Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, June 26, 1858, Image 4
VABJKnr.
Thundor.
I'.rontlio* thcro i\ man, with soul no deu<l,
WIvp novor to hiniAclf has sai<l,
AYheu ho liutli heedless hit his head.
' Thunder!"
Or who, wlion shaving in morning cold,
Hntti gaulicd his chin with razor ohl.
And could this powerful word withhold,
" Thunder 1"
Or w<k<i on ice, or slippery stones,
llath faileu and jarred liis * crazy bono,"
And nut oxcluinicd, with angry tone,
" Thunder!"
"When one's suspenders give way,
Whilst dancing h >vitn ladies gay,
Where Ss the mim v dp but say,
i uumicr . '
'Tis n convenient interjection,
To use nt no Wit of lost alcclion,
Dcpendiug on f. party question,
" Thunder!"
Or when one's notes or bills full due,
And banks tire hard, aiul won't renew,
In Haying this ther;':; comfort true,
" Thunder!"
Or when one's bent on writing rhymes,
And tries in vain a hundred times.
llow well tliis word with any chimes,
" Thunder!"
In ..short, when things have gone past bearing.
All into shreds one's putionce tearing,
Pay this?'tis better far than swearing ;
" Thunder!"
FOR THE KEOWEE COURIER.
A Georgia Scenc,
HY VERITAS.
At a certain time, not a hundred years
ngo ; at a certain placc, not a hundred miles
from this; in tho State of fleorgia?a State
famous for romance?where many a swain
lias immortalized himself by his exploits in
vanquishing the object of his love, and ultimately
foiled all attempts on tho part of
her incorrigible parents to cut off all intercourse,
the following amusing and interesting
scene occurred :
A youth, whom wo shall denominate
Jonathan Doomttt.r. lm<l b?*nmn I
ten by a beautiful lass by the nameofSAi.lik
Si.idr.n, daughter of old JacohSmdku,
a worthy planter, whose extensive domains,
as well as Sam.ik's smiles, formed a subject
of sober thought in the pensive hours
of our hero.
Jonathan's visits had become alarmingly
frequent, when old Jacoii, for reasons
unknown to us, gave liiin to understand that
his presence was not pleasant, and that he
must eeasR his visits. Things had perhaps
progressed farther than the old man was
aware; at all events there was an attachment
between Saij.ik and .Tomatuw
no trifling nature. They, therefore, nought
every opportunity of bcin , in each other's
company. Whenever absence was contemplated
by the oUl folks, Sallik, by dint of
the art peculiar to her sex, would find means
of communicating the intelligence to Jonathan,
who like a true lover, as ho was,
would seek the society of the fair one in a.<
expeditious a manner as his locomotive,
vulgarly called logs, would admit.
On a certain occasion, an absence from
home was contemplated and carried into
execution by papa and mamma. Sat,t,ik
WiW on the nlert to convey the glad tidings
to Jonathan, who, ill his torn, gladly em
urnccu tnc opportunity of wending his way I
to old Jacob's doinicil, where light and
sunshine prevailed, and not a vestige of
gloom was visible, save that which remained
on Sai.hv.'s brow, occasioned by the
mandates of, as .-he thought, a cruel father.
All this was soon dispersed by means of
Jonathan's loquacity and suavity of manners.
Their cup of joy scemM to bo full,
ami little did they think their peace was so
soon to be marred.
A youth passed by, and, seeing Jonathan
surrounded with so much happiness,
in an alarming proximity of crinoline, actuated
too, perhaps, by a spirit of jealousy,
p.nd no doubt posted up as to the old man's
whims, hastened with all possible speed to
inform him pf the state of affairs at the old
homestead. .Such intelligence no doubt
imparted new vigor in the old man's veins,
nnil n.li1 J -
m..u itivii iiiuuu1ii ruillVUU uxpeumon, wilOVt- I
cncd space between his present location and
his own premises. His arrival was ns unexpected
as sudden by the linppy couple.
They were in a "fix." What was to he
done. Sam*ik, whoso presence of mind
did not forsake her in this trying hour,
with all !?? coolness of a heroine, bid Jonathan
conceal himself in the closet where
lie could remain undisturbed until supper
time, when sho could devise some means to
effect his escape, while tho family were at
supper. No quicker said than dnnrt .Tnv.
ati!an was safely stowed with other articles
of comfort, such as sugar, Masses, <fcc.
And, when the old man entorcd, Safj-ik
was composedly attending to domestic du
tics, leaving the old man to infer that Jonathan
had taken his exit.
The time that intervened from the old
man's advent until the supper hour was irkHonte
to Jonathan, and Sai.i.ik was busily
employed in cogitating the plan of his
cseapc.
i AVlion supper was announced, there was
\ an uneasy restlessness manifested on Sai,\
t ,?>a ~? ? i . .
