The Orangeburg news. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, July 24, 1869, Image 1

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[CQMMUMCATE?.J. ^'no* ?6ci?ity called the Self-Exam ining Society should be organized, with each a constitution aa is hereby annexed: r Ahwng*the many societies established in our country, .both political, civil and religious;"'to extend tho principles of Christianity, and to. create a unity toi.-x subjoct of real1 regret,' that while so laudablh n y.oal is manifested, u'ud no much pains taken to rstnove the mote out igff Our neighbor'? eye, there should he no society formed, no paina takoo to induce men, first, to cast, the beam out of their own ; or, in. other words, a society ?whose end and aim should be to exam ine our own hearts, and lives, and sco if wo, ourselves, are not guilty of some habits and v.iows that need reform, which are equally as bad and detriment al to character at* those which wo are so ready "to discover, iti our, neighbors. This society, it w<*uld .seem, ought to take the lead of all others : and it should bo tho first object of our exertion to sup press the follies and Vices of mankind. "Physician heal thyself," is an admoni tion coming (Vom the highest authority, nnd ,is Applicable to the Scribes and Pharisee* now, aa it was 1S00 yeans ago. Did the members of our popular socie ties, as well us others, take half the pains to examine themselves, aud correct the:* own faults, that they do to hunt up ond expose tin faults and follies of oth ers, ho* much more like Christians aud true citicens would they act, how much more hnppy and peaceable would be the condition of every community aud neigh borhood. And vvcru?a society establish ed, or re?oluti?<a lot self examination de terminal und Carried into effect in this, or any part of the United States, how much ^ lex*, running too and fro, or of members standing in the fcornivs \A' the b {streets, or politi.e'nns mounted on a plat form, or r-ented to a disk^-wrjijug out thoir party's principles, thanking God that they arc not like other men. CONSTITi: TIO*. Aivnri.K I. This society shall be known by the name id* the Self examin ing Society, and bhall be composed of members of b ?th sexes, whose hearts and heads nte capable of* moral improve ment. AUT. 2. The object of this Society shall be, while we may ace all others, faults to feel and correct our own, to suppress all manner of deceit and hypo cracy, slander ami defamation, backbit ing and evil speaking, with all that tends to injure or defraud our neighbor, cither of his property or character. AnT. 8. This society slnll bo inde pendent, of all otber societies. Each member shall be vested with full power and privilege to attend to his own con cerns, and he shall make it his business to mind bis pwn business, and Id others alone. Aud no Presidents, vico Presi dents, Secretaries, Spies, Informers, Committees, or Delegates, shall ever be chosen by this society to watch over the conduct of others, or make reports of their neighbor's misdoings, until such a work of charity shall have begun at homo. AuT. 4. There shall he no public or private meetings of this society u any appointed day, to manage their concerns, or to hear lectures delivered before it, but it shall be the duty of every mem ber to meet himself every day, and listen to the lectures oi his own conscience. Abt. 5. Mo money shall bo raised from time to time, for funds to support this .-ociety, nor to circulate self-exam ining tracts, or self-examining almanacs, or to pay ministers or lawyers for deliv ering addicstses to convince us how much easier it is to examine others than it is to examine ourselves. Aut. G. Every member of this socie ty shall show due regard to temperance in eating and drinking, ami in everything else. But ho shall be bis own judge what ho shall cat, nnd what ho shall drink; and wherewithal, he shall be clothed?while gluttony, drunkenness, tight lacing, fraud and party spirit, shall be left to the gnawing ol conscience, with at! that popular reproach they de serve, without the benefits of the clergy. Art. 7. Everything shall be called by its right name ; men .shall not put bitter for sweet, nor sweet for bitter, nor euil for beor wheu they mean rum, nor for eidor or wino when they mean brandy < r g?u. Aud uo iuu-kecpor shall put new wine iuto old bottles, or French brandy lor the use of his temperance customers. An J uo grocer ur merchant Ishal] sell preparations oi' whlbkcy for Malugu or Madeira wine, or Croix runi. Aut. 8. Every hi?inbor of this socie ty shall be allowed to drink tea, or cof fee, cold wat3r, or