The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
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/, By DY REV. g u, spURGEoN.


! BY keeping our eyes open, and Judging
things upon. Scriptural principles, we
may often be 'forewarned in our dealings
with certain characters. One man can
not see fartherintoa milstonethan anoth.
er, and yet shrewdness sees where the
| ordinary, observer is inthe dark. A
, prudent man, with the fear of God before
his eyes, is. almost a prophet. Two or
three instances are before our mind ut
this moment.
A gentleman went carefully into hi,
stable where his horse was placed to bait,
and he saw for himself that the proper
food of corn was inthc manger. In
few minutes time he was in the stable
again, and the corn was gone. He taxed
the holster with taking it out, and re-
maiued while he, saw his nag eat up his
fair portion. How did he know that the
holster would steal the corn? He had
heard him cursing and therefore he knew
that lie would steal.
A friend met the deacon of church in
the streets, man whom he much esteemed.
The aforn aid deacon begged the loan of
800, ana the friend would have lent it
to him with pleasure; Shut you know me
as an old pilgrim. l am, / trust, quite
beyond temptation" The money was
refused, for the friend said to himself,
Past temptation? Past temptation 7
Why, he must be quite ignorant of his
own heart. He must surely be hypo-
critic" And so he was. He knew that
he was hopclessly involved even when he
was seeking loan from one who could
not afford to fosethe money; before the
day was over he had failed. pride
goeth before destruction.ps, "a prating
fool shall fail" His Bible had made our
friend wise, and he was saved from loss.
a man who slood high in the city OBJ.
served, with great satisfaction, that he
had in single morning cleared $4,000
by speculation. A brother merchant re.
marked that he ought to bo very grateful
to Providence -for snoh good fortune,
wheroupon the successful merchant
dencel pooh that for Providence!
can do n deal better for, myself than
Providence can ever do for me-" He
who heard the observation walked away
and resolved never to deal with such q
man again except upon cash principles,
Tor he felt sure that crash would come
sooner or later. Great was the indigna-
tion of the man who stood high in the
city when he was told, IF you and i are
to- have dealings IL must be on strictly
reudy money terms" He was insuited;
lie would not endure it; he would 70 to
another house. That other house vel.
coined his custom, and in due time it
was repaid by losing many thousands.
A tradesman chose q shopman from
seeing him pick up pin Rowland Hill
would button M HE coat when he heard
It man s|ear, for he did not want to have
his pocket picked; thus for good or for
evil little things may be tests of charac.
ter. To deal with persons vho have no
respect for the Sabbath Is always risky;
to marry man who can repeat LEVIED
story In eninently perilous; 10 buy goods
OF tradesmen who arc 'really giving them
away" Is to invite deception; and to
trust those who flatter you is TO court
deiusion. DO you meet with one who
others? Mind that you show him none
Of your own which you would not wish
to publish. Does he tell you of what
others have said Of your Then say moth
ing of others which you would not wish
him to report for rs sure AZ you live he
will report nll that ynn cay, with siai-
tions. AL dogs tina! fetch viii carry.
by observing such things as these men
mny be saved from deceptions. The diff
ference between one man and another,
in point of prudence, mainly, arises from
the fact that one man learns from his
plumbers and another does not. When
! we are once taken by person, we ought
to take his measure 80 exactly that he
will not DC able to do it again. No mouse
can be excused if it is caught twice by
the same cat. Yet as long as the world
stands there will remain some in; it who
can never sec farther thar the end of
their own noses.-iSrord Ga.. Trowel,