The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-05-19
The Value Of q Bit Of Knowledge.

In the Plaza, before ST. Peters, Rome, stands
the most beautiful obelisk in tie world, twas
brought from the Circus Of Nero, where
it had laid buried many ages 1t was one entire
piece Of Egyptian marble az feet high, IL feet
square at the base, and 8 feet square. at the top
and is computed 10 weigh above 47O tons, and is
sunposed to be 5000 years old. Much engineer
ing skill was required to remove and erect this
piece Of art; and the celebrated, architect, Do
minico Fouptaiue, was selected and engaged by
Pope sextus v, to carry ont the operation. A
pedestal 80 feet high. was built for It's reception
and the obeiisk brought to its base. Many
were the ingenious contrivances prepared for
the raising OF it to its last resting place, all Of
which excited the deepestinterest among the peo-
pie Atlength everything was in readiness, and
day appointed FOR the great event A grent
multitude assembled 20 witness the ceremony
and the Pope, afraid that the clamor of che peo-
pie might distract the attention Of The architect
Issued nm ediet containing regulations to be kept
and imposing the severest penalties on any one
who shonld, during the lifting of the gigantic.
stone, utter a single word.
Amidst suppressed excitement of feelings and
breathless silence, the splendid monument was
gradually raised TO within few inches of the
top Of the pedestal, when its upward motion
ceased it hung suspended, and could not be got
further; the tackle was too slack. ard there
seemed to be no other way than to undo the
great work already accomplished The annoy
ed architect in his perplexity, hardly knew how
to act while the silent people were anxiously
watching every motion of his features to discoy-
er how the problem would be solved. In the
crowd was an old British sailor; he saw the diff
ficulty and how to overcome il, and with stem
torian lungs he shouted, aWet the ropes y The
yigiant police pounccd on the culprit and lodged
him in prison; the architect caught the magic
! words, he put his proposition in force, and the
cheer OF the people proclaimed the success OF
the great undertaking. Next day the British
criminal was solemnly arraigned before his Holi
ness; his crime was undeniably proved. aud the
Pope, in solemn language pronounced i,is son,
tence to be--that he should receive a pension
annually during his lifetime.
These little facts stored up, from observation,
can never do the owner any harm. and may
some day be Of great utility; and this story on.
~ proves the value Of Remembering small things
as well as great ones, for nothing that is useful
Is too insignificant for man to know, and there
is no knowledge that has not its use s
/ f3stf-se e4NDSs |ts3
! What q Testament Did.
| Il used TO make me shudder to hear Willie
H---- pass the house, he was so profane. Many
times have called my little ones from their
play when have seen Willie passing the house,
as he drove neighbors COW 60 aud from the
pasture Such vulgar and profane Language
had never heard from the lips of o child. One
day lady called him to her.
/ Do you go to school, Willie e
Agruf "no" was the only reply,
!" Can you read q
"No, not much and don't want to-"
Theladypitied the boy. lie had no encourage.
/ ment or instruction at homo His parents were
very poor, and. what was far worse, sieious, and
4 the people with whom he lived saw little to en-.
courage them TO instruct him. After few kind
inquiriee,
"WiH you call minute ns you go back VIII.
liefs the lady asked.
lie assented with q look Of wonder and she
procured nice Testament, and wrote his name
/ in IL. In due time he called seemed pleased al
the interest the lady felt In him. and promised
her that he would try to pick out at least one
verse day in his New Testament and that he
/ would 60 70 meeting the next Sabbath
Now, year has passed. Among those who
stAtedly worship at yonder Sanctuary. there i.
not a more punetual or attentive worshippet
than Willie H----. love to watch him as he
sits with his eyes riyeted upon the Minister
seeming 70 drink ia every word he utter4 The
Same little Testament j. seen 10 the sabbatt