The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-02

IhereupOni Why. Henry.
Nov all This was no malice prepense
in me. l was the besi natured child 10 The
world; bul something was the matter with
the attraction Of cohesion. or the attraction
Of graEilaIion. with the general dispsnsa-
IIon Of matter around me. thai lei me do
What | would. things would fall down or
break, or BE- larn or damaged IL only
came near them; and my unluckiness
seemed IN exact proportion 10 my careful.
ness 20 any matter.
II any body IN The room with me had
headache, or any kind Of nervous
irrilsbiliIy. which made il particularly
necessary 10 be- quiet, and il I was especial
~ desired 10 be 30. ] was sure, while
Stepping round on MP toe, 10 fall hesdlnng
over q chair, which would fall upon the
shovel. which would fall upon the longs.
which would animate the poker, aud
altogether would set in action lwo or
three sucks OF wood. and down they
would ali cone aiIh 9 racket that showed
Ihey were disposed 10 make A. mush Of
the opportunity ~ possible.
In he sams manner, any thing that
came inIo H,v HANDS. or vas al all con-
nec,ed with nae. was sUrr 90 lose By il.
II ! appeafed in clean apron 10 the
morning. l Nss sure tn make . full length
prosrsuou Iheteupon on my way 10
srhonl. and come home noIhIng better,
but rather worse II vas sent on an
| srrsnd. ! vas sure ID lose my money in
gong. or my purchase in returning; and
on these OCCASIONS my mother would
often comfort me with the reflection that
70 eas well my ears we're fastened 10 my
head. or I would lose them too. or
cnurse ! wss fair mark for the exhoria
tory powers moi only of nv parents. hu.
of all my aunts, uncles aud cousins tn The
third and fourth generation, who ceased
not 10 reprose, rebuke and exhorl, with
al long suffering and doctrine. All This
would have been very well. Il nature had
not gifted ne with very unnecessary
and uncomfortable degree Of FEELING.
which. like refined ear Tor music. is'nn
desirable, because IN this world il meets
with discard ninety nine times, when il
meets with harmony once. Much there
fore o. ] had OCCASION 10 be scolded al.
never became used 10 scoIding. so that ]
was just as much CALLED BY il the forty
first time as the first. There WAS no
such thing as philosophy 10 me | had
Just that unreasonable heart which IL not
coniormed lnln The nature Of things. mel.
ther indeed can be-. i was und. shrink
ing and proud. | was nothing Ia auv one
around ne. but an awkward. nuIucky
bOv. and vas nothing IL NV parrnIs bat
one of hall dozen children. whose faces
were To he washed and stockings mended
an SATURDAY, afternoon. II ! was very
SICK. had medicine and the doctor. II
III was a liule sick, | was exhorted In
patience: and il VAS sIrk at heart. Vas
lcn 10 prescribe for myself. Now all
I this as very well. What should child
want bu, meat and drink and room TO
play, ana in short 10 teach him reading
and wu.tng. aud some body 10 take care
of him when he vas sick! Certainly
nothing. b., the feelings Of grown-up
! children east 10 the minds NJ liille ones
oltauer IAN is expected, and ! had even
a, 'hs' early age the same keen sense OF
aI!irM inp"hed the hesrtwrong. the same
longing Tor me,hing Shich should touch
Il arigh, ne sane discomfort with latent
matter &c 'uvea aH.c,loa, the same crav'
ING lnr sympathy, Which has been the IN
profitable fashion ri the World in all ages
And M human being possessing such
cnnsuluronais. has a better chance ol
being made unhappy by them than the
back ward. unlnteresung. wrong>dolns
chlid. W can all sympaIhIze ID some
ex,en, with men aud women, but how
few can O. back to the sympalhies o.
children FAN understand the desDlalt
insrsniicance e uot being one of IN,
gro~a ap peopie-nf being sent to be-
out OF the way IN the evening, and Il
school tn be out of the way in the morn
ing-of manifold similar grievances
whlrh she child has no eIoquence 10 Sc
forth, and the grown person no lmaglna
lion to conceive.
When | was seven wears old, wa
: told one morning with considerable d"
meslic acclanalnn, tha, .2unt Mary wa
/ coming TO make US visit and so whe
r the carriage drove up to The door | pull
! ed oil my dirty apron aud ran in amon
l the heap OF brothers aud sisters to sc
, what was COMFY.
81 shall not describe her first appearance
: for as | think Of her begin 10 grow sen
timental in spite ri my speclacles. an
5 might perhaps talk little nonsense.
. Perhaps every man, whether MARIE
r or single, who has lived 10 the age q
\ fifty or thereabou,s, has seen snm
% woman. who IN his mind is the aroma
$ in distinction from all Others She ina
i not have been wife. She NAV mt hav
: been relative. She may have simpi