- j..r, r. v,vuumitt'iw, wmon Dctraycu her oino\
tion, and which was detected by old Jacob,
\ who was unuauolly watchful. He construed
\thia uneasineiw,depicted on her countenancc
%s indicating a design to elope, ile thcro\ro
determined to foil the jade this time
%lcnst, and a suggestion ar jsc in his mind,
t!m tho most summary phin would be, for
na^tooping, to lock her up in tho closet.
Shi fcras unceremoniously stowed awny in
tho Aminntive apartment occupied by her
bclovfc Jr?v ai'ti?? 111
W "'"""If" n iw?i|vrormnmoro
wa? 8pLr<i?utnn<8 on the part of Salli?,,
dopon /myclli not. One thuig was apparent.
'Tlicy were doomed to p->*H ono
nljjht nt ?&??t at no very romotc distanco
* 41 Vtil f
from each other. While old Jacob's ire
arose like the billows of an angry son, the
lovers were whimpering in each other's earn
words of condolence, and perhaps congratulating
each other upon the good fortune
of being permitted to occupy the sumo
apartment.
As they wore not supplied with quilts,
wo will have to throw a veil over them un
til the c b of day illuminates tho Eastern
horizon, when old Jacob remembers his
caged bird and hastens to unlock the door,
when ' 'Iorrilication !" iimirabUa dicta /"
"Saint l'athrick !" and all tho rest of the
hobgoblins, what was to be seen to emerge
from their hiding place but the veritable
Jonathan Doouttlk, accompanied by
Sam.ie Slu?bk. The rage of Mt. Vesuvius,
when in full blast, is a lit emblem of
the old man's temper, bo soon as he had occular
demonstration of existing realities.?
What was to be done? A moment's rational
reflection, in view of nil tho nirenm.
stances of the ease, some of which bad been
brought about by bis own instrumentality,
tauglit the old man, lest there might be
some casualty in store for him more mortifying
than tiiat just transpired, to review
his conduct, modify bis treatment, and
adopt a course of prudence pointed out by
the pccular exigency of the case. A new
feature seemed to be presented to bis view.
A moment's deliberation caused the blood
to course through his veins more tardily,
when the thought suddenly occurred to him
(which was the only wise one that bad agitated
his mind for some days) being, as
thintrs had honouio sn iii.wli m-> !>? I
o ~ *""v" K%\') ,,v
would throw no more impediments in the
way of their union, but recommended a
speedy consummation of those ends to which
they had becu accustomcd to view in the
glimmering future. The services of a magistrate
were at once demanded, when at the
urgent request of the old man, which was
but little opposed by the young folks, the
"twain were made one flesh," hence precluding
the necessity ofa repetition of clou
et seclusion.
nestled more closely and fool the warm pressure
of her lips upon our cheek. IIow our
hearts bound beneath the loveful glances
of her soul lit eyes, as she bends them upon
us beaming with a light so pure and holy
! With what delight docs she listen to
our childish prattle, and observe each winning
grace! How fondly she gazes upon
us, and what a bright future she paints for
us ! Then, as the thought comes that as
we advance in years, she may be taken from
us, and wo be left to the eold charities of
this world, her heartfelt prayer ascends to
the Throne of (Jrace, beseeching Him to
cruidc and direct our sto.ns ?n tlmt. wn l>n
prepared to meet her in :i brighter and a
better world. Sorrow may eomo upon uf,
and the world present not one single ray,
yet will our mother cling to us with a love
so abiding that her cheerful tones and loving
words make us forget the world's rude
and hitter jests. Never, on this earth, can
we find a friend so steadfast, and one in
whom \vc cati repose such perfect confidence
as our mother. How holy is a mother's
love !
ASKNSIIUiKTlIINO FROM Mil. Evkuttt.
?Edward Everett, in a letter apologizing
for not attending the dedication of a new
soliool house, closes his letter thus :
" \,re must not rest satisfied with a general
impression that our schools are in a very
satisfactory condition. There is sonic dancer
that showy accomplishments, such as declamation
and English composition?often
prematurely attempted?and dramatic exhibitions?which
seem to mc wholy out of
place at school?-will occupy the time and
il 1.1- 1 1 ... 1 M . >
biiuuguui ui Luauiujia aiiu pupils, 10 me neglect
of thorough instruction in reading, writing,
arithmetic, grammar, geography, history,
ahd Christian morality, and other
brandies of a solid English education."
Thk Albany Statesman of .Saturday,
says: " Among the numerous horde of
'quack advertisers' that infest our cities, is
one well known in this neighbourhood, who
advertised in some .Southern papers, that
whoever bought of him a certain "talisman,
and put it into a bag which he was to hang
around his neck in sueli a manner that the
bag should always be kept near his heart,
would, so long as he kept possession of the
' talisman,' be fortunate in whatever undertaking
ho might embark. This talisman
was the dried eyes of Egyptian roosters, obtained
from some sarcophaguses which had
been OxhllliiP.d nn fl>n IvmLa /if Mllrt
This bait took. A letter was received a
day or two ago, from a lawyer in South
Corolina, iuclosingaSDO bill?tho sum charged
for tho ' talirtman'?a pair of roosters,
bought in Stato street, were deprived of
their peepers, which aro undergoing tho
drying proccss previous to being sent to the
South Carolina lawyer. Headers may look
on this as a hoax, but wo havo tho story
from a citizen who saw tho letter opened,
which contained tho money and the quack
advertisement."
