The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-03-23

4"d.ntdnce, you mean.' lie had way all
his own of pouring it on and rubbing it in.
Once, after the building Of the new church,
the Lords Supper was to be celebrated
Prcaching over, the non. communicates and
sinners had gone out, and stood, a crowd.
about the door; the COMMITMENTS drew
up nearer the altar. Lo! the elements
had not been provided. Brother Williams
had depended on Brother Bobo, and lie
on Brother Hodges or Brother Herndon,
and so it was. Dannclly waited till this
state Of things was fully ascertained, and
then, without saying word, went thump,
thump. thump to the door. Ptvoting him"
self on that wooden leg, till insiders and
outsiders were within his raking fire, he
began: No sacrament to-day. You can
go home. If i: had been party or pic
mic, Ill be bound these Christians would
have come up, every one with his basket
fua:. But it was only to celebrate the death
and suffering Of our Saviour, and not one
Of them has brought piece of bread
lou can go home. Lord, have mercy on
U.S."
Towards the close OF the year, I went
timidly 10 him for my Church
"What! not coming back to Cokes-
bury9 :"
"No, Sir; should like to, but my father
Is going TO move to AlaJama this vim
ter, and | cant come back
Use your letter, you reckon, if I give
you one? Be ashamed of your religion !n
IL mean to put the letter in wherever
go, aud will try and never be ashamed Of
being Christian"
Then, for the first time, under a doughty,
rough exterior, the oil man showed me
his kind heart. lie drew me to linn and
blessed me, aud said, "Yes, you shall have
Il letter"
O"r Teachers-Major Mat. Williams's :
department was mainly the mathematics.
l CAME not much in contact with him, and
therefore iel, his influence oulv As fine
spirit insensilly diffuses itself upon all
around. Small in stature, lie lowered tall
when he buttoned his coat and stood up to
refractory student. His mettIe was OF
exquisite touch and temper. He filled up
my ideal of the sans 7'eur ct sans reproche
With tie rector, a: he WAS called, Rev. A.
Ii. Mitchell, (now DR.. MitcheIl,) l had
most to do. IIe siugularIy inspired fear
aud love. His voice and altitude subdued
boy right off; and his higher qualities
continued the beneficial sway Often since,
have met him on the Conference floor
aud the platform, and am afraid Of him
still. One thing against him: lie will not
remember or confess that lever went to
school to him 49,
We made q, fnir crop In The tirld-corn
and fodder, poas, potatoes and co,ton-and
gathered it; besides clearing some new
ground. In the school-room our exami-
nations passed of well. Collier made the
vale'lictory, and as i. was the first one
ever heard, it made me cry heartily. How
little did then suppose that valc, vule,
Iong"us oate could ever wear out. But col.
lege boys and commencements can wear
out any thing. The best part was yet to
come. The Steward called the laborers,
and gave them check on the Treasurer
for their hire. Every hoy was graded in
manual labor rs in study. The stoutest
and steadiest hands" got paid at the rate
Of three cents an hour this was the max
i"un- The brush gang got much less
as for me, never was any grea, things at
working; but my pile astonished me-
Shinplasters had just come in,o vogue, and
'''e amable Treasurer, Mr.. Shack!eford, to
please US, had seat do~n to Augusta and
got supply for the OCCASION. Five cents
looked like five dollars, and felt the same
in the pocket. When it came to paying
Out, though, you got poor fast. Seriously,
that money was not the least valuable part
Of the education thea obtained iat Cokes-
bury. Had our fathers or rich. uncles
given the same sum to US, none ofns
would have known its value. Come easy,
go easy. Bat we had laboreJ for it, aad
that labor furnished Us with aunt of val
ys whereby TO estimate its worth. EyesY.
five cents stood for two or three hours ST
sweat and dust; ard, with the bIisters on
his hands. almost any boy would look as
least five times at'it before giving Gve cents
for cigar, that is puffed away in a. few
minutes. leaving residnnm of smoke and
ssl,es.
Goodbye, Sam; goodbye, Ben, md
Tom. andJoe; good bye, Henry: write to
me-" And remembering tLe pocket. Bible
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