The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-02-09

YOUNG MENDoh't rely upon.
friends toraid Dcu't rely upon the rood

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{ do anything for yourself, oil'with your coat
/ and set about il tnanfllly: Thousands
have spent3th prime Of: life in vain hopes
sof nid from those whom they called friends
-and thousands have. strtrVedY because
they had a rich fathcr.s Rely only upon
1 the good name which is made by your
IeoWn exerlions, and know that the best
friend you ean havc is unconquerable
K ID rnlination, united with decision Of
character.
PURsuIToF KNOWLEDGE UNDER D1FFIcUL-
TIES 'rhe following is u most remarkable
and praiseworthy instance Of whit per-
severance n and industry, rightly directed,
\ are sble TO effect. Among the graduating
elass Attic commencement last week, 1T
sjtt1 llianltss College, was one by the name
iofz Condit, from New Jersey. This gem
ltlen,anis a shoemaker married, and has q
family Of four children. Six years ago,
becoming sensible ofiI,e blessings of un
education, ho commenced learning the
simple branches, such as are taught in our
primary schools. One by one us lie sat on
his shoenaker's bench he mustered gram
mar, arithmetic, geography, &C., with
some occasional assistance from his fellow
workmcn. ttliis time he determined 10
obtain collegiate education. Without
means, and@ilha large family depending
upon him for support, lie commenced and
| learned Latin and Greek in the evenings,
nfterhis day labor was over, under tho
direction of friend and, after the lapse
ofa year and half prepared himself anc
entered the Sophomore Glass Of HyilIiums
College. He brought his bench and tools,
as well as his books, with him. The
students supplied him with work tic
faculty assisted him; aud together with
the fund for INDECENT students and some
occasional assistance from other sources,
he wds enabled to go through the college
course aud ut the same time support his
family. He graduated last week, OH his
birthday aged thirty two. He stood high in
his class, and received part at the COM
mcncement but declined. At tho farewell
! OF the class, in consideration of his pers.
! cvcrancc talents and chris:inn character,
i, they presented his wife an elegant set Of
silver spoons, tea and table each hand
solnc!y engraved with an appropriate in
scrip,ion.
MIR. Condit will now enter the Thcologi.
! cal Seminary at New York, and will no
eoubt make u faithful and popular minister.
Springfield RrpnhHt.a.
"NoBoDY BUTA PRINTER ANYHOW" ".Such
was the sneoring expression Of person
,esiding not thousand miles from the door
oiour sanctum in reference TO the profession
we follow with pride "Nobody but Print
cr, : III soo'h! 1t makes our free blood run
rampant through our veins to hear such cx-
! rressionS from the lips Of those nurscd or
republican soil. And hus labor become
disgraceiul-andi is the numc of Printer
rcproach in the land; We cannot believe
it. Whoever gains an honest livelihood by
toll is noblcman. Let those who scorn
the laborer look back to their grand fathers
and they will see noblemcn after tho make
of Gods own hand--mcn who stood and
sung among the waving corn-men who
wore their human nnture like crown
"Nobody but Printer, y-how! "Who
was William Cnxton, one Of the fathers
Of literature? "Ncbody but Printerp'
Who was Governor Armstrong, Of Mas
sachusct,S "Nobody but a Printcr!"
GeorgcP. Morris, James Harper, Horace
Greeley, Robert Scars and Senators Cam
eron, Dix and Niles, and q host of no less
conspicuous names! Who are lhcy2 "No,h-
ing but Printers, anyhow! "Let tc mis-.
taken souls ofour land scorn those who
honestly work out the penal condition
prescribed by The Creator, and if Justice
has not gone forever, they will blister
their lilly hands with manual labor. We
have seen such justice even in our day!
Madison Nisi,or.
Our OF THAT Take your fingers out
of that bowl, boy! What, it's only a
lump OF sugar, is it? A lump of sugar,
hey!
/ "Great oaks from little acorns grow"
Remember that, boy, as long as you,
live. Only lump of sugar, is it2 1t is
only fourpcncc ha'pcnny, says the shop.
boy, running his hand into his mnster's
drawer! It's onlyu fifty spot says the head
clerk. as he figures up the cash book! It's
only few hundacd thousand, SAYS tho
great! defaultcr!
Sec how your lump Of sugar has &C.
cuumulatcd youngs,cr! 1t isn't the value
OF the saccharine matter we arc thinking
OF, it is the principle Of the thing. A boy
rogue will very likely be man rogue.
The child is the father Of the man. lion.
esty is the best policy Never do dis
honest act no matter how trivial it NAV
be. These little bcginnings---nh they
play the mischief with one S morality. a
rogue may escape detection some rogues
\ do; but they always feel and look as
though they had hultcr round their
necks.
No. my little fellow ifyou want lump
of sugar como and ask for il tmanfully but