The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-02-19
The Devils Wagons.

Reader, contemplate, for n moment, this
picture from real life. In the streets of y
thriving village stands wagon, to which
four horses are harncssed. A few loose
boards extend from one axle 10 the other
A little boy, of four or five years old. is
placed upon these boards. The driver has
turned aside, and is talking to some one up
on The sidewalk, The horses take fright
and run fuiiously through the street. The
alarm of the noise and the outcry spread
like lightning. Hundreds rush TO their
doors. CONSERVATION and terror are in ev-
cry countenance. One warm-hcatcd, I'M
pulsive woman-a mother-seeing the aw-
tul peril Of the child, clssped her hands in
agony, and with the full power OF her voice
called out ." Stop that wagon and save that
child Stop that wagon-stop it-stop it ~
An old icicle in human shape, that stood
by her, coldly and sneeringly replied: "Sil.
y woman! don't fret yourself it's not your
child :" know it," said she, "but il is
somebody's child Stop. that wagon, O,
stop that wagon"
Reader, the devil has his wagons-thous
ands of them-full teams in-myriads of
" somebody's children " aboard-himseIf .he
driver-reins and whip in haud-and lie is
carrying them full'swecp to destruction
Stop those wagons, and save those children.
O, stop those wagons
Reader, the Sabbath School is n great, be-
nevolent, and most efficient organization,
formed expressly for preventing that fearful
destruction. Its object is to gather up all
the children even the outcasts Of 1.-THE
highways aud hedges y lead them TO places
of safety Keep them from getting imio tie
DevirS tcdgoRS and thus save them from
his power! And they are all somebody's
children !"
Ilo, all ye, then. that have human SYM
pathy in your breasts, come forward and
take part, however humble, in this glo-
rious work. Let us "stop those wagons"
and that quickly! 1t can be done-either
stop them, or compel them to run wihout
passengers!
Let not an old icicle dissaude you. Your
body's' are going to ruin! Up, and save
them. There are glorious rewards promis-
ed to those who "turn many to righteous
ness" The 25th Of Matthew teaches us, that
the smallest favor done TO the smallest peo
pie, will come in remembrance and draw
down blessings from the Great Judge; but
they are damned who neglect and despiae
even little duties. The" one tal,nt" must be
improved rs we'll as the "ten !"
N. B.-Somebody will have fearful ac-
count to render for " somebody's children ~
-.-~>S.
BETTER LATE THAN NEvER.-Wm. God.
frey. Esq, received on last Thursday, 18th
inst, q letter which was mailed to him on
the sth January, A. y. 1888, at the Post
Office called Clio, in Marlborough District.
The distance is 90 miles, and the letter has
been nineteen years and twenty.four days
on the way, and contained twenty dollar
bin on Il 5 MercE::r Hk, a. this place,
with the request that Mr.. Godfrey would re-
turn twenty dollars in United States Bank
Bills. Just think of it, twenty miles in
nineteen years, it beats the telegraph. TO
those of our subscribers who do NOT receive
our papers regularly, we say be patient, you,
grand children will receive the benefit OF
your subscription.--Pee Dee Herald.
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| WIFE OF ALL TIE PREspEgTs.--One oI
the female lunatics in New York Asylum
the Syracuse Courier says, has the delusion
that she has been the wife Of each success.
sive President. She is now Mrs. Pierce
Fand her nuptials with Mr.. buchanan are
anticipated by her about the time Of his in.
sugnration.