The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-08
e9noerso1r gntelligeuter. .
HOE GUT YOUR ROW.

naQ GOflS S1OEGn-IfOl0 sGnttG uuluUiS f00f w,
work tlleiEway up manfullY q to Y place OF
honor .sind usefulness in. the world Per;
/. haps there was a little sdimness in the old
man 's-eye, and may be q little tremor tn
; his~voiee, as he spoke the farewell words
But he took from the old side-cupboard
his s;sft; fs "a bright, new hoe--and
:: as he placed it iu,the hand of the youth,
the accompanying: -admonition sounded
eheeriIx on his Ell, 90 Hoe out your row."
..::.SN was the fourth tina similar presen.
. : faittiiionsi had been made in the old home
: 6teads .rs.s. =. ,s.3:s..:. :.
= <,F.tssEftVerybody will find his row toeboe in
3rhisaWerld. Ge oree-and sometimes it's q
: mighty tough ono ;.butit is only cowards
that 4shirk 1T. el.s Vhatsoever thy hand
,,;fniieth do, edoritswith thy might, and
never forget toSlook ~ -.S.' -. 5.
'EEhea6ld, d,ma1 WEuD glthe hand of his son,
an z.stooped doWn:8 8os kiss the cheek of
his. fair, new. daughter; while@mother
Busted. herself with the dozens things, "
which every zone but a. mother forgets.
: Thef lingering Sfare~eils1 were all said at
Hast, and. the old .coach rolled away-with
-s;tife two hopeful, sunny hearts just enter
: : irs lies bright and beautiful summer.
The old kom estead seemed deserted and
Stfrear: as o last year nest. The aged
pairsat, down sby, their OWE hearthstone
alone as when they began life together
. How these old 2sswaIls had dEwrung to the
;. sound of ,childhood,s mirth, and child
!. hoods step and sinlater .yearshad echoed
]: with theStiead of many feet. Now they
: mnst:li nore.in- e2buried;past.
But to Geerge.and Ellen life seemed
,alI Isone bright fnture, with thesrainbow, of
:: hope. aching all their plans sand projects.
-..ssxsnssir Western home was an humble
one, SIND plenty of, work for-s willing
4hasiis $:witliirfsiit. The young farmers
: ehiet capital was his:strong arm and stout
heart, ana the sound working g-day princi-
piles he hadsbeen5 taught. fromschildhood.
Sometim les she grew discouraged at the
prospeetof paying for the place heworked
---bat he wasssure. to meet with hearty
encouragement and wordseof. cheer from
Ellen q glance, stoo: ut the parting gift
!. Of bis father, as it stood on1the mantle in
the fallay room, WAS: as good asa sermon
anysday:s There IT stood eyersready to
giyeqsneo eourag cement oradmonition, as the
:: easermight be. III Strangers, might think ii
5aepriouss: ornament fora chimney-piece,
:, butitsiWas soohssreg garded.as5 one ofS:the
: household treasures. Dust nor rnst we're
rssnfered TO mar its brightness =
Hen, it: is no use. trying, said George,
one ssening, quite despondingly, as he
J. turned away from some figures he had
been making some scraps Of paper, u
can make 7outthe payment this week,
and 7 may well give. i. up"
Ellen looked sup scheerfally from her
work and nodded towards the mantle.
81 .hRvethoed aud 1boed, but this row is
toosnuch for me-. The. e.wooiwiil pay the
aextsinstaHmen and the crops the next 5;
Rut@Wllereahis .fiifsysdoiiars is to como
= from, that need 10: addition to what /
ean aK6out, isl more than / can see"
GessSelI The, Feoly, George, = ( advised Ellen;
=4st,Jzou were ofered sixty dollars for her,
: .YoE 41low. . s5ss,5 ]. -: .'ses.e. ~ .
!: G aRutwhats ean We do for butter. and
!. cream. in our eoffees and all that ?"@ -
, SD ;ssSsDo without fora time, dear. A home
: : is5a great deal lnto toresimpo portant to usan0w
sthanaany table luxury. Besides you shall
not suffer. TheseaEttle1aelf denials, you
know, are aImostunayoidable, if we would
fairly 2hoe ont our.row''@ j:ac7. =.
Gsefge, like a sensible man, took his
. wife s advice and the satisfaction be felt.
aslhspaia doWn-the money promptly and
Book his receipt, .exceeded that which any
table enjoymenf could afford him. :
Ellen, mpsacked her menicry for eco
aomied sauces and gravies; to take the
plapeef old. Debby's golden butter. and
.yellotvjcrea ms and she never forgot to Stir
q weEl,beaten egg into the pot of coffee,
80. imp proving its richness that George
scarcely missed. the favoijte luxury.
!, Steadily. onward he hoed his row until.
The place was all his own. The old home
lad put on q new. face Outdoors and in.
Phens were shrubs and rosebushes sin,
abuudancesinst the once tang gled and briar-
grown door=yaid, and "a young orchard
was blossomings on: the sunny slope to.
wards the south, l.,:.<...,.e.S.s ,.s.,s,ts.,.s.:,
there were fles,ot- agricultural ;apers
on the. breaa-shelf of the little library.
end ~ ehoice-lsefectlon- Of miscellaneous
books above them. There were little
tasteful appointments here and there.
about the cheerful sitfing-room, but the
: bright hoe 5Was. never displaced by any
gemsor crystal. The pretty, shell framed
pietares 4might]Iook down>upon it,. if they
/: choose; it could not be. looked out Of
conEteslaiice.1 - -
eJeor{ge Mass respected and known by
all snoigitbors, and The stranger. who
sharet!v vhiie-ror a night the generous hos.
; pita.!:: Of his broad -hearthstone.. went
.awa4 tos speak years AFTER OF the pleas
ant hours he spent.there; and the kindly