The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-13
was not tho spirit of the old Scotch bards,
"who sang Others fame, Int left their

was not tho spirit OIL the OLD Scotch bnrdS,
"who sang Others fame, lint left their
own unsuug."
An Eastern legend tells u, that onco o
Persian Pasha, perceiving nn old man
planting fruit free asked him his age.
The peasant replied. "Sire, am four
years old" An officer rebuked such
seeming absurdity uttered to his superior.
II did not speak without TRUTH" replied
tho cid man, "for the wise do not reckon
time by years lost in folly and the trifies
Of the world. I count my true age only
that which has been passed in serving
the Deity and discharging my duty
to my day and generation" The Paslra
said, Thou cannot hope to see the tree
thou art planting grow to perfection and
repay thy labor with fruit?" ''True,p an.
swered the 'sage, "but since others have
planted that we night eat, it is but right
that should plant for the benefit of 9TH
ers," Excellent" exclaimed the mon.
arch, and the royal purse-bearer present.
ed to him who had received the applause
of his sovereign the customary gift of O
thousand pieces of gold. The peasant
prostrated himself on the qrop1d and
added, 20, King other mems trees come
to perfection in the space of many years,
but mine has produced fruit as soon as 1t
was planted" "Brayol" shouted the
Pasha, and second purse was cast
Mt the feet of the old man. 1.-THE trees of
others only bear fruit once year." cried
the old man, "but mine has yielded two
crops in one day." '"Tis truly beautiful
TO find one so humble and yet so wise,n
explained the Emperor, and O third purse
fell from the obedient hands of the treas
urer. The monarch galloped away saying,
Reverend father, dare not stay longer,
ieat thy genius and good sense should ex.
haust my treasury"
We may not be repaid, like the old
Persian, in purses Of gold for labor of his
kind, but this consciousness of performing
an act which some will gratefully enjoy
who may tread in our footsteps hereafter
should be sufficient reward.
A Northern farmer remarked that he
considered his farm one thousand dollars
more valuable on account of an avenue
of elm trees planted by his father. Per.
haps if not for that one link, instead of O
wide.awake, live farmer, ne should have
had In some town or city one more ten
cent (or three for uuGrter) calico
clerks. If the past generation could
have had more of thia spirit, there would
not be 80 many worthless acres to be re-
cuperated or Left in an idle waste Of
gullies. Then let us each and every one
do something in his day and generation
to beautify the waste places, until our
own country homes shall be rs beautiful
and fresh as o Eew spear of grass, and
all these thousand hills blossom and
bloom like those Of our many Northern
States.
There is a work and there is q reward
for all. Let the fathers and brothers re.
store our abandoned lands, then will the
mothers and sisters beautify these homes
by planting flowers, shrubs and vines ;
for as aome one has beautifully said,
''The breath of flowers is far swceter In
the air whence 1t comes and goes like the
warbling of music, than in the hand.o
Then let the perfume Of the rose, jasa.
mine and violet, and the other thousand
floral beauties of the Sunny South,
breathe around our homes in spring,
summer and autumn. Then, indeed,
will the coming generation say, when
magic pictures of the fertile West ere
held luringly toward them, when our
young men dream of fortunes beneath
each city paving-stone: "My home, my.
own home, cannot and 1 will not leave
thee. These fertile lands my fatber res
cued from their sterility. These flowers
my mother and my sisters planted; here
spent my happy boyhood; here re-
ceived my fathers council and won nv
mothers love; this is my own vine and
fig tree. will not forget thee | Let my
right hand forgetits cunning if 1 do not
remember thee, let my tongue cleave' to
the roof fof my mouth if I prefer not my,
Carolina home above my chief Joy"