hot water, butter milk, or lemonade, as suits them best, or ,to chew or smoke tobacco, or take snuff, when not offcusive to tho company he is ,in, Without'being excommunicated from society, or delivered over to the buffeting of qojd wator Phurasccs. (Ain\ 9. No member of this society shall ever set himself up above his fel lows, or seek tc establish his own charac ter by blacking his neighbor's good name, thinking to make his own appear the whiter ; hut it shall be the duty of every one to examine their own hearts and dispositions, and set a double guard ngainst the siu that most easily beset themselves. AitT. 10. This society shall form no Christian party in politics nnd no politi cal party under tho name of the self cxamiuiug society. It shall have noth ing to do with party principles actuated alone by interest, or with the aristocracy of our country, nor shall any religious guide tost, or inquisition, council or sy nod ever ho established or countermand ed by this society, hut every member shall enjoy his own religion, and exer cise his own judgment how he shall vote and allow to all others the same liberty he claims for himself, without being pointed at as a heretic, radical or demo crat. Art. 11. Good society shall not be>, exclusively formed out of the aristocracy of wealth. t:or made out of the populari ty of swindling speculators, or of civil and religious professions, it shall include the poor who are honest, intelligent and industrious, as well us the rich. My motive for writing the above, is for the peace, unity, and prosperity of our country, and if strictly observed by each and every individual, ere long, In- I stead of war, bloodshed and want, we wiitft?vu' fieace, hWutolrySrncl pfenty ui I the land. God hasten the time FRIEND. TWO PORTRAITS* i A life ill-spent. W ho has not known one such in the course of their existence? How easy is tho earth-weary, disap pointed, ever-recking look to be detected in the face of one whose life has been ill-spent? None who once caught n glimpse of Henri Selber could doubt that his past life had been one of wretched di aj.po'n mei.t, :.nd that his present life, was one of hitter retrospection of the past. At the age of thirty-three ho sat J in his apartments, in an obscure street j in Paris, without a friend in the world, or the means of making any. He was u portrait painter by profession, but with out Influence and with little ambition. At the early age ot fourteen he had been compelled to work for his and his mother's daily bread; by persovercnce he, when sixteen, was enabled to j;ive his mother what he termed luxuries, but what people in better circumstances would have considered but bare neces sities of life?a com fort ah lo bed in a co/.y room and sufficient to cat?he was then as happy as possible, when return ing home one day to his dinner, he found his mother dead. From that moment he ceased to care for himself; all he undcr-took he failed in; his cm players all blamed him; he blamed into, and thus for seventeen years he existed, too indifferent to do good or evil?fully persuaded that he was one of God's un fortunates, and that to alter his destiny he should have to conquer the world. He had always posessed ability for painting, and it was just after the death of his mother that he took a fancy to it, and the wish to paint a picture oi her urged him to study; the result was, at the end of six months he produced a most perfect picture of his mother; but as uu one had ever seen her, his gcuius was unacknowledged, uud once more ho gjive up in despair, and for years ne glected his art. He traveled trom place to place, arriving nt each place without a cent. One thing ho never neglected, the cultivation of his mind, lie edu cated himself on every lenrnahle subject, and, finally, having acquired all the knowledge possible, he dropped study, and without any settled purpose ho went to Paris, his birth-phicc. J he gaiety for u time drove away his melancholy, and io one oi his joyous moods he became possessed of tho idea to once more turn to his art. lie at once, with the very sn ill muh of money he had, hired two roouui?uuw hu ui.uie u ?tudio, of the other his bed-room. Not a picturavwas visible in eithor room, nor wo* there the slightest item to indicate the artist about cither room,' except a plate on the door with tho words, "Henri Sellicr, portrait painter," engraved upon it. 1 For two "weeks he had been installed in his studio, waiting for what evidently w?b not going [to1 come?a customer. In two weeks more his rent -vould be doe, and it. was this fact that he was meditating over wheu the door opened