The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-07-17
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want and trouble, and his }enevoleH feelings sur.
mounted his diffidence His haah had q great
affinity tor all kinds Of h.tnan distress One drop
OF water has not grelter propensity to unite
with another, on coming in contact, tianabad his
sympa.dies to mugle wifi the Sorrow, and suffer.
'ngs OF his fellow being. The language which
springs from such feelings seldom fal to find it's
way to the heart Of the iearer, and HE succeed
ed, though Without the rpmotest desigt of eneag.
ing her aftectloNs in msking such at impression
on the glrls mlna that il was not hkek she would
soon forget her stSnger gallant of tht evening.
He, too, ere they reached her home, Vas interest
ed by something more than the manifestation Of
distress which had at hist claimed Nil svmnatby
There was charm in thseoftpess arb melodv oof
her clear voice, which rivetea the toles nno, the
memory; and there was an NsleSsioI of thought
and feeling in her words which Commanded his
respect. It was little singular u TSyer. That.
Notwithstanding the intimacy of satimen, to
which they attained before the end ofiher walk,
they parted without either having hrned the
others name.
Once more Hite turned towards hhe, which
ne reached this time without being interrupted by
any further tax upon his benevolence He found
his employer and his employers wifi in some
concern ut his long absence, for he ad never
kept late hours, and, in fact, was now lot little
surprised to learn that it was near twele o'clock.
ano 'ha' MS fellow apprentices had qg ago re-
"Why, Hite, what has kept you at so late ?
Some, give an account of yourself, said Mrs
Foil, In tone which indicated more q soEci,ude
tnan disPleasure: Hite was thinking ofthe strange
girl, and colored
"Really how he bushes" continual the ladv
to her husband, with good-natured rallery-" he
has been doing something very bad don's you
think so, MIR. Foil 7"
"Why, you know there IS nothins iimpossibie
with him." returned Mr.. Foil, smiling at the
youths increasing confusion.
H!te now attempted to exculpae himself by
relating his adventures. This was superHuous
task, for they had as much conlidenc, in his good
principles, as they had in the correctness Of the
sun-dial by whicff Mr.. Foil had regulated his time
pieces tor the last twenty years. His story ended
the lady expressed her conviction that it was moi
impossible he might oversleep himself in the morn
ing. Taking the hint, he lighted his limp, and
retired.
Hites was Of those natures which we mec,
with only here and there in the tl,rong which
crowds the pathway of life, and in which there i.
always correspondence of conduct with sent,
ment. lie never assumed a virtue which he die
not possess and never strove to conceal or palate
an error of which he was conscious. He not only
despscd duplicty in OILERS, but he strove te
guard against it in himsef->and he so Gar succeed
ei. eia. that be possessed the unxmi,ed confidence o.
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feature in the human character than ssdador. 4
was feature in Hite's character, which, though
1t sometimes subjected him to the deriave taunt.
OF what in modern phrase is termed rerd4zncy, we
invariably proved key to the respect and esteem
OF oil with whom his destiny broug ght him in con
tact. Even the most subtle of those wlp glory
in the aprelation Of knowing ones," while they
smiled at his ingenuousness, could not withhold
the tribute OF inward respect to this qualify of hi
heart Nor did he ever find it to his disadvantag, o,
in any one pursuit of his life-that old adlge TO,
generally, we are sorry to say received Tito prac
lce IN society Of the present day. that 1t is saf
est to meet the devil with his own weapons" t,
the contrary, notwithstanding. In fact, he wa
often able to foil, by the simple force. of huth
the arts OF those, whom others, equally skilled i,
duPlcity, had opposed in vain.
Another trait IN Hite's character was his will
llngncss TO encounter any obstacle which oppose.
the accomplishment of duty or social obligations
and his rejection of that favorite plea Of ndolenc
and imbccility-"Me hnpossibis.~ No task wa
required OF him by his cmPloyer-no favor by
friend, or by any reasonable creature, which h
did not undertake with the expression, 81 be
lieve it's not impossible" And his case was
happy illustration Of the force Of example. Hi
| fellow apprentices, and, indeed, all the member
composing Mr.. Foil's household--who had no
before his arrival amongst them, been very re
markable for industry or kindly feelng-wer
first won to esteeming him for his system c
dong things" and from estceming him to emu
lat'ng him, uni; they at length all adopted his ad
mlrabe motto as a rule of conduct and, as tn
worthy slversmith himself subsequently, had oe
caslon to remark, the only thing that seemed an
more, impossible with them, were discord in the
daily intercourse and delinquency in their dali
duties.
| ITO be continued.J