The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

hucs of evening, fingered on the western hor-
zon, like the last incense from some mighty al
tar The air was still. and breathing the odor
of the sheets of wild jcssamncs and myrtle
which clothed the sides Of the mountains; all
was richness, solemn splcndor, and sacred re-
pose. The vivid eye Of the Iscy, made to re-
joicc in all that filed the imagination, roycd
over the boundcss field of the stars Of Heaven
with Il delight, which kept him silent
"From that sky said the youth, "which
looks one vast palace of holy tranquility, from
this fragrant air, which brcaths like an offer
ing OF all the treasures Of nature to the Soy
crcign of Nature, descend the thunder and the
tempest, the bolt that strikes the mountain pin
maccs into dust and the hurricane that swclls
the sea into destruction. And shall we wonder
that religion, bright. holy and boundlcss as
those skies, should have power from time to
time, to fill the earth with terror, to dazzle the
weak. to oycrwhclm the bcwildcrcd to give an
irresistible impulse 10 all that is bold, iina~ina-
tive. untMMcablc, and soaring in the heart Of
| man
''l}ut what has the dagger or the pistol, to
do with this impulse? yet those st;cklcrs for
their contradictory lollics would have flung
INC to the sharks which carried of the doctors
Of thc black and white camcls.'
The young Scribe smiled, and simply said
My lord. while ninc-tcnhs Of mankind arc
fools, why were we To expect that our pilgrim
slip contained nonc but snycs. While ill man
Kind arc creatures Of the passions, why were VIC
to suppose that crew Of enthusiasts alone
we're incapable Of being frcnziel hy scorn.
But LEI us not lay tic blamc on religion. TO
produce Great effects. We must find great pow
crs. Where universal MAJ. is to be stirred. the
evil will be stirred With the good. But if the
Nile. when it pours down its Hood of fertility
oil the burning soil Of the Delta brings weeds
into lie with the harvest! is the fault in the
Nile Or when the mighty orb that has but
Just finished lis course Of glory in yonlcr
waves. rises 20 circle the world with light and
life. are'wc 10 cxtin2;,ish his beams, through
l1ar Of the insects which he quickcns in the
marsh and the wilderness - The young
speaker Of these word, had been reused by The
subject into unusual ic.vor. His pale countcn-
ancc had suddenly lighted up. and rs he gazc,i
on tie armament Unconscious of I'LL things
bu; The glory which had awokc his feelings,
the l}ey ioumd It impossible to withdraw his
eyes from its animated beauty The expressive
features flushed with new intelligence. The
glance, always powerful. seemed to cach new
briii:ncy from The sllcndors above Even the
| voice seemed 20 be changed. Always sweet, it
WIS now lofty and solemn yet it touched the
spin! Of the lie .rer more than in its solcst
moments. It was oi.cc music to his ear; it
WAS now conviction to his soul Tie naughty
warrior. the proud philosopher, the conscious
superior OF every mind that he had till now
encountered all gave way; and iiinging him
self on the neck Of his friend, Mustapl,
pledged himself by every light blazing in that
sky Of serenity never to par; from his
young sagc his counsellor, the tanner Of his
i;ollcs, and The guidc Of his existence
The Scribe suddenly dscneagcd himself
from this inpc;uo"a instance Of friendship,
and With one struggling ham'l still held in thc
grasp Of MuStalha. and The other pressed
closely TO his forehead. turned away in silence
Hear me now, said the impatient Bcy 'oncc
for all; abandon all cagcrncss to Interfere in
other mems concerns. This voyage this hour
have given me wisdom worth life. And ifcvcr
Mu>talha Ben Mustap pha troubles his brain about
making fools wiser than nature intended them to
be; about giving experience to slaves incapable
o! thought o. teaching liberation to traders in
hlgoiry may he - the way Of the doctors or
worse may lie be parted from his first and last
Of friends, even from his young philosopher"
The Young philosopher answered this burst Of
scntim.cn Only with one Of his quiet smiles
al,,l drawing his tu.banstil deeper onhis brow<
and wrapping his mantle closer round him, re-
..ct! that the night was at hand. and that
so.nc village should be sought Tor. where they
might fad shelter and entertainment. Mus
;aph,i. in the ardour Of the moment, would
have dcspisc,l the aid Of man, and remained
gazing on !lc stars, and listening to the wis
dom Of his companion. But gust from the
sea lolIoNcl BY the rising roar Of thunder
among tho hills, awokc him to the realities of
the wilderness and, anxious for the safety of
"a, i1uil. - frame rs thnt of his fclioW trovclcr