and a lady, deeply veiled, timidly entered. Of course Henri rose instantly, but too astonished at the unexpected visit of a lady to he the first to speak. "Will monsieur show me the way to the studio of Monsieur Sellicr?" "Madame is at present in that place." "Then yon. I presume, are Monsieur Sellicr." "Madame, T am." "Are you a good portrait pain or?" "Yes," q?ietly rejoined Henri. "By whoso verdict pronounced such, might I inquire ?" "Ahem! My own solely,mndamc." "Could I sco a specimen of your paint ing?" "I have but one portrait here at pre sent, having just arrived. I will show it to you; but pray be seated." The lady looked first at the door, then at Henri, and finally at the proffered chair, in which, after a moment's hesi tation, she sat. Henri placed a foot stool before her?an action which some what amused the lady, and caused her to laugh audible; Henri, very much puzzled at her merriment, knew not what to fay. The truth was. he had novcr done the slightest office for any lady but his mother, and her comfort was a foot-stool. Henri, forgetting the age and weakness of his mother, and never having been thrown in contact with any other woman, fancied, of course, that to one and all were the same things necessary and agreeable^. The pause that foftbwcd his action was most awk ward, and was likely to be a long one. had not the lady risen suddenly, appar ently with the intontion of going. "Pardon, modauic, I would show you the picture." "At once. then. I am in haste." In another moment Henri had pio duced from some remote corner of the room, his mother's picture, and held it up to his visitor, who raised her veil. "How beaut i in I !" '?Wonderfully beautiful!" exclaimed Henri. "1 see monsieur is a most enthusiastic admirer of himself', and not without cause, for certainly the painting is very artistic, the resemblance of the portrait 1 cannot, of course, judge of. Who is it?" "My mother." "Pardon my rude remark, monsieur, 1 well understand your admiration." "Worse and worse,'' thought Henri, whose exclamation had been can- d by the more than human beauty of (In; lady. To paint her picture would be more pleasure than Henri had ever thought to experience in his life. "1 wish you to paint my picture as carefully as this is done. I will conic to-morrow4^and sit as often and long as necessary. I will pay you any sum you name to have as fine n picture as this, and I wish it at the end of two months. Will you do it ?" "With all the pleasure in the world; and to-morrow, if agreeable, I will name for the lirst sitting " "At what hour will you bo disengaged?' inquired the lady, preparing to go. "At auy hour?I mean after I"?-ad ded Henri, remembering it would not do to confess his time all his own to a stranger. '?Then at "At 2." ? tii.ud morning monsieur." "Mood morning, inadanie." ' Who ami what is she ? Evidently some one with plenty of money and nothing to do," soliloquized Henri. "What beauty! For the first time I feel enthusiasm in my art ; would to morrow were here," which to morrow arrived in due course of time, and with it the lady. "You see 1 am punctual, monsieur." "For which I thank you, maduuic." lleforo wc commence, I think it but right to explain my coming to you alone, I and .somewhat mysteriously. 1 am Mile. Ilussau, the daughter of Doctor Hassail, of whom you may have beard. We are the only two surviving members of our family, ami what I do is very difficult to conceal from mv laiuer. i wish to t?ur priso him with a picture of myself on his birth-day, which cones, strange to say, on tho samo day a?r mino. If I wont ?pardon nie?^to any* artist well known, some of my friends would bo sure to find it out; and unless I surprise him, I would not care to give him the portrait. Now you know what I think was but right you should know, and if you arc ready, we will prooeod." "Henri was bewildered and charmed by the innocent manner in which she explained what to mind was entirely unnecessary. How ho wished he had a dozon 'portraits of bsjr to paint, and that she would sit for them all. Tho arrangements were Boon made, and both were in their respective posi tions. The position -was so now to beth that for some time they were both groat ly embarrassed, Henri was a fine-look ing man. and excessively fascinating in manner. Madcmnisolle Hassan wasyoung aud beautiful, and, naturally, both facts did uot pass unnoticed by either of them. '?My I talk?" in jiired mademoiselle. "To be suro; tho more natural you are the better the portrait will bo." "But I am not naturally a chatterbox.' "You misunderstand me." "No ; I but jest." A long silence followed the permission