> Johns and wil'o Nicov, purine.
w?U !-- u ?
.*?. <v ?u?n (mimv; niuiuiii liiu ililllin Ml 11114
itato: It in, ordered therefore, t|int lljcy do
ppcur and object to tho division or snlo of the
tout KhIiiIo of Alton Hlnck, dcecnscd, within
lircc months (Yom tlio publicntion hereof, or
liolr conscnt to the same will ho entered ot'ro01
d. W. J. PARSONS, o.r.ii.
Ordinnry'H Oflfioo, Jnn. 8, 18o8 !5m.'
LUMBER! LUMBER!
IMIB undor.slgned uic now prepared to fill or?
. dera for LUMlJtfK of nil kinds, ut thpir Mill
n Oconeo Creole, spven !?-??? ,? ? ' \v..?
inlla. Lumber will bo dflijwfcd If It in desired
iy tlio purchaser. Oviv terms wjll Itc lrtftdo frcomniudating,
anil vro respectfully solicit the paronugo
of tbo public. JAMES OliOJUlII,
M. V. MITCHELL,
Foli. TO, 18."?7 j!l __J. N. LAWRKXCK.
Slate of ftoulh Carolina,
IN OKPISAKY?I'ICKKN'8.
JanccH S. Alexander )
I "
tc f ouiiiuiuuH in l'ui'iuion..
. II. Alexander, of nls J
| T appearing to my sntisftiClloit tlifit Jolm II.
? Alexander, ononfthe purtioft in thi?c-afte,' rciilcM
without the limit* of this .Stiito: It in orcrtjcl,
therefore, (hut Jic do uppvitr unci object to%
lie division of vuie of tho itenl Estnto of Thoms
Alexander, decea&ed, within threo montlm
rom the publication hereof, or l;u consent to,
Ita siimo will be ontercd of"record.
W. J. PAKSOJiS, 6?r.r?.
Ordinary's Office, I)bq1'2, 18f>7 8m
loqkoutT
^1 I, V W liwAwtr lti'cim
. 1/. ? fll'U IVmJKiV IISU
) 1,000 Hack* of SrII lu seamless h?g?..
farge lot of ClItO?lF<KlE8 of uH kiaih,,
h: Hiitfnv, Coffee, Ivoa, ftucofi, &o., &jc.,carc-itty
Holeclcd for tlio ^*11 Trade. ,
.... >, w.-AIiSO-? 11^
,000 lh*. IJncon Side*, 5D uoila Ropo.jo Vil^4| '
BogginR, fifettHier Rtul I' M ~ 1 r >
ig ?rliclo? In HtivdvwiS, Hhowl*; fcefc-iaMK; '
Gall ill. frY* f.lrl < />*.? a? AK;1W.-l?iJrtViHl!lfcJbi*iiv'
tOU8?,' &.&, and vo'lldo whm'a rigbH^, *?
fe ^fct'lgL !. * s- & i. w- jjkow.
P0to?<t.. :? " ' '
Final Settlement.
ll,l,T. pftyflonH iatQ'fHtcd will tykfc notice
'V- that a fmal fet?lo)?oi)t of tho Kattifo ofr
l?,i. ,tamos Mc'.Kiniicy, ?j<Koanoii, will be
mdft boforo thaQr'linnrv, at l'iokcn* C. II., *1
u tYiday th6 KOtn <1<iy of Hfaj*h next. Thono
fcMtrfcfto "aid K^tato khiV.o paymeni,
11(1 those bavin# licimui'irt will remit!)- thfttb
?ntU'Ht'id by that limo, as I will not
o jr??0c??6rt>bi iny wWsWf '
? IAMKHROIiKRTSOJJ, A.lm'r . <
t Word to the Wise is StilHciont.
i**?t thom mill Sell:; *
cnjc<l to flftnl Kijttetv* must umVc itrivipot
Hthrnth, a? collections ivUt Nmmfor.od with *
ut J^ook Out!
. U\?). ,ili>f?iS, | J