The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-26

corruptible youth that knows how Ito
suffer and be strong" The struggles Of
young Darlington need not be:minHely &C.
counted. He became d student in the
lawtofice Of the distinguished Richard I.
Aerr:ck, who has taken the greastest pride
and Interest in a pupil 20 whom he ad.
! miringls aludes sas "a grand intellect"
Hon. George D. +TiHuian was the first Con- !
gr"ssnan to employ iMr Darlington III
contested election case, which was mum
aged with thoroughness and brilliancy. He
has now his hands full Of these and other
matters of import. His career is assured.
His harvest is no longer an expectation but.
bounti(ul reality. Hardly 80 years Of
age. he stands very near the front in Il
mighty metropolis where all. the talents.
flourish: i have never seen human being
who had q hrger impress Of ability, and
where so much manly beauty was allied TO-
so much character and brain He has a
noble head, with the hair and brow Of
|isoue young Greek or Roman :denifgods
!s1ch as can be seen any day IN the marble
prodigies Of the Corcoran Art Gallery.
This may appear, at first blush1 an extriT;
agance; Of description, bu:'it suggested it.
self 10 me, at once; the first time ever
saw him. and it grows more: and more gen.
uine as present him to my vivid memory:
Little does he dream that an enthusiastic
friend-altnost a stFanger--should be writ:
ing, late at night, this ferFid sketch; but
gladly do recognize so much true courage.
~ orth and.taleut IN one who, born to poT- |
erty, rose from it by the potency Of his
spirit, under Gods providence aud who, |
drawing MS blood from an humble stock,
looks like he might have sprung from~the |
soins of majesty" = { = 80.
The Newspaper in a Farmhouse:
People who live near the great thor
oughfares, where they have access to
two or three dailies and u half-dozen |
~weeklies; do net fully appreciate the
value of newspapers. They come, in
deed, to iooksupon them as necessities, I
and they would as cheersalIy do With
out their morning meal as their morn
.ing malt But one smust be far off in
the country, remote from the "maddlng
crowd" to realize the full luxury Of
newspap per. The farperwho receives
but one paper realizes its importance.
Tine foe of American social life is in the
tendency Il to luxury and 'efeminaey
among the Well-to-do. young women ofI
our American cities and large towns.
They DON realize ho~a fathe1 W6o.
receives a paper but once week does!
not glance over its columns hurriedly,
with an air of impatience. as does -yonr;
merchant or lawyeE! He begins With
the beginning and reads 70 the closei
mot permitting q newsdtem to escape
bis eye. Then it has to be thumbed bYi
.essry. member Of. the family. every. one
looking, for the things in which he or
She is Interested. The grown-up
daughter looks for the marriage mo-
tices, and is delighted if the; editor has
treated,them to love story. The son;
who is about to engage in farming, with
an enthusiasm that, will carry him far
in advance of bis father, reads all the
crop reports, and has a keen eye tor
hints about improved modes of culture;
The younger members of the family
come in>for the amusing anecdotes and
scraps of fun. All look forward with
the liveliest interest to the day that
shall bring. the paper, and if, by sone
pnlueky chance, it fails 10 come it is 2
bitter disappointment. One can hardly
estimate the amount of information
which; a paper shat:is not only read, but
studied, can carry into a family. They
have, weekly week. spread beSorestseif
mental vision panorama Of the busy
world itssductuations and its concerns.
It is the poor mans library, and fur;
Esuishes as much mental food asshe has
,tinle to consene and digest. No one who
E.has observedhow mlchthoseRhe. value
their weekly papers who are far away
from places where men most congre-
gate can fail in INVOKING a blessing on /
the inventor of this,means of;intelleceaa
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