Am, men havo their frailties. Whoever
look? for i\ frionrt without imperfections, will
never find what. he%eek?i; wolovo ourselves
with nil our faults, and wo ought to lovo our
friends in liko manner.
""Why arc tliero no few convicts in tho
Michigan Penitentiary tliis year?" naked
Sam's frieVul a day or two since. "Whj,"
said $f\m, " tliey send then) by tho Pontine
Kail lioad nnd thoir time oxpircs before frufy
get there."
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The Culture of StrRwberxles.
As the field Btrawberry hns been so scarce
for a fj\v yen is past thoso of our readers
who have a garden would find it both a
great luxury mid :? source of profit to set out
a strawberry bed. Vines planted this season
would produce the next, and with plop
ui euro ciui oo uiuuo to yield bountifully.?
The ino^fc common garden variety is the
Hovey's Seedling, which is a great bearer,
and has a very handsome berry. JUit there
arc many other kinds worthy of cultivation,
which may be obtained of any of the nurserymen.
One of the newest varieties is Peabody's
Seedlings, which is the largest yet grown.
We have a description and engraving of
this strawberry, which we should be pleased
to show any one who may wish, to see it.
As the tunc is fast approaching when the
miawbeiiy bod will need attention, wo copy
the following directions from otic of our air
ricultural exchanges, ami shall refer to this
matter again:
The best specimens of fruit, the largest,
ami the most highly colored and flavored,
are always from those beds where the plants
arc kept thinned out to rows or " bills."?
1 f the rumors cover the whole surface, the
fruit is smaller, more shaded, and the flavor
is not in the highest decree of perfection.
Hut the cultivated bed has one drawback?the
rain dashes the soil upon the
fi "it. This evil may be easily remedied by
pwi si.'tr the short grass which is obtained
by moving the lawns, between the rows.?
Tan has been recommended, and it does
tolerably well, hut it is itself not so clean
as is desirable. Straw, chopped short, is
used by some, and is cleaner aud better
*1 i... !>.- <S ? ?
tn.ui mn. juu cue soit., clean, trcsli grass,
only one inch or two in length, obtained
from lawns, is much preferred to cither, and
it is Ciisier and frequently renewed. The
moisture which it assist* in retaining in
the soil, promotes the larger growth of the
fruit. 1 f irrigation is applied, this covering
retains the moisture in the surface soil,
and prevents evaporation and crusting.?
\Yc have known tne fruit while ripening
io oo uouDiCU m size in -4 hours, by a plentiful
supply of water, dropped on the plants,
and the mulching given them is next best
to constant watering.?Fanner.
The Massacre or Emigrants.?Onr Mormon
war is settled, but we hope the Administration
will leave no measure untried to
ascertain and punish the parties engaged in
the bloody massacre of our emigrants. If
recent developments prove that the Mormons
wero concerned, no p^aee should be made
with them that did not involve the surrender
of tho guilty. If ltrighaui Young implicated
then tako bin. up, try him, and hang him.?
Nothing would give greater security to the
emigrant trains:
A letter nulil'mhor! in iIia Si r.iniiuP?i?ii.i!
I ~ ? '? ? ? /..cnu,
dated Fort Bridgov, April 17, says:
" An official report of Dr. Hurt, an Indian
agent of the Territory, is understood to have
been made about the 1st of December, fasten
injr, upon the Mormons the cold-blooded massnex'e
of a largo company of emigrants last
fall. There is 110 earthly doubt of it ; it was
within twenty miles of Hock Creek settlement
They set on the Indians, who wcro twice beaten
off; when, appearing themselves, professedly
as friends or mediators, they treacherously
induced the emigrants to put aside
their arms?into the wagons?that the Indians
might not be afraid to meet them in council
; and then, all together, fell upon them,
and slow a hundred men and women, and
children old enough to talk."
DKSTUUCT1VK iSXOUMS.?During the
past two weeks various parts of our District
have been visited with very destructive
storms of hail, wind and rain. Our young
friend, Drayton Nance, .Jr., has suffered
much from them. We are told that one
whole field of cotton on his plantation, was
completely ruined by bail, Inst week. The
rains have been severe, washing lands ruinously,
carrying awny fences and overflowing
bottom lands.? Lniircusville Herald.
The Month of Hoses.?Juno, the month
of roscf, ban at last arrived. May has boon
olinri'V rtf lwu? iir.?ilr?o I
I |t x/. > I IIIIIVO) IIUU JIUi It'iUH JlilYU
. drcnohed the earth.
