The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-26
NUMBER 28

And now the little nidslsipnaz Is at
home. The joyful meeting has taken
place, and when they have admired his
growth, and decided whom he IS lihe,
and,measured is height on The window
franic, and seen hin, eat his srppes, tksy
begin to question him about his adren.
tures, more for the pleasure Of hearing
him talk than from any curiosky
"Adventusesr' says the boy, seated
between his father and mother on tie.
sofa. why, ma, / did write yoa mn ac-
count of the voyage, and there j. notis-
ing else TO tell. Nothing happened 20
day-sat least nothing particular 2
"You came BY the coach we told you,.
OFF, asks his father,
"Oh, yes, papa; md when. ne got
twenty miles, there eame up begear
while We were changing horses, ana
threw down Gas thought) q shilling;
but as it fell, saw that il. WAS 4 SOW
ereign. She was very boRest and showed
me what it was, but I didn't taRe itbaek
for you know, mamma, It is . long time
since T have given anything % any
body"
VERY true, my 5oy,y his mother ar-s
swered, "but you should not Be careless
with your money, and few beggars aEe
worthy objects of charity
81 suppose you got down at tae cross
roads" says the elder brother
Eyes, apd went through the wocds +.
should have been home sooner If had
not lost my way
"Lost your wayp' says his mother,
alarmed (; 'my boy, you should not have
left tho path at dusk"
"0h, ma, says the little midshipEau,
with smile, you're always thinking We
are in danger. If you could see Hss.
sometimes sitting at the jib- boom end, Of
across the main top-mast-crass-treey yoo
'rould be frightened. But what danger
eau there be ina wood Pr
"Woll my boy" she answers, II done
wish to be oyer-anxiuus, and make nv.
children uncomfortable BY my fsars.
What did you stray from the path for q
'sonly to catch a little owl, rnamnsa !;
but didn't catch her, after all. / gca
a roll down from a bank aud caught my
jacket on thorn bush, which was rather
unlucky. All! three large holes I see
in my sleeve. And so Iscrambled up
again aud got into the path, and asked as
the cottage for some beer. What long
time the woman kept me to be sars. I
Thought it would never come Bud very
soon after Dir. D. drove up IN his
gig; and he brought me on 10 the gaksl,'
.And so, this account of yoar adseR-
lures being brought to . close,s hia
| father says, eve discover that there Wss
no adventures 70 tell"
"No, papa nothing happened. BOtb-
ing particular, mean"
Nothing particular. III they could
have known, they would have thought
| lightly in comparison Of ;he dangers Of
the jib-boom's end aud the main-top.
mast-cross-trees. But they did nos know,
any more than we do, Of the dangers
that hourly beset us.
Some few dangers We arc aware Of,
! and we do what We can 60 proyids
against them but for the greater por.
tion our eyes behold we cannot see. We
walk securely under His guidance, with.
out whom mot a sparrow fslleth to ahs
ground" md whom we have had es.
1900 .f.-.L> ~~r-Ai- hers snssp,se.sz ~
we come and say, perhaps, chat uothipg
has happened--at least nothing par
ticular.
| Ii Is not we'll that our minds should
be much. exercised about these hidden
dangers, since they are so, aud so great
TINT no human art or foresight can ,,re-
vent them. But it is very we'll that We
should reflect constantly on thc loving
Providence which watches every FOOT.
step of track always balancing on Eins
and eternity; and that such reflections
should make US happy and afraid
afraid of trusting our souls COO mech 20
any earthly guide or seourity---hAppy
from the knowledge that there Is oBe
with whom we may trust them wholly,
aud with whom the very hairs Of our
head are MI numbered.
Without such trust how can we rest
or be at peace; but with il NO may say