The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-01-06
From, tie Ba.toa R.eo,d.,.
CLIMBING 10 fHt uO,r

| OL1AoAN0 TU INK 4OOK.
Robert rushed in from school one bright
September afternoon, with mort ,li.n usu.t
impetdosity. Ils threw down Iii. book; ;ua
exclaimed
Aunt, I 4" tired Of tbi. study; i.udy.
study When I'm dozen year. Older. /
shall be through with j. al, and ,hen-,h.,.
and here lie paused as il ovcrpou.r.d b.
the magnitude Of the thought.
"Whst then I" asked his aunt, 10 ok;.s
up from her sewing, aud smiling, half ..d.
ly at the Boys eager face.
" Then shall be almos, a man. anil
mean to he one people will hssr Of. too.
Perhaps shall earn heaps of money, ..a
be very rich but on the whole. I would
like to be meriil'er Of congress, and max:
famous speeches like those I've heard f.,b.f
read sometimes. At any rate ezpec. to hi
very happy, and enjoy myself i,h,i,.diss::
ly."
Robert" said Iii. aunt, a. .h. looked
out OF the window to the glowing west ~Bei.
the new moon shoiie very pale aid din
"dii you ever hear of tile boy that .ri.d u
catch the moon Z"
"What do you mean auntis; is i i
story you lave to tell 7 tdonl't .bisE i.,yr
did,"
Once on a pleasant evening; t. boy. nst
as old as you' nor as wise either, I should
think, stood looking from the window o{
his fathers house, toward. the weat, vk,r.
the sun had set but a little while before. 4
high hill rose Just before him, it. hugo soiA
standing out clear and bold against tho rid.
dy sly. The moon was shining brightly
Just over the summit of the hill. and i. r..I-
y seemed to the boy that if he .hou'a
climb tl'ith r, he couId c.tcli the eli,.srinr
prize in his arms and bring it home Ia .,i.
umph. The next evening, there va. lid
moon again, little higher up in the eioar
blue, but not so far but that he though, III
could reach it still. It looked 80 bi;hl
and Beautiful that he could not resist iii
charm. So out he won't into tho ;hsiS
frosty air. very eager and hop~fal. Fitia
lie had to cross SOME fields, aud he ~; Il.
to"ished to find that tie hill VA; much III.
ti'er off than lie had thought: How hugs
and high it tseeihed as he approached it, how
gloomy now that the sunshine t.J Ill l.st
its steep sides: But lie could see III. er.-
scent moon shining so temptinsly tia. -
began to Climb"
"oh what foolish boz; !" interrupted
Robert.
at was hard world, / can il, .s.a,. ;;oa::
There were many stones and low, ,.ntl.d
bushes, e ;, and vines full of pickles, while ali
the time it was growing darker and ds,ksi:
At l.: last De was 50 tifsd that could 90 o. 10
longer, but sat down on great rock .i}
cried as hard as he could cry. II. u.A.
have entirely forgotten the moon b, that
time, and worst Of all. he began to th;.f
that he had lost hi. way. and w'oaiili n.,..
each :s home again. But a. he Looked
round through his tears. he saw below him
the bright evening lamp Ginning from th.
windows of little brown house ;p ,b. d..
tsnjje: ,'j lie looked longer, and oh. bow
glad he vas when he iecon,5sd th. d..l
forms Of the great oak tree. that s,e1 ~:
fore his own father; door, and H.; .u,.
that that, that !igp! was shining upoa hi.; ov.
brothets and sisters. who had iiisisr ,houu,l
like him; Of climbing 10 tiig moon. moon II.
turned his step: IL III, direction; Of Gl,
light as fast as his weary little set ssosdla
carry him. and at LAST arrived iIiels s:si. .hd
sound, ana very thankful, though, ima,se;iu.
somewhat foot.sOree aud exhausted and ,i,h
little inclination for any future iaiSoon.,.s,I.
ing expedition: But suppo.e, Rot.r. b.
had really reached the top of tic hill. would
lie hase found the moon any ns. &
there 7"
"Ae, indeed" answered R.Is;;;;ti;;aa Ii;;;i sh...
it wodld have been, swinging like ! srsss
lamp in the sky; kartLer OF .l.ii ever. 1,nt
what about ii ana.ie,;-do yoa ,s..a 10
make iaoia'i as the book. csn i. eu Of
that silly; ilttle fellow r.
"See it rod cannot G.;se. 49, y~urselff"
said she.
AYes, [ a,iak s;ab," said he, .st.. s.~
minutes pause; q The moon isi;ks Ii. e.
5oyment mean to have when a.s .sn.
Yos ti'i1R :shA bs obliged to c,,ub rousa
places, and asdt MY gay through . s,sas
triaIy difica'ies. aud whes rm 1t tho 'op.
! shall be 40 happier than before, and wi,A
was . Toy agsin-say, aunt, 10 that the
meaaiSas r.
"Somethiag like IT," .l,s said "msny
climb very hard and long to vim tie riches
and the glory that you wers wi.hins sss.
and II they attain them, aud not wholly
lose their way. they sre ssiIl aons the bsl-
ter satisfied"
but you would not wish me to cit still