The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-06
TOUCHING TIE BUTTON.
The Independent

We are nowsfavo getting 70 y
lining. easter and farteer OF thar y
, o.ai to. Deeds nf grandeur or Aeef'
pfterrer are acenmpli.hel 9th -.
,nmedis'e -fnri, al st = di.t.nr
from ,n-ir ef-c'. the touch ri hn'
ton executes mar ,erer, or s,sris o
the enQinerv ot the C.,innhisn Ex
stion.
! IL 90: this aome~n.' thsiss, tbs
God worksi Stend sy the eiectri
chair. There sits 4 man ia his n.n-
health. No canse .presr.: mt and
l6.ns- - diea. A 6.sh. 81 it Yer
from the clouds. sn7.ns,hle, WIKI n.
rssse a. nand, the sheriff somsshe''
lac and nnsecnI and he dies. Tn
.nse -. oa.nra' one. Il you hst,.
| N to ne ahie 90 Hi.cnver It, cur.
| mt Of electricity sucn Gs ever,
hrndpr.tGfft develops. and it hap
,-ned TO come this ~as. and -.
,ed. fyou do not know OF tne di
|! -iO,ty oI law add the agency Of i y
behind the act. it Ia Just a. noch n
the line cF rsture as wben thunder
bolt ieaps from the .kv srs .,rike.
hnuse an \ kills y nan.
The tOnch OF the button hy the
P~psideot start. into active motion
ne pouternus ma"h,nerc Of the Ex-
nsit,oD. = tetc ~.s he! IDvioci
hle, somewhere else! rhen he
'nnchee the hutton, every whe.
s'-rts, everv process of eautlfui
orOnucticn Coca on before our eyea.
And 81. It cetlkirues trdfnitelv unne,
onrele natural laws. You rzn .e
I'D explain them IT, Him you d.
not see. He is far of, unseen, IN
oasidsrei; nat ths proces-e. he 81,
o motion 90 or. Ia il any diff-'-,
n the whole course OF na;hteS Ov'
II s,lence and torbur starts the Who'll.
no, me Mt Of spring. Ever, current,
very etreeH. ever. tree, every roo
IT, feels the lfnpnise, ard starts IN.
its r'i.thm'c motion, and deseloEs
t. productive life. Where was b.
~uose will created and set 10 motion
t { prncsssea 81 nature. whose con.
oand lhe proecsses If oar o~n b.d-
j.. Ohe,3 40 not see IN; ;.er>
zap. we forget him; b1t bad w
oKeH v@ s1"nid nave fnunt MS H.
x~r ct the kay"deri AZ the univer- :.
.:her leeson. no: 80 1rahn, p~ :"
h~ps, hot more personal, must vt
rirau from this sillnstrat:an.-'Lx less
.nh OF human ir1Jence. w ich OF
ne '> not pressing the batton7 What
do here is seen and felt, invi-i>
e, far off. 4 g'f. here is converted
ITO book, OF preac':efa o' a
.cher's voice In far-Off lan', and
anxes ibe course Of q humsn life
Il II euch distant influence as this
hicb ne exert here that regrnern,es
he world. A New York merchant
.,lched q hutton. and there spra q
Robert College IN the East, and the
alton OF Bulgaria. Peter Cooper.
haries Pratt, toncped a button. u! d
the Transforming il g power Of that touch
.nes on 10 ednca,i"n.l Institute .
ing afte- .bss die. A kind parett
;tempts to cnrract the will Of ,+>
rlIious child; the chilli, resistinR ..
r"of. and taking his own way i
rings dishOnor upon bis family and
u,n upon himself. A teacher r.
proves or eorrects another child, ard
he 2rows up 4 patriot, hero, ben
.factrr of the world A .!er touc,
button, spsi benei 4ent or msiev
,.ent leg,s alton and administrators
follow, which 81 q or ruin IT, isno
Tue Areat uOyeuei; roes OF, Will
10 ro' se~, perh"p~ net ter saw,
rhap forget who it was atarted
he cure t 0f irfntnce. There is :