The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-08-04


stuns him; but u he first lsughIne.sun.
shine he j. again on The wing. LEI the
mechanic in straits hope sInngly Tor de.
liyersnee. Many are now reduced 20
grest difficulties BY changes in the COM
mereial world, whirh they had M hand
IN producing. In suril circumstances, =
when The father ol family sees ihe dear
est object Of his affections brought INTO
want and distress, there ia great temp
lailon TO discomfort aud repinlng. This
tendency must be resisted; IL never did
any good. and il never can. No man
ever gained by grunlbllng. Complaints.
rserimlnalions. and even curses, serve
neither 10 make hunger smaller, nor The
loaf larger Suck pin there aud eonsi-
der. Here is a starring poin.
Not many hours ago. heard uncle
Benjamin dlscoUrsing this matter 10 his
son. who was complaining of the pres
sure. Rely on IL. sammy" said the
old man a. he leaned on bis staff. with
his gray locks flowing in The breeze of
May morning. murmuring pays no
bills. have been an observer these Of.
~ years, and never saw a man helped
out Of a hole by cursing his horses. Be
a. quiet As you can. for nothing will grow
under moving harrow, and discomfort
hsrrows the mind. Matters are bad. I
acknowledge: but no ulcer is better for
lingering. The more you groan. the
poorer You grow.
Repining Al loss is only putting pepper
into sore eye. Crops will fail all soils,
and We NAV be thankful that We have not
famine. Besides, always took notice,
that wheneyer fell the rod pretty smart
ly, it Was as much as 10. say /" here's
something which YOU have got to learn"
Sammy, don't forget that your schooling
is not over yet. though You have vile
and two children.
"Aye," cried Sammy, " you NAV say
that, and a mothrr-In-law and lMn ap-
prenlices into the bargain; and ! should
like TO know what poor man can learn
here. when The greatest scholars and law
yers are at loggerheads, and can't Tor
iher lives tell what has become OF The
hard money"
"Sofily! Sammy. am olier Than YOU.
have moi these grey hairs aud this cronk-
ed back without some burdens. could
tell YOU stories Of the day. cf continent
al money, when my grandfather used to
stun snlky box with bills 10 paw for
yesrling or a wheat-fan; and when
Jersey women used thorns for pins;
and laid their ,ea-pols away in the gar.
ret. You wish TO know what you may
learn! You may learn these seven
things: FIRST, that yousoUed too iaie
and spent 100 much. | never taught You
TO BE- a mIser; but have seen YOU giving
your dollar for NOTION when Won
might have laid one half aside for a ra.ny
day Scdndly, that you hare g0,ae 100
much upon credit | always talu YOU
that credit was but shadow; il shows
that there is substan,e behind, which
casts the shadow; buI small body NAV
cast great shadow. and no wise man
will follow the shadow, any further than
he can see the substance. You may nnw
learn thai you have followed the oplnrn
ami fashion Of others. TILL you have bera
decoyed into bog. Thirdly. that yc..
haze been in too much haste 10 become
dich. Slowly and easy wins the race,
Fourthly, that no course ofHs can be
depended upon as al,cays prosperous.
am afraid The younger race of working
men in America have had notion that
nobody could 60 to ruin on this side of
the water. Providence has greatly bIest
US; but we have become presump.uous.
Filthy, that you hare not been thankful
enough TO God. for his benefits in times
past. Six,hly. that you may be thank.
fudthat om lOt is no scOrse: we might
have famine, or pes,ilence, or war, or ty-
ranny, or all together. And lastly, to end
my sermon, you may learn to offer with
more understanding The prayer Of your
infancy: GiUe as this day our dailu
bread" The old man ceased, aud Sam.
my put on his apron, and luld Dick to
blow away at the iorge bellows
CHARLES QUILL.