The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-26
Bread Cast Upon the Waters.

at Inc close OIL the war Judge Cotnran
brought home with him wounded Con.
federats soldier. That soldier was
German. Fired with the patriotism for
which the people Of the fatherland are
famous throughout all the world, be
enlisted in the war Of the country of his
adoption, and fought her battles with
distinguished bravery and q daring of
which the noblestSouthron might well be
proud.
We know nothing of the particular
circumstances connected with the wound
which he received, but we do know that
at the close Of the struggle for Southern
rights, he had but one foot and still suf-
fering from bodily afliction, while that
great distress ofmind which always fol-
lows the afflicted and penniless stranger
in a strange land, was ever present.
Though his condition may have excited
the sympathy Of some who saw him, yet
all we're poor in money, and all had af'
fictions enough of their own. None had
much of time or of money to spend on
the stranger.
During the war, and while the shock
of battle was still on the mind, it was
natural for the battle-scarred veteran,
who never shirked a duty nor missed g
fight, to sympathise with comrade who
had suffered even more than he had
himself. But it il not always that the
citizen, in times. of peace, is willing to
give substantial aid and cheering words
to the friendless citizen, and the stranger
is sometimes not invited and made well
come within our gates.
Judge Cothran, prompted by sympa.
thy and kindness of heart, gave the
disabled soldier home until he had
recovered from his wounds. Words of
cheer gave his guest comfort and inspired
him with that renewed hope, which i'm.
planted in his heart the determination to
cast off the burden which bore him down,
and-though mutilated in person-to
rise superior to the poverty and the
social embarrassulents which surrounded
him.
When he had sufficiently recovered his
health, he let the fact be known That he
was cigar. maker by trade. and if be
could get the tobacco, he could do some.
thing for himself. Judge Cothran, still
anxious to help him who seemed him.
self helpless, bought the tobacco, and he
went to work. After working awhile in
spare place about the Judges house,
be afterward opened q room in town, and
for time did reasonably we'll, when
be moved away, and our people lost sight
of him. That was more than twenty
years ago. Last week he came back
The people did not know him, and he did
not know them. But his old friend
whom he had come to see, was glad to
greet him, and we presume the Judge
has not for many day, entertained s
more welcome guest than Mr.. g. Hauser
of Athens, Georgia, and no one ever ex
perienced more real pleasure for having
done q kindness to stranger than hai
Judge Cothran. Since MIR. Hauser lef
Abbeville he has prospered we'll and the
world has been good to him. He has nov
profitable business in a manufacture o
cigars, and money at interest helps hin
to the comforts and luxuries of life. A
good wife and happy children complete
the story Of bis success.
His fidelity and unceasing friendship
to his benefactor is beautiful indeed, aud
his success in life could be more pleasing
only to his father and mother, than it il
to Judge Cothran. While Thousand
daily acts of loving kindness may b.
forgotten, yet the goodness and generosi
ty which the Judge extended to th'
friendless soldier twenty-five years ago
lives as fresh and green to-day in th'
heart of the noble German as it did whel
his acts were fresh in the minds of ALL
q .AbbeuiNe P,css and Banner.
. "A fool who speaks the truth is bette
than a hundred liars.