The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-22
THE BOY.
Ao nc Exists "A q State of Nature-Itis ORR
gin, Habits and PecuIiaritIes.
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1t would seem thatif Nature taxed he,
resources in any one direction more .ban
In another, when she spake all things int
existence, It was In giving variety to tho
different objects of hex c.eation' Affe,
every thing had been made and tho di.
vine plaudit, Behold, all things are
very good" had been pronounced In or.
aef That e,erand creative climax might
be reached, it was determined to gat6e,
up al! .he odds and ends, together with
.ne various raspings and filling that lay
scatIered throughout the vast laboratory
VI nature, and form them into one sym.
netrica! whole: This creative effort was
exhaustive and complete. The result
was WI, a BOY. 1t is stupendous fact that
AL OF the antagonistic principles found
IN Nature are blended in the character OF
the Boy, and in such way that each
principle retains its distinctive character
istlcs. Would you have an example to
prove that the opposite principles do ex-
ISL side by side in this last and most
complicated of all the works of the Great
Architect7 Just call on a Boy of twelve
summers .! and request him with his friend
fldo 10 rid the premises of few cats.
ana then send him to dig few potatoes
ior dinner; and mark the difference in
MS movements. Or take one Of sixteen
ana see with what complacency and sat.
isiaction he cultivates the little fuzz
winch has begun to sprout upon his upper
Up; and then see him again as lie sits in
one corner watching with jealous eye his
rival who is having good time general.
y with his girl in the opposite corner.
Note the change in his countenance and
general behavior. Again, ifyou would like
to see picture of extreme awkwarduess.
tenderness, and love, combined with fear
and apprehension, just contemplate for a
moment Big Bu66y nursing little baby
sister. But as l propose further on in
this essay to treat more at length of the
habits and peculiarities of the Boy. will
revert again to his origin.
THAT THE BOY WAS NOT MADE AMONG
THE FIRST,
nor even OF tho same time with any of
the other creatures, but was entirely q
subsequent consideration, we have the
most convincing circumstantial evidence.
1t cannot be supposed, that he existed
during the formative period of creation.
while matter was yet plastic and before
1t had hardened into organic life. For if
ne had existed then, possessing so much
innate ethoughtlessness and carelessness rs
he does, would he not lave overturned
the whole establishment and left it in one
mass Of confusion7 Or, possessing such
great instructive propensity to crafty
natural curiosity, would not his finger
marks have been indelibly impressed
upon every thing that came within reach
But some objector will ask, "if there was
no boy, then how will you explain the
fact that rabbits have no tails e? Or, who
plucked out the tail Of the bunty hen ? or
who knocked off the muly cows horns ?"
Well, it must be confessed that these
lack wonderfully like the pranks of n
Boy. But the proof Of the contrary is
so convincing that we are obliged to refer
them to the apparent whims of Natcfe,
which makes things to differ simply that
they may be different. Would not the
fraternal relatious, which exists in Para
disc soon have ceased to be fraternal had
the Boy been present2 Would he and
Fido not have formed an alliance, which
would have made old Tabby "git up and
git" And would not the Robin and
lark have had to hide out; while the liz
zard as he basked in the sunshine of OBJ
livious contentment would have had to
keep one eye on duty whilst the other
slept? And even the old bull.frog perch
ed upon his little tussock, rs he warbled
forth his notes of praise and thanksgiving,
would have had TO have kept his ears we'll
open to catch the stealthy football of the
Boy, rs with stone in handy he crept
softly upbehind IL neighboring log And
who can believe (if q stone could have
been found) that old Jack would not have
beer moping about the grounds with but
one eye? The pig with his leg done up
in splints would have been hobbling
around on crutches. While the Boy
would prove an expert in all the above
particulars, it would be in the character
Of Ransy Snifjle (see Georgia Scenes)
that he would appear most at home. For
him to originate difficulty between the
patriarchs of the herd or of the flock
would afford genuine pleasure; and from
some place of safety to witness them test
the hardness of their heads would fur
nsh him infinite delight. But the
crowning argument, and the last shall
offer. that
THE BOY WAS THE LAST OF ALL
THINGS CREATED,
is that the apple was left to ripen before
it was pulled. Had there been boy pres
ent, that apple would have disappeared
before it fairly turned. Of course, the
Boy would have asserted his own inno-
cency, and saddled it off on the monkey,
who is second only to the Boy in his
pranks. So we may safely conclude that
the Boy was not in the garden. But
after every thing else had been made and
the entire machinery put in full operation,
then the Boy made his appearance.
From that time until Noah entered the
Ark we have the most unmistakable evil
dence of his presence. That
HE WAS NOT ADMITTED INTO THE ARK,
we feel assured; for while the Ark was
amply sufficient to hold all of the beasts
both clean and unclean yet if the Boy
had been crowded in, forty-eight hours
would not have passed before such stir
would have been created among the ami
mails, that while the Boy, clnging in safe
ty to rafter above, enjoying the general
confusion below, old Noah would have
been seriously considering whether it
would be better for him to be drowned
outside or devoured alive inside. Then
what became of the Boy? He was evil
IDENTIFY not drowned nor devoured by the
beasts of the ark /; for as soon as dry land
appears, the Boy appears also. 1t would
be hard TO make q railroad conductor OF
the present day believe that if Noah had
searched the nooks and corners outside
the ark, he would not have discovered the
Boy fixed up for free ride. From the
GOOD through all of the succeeding gen.
erstions, up to the present time, the Boy
has given the fullest evidences of his
presence. We have now concluded the
history of the boys origin.
In treating of his habits and peculiari.