The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-14
ABBEViLLE, S. c. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL IA 1859

"o"fS. Sometimes he did burn his can,!i,
rather later than people in that section wcr,
wont to burn theirs; but he lost lone
his freshness and vigor. his high hopes
Keeping him in health and spirits.
During the following summer he had
not SO much time for studying, as he was
determined not to neglect his work. Blu,
he came TO my room twice week, and his
progress was rapid. Whc" winter came
again he took up Latin and Greek, and
here he gave me .:y greatest surprise Hc
conquered the rules of grammar and trans.
lation in an incredibly short space of time,
and began the reading Virgil on New Years
Day, having already got well into the Creek
Testament.
But, after al, it is a sin.lcncss of pur
pose, and directncss Of application, t!a:
serve best in the study Of the ang,,;,g.
The student with tie ar;W 10 Inor und unlc,.
sf"nf, can penetrate further into tie mys.
tcres OF Greek in one month t!an he who
merely studies because he is expected to
study will do in n year.
Hugh Moran remained with Mr.. Fisher
four years, and the enc of ,lla: time could
', ~ '',"", 's.'''
me much. lie WAS !; thorough classical
scholar; mathematician Of r.ra powers :;
well skilled in chemistry; deeply vcr>cl in
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save Won, know how bav. E,lore.i f,y,l :.
raS, four years and they s1,ly A., n,,y w..
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twenty onc TIA ,o,, ,,,,l , .,
him when they lc, NJ. out from The poor
house
tBut couldn't W, prevail unon him ,o lo,
YOU COZ
.rur what. r,srcj IIn.h. c,,,},;uo me
by ,l,. hanI and ..,z;n., inf, NV .v. f,,.
he SAW Il new mcanin" there.
sWml.' ,ol.l him.
That evening | wrote to Daniel p.rc;vol
an Old LAWYER who lived in a rcirhloriur
city, and who lad been for many ycurs in
official positions which entitled him TO The
prefix Of Ih,"oyuLlc,'' ANA to him stated
the case Of my vonn. friend. as plainly AS
could, anI asked for his assistance. On
the very next week Mr.. pcrcival himself
made his appearance at my ho;.4c, AID in
the cvcng Hugh came. After convcrsinr
All hour, the old lawyer expressed desire
to have the youth 90 with him to assist linn
in his Office and study law
saw MIR. Fisher, and had long talk
with him. At first he would not listen to
the idea Of lInyh's going away. lie said
he didn't care anyths about the letter Of the
in'!cntrre-ho would throw that ur in Il
moment. bm IIurL was like an own son
to him. lie couldn't spare lim-,hcy
couldn't think of it. Rn. when come to
paint the youths true powers, aa,. show
what he might hecome in the future, the
old man waverc,l And when explained
that Iiugh's hopes and aspirations IN ght
all he crushe'! if th"y were nipped row, he
began to ponder. Finally, made him see
that he had it in bis power to set the boy
at once apon the read to fame and honor,
and he consented to my proposition.
So Hugh Moran went with Pcrcival, and
was not disappointed in my expectation.
'Whv,' wrote the old attorney. Il few months
afterwards, speaking Of Hugh, 'ke will ere
long become perfect cyclor;elia incarnnte
of legal facts and principles. lie reads
Blackstone with the delight of young miss
over loyc-story, and everything worth
trcasuring up thoroughly digcstcd in his
mind, and then laid away in his memory,