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From Col. Hory's "Lite Of Gen. Marion.
CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXI
l often went to see Marion. Our evenings
were passed as might have been expected, between
two old friends who had spent their better DAYS
together i'll scenes of honorable enterprise and
danger. On the night of the last visit ever
made him, observing that the clock was going for
ten, l asked him if it were not near his hour of
rest.
oh no." said he, eve must not talk of bed
yet. 1t is but seldom, you know, that we meet,
And as this may be last, let us take all we
can of it in chat. What do you think of the
TINES :"
40 glorious times! E." said l.
Eyes, thank God :" replied he they are clori-
Gus times indeed and fully equal to all that we
had in hope when drew our swords for indie
pendcnce. But am afraid they won't last long Z"
asked him why he thought SO.
/ Con- knowledge, sir" said he, :" is wanting
knowledge is wanting Israel of old, you know,
was destroynd for the lack Of kno,ciedge and all ma
tons, all individuals have come TO nought from
| the same cause"
/ told him thought we were to happy to change
so soon.
Pshaw replied he, "that is nothing to the
purpose. Happiness signifies nothing, lift be not
known, and properly valued. Satan, we are told
was once an angel of light, but for want of duly
considering his glorious state he rebeled and lost
all And how many hundreds of young Carolini-
ans have we not known, whose fathers left them
all the means of happiness elegant estates hand
some wives; and in short every blessing that the
most luxurious could desire Yet they could not
rest until by drinking and gambling, they had
fooled away their fortunes, parted from their wives
and rendered them the verrieSt beggars and black
guards on earth.
Now, why was all this, bnt for lack of kno.cl-
edge For had those silly ones but known the
evils of poverty, what vile thing it is 10 wear
dirty shirt, long beard and ragged coat; to go
without dinner, or TO sponge fori it among growl-
ing relations or TO be despatched or run over in
the streets, by the sons of those who were once
| their fathers ovcrseers | say, had these poor
boobies, IN the days of their prosperity, known
these things, as they now do would they have
/ squandcrcd away the precious means of independ-
ence and pleasure, and have brought themselves
to all this shame and sorrow No. never, never.
meyer.
! And Sc ii is, most exactly, with nations. Ii
those that are free and happy. did but know their
blessings, do you think they would ever exchange
| them for slavery? If the Carthagenians, for ex-
ample, in the days of their freedom and selfgov-
eminent when they obeyed no laws, but of their
own making paid no taxes, but for their own
benefit; and free as air, pursued their own inter
csts as they liked say, ifthat once glorious and
happy people, had known their blessings would
they have sacrificed them ALL by their sccursed fac
I tions. 10 the Romans, TO be ruled, they and their
children, with rod of iron TO be burthened like
/ beasts, and crucfed Ike maefactors No, sure
| ~ they would not.
| Well, now TO bring this home to ourselves -
| We fought for seltgovernment; and God has
| pleased to give one, better calculated perhape
TO protect bur rights, to foster virtues TO call
forth our energies, and to advance our condition
nearer to perfection and happiness, than any gov
eminent that was ever framed under the sun.
But what signifies even this government, d.
vine it is. il i: be not known, and priced as it
| deserves 20
Why, certainly. replied he. by free schools. "
| shook my head.
| He observed it, and asked ne what meant by
| that
told him was afraid the legislature would look
70 their popularity, and dread the expense.
He exclaimed God preserve our legislature
from such penny Wit and pound foclshncss -