Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-10-23

In my power. Our hearts are never more
warmed than by an offer of Kindness in II
strange place and amongst strange people
Kcstcr llobson possessed, perhaps, great
CT portion than usual of that mixture of
simplicity and cunning, which has been so
often aseribed to his countrymen, but though
always a.little on his guard, he was not
quite proof against this open and disintcr-
cstcd kindness. He expressed his thanks
very heartily, but declared he was quite
ashanoato confess his business in London,
and the nature of those might-walks which
had excited the attention of the tobacco
mist. by degrees however, his in1uisitivc
friend got out of him, that he had in fact,
been deeply mortified and disappointed !;
that he had expected to meet with very
| particular person on occurrence on London
bridge; and in short, that he had under
taken long, expensive, and laborous Jour
ncy to London, merely at the instgation
OF fsadream. He suppressed, however, his
name and residence, from vague apprc-
hcnSon that such disclosure might by pos
sibiIity expose him to ridiculc, or to some
other unpleasant consequence.
The Quaker heard this strange confession
with much surprise and thcn replied with
/
Got thy decent and sober appearance should
have come journey of two or three hundred
inlieSo ON such an errand as this = / th6nght
such aip imaglnations and weak supersti-
! tions had long since been eschewed bv men
of sense, and abandoned to children and old
women. 1t is dcplorablc to think that thy
parents and instructors did not take caro- to
! root out all such idle fancics in early life. and
then wisdom might pcradyentule have come
/ NNItI .,,,ln I
tmucd he, lit does not become me 10 erect
mine horn aloft, aud look down upon tho
weak and ignorant, because my own lot has
! fallen IN better places If have been hith-
ertO enabled to turn aside from all such vain
devices, it isnot because having been brought
| up, as itwere, at the feet of Gamaliel, have
learnt from the lesson of wise father, the
ways of truth and sobcrness? And yct,"
added he, smiling at Christopher, al can as
sure thee, friend, that if have constantly
Ekept, clear of all such dclusions it has not
hcenfor lack of temptation. hayo, all my
lie, been great dreamer and often have
\ my midnight visions been SO express and
! surprising, that it has required the strong
arm OF truth and reason to resist their allure
mcnts. Even this very last night l DRAINED
that an elderly man, in u snult.brown c0at
| with pen stuck behind his car came to my
| bedside, and told me that if / went into a
/ D"NN S"lNch, 10 an UUclcnt castle
in Yorkshire; and dug the ground under the
stone scat of an old Gothic summer-housc. |
should find great treasure. Now" contin-
ued ne, with II look of conscious superiority,
| IF had been as foolish as thou, | might
! have neglected my business, and set OF on a
toilsomc journey in search ofthis imaginary
| treasure"
| Here kestcr Iobson. who had thus far
thought the good Quakors haranguc rather
posing and tedious, began TO prick ,Vr his
cars, as the ancient poet Expresses it: for he
was well aware that there was exactly such
an old summer-hcuse as this, in a retired gar
den IN the grounds of Lounsborough Castle.
| His countcnance betrayed his visible agita-
ton, but fortunately he stood in a dark part
ofthc shop who're the light did not fall upon
his face. He could hardly !vrbear shouting
with exultNtion; but by viulent effort he
| suppressed his emotion, aud replied as indif
ierently as he could, thatit was true he had
indeed been guilty Of g great weakness. but
he hoped he. should be wiser for the future.
It's useless to say that Kcster treasured
up this momcntous information carefully in
his mind, and soon took leave of his valuable
| friend. 1--WE shall soon Sec" thought he,
exultingly, which of us two is the visor in
his generations" The next day hc took his
departure for Yorkshire, and in about week
reached his home in safety. On the very
night oi iis arrival, 10 dismissed lis family
to bed in good time, telling them that he had
some accounts to settle, which required him
to be alone. When tho household were all
sunk in reposo, he took spade and q lantern,
aud repaired in silence to the old summcr.
house. He removed the stone scat, took up
the pavement, and after digging about three
teet, ho fclt the spade strike against some hard
substance! His nerves were ali agitation
but nc went on, and soon drew out large
ear!hen jar of the capacity of about a half
bushol, fastened with n wooden cover. lie
eagerly broke it open, and found itquitc filled
with the gold coins of the reigns of Elizabeth.
James the Firstand Charles the First. lie
Instantly conveyed it home, and got it safely
locked upin his desk, without the least ap-
pcarance ofinterruption. M
Kester Hobson's wife was, like himself fa-
nous for prudence and reserve; and TO her.
therefore but not to his daughters lie deter
mined to reveal the SCI 9t They used their
treasure cautiously an, discrccly, to avoid
particular remark or conjecture; and he often
laughs in his sleeve at the good Quakor's sage
discourse, and airs of lofty superiority. He
thought himself dispensed from making any
disclosure to his noble master; for though q
man of fair character, al reasonably honest
when temptation did not press him too hard,
yet, on tho present occasion .le thought ali
he had got was tho fair reward Of his own
acoteness and perseverance,. N&
"a NAN who is very rich now, was very
poor when he was a boy, and when asked
how he got his riches, he replied, nNIy
father taght me never to play until nv
work was finished and never spend money
until I had earned it. If j had but one
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