The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-08
The Power Of HABIT.


yocate, addressed All immense audi-
ence iu Exeter Hall. London. few
weeks ago. and produced deep i'm.
preston. The following is from Lon
don paper Of December ed:
The orator went on 10 combat the
notion that habit can be broken Of
at any time; and be did 50 BY a series
OF vivid illustrations. ons of which pro.
duced intense excitement.
81 remember riding from Buffalo to
the Niagara Falls. and said to a gen.
tleman, what river is that, sir?'
That he said. is Niagara river
We'll, II is beautiful stream said 1;
bright, and fair. and CLASSY !; how far
OF are The rapilsi" 'Only a mile or
two,' was the reply. Is it possible
that only'a mile from US we shall find
the water in the turbulence which il
must show when near the Falls 2 You
will find it so. SIR aud so ! found il !;
and tliaS first sight of..fhe Niagara /
shall never forget. Now, launch your
bark on that Niagara river il is bright,
smooth, beautiful, and CLASSY. There
is ripple at the baw the silvery wake
you leave behind adds to your enjoy.
ment. Down the stream you glide.
oars, sails, and helm in proper trim.
and you set out on your pleasure e1.
cnrsion. Suddenly some one cries out
from the bank Young men. ahoy Y
What is iti' The rapids are below
YOU lila. ha! we have heard of the
rapids, but we are not such fools as to
get there. IL we 60 too fast. then we
shall up with the helm and steer to the
shore; We will set the mast in the
socket, hoist the sail, and speed TO the
land. Then on, boys; don't be alarm.
ed there is no danger Young men,
ahoy there What is il? The ra-
pids are below you.' 'Ha! ha! we
will laugh and quaff': all things delight
us. What care We for the future? No
man ever saw it. Sufficient for the day
is the evil thereof. We will enjoy life
while we may We will catch pleasure
as it flies. This is enjoyment; time
enough to steer out of danger when we
are sailing swiftly with the current
Young men, ahoyn What is it,
Beware. Beware! The rapids are
below YOU Now you see the water
foaming all around. See how fast you
pass that point! Up with the helm
Now turn. Pull hard quick! quick
pull for your lives pull till the
blood starts from the nostrils and the
veins stand like whipcord upon the
brow. Set the mast in the socket
hoist the sail! Ah, ah! it is too late.
'Shieking. cursing, bowling. blasphem.
ing, over they 80. Thousands 90 over
the rapids every year, through the
power Of evil habit. crying all the
while, when | find that it is injuring
me | will give it up.'"
In concluding, the speaker warned
young men. in very impressive Ian.
guage, that they could not, even by
penltence, amendment, and long life
uf religion aud usefulness. wash out
the stain of early dissipation, nor al
ways banish the accusing spectres that
would rise even in their holiest mo-
ments.
SOUTHERN TIMBER GOING NoRTH.-
The great increase in ship-building
has caused the employment Of large
fleet of vessels in carrying oak and
pine timber and plank from the south.
ern to the northern States. In Vir-
|ginia. Georgia. North Carolina, and
Florida. considerable tracts of timber>
land have been purchased BY northern
ship.builders, who have erected saw
mills, and prepare much Of the timber
they require near the spot where it is
cut from the forest, and then charter
vessels to convey it TO the ship,yards
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