Juno ami October arc the great months, to
up, of the year; they are the two gates, on the
I oast and on the west, that lot tho Summer in
I with her robes of verdure, auil let her oat in
! all tho p nnp and pageantry of he splendid
autumn coloring. We have been allowed to
pas* in with her through the eastern gate.?
It will not bo long before we shall hurry off
to the shadows and the brooksides.
I .June in itself is a blessed month ; wo hope
its broad lap is full of blessings for all of us.
Lot us hope that Juno will bo true to horself
and her poetic reputation, and that, under
her gonial influoneos. flowers nm) fruit wilt
mature, each in their appropriate season.
[ Tranter iul.
" An !" sn'ul Mr?. Partington, ns she
stood looking fit tlie placards stuck all over
the front of a store, advertising damagco
good* for sale. It was not II, like
those with which doctors begin their prescriptions
with, but the simple ejaculation
" ah!" and ns sho snid it, people going
along listened to what she bnd to suy. This,
continued giio, running on lil'ea wheelbarrow,
" is what is meant by Mr. .Tacqueths,
where he says, ' sweet are the uses of advertidonients,'
but"?and hero sho butted
against the word " damaged," making two
syllables of it, with a profuno construction
t ri the first, that niado her hold up her
hands in unqualified horror. ' Hut, though
the goods aro aged, I don't sco the
use of putting it quite ho strong?so much
stronger than the goods arc,l dure say." ] ke
hero pulled her sleovo, nt the name time
kicking ft big dog on the nose who was
smelling nt her "ridicule," and the old lady
moved on amid the crowd.
A Romance.?Lnura in a daughter of a
wealthy farmer for whom Bill Barne? wag
ploughboy. Bill, the roguo, stole Laura's
heart and tlicn herself. They run away und
by legal process got spliced. Old Leo offered
five hundred dollars for the recovery of
l,;?n<i ? t. ? ?
um> > >>u jruiingo<mpiocoi\0IQaca
to go back ami tako t.ho money and the
ouwci. When they arrived/if1 they wero
agreeably astonished to find themselves
heartily forgivenby tho old man, and awarded
a homestead and farm of sixty acrcsi?
Thoro was common senso nil round.
A WoNDKitrui, Hook.?How comes it
that the lliblo, composed by humble men,
in n rude when art nml Koicnco were
but in their childhood, lias exerted moro
iiitluenco on the social systom than all tho
otlier books put together ? \V hcnce couiok
it mat tins dook lias aeitiovou buen marvelous
changes in the opinion of mankind?
lias banished idol worship?has abolished
infanticide, has put down polygamy and
divorce?exalted (he condition of woman?
raised the standard of public morality?
created for families tint blessed thing, n
Christian homo, and caused its other triumphs
by causing benevolent institutions,
open and expansive, to spring up as with
tho wand of enchantment ? What sort of
a hook is this, that even the winds and waves
of human passion obey it ? What other
engine of social improvement has operatod
so long, and vet lost none of its virtue?
Since ik appeared, many hoasted plans of
amelioration have been tried, and failed?
many codes of jurisprudence have arisen,
and run their course. Kiupiro after empire
has been launched upon the tide of Time
and gone down, leaving no traco upon the
waters. But this book is still going about
doing good, leavening society with its holy
principles?cheering the sorrowful with its
consolation, strengthening tho tempted,
encouraging the spirit?and smoothing the
pillow of death. Can such a book be the
offspring of human genius? Does not the
vastness of its effects demonstrate the excellency
of the power to bo of God?
Fate or the Atosti.es.?St. Matthew is
supposed to have suffered martyrdom, or was
put to (lcfttli by the swovil in the city of Ethiopia.
.St. Mark was dragged through the streets
of Alexandria, in Egypt, till he expired.
St. John was put into a cauldron of boiling
oil at lloino and escaped death. And ho afterwards
died a natural death, at Ephesus, a
place in Asia.
St. James, the great, was beheaded at Jerusalem.
St. James, the less, was thrown from a pinnacle
or wing of the Temple and then beaten
to death with a fuller's club.
St. Phillip was hanged up against a pillar
at llicrapolis a city ofl'hrvgia.
St. Jhirtholonviw was ilaycd alive by the
command of a barbarous King.
A 1 i - ? ?'<
t->i. .inoiun i? ?i.t i iwu 11 < i ion cross, wnuncc
ho preached till ho expired.
St. Thomas was run through tho hod}' by
a lance near Malipar, in tho East Indies.
>St. Judo wns shot to death with arrows.
St. Siuion Zolotcs was erncilicd in Persia.
St. Matthias was stoned and thon beheadod.
St. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in
(Jrccce.
