The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-09-04

lwRrfrEs FOR TsR LANCASTER lrporpI
sAN ADVENTURE"
lcoNoLUpEp FROM LAST wEEK1


ton on the advent Of the much wished
Tor morn; and d-sr reader. | could often
hsve laughed at tuv ludicrous and inck
Teas plight on tia, memorable night, lad
II not heen associa'ed with scene Of hun
man misery that narrowed nv soul
There Law a long. gsunt, ehHs'lv, prems
turel7 wretched frame covered in rsrs. with
long shagged beard and h.ir, tloat-d
cheeks and blondshoi evps; n mere com
p'e,e picture Of wretckrdness and woe, ,-yes
never heheld. Sra.ce'v observing me. he
crawled up and sm on log hv hi. aide :;
with an air of utter d.spond-ncv Hnd ia
difference that seemed to .av,
''lIcrr and sorrow sit,
bid Kings come and how to me"
In ans"er 10 mr inquiry. lie sonplsn
ed OF no recent stack Of illness The
hourht then occurred to me ,o ak him
~ha, prison he had Ins, escaped rom. or
what victim lie lad last rclhed su, r.i
ther "f these idr.s was compatible with
lis M nuer and h~'i,. E.i,ine h,s hesd
and mournfully lnokine around lie ssid ::
"All things are hlithe anal gay. alon.
am jnvrs, and sls"ple.."
] now caught f.irer aud fuller view
NJ u" haggard coun,-nsuce. ~nich, sl
though evincing mos. d.so'a,a ha.r, in
which the serpent tooth Of ramor.e miyhr
have dug deep wounds, vet bore trace.
81 natures true nobility III. linpsmen,.
not only bespoke one who had seen hsi
ter dsvs. but also one with int.ll.c, and
henigniiv To tread the paths Of .cience
and mefu'ness a"d lie guide aud a light
Ia Others.
At this moment the ~hoo? of n cow
driver was t~irtly heard. and never did
the stratus Of disisnt melody ~ ore pra,s
fully salute nv -srs. Ilss,iIv taking from
INV pocket lunch which my appetite,
owing TO the .i,us'ion of Sff.irs, had unr
demanded, | laid il hv the side of tie
had deeply enlisted nv sympathy and
interest. telling him WAS ynug To leave
hut would soon return. mounted INV
faithful s,eed, which had stood sll nipL,
in happy u"con.cionsn-ss of :he ,er,"rs
that bad assaulted his rider. and Sc, on, in
quest Of the cow-driver. An hours ram
b'e carried ms To htm-prev,iIc,. on him
10 fellow :re,. the p'sce nf nv nigh,'.
lodging. A. my solicitation and ofT.rs of
a'.is'ance on the wav. the stranger, still
psnsivs and sad. agreed To accompany u.
I" some human hahi.a'ion. The guide
conducted us Hl"ng n narrow hind path
ahont ten miles to little hmt on the .kir,
mth- hammocks. There we both rested
and received such r.he.hmenis "a the
P'se. could afford. |. concluding not to
resume NJ, journey ill III. next d.v, h.p
gsd the ~o.heeons, weary pilgrim for the
s,cry Of his lie.
II. replied in substance as koo~. -
"Ths recitsl. my hisn.i. opens tn me
afesh the fountains Of pain and hht.r
ness, hut the tale NAV be briefly told :;
would to heaven it could he s~sp, mo
eternal oblivion. Look not 40 mnnruful
Iya ire with thy great fearful sye., o
,hy spirit OF the pa.tp The Village OF
C in the nor,hern par of T-xa. is
the place Of my nativity, and :he hom.
~ my youth the only green spoi in the
wild wssie 81 the past. Tier. over hill
and dale. AMID pa,rinonisl oak. gam
bolsd in innocence and g'ee. There a.
:hs !.o'F honFa 81 eve. a ni"hs mo,her Of
ever b!sssed memory impaired to ms lps.
'ons Of pe,y And truth, which, though
have straysd far from the paths of recti
tuds, sud sounded the lowest depths Of
iniqui,y. have not been etfnced from re-.
= ypsmbsancs, and have no, ceased. in nv
ealmer moments tn awaken resolutions
OF amendment. Aff3uent circumstances
ensblsd my father to give me the benefit
Of the best schools Of the land {; bnl alas /!
"Wow empty learning. how vain 10 srt
But as Il mends the life, but as it guides the
heart"
did not duty appreciate tho true end Of
education, which Il the formation ~ char
acisr and character {. destiny. Feeling
not the sharp spur OF necessity urging me