to talk. "Is not mademois.rluj^ired ?" Henri inquired, at the end of an hour. "Yes; very. "Won't chat do for to-day?" "Certainly; I can ontinuc alone." '?This is odd ; but. I will come early to-morrow, and stay ever so long. Good bye." '?Good bye." Helene Hassan's fricuds would doubt less have censured her for her conduct, but there would have been more harm in their censure than was dreamed of by Helene in her action. Henri was lost in admiration after h?r departure, when a kurtck roused* hint'V'froui his reverie. Turning, he behold " gmjlein.in stand ing, hut in "TTaud ;i!e was a man about fifty, possessed of a.remarkably woman ly countenance, und Henri was struck with tho idea that he bad somewhere seen bis face before. ?Are you Monsieur Seller?'' "Yes. mousior." "I wish to have 111} portrait painted. I wish you to devote all your care and attention tu it. I intend it for a sur prise, instead of going to some of the artist of the day. Let me see a speci men." Again was Henri's mother produced, and again did it produce perfect satis fact ion." ? W ben shall I come ?" "To-morrow, at 4." "I am a physician, and can spare but little time. Here is my card." Henri took the card, bowed his visitor out, and then looked at the card in his band. What was his amusement to read ?'Duran Hassan, Physician, Hue ' This is an adventure, and a perplex ing one. My life begin- to bo .1 little less monotonous. How 1 long to be rich. I should?well, mako a fool of myself, 1 dare say." The next day. Mlle.Hassan came ear lier than expected. T am going to remain two hours. Is that not nice? You can do a great deal in that, time." ? Likewise yourself, mademoiselle." "How ?" "You give mo pleasure ; for it is a great pleasure to talk to you." "Thank you. "You are the first one to mako the discovery, except papa ; but then be takes pleasure even in looking at inc." "YOU are \ cry fotld of each other ?" "Fond is too cold a word; we are all the world to each other." ?? \V hat happiness !" "Creator than you imagine." A pause followed and then Helene abruptly ask< d : I "Have you been an artist all your life?" "No." " Is it pleasant to be one ?" "All things are alike to me." "You have a happy disposition." "On the contrary?a most unhappy one." "I aim so sorry." "Thank you." "i>o you paint iuany pictures ?" "Yours will be tho second 1 have painted in my lifo." ?And if it is good, you shall come home with it when it is done, and papa will get you lots of people who want lots of porir.iiU-." "You nre very good." "If I am, it is ao easy thing to be when I am surrounded by so much good ness at home. Will you come?" "Your father would be displeased." "At anything I do? How absurd." "Then I will come.'' "And now I shall go ; it is almost 4." "Whutl" exclaimed Henri. "I knew I should trespass on your time." "This afternoon I confess you do." ' Pardon me for it, and you must pro mise to tell me whoa I do so again." "1 will." This time Helen extended her hand when she left, much to Henri's rapture. What au angel she is," thought Henri. "Poor artist, I wish I could help him to fame. He is very handsome." Scarcely had Holcne on to red her car riage when her father arrived, even be fore Henri could conceal all trace of his work. "Monsieur is occupied in painting Might I see the portrait ?" "I dislike to refuse, but I have an ob jection to showing my work uufinished." "As you wish. And now let's to work, my time is precious." "You are in a very obscure part of Paris. Your talent will not be appreci ated here. "I know it, but-" ' Cannot help it, I presume. Tho old story, an artist, and pour, of course." "Monsieur-" "There, don't fly into a passion. I was once much poorer than you nre, until u friend took a fancy to, and an interest in me. He lived to soe me prosper, then died, leaving me his wealth. I have taken a fancy to you, and will assist you. I will be the s une friend to you, with the exception that I ehall not die if I can possibly avoid it. You shall come tu my house when my portrait is fiuish ed. and 1 will introduce you to some newspaper men, a few ?ld togiei^ and some futuouj but undeserving dabblers in the same profession yon follow." "I shall be most grateful;" "First, are you worthy ? I mean, arc y ou educated and sinylo?" "Uoth." "The first is essential, the second is preferable, for all artists, when poor, marry uncongenial, unappreciative wo men, and when they become rich?if they over do with such wives?they see their mistake, seek to remedy it, and make mutters worse. They fall in love with some one they can't marry, for the leason that they have married some one they can't