Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-06-19
CHARLIE, THE YOUNG CONQUEROR.


CHARLIE, THE YOUNG CONQUEROR.
II know that you love me too we'll to wish
to bring sorrow upon me, Charlie and if you
do wrong, you certainly will"
Charlie, the orphan nephew, looked at his
aunt, without answering, and seemed troubled.
"You see my hair is growing white she
continued, "and you will make it more so, if
you indulge your temper as you have done. -
Charlie looked still more thoughtful, and,
after pause, replied, "Why, aunt, how can
that be? for the Bible says, thou canst not
make one hair white or black"
Charlie was right, inasmuch as we cannot,
of our free will, make zone hair white or
black" but this change is often brought
about by sorrow of heart; and few sorrows
are greater than that which parental love eX-
periences, when watching over wayward
child.
Mrs. Williams, it is true, was not the moth
er of Charlie, but he was the child of a de-
ceased sister, and she loved him as her own.
Unfortunately he had violent temper,
which his aunt was gently teaching him to
control. 1t was hard matter, indeed; but
she made him feel that to overcome our evil
passions is more heroic than to conquera city.
"When you find anger arising in your
heart, my dear boy" she would say to him,
"close your lips firmly, utter not a sound ;
only, in your heart, whisper, God help me-
The first trial will be the most severe; the
next less so; and, after many successful ef'
forts, you will find that your passions will be
under perfect control"
Charlie resolved to be hero and the hour
of temptation quickly came. A party of boys
had assembled, one sunny winter morning in
the holidays, to skate, upon wager. A pair
of new and elegant skates was to be the prize,
to him who should soonest reach the goal.
They stood upon line; after seeing that
their skates were firmly buckled, their fur
caps closely tied, and all things in readiness.
"Now" was to be the word, and Charlie
was to utter it.
He stood at the end of the line, and throw
ing up his arms he exclaimed "Now!"
Just as he did so, a mischievous child, much
younger than himself, who stood among the
spectators, threw himself directly in front of
him, and not only obstructed his passage, but
sent him, heels over head upon the ice. Char
lie rose unhurt, as he supposed-but 6ercely
angry. In another moment he would have
raved but suddenly the good Spirit brought
his lesson to his mind. He bit his lips until
the blood started.
"God help me!' he said inwardly, while he
held his breath.
"Be calm; be hero;" said the inward
voice. Charlie unfastened his cap, that the
cold air might fall upon his forehead. At a
little distance stood the mischievous urchin,
triumphant in having accomplished his pur-
pose and ready to run, should Charlie ap-
proach him.
But he had no cause to fear. The young
hero had conquered. He was now himself
again but finding the blood streaming from
a wound over his eyebrow, which he had not
felt before, he left the field and returned to
his home, which was close at hand.
"My dear boy!" exclaimed his aunt, as she
ran to meet him, "what has happened? are
you badly hurt?''
"Not a whit, aunt; I don't care pin for
it. But I have conquered! have con-
queredw
"Oh you have not had another quarrel, l
trust, Charlie" she answered, sadly.
mo, dear aunt; l have conquered myself,
for the first time; I have conquered my evil
temper"
"Thank God," she answered, as she held
him to her heart. eyes, thank God, my dear
boy, for you did it not in your own strength" !"
"That is true, aunt. said, as you told me,
God help me- and He did hel p me"
$50 will he always, my child, and remem-
ber-'His strength is made perfect in weak
ness"
That evening Charlie lay upon his bed with
a severe headache, but he cared not for the
pain. A happy heart makes every evil easy
to be borne. Soon the boys who were his COM
peers of the skating party came in.
"Well, Charlie l am so sorry you were
hurt to-day" said one Of them. "Will Rob-
inson gained the prize; but he won't take it.
He insists that we try again, when you are
able, because you are the best skater of the
party"
Charles objections we're all overruled:
Another day was appointed, and he gained
the prize; but Will Robinson was compelled to
accept pair of highly finished skates, which
he had fairly won at the first trial. The gener'
osity of the boys, thus manifested, formed a
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