Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-11-10
The Two Apprentices.

| ShOp. Ono dcrtorinincd to make himself q
thorough carpenter; the other didn't caro-"
One read and studied, and got books that
would help him to understand tho principles
of his trade. lilo spent his evenings at hone,
reading. The other liked fun best. He oft.
game" Come" he often said to his shop.
mate, leave your old book; come with US
What's tho use OF all this rending?'
'lf | waste thcso golden moments" an.
swcred the boy, :" l shall loose what shul
never make up"
While the boys were still apprentices an
offer Of $1,000 appeared in the newspapers
for tho hest plan Tor II State House, to be built
in one OF the Eastern States. The studious
boy saw the advertisement, and determined to
try for it, After y careful study, he drew out
hi, plans, aud sent them to the committee.
We suppose he did not really expec. to gain
the prize but still he thought :. there is
nothing like tying"
La about week after, gentlemen arrived
at the c.rpenter's shop, and inquired if an
architect by the name Of Washington WILDER.
force lived there.
"No." said tho carpcntcr, no architect:
but I se got mn apprentice by that name"
Lets see him, said the gentleman.
Tho young man was summoned. and inform
Two thousand dullars were his. The gentle
man then said the hoy must put up the build
ing and his employer wa. SO proud Of his
success, that he willingly gave him His time
and let him 20.
The s'ndiouS young carpenter became one
Of tho first architects in the country He
made fortune, and stands high in the es,i.
nation OF everybody; while his fellow mp.
prentice can hardly earn food for himself and
family ty his daily labor
observation-disclosures The techn-
c'l definition of these words is one thing, aud
their practical application in human affairs i.
au"tllsr. The world is full Of kindness, bu.
there is comparatively very little uf it u,li.
tizcd and made available for mankind Kind
ness in the dictionary. is one matter, but
Kindness in the ta lily, tho community, the
State, or the nation. ,nothcr, and in many
respects alt"ge,hcr itlcrent thing The
world is full of kindness that has never been
spokcn, and that is very little better than none
at all. It's even doubtful whether such kind.
ness benefits its posscs,ur. Like every other
COOL, to be beneficial this principle must bc
nc,ive. Passive Kindness would snon make
this world h.nk. There is nothing Cod,
like in it. Love. active, out spoken, is what
makes parents aud children. brothers and sis.
ters happy. But il love is kept secret IL
might ns 'fW nnt exist, no one is made hrtter
6y it. ~ b"ne without active love and kind.
ness. bcneiiccnce. and snch kindred principles,
is chcercss and cold, and the lazy dog or cat
enjoying liie under the atovc, or ut the doar-
step, is happier than the inmates of such u
home. There are great piles Of trees fallen
IN inaccessible positions all over tho world
that can never be made available for human
wnts. There are great masses of co,l ia the
bowels of the earth, from whicl, no man has
ever yet realized any benefit. Ii is only tho
hswn and marketable timber and the mined
coal brought to human lahitations tha, give
warmth ana comfort to Il home. 1t is even
50 with Kindness. That guilty, frozen away
IN a corner of tho hun heart or buried lun
deep in the depths Of the soul To Lc brought
to the surface, can never give jry or sun shine
t' any drspondent he,rt or gloomy home
Active Kindness. outgushing love. such ns
Hnd manifested toward. the world can alone
benefit our rAcc. and tn. moral OF all this is
that the p'or is ever With VI, aud winter i, At
our doors.
TIE FLIi or TIME.--There are many
things ct which wc hsve - much more vivid
perception at some times than 1T others. The
thing is before YOU bnt sometimes yru can
grasp it irmly-snnc times it elu,leS vnu mis-
tily. You arc walking Il country p,th, just
within hearing of distant bells. Yuu hear
them family; hut nll of sudden by some
c,pricn Of tho wind, the sound is borne to
yoil with stirling clearness. 1hcre is some.
thing analogous To that in our perceptions and
feelings of many great facts and truths. Com
monty. we parccive them family; but some
times they are borne in upon ns, we cannot SAY
how. SpmA times we get vivid glimpscs of
things which W. have often talked off, hut
whnh we h'l mover discarncd anl realized
before Aud FIR m,ny DAYS it has been an