A Puck ov a "Wife.?31 r. John Smith,
who vegetates fiouiowhero 1 out West'?of
course, to make tlie thin** rendnhlo. tlio
/ - , ? ' >"v
scenc must bo locntcd cither in California
or the "West?lias a Muck of n wife, and no
mistake. John, as is stated, weut off for a
day or two on a little bit of a ' lark,' when
his sweet Ilonviottn, in tho fullness of bcr
anguish, caused the following 'ad,' to be
inserted in the local paper :
" Lost, Strayed, or Stolen.?An individual
whom 1, in an unguarded moment
of loneliness, was thoughtless enough to
adopt as my husband, lie is a good looking
and feoble individual, knowing enough,
however, to go in when it rains, unless
some good-looking girl offers her umbrella.
Answers to the uanie of Jim. Was last
seen in company with Julia Harris, walking
with his arm around lior waist, up the plank
road, looking more like a fool (if possible)
than over. Anybody who will cntch tho
poor follow and bring him carefully back,
so that I may elinstiso him for running
away, will be asked to stay to tea by
IIkmsiktta A. Smith."
Wk Raw a good anecdote the other day
about long preaching. A lady took her
son, of some live or six years 'o church.?
After the minister had boon preaching
about half an hour, tho little fellow grow
sleepy and began to nod. Tho mother
roused him into attention several times by
pinching. Hut as it seemed a hopeless
case, she concluded to let him sleep undisturbed.
After tlic little fellow had his nap
out, ho awoke, and saw the minister still
holding forth, lie looked up in his mother's
face, and innocently asked?" Mother,
is it thix Sunday night, or is it next Sunday
night!"
Practical Knowledge.?The prac
:^?i ..e 1 - x -i
liuii.iuu i ui n uuililliy 1iiu.11 ooviousiy
depend, not only on tho amassing of knowledge,
by its philosophers, but also upon its
diffusion among tho people. It is not a
knowledge merely of natural laws which
makj a people wealthy ; it is tho power of
applying tlicm to the everyday purposes of
life that produces riohes. Philosophers
very rightly remnin with their abstractions,
ns a fountain remains at its source, or trickles
away from itsfullnosft in a narrow stream.
If you wish to make that fountain useful
to the surrounding country, you construct
a reservoir for its waters, and channels by
which to conduct them to the fields requiring
irrigation.
Five Okf.at Oiujunv or Life.?Speaking
of these, Sir William TeshpJ* says 41 Tho
greatest plcasuro of life is love ; the greatest
trouMiiio is contcntuiout; the greatest ppsso;:
sion is health ; the greatest case is sleep; find
tho groatost mcdicino is a truo friend/'
Not Bad.?Onoof tho inscriptions upon a
potior cup, inioiy rocojvou uy a monitor ui
tho St. Louin Greys, as n token that ho was
not tho hostnhot wluf had aimed nt tho targot,
roads, "Wlmt'fl in an aim/"
A TRAIN ON A C'AUl'M-UAU.?'Mr.
Makoweight liatf gono. into tho country.-?
Wo naked him whethpr ho waa going to
take the eleven oVlock A. M. train, or (no
threo o'clock P. M. bo?it. " Neither/'ho
replied ; 411 ftu? only going to tak ^ a carpet
bJig."
WlRy. AN8WKR.*-A tipsey Irislrtnan
loaning ngainftt a Imnp post, as a funeral
procession was passing by, was naked who
Was dead, " t can't oxnetly ipf, sur,"
said ho, " bnt I presume it is t!?o jnitlcman
in tlio eoflin."
Crawtv, likotho sun, brightens 67ery oV
jcot upon which it shines.
Tin Farukr.?\V, hat u sovereign mnn *
the intelligent, industrious furinor. Within
his own ronlni of earth, lie wields a scentro
to which all must bon<l. The hnlanco ofthe
world's lifo ami comfort ho hold* iu his stalwart
ha ml. Neither courts or onmps nor armies,
nor lleots, can exist without his aid.?
lleistho feeder?:iye, ami the garinentcr,
A Mother's Love.?What.sweet poetry
i.s contained in those three little words ?
Is there a sentence to be found in any language
that is more replete with sentiment,
beauty, grace or finish ! A mother's love !
1 low unceasing arc her efforts in guiding
aright the footsteps of her children '( What
privations will she not endure; what perils
will she not encounter for the sake of her
loved ones. From our earliest infancy, 'tis
our mother who watches over us with untiring
devotion; who notes every change in
looks, both in sickness and health, and with
loving arms twined around us, bids us nestle
close up to her breast. And oh ! with
what perfect confidence wo nestle! Fearing
nothing, caring nothing, only to be
virtually?of our race. Cities spring from
tho trnliio in tho products of his industry.?
Commorco is born nt tho behest. Of tho Slato
ho is tho " first estato." I?ord of tho lund.no
man has.iiirmor hold of tho essential title of
nobility. And ho neod bo no plodder because
he is a farmer. Tho day is past when tho
soil tiller was confounded with tho clod turned
by his plow. Tho sjil is his servitor ; ho
smites it, and lo! the harvest comes forth!?
