The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
WARNINGS.
BY REV. c. II. SPURGEOE.

ID l.Tf' " H. s'i C'NNi@OsN'
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 farther into milestone than anoth.
er, and vet shrewdness sees where the
ordinary observer is in the dark. A
prudent man, with the fear of God before
his eyes, is almost a prophet. Two or
three instances are before our mind at
this moment.
A gentleman went carefully into his
stable where his horse was placed to bait,
and he SAW for himself that the proper
food of corn was in the manger. ln
few minutes time he was in the stable
again, and the corn was gone. He taxed
the holster with taking it out, and re-
maiucd 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 he would steal.
4 friend met the deacon of a church in
the streets, man whom he much esteemed.
The aforesaid deacon begged the loan Of
500, and the friend would have lent it
to him with pleasure; "but you know me
as an old pilgrim. am, | trust, quite
beyond temptation" The money was
refused, for the friend said to himself,
"Past temptation? Past temptation?
Why, he must be quite ignorant of his
own heart. He must surely be a hypo-
critic" And so hc was. He knew that
he was hopelessly involved even when he
was seeking loan from one who could
not afford TO lose the money; before the
day was over he had failed. "Pride
goeth before destruction."'' ga prating
fool shall fail" His Bible had made our
friend wise, and he was saved from loss.
A man who stood 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 lie ought to be very grateful
to Providence for such good fortune,
whereupon the successful merchant
snapped his fingers and said, "Provi-
dence! pooh that for Providence l
can do 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,
for he felt sure that crash would come
sooner or later. Great was the indigna-
ton of the man who stood high in the
city when he was told, "If you and I are
to have dealings it must be on strictly
ready money terms" He was insulted
he would not endure it; he would 60 to
another house. That other house vel
coined his custom, and in due time it
was repaid by losing many thousands.
A tradesman chose a shopnlan from
seeing him pick up pin; Rowland Hill
would button up his coat when be heard
man swear, 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 who have no
respect for the Sabbath is always risky
to marry man who can repeat LEVIED
story is eminently perilous; to buy goods
of tradesmen who are "realy giving them
away" is to invite deception; and to
trust those who hatter you is tc court
delusion. Do you meet with one who
tells you many of the secret faults of
others? 5[ind that you show him none
of your own which you would not wish
to publish Does he tell you of what
others havcsaid of you? Then say moth
ing of others which you would not wish
him to report; for as sure as you live he
will report all that you say, with addi-
tions. All dogs that fetch will carry.
By observing such things as these men
may be saved from deceplions. The diff
ference between one man and another,
in point Of prudence, mainly arises from
the fact that one man learns from his
blunders and another does not When
we are once taken by person, we ought
to take his measure SO exactly that he
will not be able to do itagain. 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
cal never see farther than the end of
their own noses.-,Sword and To,ccl.