love." '?Your arguments are odd, but forci ble." ??Facts, my friend, as you will uotice as y ou rise." At the end of that hour Monsieur Hassan took his departure, after conver sation in which he had touched upon almost every subject, to test tho quality of Henri's mind and educatiou. The result was he wus delighted, and only wished he could at once assist him ; but he must first see his picture If he had no talent he would make something else of him. Henri feared to ho Fanguinc, for had not everything failed him, and just nt the moment of realization ? Weeks Hew by, each day bringing his two visitors, and each day did he lose a portion of his heart to Helene, and feel stronger friendship for her father?books were sent to him, costly pictures decorat ed his wall and with each gift came the words, "d j not try to guess the donor," written on a card. Of course Henri folt convinced Monsieur Hassau was his good augel, and knowing him to ho somewhat ccccutrio, he refrained with great effort from mentioning them to him. Finally came the day of the last silting. Helene was charmed, and whs as ecstatic over her picture as a child over a doll. "Now, when will it como home ?" To day is Monday, and on Friday is papa's birth-day?you are to come too, remem ber." ??It will he impossible for me to accept your kind invitation." "Impossible !" and the very checks of Helene became pale for an instant. "I thought you cared to come." "1 have promised to dino with a gen tleman on that day." "Oh ! very well." "Would it pleuso you moro wero I to come ?" "Oh ! yes, so much?aud papa, too," replied Helene, with down-cast eyes. "Thea I ahkll be there." " ?I would like 'to?to-i?f '' ,r' "What?" "Pay you for the picture now.'' "I shall i""t name a price until I see if it pleases." "Really." "Really." "It is such a good rCsomblancc, papa will go wild over it. Suppose you come on Friday morning at-" "1 o'clook." "Just the time." "Now I shall go. I may stop in to morrow to see how it looks when it is dry." "I would prefer you would not." | "You arc frank." "Would 1 could be." "Then, on Friday. Good-bye;" and this time Helene extended both her a hands. At tho usual hoar, Monsieur Ilassan arrived. "Well, Henri, you are a genius, T find; you arc a true artist; you make a most pleasing portrait, and yet you do not flat ter," observed monsieur, after tho usual greeting. ',You think, then, I can successfully follow my art ?" "Beyond question." " "I shall name my own price for this picture. Hore it is, fifty pounds." "You arc too generous." "That is a worldism, Henri. No more such nonsense." "Then thank you, gratefully, friend." "All right, Henri. Now, don't forget Fridny. I have hosts of persons invited, the greatest pot pourri of humanity you I can imagine. Come early?until then, au rcvoir." It seemed centuries to Henri until Friday, but it did come at last, and be fore Henri could collect his many dif ferent thoughts, he found himself, a pic ture under each arm, iuquiring for Mon sieur Hassen at his palatial mansion. ? He will l*e iu in., ten minutes, but mademoiselle is expecting a gentleman, probably you arc he." ??Yes, I urn Monsieur Sellier." "Mademoiselle is in her father's study, where I have orders to couduet you " Helene met Henri at the duor, and welcomed him most warmly. "<'ome in quick, pa i ;s out. and wc will just have time to arrange iny sur prise," eagerly said Helene, leading the way into the study, aud not hearing Henri iustruct the servant to give Mon sieur Hassan a parcel he huuded to him, when he returned, j "We an; going to have so much com pany for dinner?the very thing for the display of my picture. I was so fearful that you would not como." "You ncod uot have feared on that subject." "See, I procured this stand for tho portrait, and see how nicely it suits. Listen, I hear papa, and now for such fun." "You naughty child, to hide hore from me," spoke Monsieur Hassan, before he eutcrcd the room. "I want to surprise you. Hero, papa, is my present to you-." "Your portrait?impossible!" Hero Monsieur Hassan burst iuto a most un necessary as ?Helene thought) fit of laughter, which ended in an exclamation of surprise when his eyes fell on Henri. "You here." "Papa, that is the artist that painted my picture?Monsieur Scllior." "Helene, you have, indeed, surprised^ me. Uoro is r y present to you, and there is the author of it." "Your picture, papa, and painted by-" "My young friend, Henri, whom I have invited here to diuuer, and whoui I am going to do ull in my power to ad vaucc. Have 1 your approval?" "It is for that I asked him here, too, papa." Then followed explanations between father and daughter, during which timo Henri busiod himself in arranging both pictures side by side. "You soe Monsieur Sellicr, how much papa and I arc to each other; we even think alike. "Not quite, if I am any judge, He lene" "Why, papa?" "Because 1 like Heuri very much." "And so do I." "No; you love him and he loves you." "Monsier 1" "Papa!" exclaimed Henri and Helene togothor. "Am I not right?" Of course. ?i!cnce was the only an swer JMonsicur Hassan received or ex pected. . , ka "Henri," continued be, #w#5S# you something to work rbr. - HeMf,!!