The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1867-05-11
First Taste Of Blood.

Br. .4lEE REV. JOHN TODD, y. >. .
Ny young reader has read, or vllEEyest
meet with. the story Of the man VINO
bought a~sman, very Young and little
LEOPARD. It was about the SIZE OF 4
nla%faa kitten. with soft, spotted and
beautiful hair. IT'S eyes We're mid ano
eoA Noye claws were grown, and its li-i
tle feet were soft as velvet. twas very
a1neeandI gentle. would 60 to sleep in It's
master,s bosom, jump up IN his zap: play
orofiaxgr him like q kitten. eat from Ills
,aaSsand ii every way Show it's fondncss
e., him hSo it grow I'D, having the range
- - tbe Loa,f.. living on milk, ard living
ah;aaeanI lie parlor. One day the gentle
s ssaS LAY Gown on the sofa TO rest an'
aaff fhe- leopard lying doNn neaf him.
While az ern the creature Logan to hex
his hand las il hung down from the sof:.
He~vas awakened by nv;e3l3ing pain.
Wefs WAS It for him that. he awoke;
FOR tfe leanara had, with hisro'Sh;on4''1'
l;~okAsxsq,ouoh the >E:n9and got the !irst
taste of h!ool! Before thai i; had been
q playful y t; now,'m an instant ali Tie
serocitv, nf the wild beast}ia<t been awake
ned.s me vwsrv,e s:tw, l,>:sls.to, ta'et Lax,
waszno finger master. The par wa
cffosSc:IsGd down. His eyes glarilG, his tai
moving. ana lie ~ao jil.t. preparing to
apksanggs os min aid @lat thai appel &c lof
htes,st wlrcll had just been awakened.
Not i moment must be 10. The ma*
drreMM aad1ev6Ner and Slot the leopard
dead. and thus saved his ov, lie. -
The world is fall Of lcopa;ds they
are not i'll as beautiful % the eye as he
opz / have been describing. bet they are
all as taa me, and seem a> harmless. till
they have taste1 blood, &nl then they
spring! For example,: knew that
little Bel Moore wssenoi very respee1f'i
and kind to his mother. and I kaew he
&l1NN, "a w
was not very reverential on shs Sabbath
in the house OF God. Bat ! ">*er saw
that he had u leopard that Was following
him eve vwl.vre. Bit one day inoi'-.
the bow IS, at play, he lei f#l his first
profane wort: Nobody yer %suspectei
npossitae :for Ben even to become 4
nrofane boy but. alas tie leopard had
tasted blood. and ROW liz s"ore and
cused because. he loved to do it. lie
grew npa vtf;feiaouth~i, nyofane creature,
whom syervz4o >Aunnel, asld VII" "lad"
parehfg q! rr,ttfser vhNn they saw their.
hoxs ,arp.nl aim. Who would haze
thought that such (. leopard would ever
leap ON him AMI &2st-ov HIM. But it
dbl
And here was Fred IIa'scy: 6 more
bcautif}l, sprightlx and promising boy
need moi be sought for. lie was bright
and quick. and gave his father strong
hopes That he woald be 4 greet comfort
to HIN III Ills ola age. lie spared no
pains t6IiefFucafe him, aud we all Thought
Fred Would make q noble ms. We saw
IS tame|leopsarl that was following llss 8
:ro = iaI to day. But one evening his :
comp n3pwns gsetstogether* to enjoy them
,%elvess'a:llp They told stories, they had
tiey had drink Fred
iraaak fdr It's aist ttimsEand the leopard
:asted food the first. lime Hewas 4
.arried Home intexicate sandhis Weeping s
nothee% heaxyhearted fatherreceivea Q
i'm With tender pity, hoping it vas an 2
aeeidea4d. -t1at,iswould ncyerbcrepeated
iii shs " ss6heir;ston waskkt pc savede In
the NOR ming Freag~as huwbled and asha-.
med, and so1cmnly promised that he;
.oulHaRaa4agam|a 5bk! ! All me! the
leopard! had tasted bl- cd; From that
RbshgM be numbered -amof'g. the \
ost. lie drank. yhe1 yin company and i I
hen out. There seemed to be an insa- :
iables Appetite create in the youth. :
axsAosSiasha al sSlE reaa,anf ;anE9 ,,.l} rp- j.