The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-11


on The bed Thai. before her corpse was
cold. wss dragged from under her
through The strong drink-lhrough The
badness Of him Who ought 10 have saved
her: not thai he vas bad man either. !
when the whisksy had no power over
him. bul he could not bear bis own re-
feeiioas. And bis end soon cane. He
didnt die like king; be died smoihered
in q ditch. where he fell; he died, and
was in the presence Of God-hos! Oh.
there are things that have had whiskey
ss their beginning and their end, aud
make me - mad a. ever IL made him!
The man takes drop. and forgeIs his
stsTsing family; The woman takes IL. and
Efargess she is . mother and wife. Ifs
the curse Of Irelsnd--a billerer. blacker.
deeper curse Than ever was put on Il BY |
. foreign power or hard made laws!"
= God bless us,'' was Lary's half
. breaihed ejaculation. /
4 81 only repeat old Slscy's words"
= said Ellen: "you see never forgot
] them" lyon might think" she CONT
n nued. j." iha, | had had warning enough
n 10 keep me from having anything 10 say
c 10 those who was too fond Of drink. and
d I thought had; but, somehow. Edward
!, Lambert got round me with his sweet
y words, and | was lone and unprotected.
" | knew he had q little fondness for The
II drop; but in MIN. Young. handsome, and
J. gay.hearied. with bright eyes and sunny
. hair. il did not seem like ihe horrid thing
Ut which had made me shed no fear orsr
in mn fathers grare. Think Of that. young
II girl: the drink dosn't make man beast
" al first. but il will do 80 before its done
Of with hint will do so before ifs done
he with him. | had enough power over
10 Edward, and enough memory Of The past,
Vn 10 make him swear against il. except 50
as much al such and such time, aud for q
II while he was very particular; but one
i'd used tn enlice him, and another used 10
rn entce him. and am not going to say bul
en- / might have managed him differently;
on might have got him of l.--genty, may
sr- be; bu, the pride 60, the better OF me. ant
ID, | thought OF The line | came If, and how
nj had married him that wasn't my equal
ler and such nonsense. which always breed
,g- disturbance beiwixt married people; ant
he used 10 rave, when, may be, II woul'
he have been wiser il had reasoned. An!
ith way, things didn't 60 smooIh--no, tina
d he neglected his employment; he was in
her dustrious, and sorry enough when III
of fault was done; still he would come HON
Off often the worst for drink--and now tn:
all he's dead and gone. and no finger
off stretched to me but in scorn or hatred.
her think may be | might have done beileI
uld but, God defend me, The last was hard
nj bear" "oh. boys" said Ellen.
log you had only heard her voice when sh
de. said that, and seen her face-poor oil
log Lady Stacy, no wonder she hated I'll
int- drop, no wonder she dashed down til
and whiskey."
her "You kept this mighty close. Ellen.
uc. said Mike; - never heard it before"
ave 81 did not like coming over it." 81
+, | replied; "lhe last is hard 10 TELL" III
i've girl turned pale as she spoke, and La,
ass. renee gave her cup OF water.
Itch must be told" she said; " The death
you her father proved the effects OF delibera
at. drunkenness. What have TO sa,,
sme shows what NAV happen from being ev'
,wn once unable to think or act.
,rey al had one child said Stacy. :" on
her q darlint. blue.eyed, laughing child.
she never saw any so handsome. never kne
hat any 50 good. She was almost three yea
i az ould, and he was fond OF her--he sa
ure. he was, but IFS a quare fondness IN
q on destroys VIVA. i, ought 10 save. ltw
lone The Pattern OF Ladyday. and well kne
slks that Edward would not return as
here went; he said he would--he Cfmc
,use swore he would; but The promise oil
" 10 man given to drink has no mote s'reng
and in it than rope OF sand. | looked 81
ink! Ky and wouldn't go; if had, may be
kill would not have ended SO. The EVENT.
tina, came on. aud thought my baby brea,
cou. ed hard in her cradle; took the ca
diff Idle, and went over 10 look at her; b
for, lliule face was red; and when Ilald n
will cheek close to her lips so as not TO sou
ace, them, but to feel her breath, il was h
, so. very hot; she tossed her arms. and IN
} his were dry and burning. The measles we
Of 10 abou, The country. and | was brighten
poor for my child. Il was only half m
IS OF 10 The doctors: knew every foot OF +.
, The road; and so leaving the door on
: the latch, | resolved to tell him how {
loud iarlln, was. and thought | should
rick back before MY husbands return. Ora
f all you may be sure. didn't grow under
here feet. ran with all speed. and was
,pil., KEEP, long. The doctor said: though
was seemed long TO me. The moon was do
the when came home, though the NJ:
was was fine. The cabin We lived in was
* of a hollow; bu. when was on the b
and and looked down where knew 1t s.oo
o The dark mass. / thought | saw White Id