Tho hoc and tho sickle make liiiu music bravor
than dulcimers, and sound tho march of
a triumph, grand ns it is peacoful and blosficd.
But lie in not forever in tho furrow. Fur
him arc broadost fields of study?fairest fields
of delight. For him are honors linked to
beauties and wisdom ; for him, periods of
communiou and rapture, of which the birds,
the flowers, the streams, the stars, and all
wimderous things of the universe may bear
witness. A bravo man art thou, wieldcr of
the millet and the plane; and thou, pkilful
worker of wobs ; and thou, devisor of all machines
whereby the labor of man's hand is
speeded or abridged. Hut ye aro all sccond
to the farmer, lie is master of the most serviceable
products. Ho can live without you,
but you cannot exist for a day without him.
Honor to the farmers; may his sphere widen
and his statute be exalted. And honor to all
?,.:i r. r i. *i- ? .1 .
I.wiiwi ivn, 1UI ui nucil II ru ml) I r 1111 M II. HI
form tlio crowning glories of the world.?JV.
C. Planter.
IvKK.r Somk Objkpt in Yikw.?Every
man, rich or poor, ought to have some absorbing
purpose, some active engagement
to which his main energies are devoted.?
Not enjoyment hot duty, daily, must bo
the aim of each life. No man has a right
to live upon this fair earth, to breathe its
air to consume its food, to enjoy its beauties,
producing nothing in return, lie bus
no right to enjoy the blessings of civilization,
of society, and of civil liberty, without
contributing earnest and s"lf-denying labor
of head and baud to the welfare of mankind.
Certainly no man can be truly religious who
makes gratification, as distinct from selfdenying
exertion, the great object of life,
and the idler mits nlensurn nvnntlv in tlm
place of duty.
Tn K other clay n gentleman gave n couj
pie of cents to a woman who asked charity
j of him. " Two cents!" exclaimed she;
" tako them Vaek, sir ; I asked for charity j
t can't do anything with two cents." " My
dear uiadam," said the gentleman, " I bog
you'll keep the cents, and give them to
some poor person."
ct ? - ?
Pen.?A lover, small enough to bo usod
by any man, but strong enough to raise tho
whole word.
Metaphysics.?Words to stay tho nppctito
till facts aro ready. Feeling for a scienco in
the dark.
T(lP.AI!PO. A trinlft Ul<"?l/??l/n mni'i iliiet
tho nose, ashes lor tlio mouth, poison for the
stomach.
Live.?One to whom wo are always introduced
without our consont, but we seldom
quit without regret.
Sn'ftnn.?The first hope of the oppressor,
and tho last hope of the oppressed. Passion's
special ploador in folly's court of appeal.
Scholar.?A divor for pearls, who generally
loses his breath before ho gathers much
treasure.
We may seek costly furniture for our homes,
fanciful ornaments for our mantel-pieces.
miu nuii uni ficifi jur mir noors ; mil nucr the
al solute noccssarios fur n homo. books aro nt
01 CO tlio chcnncnt, mill oorUxinly tlm ino.it
tuoful and abiding establishment,
7.IXTI.K Tnrxns.?A word, a look, a
frown, arc little tilings, but they are powerful
for good or evil. Remember this.
Purt'KSB produces confidence, confidence
relaxes industry, and nogligonco ruins that
reputation which accuracy had raised.
No Gone in Ujiodk Island,?A Connecticut
schoolmaster asked a liul from Newport,
" llow many Gods aro thcro?" Tho boy. after
scratebin^ bis head koiiio time, replied :
"i don't know bow many you have in Connecticut,
but wo bavo none in Hltodo Island."
Trl'p. an? fai.sk Tastk.?rTrue tasto is an
excellent economist. Slio confines ber cboico
C ll- .i. > i i! i . ;
u? lun oujuuo, imn uciigniH in prouuoing great
effects by small means; while false tnsto in
forever sighing after the now and rare, and
reminds us, in lior works, HT tho scholar of
Apollo*, who, not being abto to paint his Helen
beautiful, determined to muko her fine.
A good Comparison.?A fop in liko a
cinnamon tree?tho bark is worth move
than the bod)'.
Pit. llvinohtonk say*, "To talk of the
mnjoKtio roar of the lion is mere sv.ojcitic
twaddle?-:luo ?luy uati'iOu iimkc.-inoloC as
loud.'"
Womkn.?Tho nidody of the human
diust. A goldon coin which edueutovt, nlate
.over with silver.
Estate Notice.
NOTIOK is given that a final settlement
of tho Estate of Isaac Anderson. Jr, deceased,
will bo mado boforo tho Ordinary, at
l'ielroiiu (! IT #.?. ?i.~ ou.t. .1... -r
- w. #*.t vu *..u?.vui; %mu ^nill UUY UI
.Juno next. All porsons indebted to said e?tftto
will nmVo payment, and tliono having
doinamla will render them to me, legally attested,
by that time.
