Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-09
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BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY.
Examples of Human Virtue That Have
... Made the World Better,

Examples of Human Virtue That Have
Made the World Better.
IUnder this heading from time to
time will be published g. series Of au-
thenticated extracts dealing with his
toricaI examples Of the good and bad
in human nature, mostly good; but all
furnishing an admirable chart Of con-
duct to be emulated or avoided:
FIDELITY IN SERVANTS.
Sentiments.
Mutual trust and confidence are the
great bonds of society without which
1t cannot possibly subsist. When we
have bound ourselves, therefore, by
contract; when we have agreed, in re-
turn for the benefits and and advan-
tages OF daily support and protect
ton to promote the interest and well
fare Of those who thus support and
protect US, the obligation Is doubtless
Of double force and the neglect Of II
totally objectionable. A good servant
will therefore not only be obedient,
honest and diligent, but will place
himself in the circumstances and sit
uation of his master, and do as he then
would wish to be done by. He will
be strictly just and faithful, with re-
gard to everything committed to his
care; endeavoring to promote in 9TH
ers the fidelity which he himself prac-
tees. He will be too active and dill
gent in the discharge Of his duty to
stand in need Of any admonitions to
for the omission OF 1t. He will tnsensi-
bly, contract regard and esteem for
those whom he serves, which will
naturally grow up into the tenderest
regard ana affection; SC that his labor
will be the labor Of love and his SER
vice perfect freedom. In word,
should his master be in danger, the
good servant will testify his regard
and friendship, even at the hazard OF
his life.
Examples.
The Romans besieged Grumentum.
in Lucania; and when the city was
reduced to the last extremity, two
slaves escaped into the camp Of the
besiegers. Soon after the place was
taken by storm and plundered. The
two slaves at this time ran to the
house Of their mistress whom they
seized with kind Of violence, and
carried OF, threatening her both with
their words and gestures; and when
they were asked who ahe was, they
answered that she was their mistress.
and a most cruel mistress; upon whom
o - g. k,Ir HA.
all the barbarous treatment they had
suffered from her. In this manner
they made her quit the city, concealed
her with great care. Then when the
fury Of the soldiery was over and
everything quiet in the city, they
brought her into 1t again, and obeyed
her as before. She ge.ve them their
liberty which was the greatest re-
ward in her power to bestow; but
certainly extremely short Of the favor
she had received.-Sen de Benef. Iii.
2S. aE
No sooner was Marius returned to
Rome and his former greatness, than
he filled not only the city, but all
Italy with the effects Of his fury and
revenge. The highways and cities
were full Of his guards, who followed
those that fed like hounds, by the
scent; and very few escaped. The un-
fortunate found neither faithful
friends nor relations, and almost all
of them were betrayed by those to
whose house they fed for security.
This ought to make the fidelity Of
Cornutus's servants the more admir-
able, who after having concealed him
in safe place, took dead body
which they tied UP by the neck to a
beam, to make 1t be believed that 1t
was their master, who had hanged
himself; and showed him in that sit
uation, with a gold ring on his finger,
to the soldiers who sought him. They
afterwards acted the whole ceremony
Of a funeral without anybody's sus-
pecting the truth, and during that
time Cornutus escaped to Gaul.-