The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-09-23
4 GOOD INVESTMENT.

gun the world with nothing. put wiz
had very firmly settled one thing III his
mind. which WIS. that he would some
tav he rich. Another point WAS, II pos
Siblc. still more firmly settled namely.
that he would never run i'll debt to the
value of Il dollar. He had worked hard
for several Years. rs Il lo'rrcyman, ut his
trade of carpenter. to obtain the means
to erect small house and shop OF his
own. He had been for some time attach
ed to an c>timablc young woman, as poor
in the world as himself. Ineir union
had been so long deferred, that both par
ties grew impatient for the time to come,
Though only two rooms i'll the house
were finished so us to be habtable, they
resolved to wait no longer. But Il small
sum of money remained to furnish even
these two rooms. But, scanty us WAS the
furniture which this sum would procure,
thcv adhered to their first resolution not
to run in debt, but to wait until more
could be procured without obtaining it
on credit.
One clav a visitor was announced at
their humble home-no less Il parsonage
than the wealthy Mrs. Ives.
you seem to be setting out right III
the world, my young friend, she said,
as she looked around their room. Il
suppose you intend to be rich one Of
these davs, and think YOU will succeed. y
<'We hope some day to be better oil
than we now are" replied Mr.. Coleman.
81 know We have begun life differently
from most Young people" he added, cast
ing his ewes around the >cantily furnish
ed apartment "and the most of our
neighbors think the worse of us for it.
But the fact is, we have both of Us set
out with the determination never to con-
tract debt"
Il doubt not YOU will soon be able 10
finish your house and furnish it neatly,
said Mrs. Ives, kindly and approvingly.
Il admire Your spirit of honest indcpcn-
dcncc. and should be sorry to do anything
to wound it. But We have some furniture
in our garrct, which has been stored
there 10 make room for more. and If You
will accept the loan of some chairs and a
table until it is convenient for you to
purchase those which will suit YOU bet
ter. it will crafty me very much to let
YOU have them
This offer was made with so much
Kindness and dclicacv. that Mr.. Coleman
could not refuse it, or feel wounded by it.
After Mrs Ives had left he exclaimed:
That is what call Il kind-hcartcd,
true hearted woman. She has made me
think better of all the world than | did
half an hour ago."
This WAS true. This delicate act Of
kindness had stolen the bitterness from
the heart Of the proud man-tor proud
he was. and it had taught him to think
more charilablv OF all his race.
Years passed on, and Mark Colcman'>
dream. cl wealth were more than real
lied. His house WAS soon finished. and
neatly furnished, after which he had n"
reason to complain OF the ,lync>> of hi>
nrirhbur>. Bat he did not remain there
many wears. He removed to Il larger
place. where he could extend his bust
ness operations. After the first few wears
wealth flowed in upon him II rapidly is
he could desire. Bu, it is not our pur-
pose to follow him through his course.
Our tale now passes over period OF
some years. In Il pleasant village, many
miles distant from its opening scene,
stands i'm old dilapilatrd dwelling, Of
that peculiar hue which the suns and
storms of thrcc-i"urtlI> of Il century i'm
part to the natural color of wood. This
dwelling is inhabited by Il poor widow
and her invalid granddaughter. Il Girl of
fourteen. The couch of the invalid is
placed in the most comfortable corner "i
the onlv comfortable apartment the
dwclin" contains. y stand is placed
close hv the side of the bed, covered with
Il clean white cloth. On this stand the
widow is preparing to place their simple
evening meal.
The family were very poor.
This was evident from all the suffrrin"s
of their humble home, and from the tone
of the voun" girl a> she a> kcd anxiou>ly; :;
"Will the food we have last longer
than tomorrow ~
Il think not" was the reply Of the
widow
"Docs not your faith begin to fail YOU
vet, grandmother she asked, as >h"
looked at her gran'lnothers countc-
nance.
"Why should it, my dear? We have
not reached the extremity yet. Mans
extremity is Gods opportunity, YOU
know"
But the faith of the young girl had not
been strengthened and developed by a
life of discipline and trial. She knew
not how to trust in IN hour so dark a|
this. All the evening she tossed restless
ly upon her pillow. withdrawing the
curtain which shaded the window near
her bed and looking out she suddenly
exclaimed:
'pOh. grandmother brilliant l"htsarc
cleaning from the windows of the great
house on the hill. What does it mean {:
The house ha, been shut up ever since
wc lived here
This reminds me-" said her grand
mother, "nf what Mrs More told me to
dav. She said that Il wealthy gentleman
had purchased the house, and WIS NOV
ine in.
.\licc gazcd a few minutes longer at
the hrgh, light cleaning from the win
.lnw>, then sinking back on her pillow
wi,l, Ugh, she said
How cheerful it looks over there .
boss different her home from ours
Her aged parent read what w;la piISSiIl"
i'm her pl"htS, and said
".llicr, my child, do not envy the in
mates Of Wonder mansion. Our sorrows,
trust. are prcparln" u> for Il brighter
home than tIat. There is no mansion
ON earth, however pleasant or richly fur
ni>lcd il may be. into which sin, suffer