ESU IIUNT, Adm'r.
March 20, 1*58. 35 Sm.
NOTJ B.
If NOW all persons that I, Tmcinda Moody*
V w|fo of Martin Moody, duceaiwd, uo
make an Agent of my son, 6. A. Moonv, to
trado, traffic and attend to my bu*inos? generally.
LUCINj>A MOODY.
Mnv2.r>.1M8 4(V ?f
Final Estate Notice.
NOTICE i.# lioroby j;iYon tlint ft linul,settlement
of tho Eitftto of Jamor Hiffi
burn,.doceivofld, will boirndoin lluf OrdJJjWr
rv'? Gftieo, lit iMtfcons C. It., on Mondny tho
13th ?livy of Saptcmbor next. ThWo indebted
muat nmko nnyment, nnd person* having
dctnatt!* will render tliein legfillv uttonted
><> nun iiiihj, Aouco ifuifogivcn mm I will
not fofl /enronniMo foY-intorrint iiftei'tKM, tJniC.
JAM MS J'. IIA(K)fH),
Ji,r.c 3, lif5S -'A 3m
notice:.
4 1'PLICATION will bo iiiikIo (o the Coniniin*
./v Hionei'a of Moatta, nt llioiv next meeting, for
lento to clittnge the public road lending from
Pickens C. il. to Cnnh'cr Valley, by leaving tlio
present road nt or ner.r Drymnn hill, four niilen
from the former nluce, nna connecting nguin
i.? i .1.1. _?
Xlll IHI4V WVJUIIU HMO I'UMIV. I'llfljjw ?t?UIII nw
or near Stamp Creek and intersect the namo
roud in or Hoar a mile's length ; also, such other
changes us may bo thought necessary. Notico
is also given that should this application to tho
Hoard fail, tho Leigslntuve will be petitioned
for leave to change tho above road as id herein
set forth.
May 2ft, 1858 45 3m
A.\ F/TM.\
''piIK next Regular Communication of Kco1_
woo Lodge, Xo. 70, A. F. M., will bo *
hold on Saturday 2f>th Juno, instant, at .'I
o'clock, P. M. liy ordor of the \V.'. Mi*.
K. II. LAWltKN'CE, Sec'y
.Inno 10. IS.').S 47 B
NOTICE.
WE hereby forwnrn nil persons from trading
for tiro Not on?0110 given to A.
1). (Juillard for $'273, payable four uiontli.s after
dato, and dntod somotimo in March, 1858;
the t?t!icr. glvon to Robert McWhortcr for
$140, dated 3d Mnrch, 1858, and signed by
M. l'\ Mitcboll nnd J. ?. Ililgood?a? tho
consideration for which said note* were given
lias failed, and wo do not intend to pay tlicni
nnlesH compelled by law.
MITCHELL, CIlAtO & KEITH.
Juno 11, 1858 47 4
State of South Carolina,
IX ORIMNARY?rlCKKNS.
If 1- - ^ .1 it*- v
JU9. 4UOIVK I1I1U WI1C 1
rs V Summons In Pn^UioVt.
Joel Chnpmnn, elnls j
IT appearing ovnic that Thomas McKinney ami
vrite Mm v, Joel Chnpmnn, O. J. Wijtginton
mid wife Hutli, ami Israel Chapman, dcfemlnntH
in this ease, reside without the limits of thin
St Ate: II is ordered that they do appear in tli?
Ordinary's oflico, at Pickens 0. II., on Monday
tho SOth day of August next, and object to the ^
division or sale of the Ileal Kstato of Joshua
Chapman, dcceascd, or their consent to the same
will be entered of record.
W. J. PATIKONS, o.r.i>.
Ordinary's Office, May '2?>. 1H63 8m
Slate of South Carolina,
riCKKNS IN EQUITY.
I ?r -x k * v
Armstrong I
vs > Bill for Purlilion.
W. B. Armstrong, ct. als )
IT appearing to mj- r.atisfaction that William
II. Armstrong, defendant- in thin case, resides
without the limits of this State: on tnoliou of
Reed A' Wilkes, complainant's solicitors, it is ordered
that l>e do appear and plead, nnswor or
demur to the said bill of complaint, within threo
months from the publication of thin rule, and, in
default thereof, that the said bill be taken as to
him confessed, by an order pro confetto against
him.
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, c.rr.P.
Coin'rs Office, April 1, 1858 3m
! JEWELRY, GOLD * SILVER.
