The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-02

aiihsiandlng ny weak nerves and deli
CAFE health"
" H"a good II Won. madam" said
Jane; who Was evidently impressed by
ihe apparent rank af lhe lady; :. Mrs.
Barber Is vtry destitute.
50 perceive: bul rsiolse she has
found friends n you. able and willing 10
assist her" n.
" We are more wiling than able, !" said
Jane. meekly. .
l'ha, is precisely my case" replied
Mrs. Hart Jane glanced al her costly
apparel. ...~'
| We who are called rieh." continued
Mrs. Hart. shave eonsian, claims, but |
will assist y"n in aiding paar Msrlha:"
and she drew from her reiienle rplen-
did crimson purse, and drawing back the
gold rlngs. plared in the woman's ema-
eIaied hand q small sum. Strange as IL
may sesn, the woman discovered no gra-
iilude, but rather made = relecung mo.
lion. .-...f
:. She is too sick, madam" said Jane.
springing forward. Ito thank you IS she
woold; no, IL you viii trust me, l will
see thai your bonnly j. properly applied
." the wants Of the family; they are SUI
fering Tor almost every hing"
Certainly" replied the lady; !" and
should esteem Il a kindness II seu or
d.. Fulton would d. me the favor To LEI
me know how Martha goes on; my
health does not permit such exertlons as
these often" II
Jane, who had been maturing lille
plan it, her dwn mind for lhe benefit Of
the children. promised her she would call
IN feS day: and Frank. Alih native
politensss that quit won Mrs HarI. saw
fher not onl, 10 ~, hnrnm 81 liIe crook
ed stairs. but 10 The cauiage, where her
faaimsn s,eod holding the door IN wait
ing fur his lady.
IIoS happy must Mrs. Hart be, "
sstn jan, WHEN they returned home, $50
bsneVplenI aud 81 nchr'
iioS do YOU knos. my dear, she -
80 rlc,,." saId her Husband.
Wh,, Ind Snu nn1 observe how cost
" TIER dress vast"
" That's n" proof," laid Frank; you
know she said Ike Us she Mas mote wi.
ling han ante"
- But ,nu know her situation must be
very diifrrem from ours; vii, her pelisse
COS. more than all my gowns Pot IogeIh'
81, vii answer Tor u"
II she spends :" much upon her Pc
I,ssr,' said Frank, laughing. " l an
afraid she has but IIille leiI tn gts. a.
way"
rhls is bv NO means a candid con-
clusinn." SAID Jane, assuming sent
mental air: 'nn the contrary, when We
see a person richly dressed, II but just
we suppose they are wealthy"
1T would be- 50, II every thing was
| governed by justice and right reason. and
we're no, continually drawing false infer
ences ir'm appearances. YOU know
Mrs. Hart said she was very glad Mar
tina had found friends able and rik''ag
10 assist her;' perhaps she ,honehi ~t
were very rich. "
20, | am sure she could no." said
Jane With some v.xa,'ua, "if she looked
at NV old straw bonnet aud calico gown.
| Well, dear" replied Frank, atler-
tionalely, Il suppose she did not: she
only i,oked 1t your brlgh, blue ey es. and
saw YOU feeding the hungry"
| II few DAYS things wore more com.
Portable appearance at Martlla's. The
lady's bounty was well applied. Fuel
AMI food we're provided; but still the chill
slren were too destitute Of clothing to a.
tend any Of the schools James plan,
that We have before alluded to. was fast
approaching maturity. She determined
IL snliril aid for clothing the children;
but feeling Of dellcacy led her to delay
IL, in hopes she might be able 10 give
respectable sum herself. In the mean
time, DIR. Fulton pursued his course with
perseyering industry. Mar,ha's return
1 from what her own class styled death's
door, gave him celebrity with them; bu
new case more convincing soon occur
red. He was called to a man who was
dying. He FASTENED to the place, and
found the too frequen, companions Of The
poor--supers,iiion and ignorance. The
sick man was stretched on his bed o.
straw. the family huddled round him
groaninr. sobbing and crying aloud, the
room crowded by people drawn there
/ from curiosity; for strange as II may
seem, there are those who, much as they
dread the agonies Of death for themselves
are eager to witness them in others. TIT
doctors first care was to clear and VENT
late the room. and then administer suct
| restora,ivcs as he thought Judlclous. Tit
consequence was, that the man began Il
draw a longer breath. and in the cours'
Of lew days, was spoken oil as cured oI
DR., Fulton. after every body had gIveI
him over!