Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1881-04-28
IEiNITr TO REIitiION.


Some hal;' century ago, a gentle
man, nEo lived in one of The South
cim States, was retaining To his
house and passing through the west
crn "iit!sW'' what is mbw known rs
W"i'. Virginia. lie was III inlitcl.
lie believed that Christianity was
'nirur--thnugl Il decent enough
thing, but perfectly unnecessary and
would ultimately i,e gotten rid Of. He
had forgotten What nr. I'r:,nklin
said. lnl you had better not lel the
tigcr Io0sc. ilnman passion is in
deed Il wild beast, an,l when uncon-
| tr"lc'l ~ the law oft;Gl would make
s"ciclya hell T!it gentleman had
been advised to make his Journey
through :. certain part OF ttc corhtry
,tuiiii! he day, n:, 1T night it was
unsafe. He WAS YET on his Way when
night came on. lie approached Il
l:ti!c cabin and inquired where he
w"s. niiL found to his dismay t hat Ii"
Hus III the very nciylburiooi that he
ii:hi been warned to avoid. 1t was rs
dangerous to so lack Is; forward, and
lie determined to stop where he WAS.
J / was Il plain looking woman in hum
bic life lat he had 1lrGn talking to.
lie ioolicl around the humble hut
and saw that alEong the furniture
were knives that seemed to his eye
IN. ger !!Ian any he lad ever seen, and
guns enough 10 carry on y war. After
- la |, itn l., 4.
came in, rough mountainccr. ANA iii
a ru'iG untouill maAicr welcomed
ne stranger, who quietly tonk !, scat.
rs ttiU iran and his wife sat down to
'h"'r supper, thc.% liAlTe ti't stranger
's!aw up AMI eat with them. IN invi-
tailun which the Traveller, whose ap-
petite WAS not whctt"d hv what he
saw and by the surroundings, dee
lined. -A'icr supper. and Il long sill
cilcc, on c<prcssin. his leSir. TO rest
III some csrllcr, the molntainccr re-
Piled, 'lou c.n lie down Whenever
Non want 10, stranger. ,iu the Il; or
t'i"rc; sorry have. anyil.ing better
[" oiirr you. Bat We have Il habit in
this house lci'rc We 90 TO sleep ut
nights OF rca,linga chapter in this
isnn';. nnsi asking Gu;l tn take care nf
us during the night" TIE Strangers 5
relief from all anxiety was inStnntan-
ronS! The hook, which he had often
SAID was "n impostur, became his
guarantee Of safety during the silent
| watches Of the night. as iii unhc-
ir""r III Christ. After he had knclt
II iiat 'r;m,le f: III VA arnnd r v
| c'i |" that Cod wiiulii he n:l hereto
fore dcnicI he laid down and slept
with IN rs: uraEce Of safety rs strong
rs j [ he had been under his own roof.
ana willi an impression on his con
science that ma,c him Il wiser and
better man.
SHF-CoNcFIf.-il Il e.; not argue
well for our mobility Of character
when we sneer tothcrs. When We
o.cr-vaiuc ourselves, we un c.valuc
our nci@hn0rs. Sr!::conccit i, there
!orr, he source Of that plarisairal
weakness called contempt. The man
vino pri;lrs himself on his descent.
Snrers al the man who relies upsn
hilt,s,' II anl r;irrs not who WAS lis
great grandfather. The stlt:sutfi-
cirni pnliSt SAYS to the scnpcri;,cc.
Go 10, wretch, ] am holirr than
thou! And the millionaire, who
regards money MOI rs Il means, but as
IN end, looks with scorn upon the
psoidcr who is content with Il nodcr.
ale competence. I'hrrc.arr few things
IN this world sontterly contcmptillc.
1t is the vice Of vanity, and is Il
sensation unknown totruc greatness
Tie Mars nWi C"%yirr calls Con
grc&S the National Beer Garden. and
:n orai@cburgcr STYLES it Il circus.
and can't Understand why the free
shows should he confined to one city
instead Of being exhibited ilicvcry
other town paying tax for its support.
Col. T.. NJ. Bnykin, Of Ca,n,len, has
been elected Immigration Agent i6r
south Carolina. 1t is most i'm, or
tant position, rs Immigration. is OF
Snrh transccndcnt VALUE to the State.
an'l SIC trust that he is Il live. active
and cXpci fenced man.
No mattcr how deep ayouns mans
picket may he, Il colorcd silk hand
kcrchicr will inevitably Aont 70 the