The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-10-30
THE INFLUENCE or A REMARK.
~ sEv. JOHN .. c. ABBOTT.


THE INFLUENCE or A REMARK.
By aEv. JOHN g. c. ABBOTT.
A lev years ago man in humble cir.
cums'ances in life. emigraied from Scot
land ie this country, and seliIed in one of
our Western States. lie was a coarse
and ignorant man. but very energetic. and
eniirely devoted 10 the acquisition IL pro-
perry. lie had been very poor. and fell
that wealth constituted The greatest of al
earthly blessings. lie had never enjoyed
any OF the advantages Of education. and
was perfectly unconscious Of the value ef
q cultivated mind. Ills wild and rustic
home was carved out Of The wilderness.
where he was surrounded By those hardy
pioneers who knew of no employment, but
toll. Rich iiarvesis began 10 wave npon
his we'll nIed and fertile arres. Ills barns
were GIL with plenty; raiIle accumulated
IN hi pastures; his plain but substantial
dwelling was provided with al homely
con'Iois: he berame man If wealth. He
had an nnly child. daughter. whom he
loved with The instructive love of one who
knew milling Of The rsfasmenfs OF alice.
lion. tn, who feels proud Of possessing a
child 10 whom he rould leave the fruits Of
his inilsome and successful life.
One yinier's evening. rs the sleei was
drifting over the bleak plains. and the wind
whissling around his windows, two siran.
gers. from different directions. sought a
nights hospitality benealh The roof Of the
rich old farmer. One was a young ad.
veniurer. pennies and almost liiendkss,
seeking his fortune in The boun,lless West.
The other was an intelligent middIe-aged
gentlemen oi wealth from The East. travel
ling on business connerled with an impor-
iani speculation in which he was about TO
embark. The fire, Of large logs Of wood.
blazed brightly on The hearth. The hardy
old farmer, blessed with The vigor which !
the health of sixty years coniers, sat by
his kitchen fireside smoking his pipe. nov
and then exchanging a word with the
strangers. neither Of whom seemed dis |
posed TO sociahiliiy. The farmers vile
and his rustic daughter sa, in silence, the
latter pairing apples and siringing The Sill
ces To hang in festoons 10 dry from the |
poles suspended frnm the walls. The
vile was engaged in knitting EN-.
ployment which seems 10 be The heaven
conferred solace and blessing Tor the aged
and for The infirm.
An half hour of perfect silence had
Elapsed. during which the two strangers
seemed entirely absorbed in their own
thoughts. when the midlle.a aged gentle.
man suddenly reused himself from his
revery. and turning his eye To the maiden.
us This yyour only daughter. nv itiend!"
Yes," replied The farmer. . she is nv |
only child"
Indeed" was the reply. AS Won
TEEN to be blessed with all the comforts
,f life. ] suppose you mean to give her
very perfect education"
No, L" the farmer reioined. a. ne.
yer had anyeducauonmyseIf. and do no,
believe ], willdo her any good. mean
% leave her money, so that she shall moi
have TO work as h,rd as her poor father
md mother have heen compelled to do.
Money is the best friead one can have in
such a worli as this"
VI think you are wrong. friend. there"
he gentleman replied - also have an
'nly daughter and an only child. She is
4 about The same age with yours, hut I
mean to give her as perfect an edmation
IS money can give and as she has capaci.
y to receive: A good education is some-
hing which no one bu, God can take from
ler."
All relapsei again into their former 81.
ence. But there was something in the
erseness Of the expression. "a good ei-
lcation is something chich no one bat
God can take from her" which struck.
silh peculiar force, the mind Of the Young
nan. lie repeated the words again and
gain. tie pondered their weiuh,v inn.
bort. They became engraved upon his
memory in characters never 10 be efTaced
The night passed away. The morning.
Iawned. The Geld rays of winters sun
listened upon the wide and cherries ex.
anse Of snow. Alter breakfast in the
YARN kitchen of the farmer. the two
rangers separated. each 10 go his own
'ay. They never met again. Bat the
,mark which had fallen uDon the ear oTl
'e young man. had awakened thoughts
hich were never TO be forgouen !" al,
ood Education Is something uhich no
ae Dat God cn, fake from her,"
Years with their changes rolled on !
he young man. enterprising and ener- |
etc, had found him home. sad a group Il
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