The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-25
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THE CURAFE az LiNG80URN

The rays Of the auIamn sun TEL cheer
ia.y ~ the fields arhund Laugh ,arn. A.
r. rsfsle Oi The village. 'ir. Ben-na. 80
OIL ~ the path leading from hls hr'n1ls
daell,ag Far some Tune hr gslksd On
EArls si,h dIa ncast eyes aud fr'n The
sIy'rs.,sa II ms pale and lhougailul
eoan,rIaice IL sas evident that q lIngr
d lh-lanrholy peryad'd his msdlauons.
TIE rad 10 the mlns,nn of his rectnr
shIiher be was proceeding, was by
path Ial-recung rich and well cultivated
6eIds, N which The reapers were prose-
sguag InyouslV the labors NJ The harvest
Tnef clear ringing y1lces and noisv
peas Of laughter aroused the enrale from
b. distraction. anil he felt a. u the hight
Asarsi sounds chld him f,r the pen.lse
ehWicIer OF his own thoughts. " The
AInighIy," sad he. " has sent a good
ard penleoas season. that his creatures.
me high and the low alike. may have
sse~sthal to Eat; and even the red
breast that chirps across ny path shaft
hare ls portion Went has hitherto
been mereifully xuhhrld from crossing
nv threshold. anil pIyer,y has been ton
long an inmate of the dS ling H. make
n' continuance ,h,ag To be DREADED.
Aus how unsIlliag Is NJ toagur 10 ~
Tee. " nv heart IN admit Ina, s,'re !, a
deeper cause for the heavtne-s ,ha. up.
presses me. Nary. nv beloved raiii. u
Il .hy flding cheek and iranptng sp'ri'.
Thai NY soul you'll fan 'xc! ne the
kn1sledge Of from itself. fIr he emo
sal comforts and means thai IN ,ht r'V,vr
hse are 40, in nv pawer." Uaerilg
pio1' wish fot the o5jsri Of his lixIeIv,
AMI beseechlug resignation 10 hts oSn
mIni, the curate walked onward to the
ABIDE II his superior.
Before relating the purpose and tenor
q ne interview between the rector aud
ea'''e. We nav describe briefly to the
'e'Ier these persouages themselves. The
,ec'T was a man Of porlly presence.
naughty. and grave even 10 s,ernness IN
MS address. His origin was humble, Cor
ne vas The son Of poor ,radesman, and
me presentation to the living he hnS en-
loyed had been the result Of lnng ser
wee as tutor in family Of rank. Though
nus meaaly descended. the rector was a
proud man: and his first object on &C
curing the recIofv bad been To unite him.
sell with well Connected lady. who
sa"ugh considerably beyond her prlme.
formed bond between her husband aud
s'e families Of rank 10 the nelghborhood.
suh the churchmaR did not fully attain
us object, for though elevated in station
"a MS own eyes, and even IN those Of his
'"'er'ors. by the marriage, those with
"hnm he was most ANXIOUS 10 mingle
wrfe not coac,lla,ed by his personal me
TITS 10 overlook the humility Of his native
'a'k' This was unfortunate for hun in
n're than one respect; those with whhm
Nc might have formerly associated he
ao~ considered himself elevated above;
sau not being admitted freely To the
.l'sher class OF society, be stood in some
measure IN lonely and even solitary
position. His lady was not Of an age to
,n''Vea his home with children. ahd by
1egfses the temper Of the rector. which
was naturally social, became haaghtv AID
S'Grad. tie was by M meas aa.h,r,,
'1oe' but his charities were sadly aF .c'
ca ~ prejudices; and he had inb so
curing his Intercourse with the hlsaer