The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-11-10

a living creature, and are deyolved npor him
for fulfiltment, vnd strict obedience to these
laws, contribute TO man happiness here and
eternal peace hereafter Il is our duty then,
to be grateful to God for his mercics, it is al
SO our duty to give to our wives and chill
drcn, those necessaries which during the
" dry year" they were deprived Of Do not
place the dollars and dimes in your trunk
when you return from market and say,
Twill lay this up for hard times" No,
friend, it Is your duty to yourself, to your
wife, and to your children, to make such a
judcious pendature, that all and each will
feel tn" influences of n provident year.
Send your children to school, and you our
selfpay for their tuition. No one wishes the
free school fund so apportioncd that each,
District will receive its relative proportion nc
cording to taxation and population more than
we do, but shame, we say, and say it en-
phatcallv, that so much should be said about
the fund, and advance it as the cause of our
children growing up in ign. rance.
There is not white man in Lancaster
District but who can have lis child or chill
dren educated, and pay for The tuition him
self, but with shame be it said, tn s.. In
is generally the last thing thought of
This is one Of the hints to you fellow citi-
zcns, and ifonly from District pride, do think
of it, if you do not take the interest in this
respect of your children to heart, do for
Gods sake take the reputation of your Dis
trict into consideration, and do not let it be
said, or let any one have any ,uss to say,
that Lancaster District $ the most ignorant
in the State. You owe duty to your
neighbor, and although we cannot tell , ou
all that this duty cnjoins upon you, sill,
there is one duty resting upon You, which we
wish you to pay particular attention to, by
the observance Of this obligation, you will
not only be doing benefit to yourselves, but
doing an incalculablc service to your fellow
man. As we observed, this has been year
of plenty, and this is m appropriate time
while you are tiking your produce TO MIR.
kct, to fulfil this obi cation. II does not re-
quirc reflection to assure you that during the
dry year, when the dimes were not very
plentiful IN your pockets, corn dear and
money scarce" and when distress appeared
around and about you,r friend appc 'rct to you
in the person Of the merchant, he gave you
credit, and you were thus enabled to provide
bread and clothes for yourself, your wife.
I'D your children. The shoemaker was al
soyour friend, and by giving you credit you
were enabled to protect your little ones from
the cold blasts and biting frosts of winter
The tailor was also your friend, and by Civ
ing you credit, you enjoyed the pleasure of
seeing your sons properly clothed, and by
this act of kindness you were also enabled to
appear in respectable suit Yourself. 1t WIS
pleasing to the eyes OF your wife to see the
rusty old black replaced by n new and CLOS
sy COS t. And now your duty requires you
to PAY THESE MEN.
While success has showcrcd upon you its
rewards, is the time, and although after such
an abscn"c Of the dimes in your pockets, it
may be pleasing to your ear TO hear the
tinklng Of money, and be unwilling so
soon to part with it. yet VIZ say, PAY YOUR
DEBTS, it will bring peace and contcntncnt
to your own minds, and thus painful weight
will be removed, and more than ALL it
will enable these men to continue in busi
ness, and thereby be prepared to aid you IL
gain. md at the same tins be doing them an
infinite service.
sB- Just around the corner is the Pr.n.
ting Office