The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07

Christianity are wiihia tie reach Of he
s.Eaplesl alinl. Inaeed. sraenee and enl-
sisaii. N has no oiiea elu1e diem, @ re-
line tiem away. In fae EirtuOrs poor
shey remain - Ihey were plsnied-their
support in The world, and Iheir eonsola-
ton foE n.
travelling once in Nne Of he southern
sla.es on horseback. I lost nv road. !
wandered through the paths of > forest
many niles out Of my course. Night
came on. and I rode long without seeing
any hut. through inierninable forests.
which reminded me Of The nursery stO-
RE Of the kings son who sent oct 10
- seek his fortune" through pathlsss
woods, full Of dragons, giants and en-
ehsnled castles | almost expected TO
see some huge being walk from among
the raeks. or 10 come upon some palace,
blazing with light. without inhablsani.
and gwen up IN n charm. by and by, !
saw. not q palace. but a hui, where !
slept comfarssbly enough I'LL morning. l
then started 10 seek the road. with tie
confused directions which = traveller gets
from lhe good people Of such neighbor-
hood. and the only effect Of which was
TO add TO my perplexily. The morning
began TO wear away, and 10 be impa-
tient al finding myself IS much lost as
ever, when ! came upon . desOlaie hut,
about which were lurking about half a
dozen pale. ragged children, sad look
ing female, and a man. more emaeiated
and melancholy than the rest. OF him
inquired the way, and found, 10 my gra-
liicaiinn, that was but Few miles from
the main road. After the most particular
and mulIilarious directions, i set out n
gain, but was soon as much bewildered
rs ever. and considered myself sufficient
" fortunate 10 be able 10 regain the hut.
The mournfnl inmate smiled 1t my ina
bility to follow path so well known TO
himself. and said
Well, you are Stranger ] will &C.
company you." ......
"But." remarked !, i" the distance is
long, and you are unwell."
- No natter" said he; " have no.
thing TO do, and the walk will do me no
HARM"
Accordingly. he walked at my horses
side for nearly an hour. The path was
as intricate as the Cretan labyrinth, and
| saw twenty places al least, where, de-
spite OF all human directions. ] should
have gone wrong; and, in the meanwhile,
nv companion favored me with a recital
of his history, in the simple language of
truth, which strongly interested me. lie
had large family, every one Of whom.
including his wife and himself, had suf-
fered from the fever and ague. They
were almost entirely destitute, and had
experienced other mislortunes.
When, at length. | regained the road.
he shook me by the hand. and wished
me a successful journey, and happiness
through life. held out to him silver
dollar. which he refused. Upon my in
sis,ing, he said he had done only SIM
pie act Of duty. for which he could not
consent to receive pay in money.
" But, my good friend" said |, al
shall no. have any other mode Of repay
ing the obligation. Yon will probably
never see ME again on earth"
~ skaH see you, then, IN heauen"
was his reply, made without any idea Of
producing effect; and he went back with
out receiving the money.
II is by no means certain that the poor
est class OF men have not as frequently
noble minds and characters as the Hight
est: for, he ii remembered, knoDisdge is
neither mind nor character, however its
tendency may be to develope both. A
man may have his head full of learning,
and yet be fool. A pedagogue is one
thing; grea, genius, Or man Of integri-
ty, is another.