The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-30
esrrf able eFrn 70 habbIe along.

iakra % the road by plain. farmer
looking genllsman % horse back.
The hsrsfmsn. upon coming up. thus
acrostsd him IN brnrsnlrni aud kiad
msnnrr. !. yonng man. 700 APPEAR
lame. and NOT aeli ralruIaIrd % make
mach pragrrss On q joarnry." To
Nhirh The young man rrplird. inform
ing him oil The rsusr sf his lamenrss:
that he uss bpand Tor The land-ullice
% fincrnnss. iar the pnrp0se Of en-.
irring . pirre Of land ~ home Iar
himself aud . younger brother snd
slstrr. aham he had lslt orpLsns ia
Fsyeiie county. Psnasylyanis. bul
that he almost despairrd of reaching
q 10 bis present crippled CONDITION.
ihe gentleman on horseback qnlekly
replied. We have The same drsli-
naiion. also am bound Tor vincen-
nrs--ii - yet iaeniy lss--Lrrr.
mount my horse and ride him ihilhrr.
! am much moIe able 10 sslk Than
yau, in Jour disabled siiuaiion." Tie
young man, alter urgent solicitation,
placed himself 81 The saddle. and the
plain gentleman ionk II on fnol The
rrst al the distance 20 Yincrnnes,
ahere ihry arrived about nishifsll.
In the morning. the stranger again
aceosied The young man: /" You told
me yesterday on 0ur journey. that
Jour object wss 20 enter a piece uf
land. have sumo know ledge uf This
country. its loeaIioa aud advantages;
Il you will accept my aid. 1 will GO
With ynu 20 the iand.nilice aud select
= piece for you. IL will save yuu a
good deal Of truubie and sumo ex.
pense." The offer Was chsrrluIly ac-
cspied. and they proceeded To The Of
Gee and made The entry. But ina.
glue the cbsgriR and disappointment
Of The yaung man. ahen he Game 20
pay The mpney 90 the rreeisrr. To learn
that The amount was deficient i've dol
lars, owing 10 O Counterfeit 10 that
amount. /. A iriend IN need is friend
indrrd." The stranger pcrcrising
the dilemma Of The young nan. i'm
mediately said: !. De 81 gould cheer
you informed me that you are On or
phan--that Jun have come several
hundred miles ~ search Of hume for
yourself and brother aud sister. You
shall not be disappuinted--it gives
me pleasure 10 assist The orphan and
destitute. urre are ten dollars, which
will enable you 90 clear out Jour land
and pay yDur usy until ,ou can oh
tain employ a. nj, aud as have many
acquainiangrs here, shall seek 90,
a place for you." lie dad so, aud OBJ
tanned oar; aud the young man co.,
tinurd in u until be had accumulated
some money. which he rtmiiIrd 10 his
brother aud sister, and ensbled them
10 jnin him. The piece Of lamd prov
ed 20 be a valuable one--now iinel,
improved and occupied by the elder
brother and his family. respected ant
esteemed by ,hrir nrighburs. Th'
sister was happily married. aud u
rnjp, ing the comforts Of life, ON
farm in the same nelghborhood. Th'
younger brother. possessing the con
iidenee Of his fellnw citizens. has beet
elected aud Is now performing the du
Ties Of highly responsible otlice.
Reader! Who MAS that stranger
that good man. that plain republican
who 80 disintrrestedly slept iora ard
and In the hour Of need assisted Ties,
orphans, aud enabled them 10 Il!
! themselves comfortably IN life! Doe
nut your bosoms swell with gra,l,ud
for so noble deed!
| My frirnds, that stranger, tia
good plain republican. Was GENE
RAJ HARRISON. He who ha'
bern Governor Of a state. the com
mauder Of armies, had fought man.
battles in his country's cause, an
never lost one, did not acquire th
superciliuus demeauur which those .
power too frequently do. lie is sill
the plain republican. ever ready I
assist the puur aud needy with hi
purse aud his counsel.
Reader. the above is not iciioI
There are those yet residing IN Fay
,. cite county, who remember these oil
phsn children, aud should you eve
, meet With them, they will relate
: you. from overlooking aud gratef'
: hearts. this worthy deed Of the goo
Gen, HARRISON.
This is the man whom the speopl
!. are about 10 call 10 preside over q
. destinies OF this great republic. Is
not worthy Of il! ORPHAN.
q DOWRY.-'lhe best dOwry 10 a
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