The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-12-22
"UncIe Says"

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times over, aud never forget the wisdom
that it contains.
My uncle is n woodman; he is now
getting an old man. Some people say ti
is cross but do not think so. Trouble
and toll may give TO his face thought.
ful look sometimes but | know he ha.
kind heart. OF one thing am certain
| he has got wise head. Meet him when
ever may, he hes always something tc
say. If you would like to hear of some
of his sayings, will write down some OF
them for you.
One day saw him yith an axe in his
hand, standing by branch he had Jus,
cut from the o'd oak tree, when he be.
| gan:
If you set thistle seed, there will
spring up not one or two thistles from il.
but twenty or thirty and it will be just
the same if set one sin. One sin, he
says, has been known to bring forth a
hundred more. The farmer ought to
take care that no thistle seeds arc sown
ON his land i; and you ought to take care
that Mt ins are sown in your heart.
Uncle says that boy seldom looks
forward unless it is to n holda; when
he is well, he seldom dreams of being
sick when he has money, ho thinks il
will last h,m for weeks and when the
sun shines, he almost expects it to shine
forever; but ho says we should be ready
to endure patiently, as we'll as to enjoy
gratefully. Shall We receive good ut
the hand Of God, and shall we not re-
ceiye cvil?" (Job ii. lO.)
Uncle says that if the traveller once
leaves the turnpike road in part o { the
country that lie does not know, he may
wander about in lanes the whole Of the
day, and when night comes get stuck in n
bog AT last; and that if l venture to
wander away from the path of duty,
l may lose myself in the cross roads of
error and vice all my days, and Mt last fall
into the pit of destruction. 1t would be
unwisc in traveller to quit the toll-gate
road, when, in doing SO, he runs such n
risk; and it would be very weak and
very wicked for me TO quit Juty's path
when my risk is & thousand times greater.
Uncle says he had rather read the
Bible, and never look at any other book
than read every other book in the world,
and never look at the Bible; for this
reason: Other books are the books of
men, but the Bible il tho book of God
and rs mans knowledge is but ignorance
when compared with Gods knowledge,
so the wisdom of all the books Of men is
but folly when compared with the wis
dom of the book of God.
Uncle says that bushel of wheat vii,
weigh more than two bushels Of bran !;
and that little modcsty is worth more
than great deal Of conceii. tie says
that boy who is modest will learn twice
rs much as one who is conceitod.
The modest boy will always be wisers
than he appears, while the conceited will
not not know half what he pretends to
understand. must strive to be modest,
and watch against selfconceit.
Uncle says that it requires more stead
mess and true courage to desp;se the
laugh of bad companion, and to say
No when tempted to do evil, than it does
to march up TO n cannon's mouth He
says hundreds, who are not afraid Of bull
let's, balls and bayoncts, have not
courage enough to resist the derision of
their thoughtless companions. will try
my. best not to be overcome by laugh !;
and will learn, if can, to say No i
when asked to do evil
Uncle says that forgiving an injury is bet
ter than avengingi it; and that doing one
good is better than intending hundred
l wonder if shall ever be rs wise as
my uncle. He says the first step toward
wisdom is the fear Of the Lord, and that
the second is much like it.
Uncle says that, take the year round :,
where we have one hour of pain
we have ten Of ease, and where we
have one misery we have ut least a score
of mercies. If this be true, and l have
no reason to doubt it, where thank God
once, l ought to thank him hundred
times over.
Uncle says II boy will do more good in
one month by correcting his own errors,
than he will do in years by finding out
the failings of Others; and that he will
get more knowledge by studying his own
heart, than by watching all the people
that are around him. must examine
my heart little more closely than have
done, and take more care to correct INV
errors.
Uncle says there are a thousand ways
to eternal death, for every sin is a road
:" destruction but that there is only one
way to eternal life, for there has only
been offered up one sacrifice for sin. even
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, on
the cross. II l forget everything else
that my uncle says, | must be sure not to
forget this; and must ask for the Holy
Spirit of God to convince me of sin, and
lead me TO believe in Christ with all nv
heart.
Uncle says that the strongest man grows
stronger, the wisest man grows wiser, and
the best man grows better, by often going
down on his knees. IF this be the case
with man, suppose it must be the cas-.
also with boy. | remember that the
Bible says, "Pray without ceasing," :"
ASK, and it shall be given you; seek,
and ye shall find knock, and it shall be
opened unto you.'
Uncle says that we cannot do one an
other half the mischief with our teeth,
that we can with our tongues and that
we often tie knot with our tongues in n
minute, that we cannot unite with our
teeth in year. He says ought to repeat
three texts OF Scripture every day Of my
life: "Whoso keepeth his mouth and his
tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles ~
t"ToT. al, 23;j every idle word that
man shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day ofjudgment :" Matt.
xii. 36;l and, "Set watch, 0 Lord, be
fore my mouth; keep the door of my
lips;" (Psal cxli.) l must try TO do it
| too.
Uncle Gays rogue robs nobody hall
80 much as he robs himself; he may de.
prive another o. watch, gold ring, OF
purse of money but he deprives him
self of his character, of his peace, of his
life. | wish all rogues were aware OF
this; for some Of them might become
honest. Honesty" after all, "is the
best policy"
Uncle says that he meets with many who
eat too much, drink to much, and sleer
too much but that he has never yet mel
with ono who nraveA foo r,uch red h;s