The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-09-16
What Ten Dollars can Do.

Geo. w. Williams of Charleston is
making tour through Europe, and is
contributing a series Of letters, doscrip-
tive of his travels, to the Charleston
Courier. From one of his recent lotters
VIC take the following extract. 1t shows
), g6 what & man can do with but small sum
4 Of fmoney if the proper use is made of
~. it:
ga long pilgrimage yes, indeed,
thirty years is long time for any one
rteabe. occupied in making a joarneys
- ~ To-day VIC saw friend Of ours, who,
some thirty years ago, left his home ip.
thcypouptains Of }a Southern State for
Italy. The grand old cities of Venice,
Florence, Rome, and Naples were the
dream of his childhood, and he resolved
ON seeing them; but now was this long
journey to be mado by mountain buy,
with only ten dollars in his pocket Our
young friend believed that where there
agis a;wiH there isia way, and that almost
anything is possible for man to accom-
plish by perseverance aud we'll directed
energy. He knew that Italy was far,
but he did not stop to count the cost,
5. or to grow weary, before he encountered
3 the fatigues of the journey; neither did
lions by the roadside frighten him.
When he started on his long and per
ilous journey, there were but four miles
- of railway ut the South lad there
been thousand they would have been
- mo avail to him. He however did
q, the next best thing, for one determined
with ten dollars to see Italy. He began
his journey on his two strong feet, and
to lessen his expenses he made bargain
with kind hearted man who was going
with his wagon and team one hundred
and fifty miles on the road to Italy..tThe
boy was to assist the old man in cooking
currying, andscotching, for his board
The fare, of course, was plain, and, the
lodgings at night on the ground; but
taris out door life developed tho muscle
if not the brain of the youth, and was
an important training, and hardens one
who had to cross the Atlantic and climb
the Alps before he could look upon the
blue skies Of Italy. One hundred aud
fifty miles of the journey was performed
at q cost twenty five cnts!
1t will be seen that our friends orig
inal capital was nearly whole when he
accomplished this much of his journey
He was now among strangers, and could
not proceed further until his means were
Increased. But Italy he was dctormn
cd to see; he therefore went TO work at
salary of fifty dollars per anIum. This
was indeed Il microscopic view of the
1talion skies, and undcr difficulties. 1t
WIS however in the right direction
Years rolled on, and cur fricnd cuntin-
,ucd to wor! and londly cherish his de-
sire to travel and sec fair Italy A few
months sinceshc took portion Of his
tide household and again started on tle
way TO the cherished lund, aud this time
did not cease in his journcyings u"til he
was safely landed on the banks Of The
Grand Canal at beautiful Venice w,
saw him to-day as hc triumphantl
stopped into "ondola a few molncrr.
more, aud he was sailing up tho Grand
Canal amid splendid palaces aud tower
ingaold churches. And now he is safely
1A4dGd ;at the Royal Hotel Danci
,idOur friend is rot at the end of Iii
jQnrney and he docs not waste time in
hotels. We next see him walking tn
the great halls Of the Palace Of til,
Doges, aud now he cutters tie world rc-
nowncd Cathedral OF st. Marks As
it is his customto investigate things thor
oushly, he ST. ps.and looks with wonder
and admiration ut tho historical ilIustra-
tion in. Mosaic, the works ot many cen
turtles ago. The first thing in the church
that attracts his at.cnior is Il scriptu
...i -..,.""e.nintinn nj heaven and earth
and the following Illustrations, all il
Mosaic, such as the creation of angels;
Spirit of God flying over the waters;
Gud divides light from larknoss the
separation of the iirmancut from the
waters; crcutio. of sun aud moon; crca-
tion of fishes and fowls; creation OF man
,ro,t;en 1,f Snuls. (,nI Lloeecc tho GOV.