* yon prove all I expect and &e4^M?trtttff ?ehe :ia youravi - iAm<!k free W,gty*i (jpHpl Helene v ^ ^ ^ ^ j^g, ^ "To Henri, yes." "This is no new idea of M^fT thought if I could find * such '^ffl&FKt* you, Henri, to love and protect Helene','s I should die happy'. You have; aat?4? me much bother by already falling in , love with each othervan<| \ uqh.|l||f?M| e you. happy than you both. . I will leave now for ten minutes, at the end of WHICH time I shall expect you ho??MlrtN* stairs." .rtolJa*irf> It is useless tfi rcj^^t^sjpe^^ twecn Henri and Helene in these tea minutes; it wu* the "old, story,"' told sincerely by both. 5 *? **** Two years after, her eighteenth M#flfc?* day, Helene was married to Henri. Ho was fast attaining,,fame?his wify j?^SSU by his side, assisting him more by her gentle devotion and timidly give*.- flffal vice than if she had painted all his por^ traits for him. For years he cod tinned ? his art, until at length his wife persuad ed him that there were so maoj.;,l|^^| portraits of his at home that Deeded hjfrj. atteution, that he relinquished^ bis qgfa and devoted the remainder of his lifo to *, his children, and nover were theyt aojl(. happy as when he would tell thetn^agg they grow up, the oft-repeated s^ojr^Bpf the romance of his lovo. . *T "* " 1 ? . 77 lu iticnmond is a negro wno, ??? years ago, bought his freedom 0 tcr, and, working hard, early au soon was able to buy his wife. <He/$?g. been prospering since, aud he nofoffgasu the finest livery stable and hackstand in the State, and is said to he wjorth " 000. His old iiKiiter, when Leo evac Richmond, in. April. 1SG5, was wo: ?500,000... Thousands upon tho were destroyed by ftre, money we wuy aud that, aud not long aj came back to 1'ich mood, broken,"? spirit, ruined in property-audtgraSor his troublesome life. His old slave found him, took him to hTs house, gave him the be>t medical skill that money could buy, and every luxury. Prcseutly th?L oh! man died, peacefully aud happily. His funeral was :i large aud expensive one, and was borne to-a lot iu the ceme tery paid lor by his old slave, who also paid for the funeral outlay. Over him w as raised a handsome momuuent, palft for with the negro's money. The widow of the decease slave-owner lives in a house presented by the negro, who abw supplies her v.ith every comfort. ' Mechanics Looking out for ttth Chinese.? A Washington letter sayHh; A joint meeting of all the trades nrfffTtn? of this country is soon to be called to take into consideration the great iu'fltijE of Chinese emigrants to this CounTry! The officers of the National ^orfcfng incn's Union have lately addressed let ters to various trade3 unions throughout the country, calling their attention to the matter aud asking advice. ' Kejpfer sentatives of the Trades Union of Cali fornia are now in New York and other Eastern cities, agitating the question. I learn that the still more important ques tion of negro equality iu the workshops will also be diacussod, with decisive, i?* sult*" km Larc.k Cotton Premi?ms. ? Tflik [largest premiums ever offered for cotton arc to be awarded at tho coming fair to tho city of St. Louis. These pr? amount to about ono dollar per por The best bale of upland or short -staple cotton is to command five hundred dol lars ; the best balo of New- Orleans or long-Maple, tive hundred dollars; for the best hale of cptton raised in -Missotirji, two hundred aud fifty dollars. The cot ton must be grown in 1860, and must weigh at least four hundred and tlfty pounds to the bale. ' ? ??<??im 1 fjsJl A Cincinnati court has decided that, telegraph companies cannot exclude In dividuals from the use of tho wires at pleasure, when they are willingWp^lj the usual rates. A busiucss man-theSe recently obtained a verdict for 4Mb thousand dollars for such refjusa^sahatt ho was seeking to dispatch, for^ tosdjng purposes in competition with the ccju I paoy itself. * ? --? ? Uif/t&j It is said that Goo. Pea body designs ts> administer upon his own estate, and will leave nothing for hcii;- or 1 ix _.ifiiejcrs to 'qmr.-fl r.boct.