The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-17

l uem0 OF Onarney into prisons de
thought Oharney wee ap enemy Of his
t0overnment. and for that reason de.
prived him of his liberty. 0harney
was learned and profound man, and
% he walked to and fro in the small
yard into which bis prison opened, he
looked up to tho beaveHs. the work of
Gods fingers. and to the moon aud
stars which he ordained, and exclaimed,
"All things come by ohancel" One
day, while pacing his yard. he saw u
tiny plant. just breaking the ground
near the wall. The sight Of it caused
pleasant diversion to his thoughts.
No other green thing was within his
enclosure. He watched it's growth
every day. "How came it here?" was
bis natural inquiry. AS it grew, other
queries were suggested. How came
these del'cate little veins in its leaves?
| What made its proportions so perfect
IN every part, each new branch taking
its exact place on the parent stock.
neither too hear one another nor too
much on one side?"
In his loneliness. the plant became
the prisoners teacher. and his valued
friend. When the flower began to un-
fold, he was filled with delight. 1t
was white, purple aud rose colored,
with q fue, silvery fringe Cuaruey
made frnme to support it, and dld
| what his circumstances allowed to
shelter it from pelt,ng rains aud vic.
lent winds.
"All things come by chance" had
been written by him upon the wall just
above where the flower grew. Its
gentle reproof as it whispered, "There
is One who made me 30 wonderfully
beautiful. and He it ia who keeps me
alive" shamed the prouu mans uub.-
lief. 81" brushed the lying word. from
the vail, while his heart felt that she
who made all things Is God"
But God had u further blessing for
tue errlDg nmu through the humble
Hover. There wns an Italian prisoner
III the same yard, whose little daughter
WAS permitted to visit him. The girl
vas much pleased with Charney's love
for his flower. She related whut she
saw to the wife oil the jailer. The story
OF the poor prisoner and his flower
passed from one to another, until 1t
reached the ears of the amiable Eo,-
press Josephine. The Empress said,
The mnu who eo devoutly loves and
tends flower caunot ba bad man;"
30 she persuaded the Emperor to set
him at liberty.
Charney carried his flower home,
and carefully tended it in his own
green house. 1t had taught him to be-
lieve in God, aud had delivered him
from prison.
A farmers team came along, with a
hay rack, aud Samuel took SCAT ON
the "binder." He rode short dis.
tance. and then let go aud stepped
into the coils OF rope dragging be-
hind, and. before he knew what was
up. he was dragging along through
the slush. He gave an awful yell as
he realized his situation, but the
farmer lost his hearing years ago, aud
sat on bis seat as stiff AZ tho Cardiff
giant. while the horses ambled along
at an even pace. "Whoop! Heyi
Say. you'll Oh. murderl" yelled Sa-
muel, as the slush ran up his panta.
looms and his back was raked on the
knobby street, but the rarmer WAS
thinking of home. sweet home, and be
didn't reply. lyon, therei Whoopl
Hil Ho! Grashus and blazesl" roared
Samuel. as he slid on his back aud side
aud felt his coat goiug over his head
The farmer drove up Fourth to La
! hrnase. and then went West. and there
wasD' t hnb or pond of water that
Samuel Blaine didn't hnd. Some
times he was on bis back. aod then he'd
glide for awhile tother side up. aud
he kept up yelling which made peo-
pie run to the windows. Soma boys
observed his situation. but they
thought it was a new kind of way to
''catoh bob. and they yelled: "BulIy
for Samuel Blainel" "Ssyi I'm beipg 2
drawed to death-stop yer hossesl'
shouted Sam; but the farmer was
thinking of q grave on the hillside,
and he never turned his head. A man
stopped on the walk and yelled: "Say
you've got boy thereI' but the
farmer nodded his head and kept on.
Finally. as he turned into Eighth
street and headed for Michigan ave.
nue.. he looked around. Seeing Sa-
mnel coming up behind, rolling over
and over. he thought the boy WAS try.
ing to catch Oh, aud he put the ''bud"
to his horses and went three blocks
farther aud drew up at grocery.
When they discovered the boys situa.
ton, they said it would take forty