The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-05-22
From tho Raleigh senlidsl.
PUNCTUALirY.

WashlngtOn tnat : ne was away Pu"eN.s
10 meet an engagement, and allowed nve
minutes 10 Others for the variation Of their
wa,che,; but If those who were 10 meet
him die not arrive within the specified time,
le promptly mounted his nurse aud rode
al 10 attend 10 other BUSINESS" The same
II said of Lord Nelson, with this dItfer.
.ace. however, that che made 1t an lnsa
r,able rule 10 be present al any sppoint.
msnt. and 10 be really for every en,erprize
AZ least hfieen minutes befvre the time, anu
10 wait rather impatently for the arrival
IL the moment allotted for aclion When
the hour had fully cone, and the delay oil
others rendered u inrxpedIent 10 proceed,
he los.ed upon his osn obligation as eau.
celled. Withdrew Immediately IRON the
place Of rendezvous, aud no inducemtnt
could ever prevail upon him to,eturn." No
bne ever had TO wait Tor General Washing.
ton % Lord Nelson.
The lesson inculca;ed by the anecdotes
respecting these great men -. 70 be 90 time
isr every duiy. Ii shuuad be the standard
principle Of every man who has ans regard
10 those with whom he acts, 10 be truly
punclual 10 all his engagements. To hun.
self lis a rule Of incalculable Importance,
lad applies 10 every occupation aud every
pursuit oi life. The ancients represented
Time under the slmllltude u al old man,
~nh single luck Of hair upon his iorehead,
grssely but steadily approaching multi.
tude-and whoever seized this lock, and
held him by IL. vas borne onward with The
inosl assured pledge that could be given oil
ialurs success. But il any suffered him TO
pass them. he spread out his wings. which
IIll then were concealed behind hin,, and
Hew away with a rap,dlty which rendered
psssaIt utterly tain. Hence the old and
useful sdsge, Take time b. The fore.
lock-" Better be i've minoies With Gene-
cal Washington. or even fifteen minutes
~llh Lord Nelson. too early. than one mun-
ute too late.
Tie Importance TO ones self Oi being n
pr before lh tune. may perhaps DC better
illustrated BY an example Or Two.
nave 90 nv eye ,oung msn who was
iny class mate IN College. There was moth
ins M the slrue,ure u MS mind Or "a u DE-.
,slopment peesllarly striking. lie seem.
ed 10 possess mind cast 10 the ordinary
nould. with no stamp upon u either OF &c.
mus OF brilliancy. But 4 marked the rrsu.
lsriiy with which he attended upun all the
duties Of the Institution. lie MAS always
nj or before the time, IN the Chapel. the
reeilallOu rom. tie Society iiall, ur shrt.
ever else there was a Just cialm upon NJ,
merit ur attention. Nor did he ever vtfrr
N an excuse, that he was unprrparcd Tor
say exercise 10 which he was property CALI
ed. lie touk tine by the iorrlOck," aud
had his lessons all thoroughly dlgested long
beiUre the hour Ol recitation arrived. Ills
compositions were all written several days
N advance Of the time he was required TO
read. and as iri,Irc offered, be would Ire
suently remodel Or re.wriie them. lie
lrit nothing TO be done AZ the eleventh
hour but carried out the principle Of pune.
tuallty into every thing that concerned him.
The result was. he leil many u ms class
tagging behind, whlt he pressed inward
with increased energy, ami making esrfs
day some Increase % his stock ol knuwI.
edge. lie Was a. last graduated as A. Is.
~Iih a distinction which lie had nO rxpec.
iatiuu VI attaining. Aud without entering
into the minute particulars of bis snbse.
quent life. IL Is enough to say tina, he be.
cane minister of the gospel, where hs
carried out this sa,rt principle ~ his pre-
psrations iDr the palplt---ln his famIly, IN
hls punctual sisItali0ns, and "a the meet.
ings VI ecclesiastical courts.
Whoever else WAS behind the time, with
hin there was one undertaking rnle--he
VAS never tardy. be was never uuprepar.
ed. Aud by this means he acquired thai
'isor OF thought, and energy Of style. and
pathos Of utterance. so essentially neces.
sary 10 distinguished usefulness, as a he,
raid or the Cress,-thus securing the higt