J KAN JJtk. FISCHESSEJR,
1 YTallmllit, H, CM
UAS just now returned from New Yofk wUh ^
ft large and bountiful assortment of
WATCHES, JEWELltT,
(Roth GOLD and SILVER,) Clock*. MusURoxes,
Combs, Brushes, Huncr Article#, Verfumerr,
Soaps, Gold Pen*, etc.; nil of which lift* been
bought for CASH, nntl which he offers for snlo
oil the most accommodating terms.
fifctr He also REPAIRS WATCHES and oth.
cr articles in his line, and solicits the pntronago
of tho jmhlic. His stand is near tho pnblio
s<|iiaro, at Walhnlln, S. C.
Dec. 1", 1850 24 tf
4. W. NOItKlS, JR. J. W. IIATtlUSOK. t, C. m.l.I AM.
NOR IUS.K A IUIIS0N&IMILUAM,
Altoru?>v<i nl I.HW
YyiT'f' nttcnd promptly to nil bmlntn entru*M
ted to their rare. Mn. rti.i.l.vM can al*
v>nys be found in tlie Office.
OFFICII AT 1MCKKNS O. 1IM S. C.
8c.pt. li, lHofl 0 If
\v. K. KASI.F.r. ISAAC) WICK I.I F^K,
EASLEY & WICKUFFET ~
Attorii(>)-x at I.nw.
\rvrif.ti nttonil?pnnciftM1y to nil bnsinem cn?
? trusted to their euro in the DiBtricis
comprising the Western Circuit. 4|
OFFICE AT PICKENS C. II., ?. C.
g*pt. t>,r), ia.?5 _13 if
T TTWnrm I T TT-?rT>n-n
JU(J JiJLJUfiXVi liUillJDJCiK!
r|MlK undersigned are now prepared to fill or1
dors for I.l.'MltKIl of nil kinds, nt their Mill
oh Oconee Creek, seven ni'les north-en."! of Wallutlln.
Lumber will ho delivered if '.t in deaired
by the purchaser. Our terms will lie mudeaccommodating,
nnd we respect Ailly solicit the patronage
of the pulriic. JAMKM GKOUGE,
M. F. MITCHELL,
Fel>. 10,1857 81 J.N. LA Wit F.N <' K.
Slate of South Carolina,
l'lCK KS'S?IS ORMNARY.
Isham Simmons and wife . ,n Pftrfl. .
Henry Trotter nnd otlitrn. ) *??'n*
IT appearing to my Hati*fa?tion thnt Henry
Trotter, ono of tbe defendants in this eane,
resides without tlie limith of this Ktnte: It Is or- <
dorcd Hint lie do appear in the Ordinanr's office,
at I'ickonx if. H., on Monday tho 16th <fay of August
next, and object to the diy jslon or tale of uie
KealKstntoof James Gilliland, deceased, ot his
consent to the some will be entered of rocord.
W. .J. PABflOjKH> o.r.n.
r\(r.? h... " tare
0 i'hivu, ,?i?jr iuf 4 0U0 Om
Stale ol* ^ouiii Carolifiin, ^
PI0KKS8 KIST?IX TII? COURT OF CrtMMOX ri.RAII. j|
A. Uobinsfc Hon 1 Foreinn AUarhw<?t.
vs > Joseph J. Norton,
Thojrtns 8nftd(oT<l. J i'l'/}'? A/i'v.
WHKHKA8, Ilio plaintiff <ll4? on ?hc l'lw day
II of July, 1807, file hi* rtccUnUion ngninst T
the ilefomlnnt, wlio (ft* It Inn??ie\) is uliKcntfrora
ami withsut the lbr.ltsof thi?v$,Hte> 8?'' hnsnci->
tlier wife nov attorney known within ?lif com*,
npor whom a copy of the dwltrMlonrnlilii
h? served: It J* ordered, therefore, Hint The
HivWl (lufctKfnul ?iu ?|?|tuikV fifuf fO
tlccln I'll linn on ftp hol'uvo ?h.> ** t.'.i..
? .. ?? -v.. i?v v' ""V
18T?H; ollierwlso, final nud nlvolnte jyd^nrtni
will than l>o uivoi and nwnrdvrt Offiduar him.
.7. K. II A<J00l>. r.e.p.
C>rk'? July 11, l'*o7 Mr*
State of'Moudi <'ai*?linn, i
IN , i
B. B. Aluicider, A**gn#i y^titJonfp^B^lef.
Preston MeKinney, ct. iv!b. j
anpiinvlnf; to thol'ommiMiloner thn?1Vc*(t>?
11 WcKinney, oiio ?r tho dpfehdintR lr? ?W$3SA??,
"ve'#ido* without th#i liinitH of thin HlrAe: on moI
lion of llnrrlrftu, fbr >>etliio<Mr, ti isn-.dm-od that
the MtdU absent defendant jo ayjicur and plwt,
answerordeniuv tothn p<^Hl6i/>ifled hi ii'i?cs\s*,
K within three month? from tlie j'tiUloMion (if tliin S^dti
rule, or th# sitld ) rjjl uo tafcvti pro em- TH
\l'??" I'