The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-19

TO do. "Dear sister" said Chacune, 'you have
followed goodness hitherto, merely to prepare
you 10 60 to the Fountain of Beauty; now you
must hereafter desire the Fountain for the pur-
pose Of leading you to goodness. What you
have, up to this time, made the end you mus,
now regard as The means, and the means must
hereafter be the end. Goodness and virtue
should be the end of every endeavor. Truth
may be the principal end up TO certain period
of regeneration, but afterwards il must become
merely the means 10 higher and bolier one,
which is goodness. Learn, then, my dear sis.
ter. to understand we'll the true ends Of human
life, and without hoping for, you shall have
blessings. Endeavor 10 make thiS change in
your mind. and the barrier will become an as.
sistancs TO the higher object you shall have in
view!"
The sisters walked, in meditative mood,
into their fathers beautiful garden; one was
wrapped in profound thought concerning the in.
terror wisdom that the angel and her sister had
taught her, the other was hoping for the ul,i
mate success of her sister, and meditating on
the means she should adoptto assist her. In
short time they were aroused from their thoughts
by the approach of their father, who informed
them that The Wise Man of The Hill had come,
and wished TO see them. "Run and welcome
him." said Aucune, 'and will 60 and gather a
little fruit, for he will be fatigued with the jour.
ney." And away she bounded 10 the orchard
and pucked the finest fruit she could find, while
Chacune and her father went to entertain their
visitor.
As soon as Aucune entered, the old gentle.
man, informed them of dreadful occurrence
that had taken place. He said, as was ri.
ding with my servants, not lar from the district
where We found you in the forest, Aucune, we
Met boy, sbivering With cold, and bis face GOV.
cred with blood. On enquiry we found, that
his father and mother, aud two sisters, and him.
SELF had mistaken their way and while in the
ACT of re,racing their steps, they were met by
woman, probably the same tina, led you ss,ray,
who told them to follow her, and she would lead
them 10 place of safety. Little thinking who
they were following, they cheerfully obeyed,
and we're led on from one place 10 another un.
! til night sci in when dreadful storm arose !;
and while in the midst of il, faint light appear.
ed, which they followed, and found it led to a
cave, from which proceeded the noise ofrevelry
and boisterous Joy. The man refused at first to
enter, hut the storm was raging with awful fl-
ry the lightning flashed among The trees, and
the thunder rolled, and the wind roared, and the
rain fell in torrents; and looking round upon
his shvering and fatigued family, he at last con.
senied. 1t so happened that the boy tarried a
| little behind from wenrness and before he
could arrive, massive gate was drawn across
the mouth ofthe cave, and shut him out, and his
parents and sisters in. As soon as The gate was
drawn, an Internal shout Of delight proceeded
from thousands of voices, and the noise and rev.
elry increased! The youth was terrified, and
fed from the place, not knowing whittier, and
wandered about in the forest, and more than
once was struck with falling Trees, that caused
the blood 10 flow down his innocent face, and
| filled his soul with terror.
As soon as we found him, and heard his story,
we Judged that it would he the cave of the furies
into which they had been allured, and we has.
tened thiiher, peradventure "e might rescue
them. On our arrival, we heard means pro-
ceeding from within, which was indication that
some one was still living. We sounded our
trumpe, of truth, that they nigh, know that help
was at hand, and setting ourselves vigorously to
work, we very soon found out crevice in The
rock, through which we all entered as quickly
as possible. But il was not until the iuries had
taken alarm; before we had all fairly got into
the cave, we were obliged to draw our swords
and fgh, The Internal hosts The conflict was
severe at first. but no, long; for when manfully
assailed the f,rics are complete towards and
we drove them hefore us. and finally they de.
scended through the earth, and fled by subter'
raneous passage. and left us in entire possession
of the cave. We were directed TO the man and
his family by their means. and to our joy, we
found they were still living, but much more
than half dead We broke down the gate, and
endeavoredlo destroy the cave, and brought the
unfortunate creatures to the light, and examin-
ed their wounds, and poured in oil and wine,
and set them on our horses; and now, am hap.
py to say, they are at my house doing we'll p
The two sisters and their father were well
pleased with the success of The Wise Man, and
desired to return with him that they might see
The family.
On their arrival, Aucune was filled with
anxiety to render them some assistance; tor she
RENE mbered the night Of horror she had passed
under similar circumstances. She stayed
whole week, and never left them night or day.
At the end ofthat time they were so far recov'
cred, as TO hr able 10 60 on their way towards