The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-08

/ The evening lamp was lighted, and o
little fire was burning in the open fire.
place, as all were seated in the old home.
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| William, the eldest born, stepped forth
from the little group. advancing to his
-gray-haired father, said ::
s.It is twenty two years since the first
of us went forth from this root to make
his way in the world. AS each, in turn,
took his departure, you presented to him
bright. new hoe, with the. Injunction,
eHoe out your row. How we'll we have
followed your directions and the lessons
of industry, perseverance, Christian in
.tearity, and scif-denial, you have always
eaaght, by your words and by your Life,
it remains for you to Judge AS token
that We have not forgotten your teach
|.ings,. in the name Of my brothers and my
self, I present this hoe to you." and with
la ,bowhe,laid it down upon the little
round stand before him.
The old man dropped his head, and the
thin hairs fell about his temples as he
simply said, with choking voice.
aGods dsbless the boys /"
S eMother,n said Ralph, advancing to her
side, .weyall know that you would lot de-
sire any gifts of jewels and golden oraa-
ments, such as. are common on these oc-
casions, But we thought the contents OF
this little box might add some comforts
to Your lives, which we should delight to
/ Sestow, if we were not so widely separa-
ted" He placed in her hands, a beautiful
gilI casket, containing four of the broad
est pieces the mint turns out, with a lib,
eral sprinkling Of. smaller yellow drops
from the little grandchildren.
SHOW, father" said Dominic Ned, as he
walked up to- thesstand, Il must give up
my wedding present; :" and he laid before
Ehim a. beautiful copy Of the Testament
and Psalms, printed in very large, cleal
TYPO, ,soegra4eful to the failing sight o1
ace. I'm bright: gilt; letters on.thc side
were stamped these words
III love Thy commandments above
gold yea, above fine gold. ~
I'm ow, perhaps, we had better sing our
evening. hymn; and after worship, let the
little ones tramp off to bed:
The patriarch knelt among his flock
and the pray from his full heart, tol
Gods blessing upon them, was as if he
had entered within the veil. There were
tears on, many cheeks when they rose
and a subdued tone ran even in "good
nights" of the merry children.
Then all drew up around the fire, and
told over tales of other days. William
etold how he had hoed out a pretty hard
row in the new, place, where he -had
sought to establish himselfas physician
Bat, after. due waiting, the 'sfrst patient
. came at last, and the second, and SO on
untiIsnow he was. "the old physician" Of
the place, with two young mon in the OF
4 fee with him. .s...,l.}
Dominic Ned, otherwise Rev. Edward
Kent detailed some of the "Shady Side
.|lexperiences of his first charge; but they
were pleasantly relieved by the many
.Sunny Side" incidents his wife took car'
to suggest as he went along.
George and Ralph compared farm-notes
and altogether, the evening passed as only
such gatherings, by such a hearthstone
ever can. 1t is only such training thai
can produce such results.
| If you wish your boys and girls to grow
Eup useful honorable, and happy, teach
Ethem faithfully "to hoe out their row."
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