Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-09-04

seems TO bc the leavCn-colfnrrcd So
lace and blessing for tho aged and Tor
the infirm.
An halfhour Of pcr(ec, silence had
clapscd, during which the two stran-
gers seemed entirely absorbed III their
own thoughts, when the middlc-agcd
gentleman suddenly roused himself
from his rovery, and turning his eyes
to the maiden, inquired
"Is this your only daughter, my
friendp
ayes, she is my only child" re-
piled the farmer.
Indeed" was the reply. As
you seem to be blessed with all the
comforts Of life, | suppose you mean
to give her a very perfect education"
"Not l." the farmer rejoincd, al
never had any clucation myself, and |
do not believe twill do her any good.
| mean to leave her money that she
| will not have to work as hard as her
moor father and mother have been
compelled to do. lIoacy is the best
friend one can have in such world as
this"
81 think you are wrong there, my
friend" the gentleman replied. i
also have an only daughter and an on
" child. She is about the same age
with yours, but I mean to give her as
pcrGect an education as money can
rive and as she has the capacity to
receive. A good education is some
thing which no one but God can take
from her."
| All rclapscd again into their former
silence. But there was something in
the ,"rscness Of the expression, :" 4
g0oa education is something which no
one but God ca@ take ffom hcr," which
struck, with peculiar force, the mind
of the young man. He repeated the
words again and again. Hepondered
their weighty import. They became
engraved upon his memory in charac'
tiers never to be ciiaccd.
The nigh,passed away. The moln-
ing dawneL. The cold rays of the
winters sun glistcncd upon the wide
and cherries eypanse OF snow. AT.
ter breakfast in the warm kitchen of
1.-The farmer, the two strangers separa-
ted, each to go his own way. They
never met again. But the remark
which had falIen upon the ear of the
young man, nun -fwuKcncu- -u'oug''rs
which were never to be forgotten =
"a g0od cdUratioa is S0methng 'chicA
no one 1ut Gol can take from hcr.'
Years with their changes rolled OH
The young man, cntcrprising and en-
crgctic, had found himself II home,
aud a group of bright and happy chill,
.!rcn were clustered about his com.
Portable fre-sidc. When he received
his first-born son to his arms, he Sai'':
This child is given mo to educate.
\ good education is something which
no one but God can take from him.
His wife imbihcl his spirit. And as
ono after another was added 10 the
number of their happy family, they
both felt that their great duty IN HE
was to educate their children. 1t be-
came the all.aI'sorbing object o., their
labor and their ambition. Thirteen
children were given to them. They
were all educa,ed-highly educated.
The Sous became prominent members
of the learned professions, swaying a
wi,lc influence over thousands ot
minds. The daughters became high
ly accomplished, intellectual ladies'to
fiji the posts of wives aud mothers, to
inspire their children with u love for
knowledge. And what finite mind can
tell where this mighty influence shall
terminate! Who can tell to what un-
counted thousands of reused aud III
vigorated inteliccts this one sentiment
will not prove to have been the guild
lug angel! 1t is thus that i" this
world apparent accidents achieve the
mighticst miracles. a casual word,
forgotten almost before it has left the
lips, may form the destiny for time
and eternity of mul,iludcs which no
tongue can number.