The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-07-05

In with their black faces, and the little
lamps in their hands, he'd smile round on
'em sweet, sir; it would done your heart
good to ? seen it."
The man paused again, overcome by the
recollection OF the scene The muscles
round his firm lirs quivered, and over his
great bron ed face there swept an express
sion of an almest womanly tenderness.
"Did he die Mcns" The question was
softly asked, and the dark eyes of the lady
were full of tears
"Oh, my dear miss--yes, yes, he died
then. He grew very bright and lively,
though, and we'd all set our hearts on his
getting well, when there was another change,
and the color left his face--and his little
hands hadn't no strength in 'em. The
minister came again, and rs he stopped
down, says he-'My dear child, are you
afraid to go?'
"And what do you think, sir-what do
you think, miss, he said? Oh, how it went
through me!
"GodN shOc me the ray,"
"And He showed the way, sir" l never
see anything Ike that dying, ir-ncver.
He held my hand-he said, 'Keene, you
love God, too He gave gasp, and then
a smile, and then there came bright glory
light over his white face that made it shine
all over-Oh, sir, I-I-can't tell it,"
The man held h S head down and sobbed
like child, and his were not the only tears
Fhe next morning was the Sabbath. a near
bell was heard; plain white meeting house
stood in sight. The stranger and his daught-
er met the miner, who, pointing to the hea-
vcnward spire, exclaimed us a smile broke
over his face
"You see, sir, God shows us all the way"
-family Treasury.
BanCrOft's vOlume--tIe VIII.
We take from this volume just issued
from the press, he following portraits of
j ohm Adams and Thomas jefferson:
JOHN ADAMS
On the 9th day of February John Adams
resumed his seat in Congress, with Elbridyc
Gerry for a colleague, in place of the fee
bic Cushing, and with instructions from
his constituents to establish liberty in
America upon permanent basis. His
nature was robust and manly; now he was
In the happiest mood of mind for asserting
the independence of his country He had
confidence in the ability of New England
to drive away their enemy; in Washington,
as brave and prudent commander, in his
wife, who cheercI him with the fortitude
of womanly heroism; in the cause of his
ountry, which seemed so bound up with
the welfare of mankind, that Providence
could not suffer its defeat; in himself. for
his convictions were clear, his will fixed
and his mind prepared to let his little prop
erty aud his life 20, sooner than the rights
of his country.
Looking into himself he saw weaknesses
enough; but neither meanncss, nor dishun
esty, nor timidity. His overweening sell.
esteem was his chief blcmish; and if he
compared himself with his great lclluw-
iaborers, there was some point in which h.
Was superior to any one of them he had
more learning than Washington, or any
other American statesman of his aye bet
ter knowledge of liberty as founded in law
than Samuel Adams; clearer insight into
the constructive elements of Goycrnm,ut
than Franklin, more power in debate than
JeHeSon more courageous maulinrSs than
Dickinson; more force in motion than .Jay :;
so that by va ying and conhniny his com
panions, he could easily fancy himself the
greatest Of them all.
lie was capable Of thinking himself the
center OF any circle, of which he had been
more than tangent; his vanity was in
such excess that III manhood IL sometimes
Confused his judgment and in a.e bcwil.
dered his memory; but the stain did not
reach beyond the surface; it impaired the
iustre, not the hardy integrity Of his char
ac'er. lie humane aud frank, generous
ana element; yet he wanted that spirit of
love which reconcics to being outd, ne. He
could not look with complucency on those
who excelled him, and regarded another,
bearing away the palm as wrons To him.
self; he never sat placidly under the shade
oi greater reputation than his own. aud
could try to jostle aside the prcsumptious
possessors OF recognized superiority but
h.senvy, though 1t laid open, how deeply his
seit-iove was wounded, had hardly tinue
OF maiignity, and nevcr led him to dcrelc
tions Tor the sake OF re cnge. He did his
fame injns ice when, later in life. he rem
resented himself as suffering from persecu.
tion on account of his early zeal for
Independence; he was not weakling to whine
about injured feelings; he went to his task,
bright, and CHEEKY, and brave; he was the
hammer and not the anvil; and it was for
others to fear his prowess and to shrink
under his blows. His courage was nm.
finching in debate and everywhere else;
he never knew what fear is, and had he
gone into the army as he once belonged to
90, he would have taken there the virtues
OF temperance, decision, and intrepidity.
10 his latest old age lis spirit was robust,
bouyant, and Joyous; he saw ten times as much
pleasure as pain in the world; and after his
arm quivered and his eye grew dim, he was
ready to begin life anew and fght its bat
tie over again.
In his youth he fell among skeptics.
read Bo'ingbrokes's works FIVE times through
and accustomed himself to reason freely
and think boldly; he esteemed himselfa
profound metaphysician, but only skinned
the snapulafinpc q Ia. Il