The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-11-18

= " ssii lie NiBdnas. pffsnme not.
said j. srphim-adh . ss,Iiesl smile.
far ulsch he Was .uri.. ss s"sn - be-
ir4sfd.
josephine had prs, ID. ssrnssily pray
eli. lor Humility. bat she nessr i"sud q
80 s.liiruli 10 Be really hHn,hle ~ nns; i
nqu.r.s circumstances 10 drseleps lie
ehsiaeirf-- and even a ienpiis.e u dlstiD'i-
" seen. snd gu.rd,d sgsih.t. Il bot iutrs.
assumes aloil.r finn. and dwsl's aid
rtlaus IN The hear still. None can know
hnw !. drceiifnl ahn,e I'll lin e" lie
heart IS. until ihry sui,e 10 raal out iIs
rners: ,hsa bs ns powerful arposiurn
.lfy wili earn how tnislly a,erst 10 il Is
10 :. bmn iniLe y iii Of G,d.
l Three weeks rlal : d b,fare MIs. 8.
heard Of person whom shr tllnIeLt
would be snIab'e Ia IKE q age u The
children.
Airs. s. thought ,he hit on lie very
lpsr,on--she was nj hsndsnme. which
, she Mas hesrlls glad nl. for she had MT
/ altogether liked lie idea 81 being erlips,d
by her gorerness: she slSa agrrrd with
: her Tor smaller salary-Inc,ed IL VAS
heper every way.
For The three weeks Josephine remain
ed in the lanily, she WAS ennIsly c.nhi-
ed 10 her own room. except when she
/. walked out with The children. She wss
never ssktd To The table silerward. bur
wih nne exrrp,ioa. bat her dnty 10 the
\ ei,liren va, faithfully fulfilled. and she
had the Satisfaction 10 find they appre-
E c.aed her kindness aud loved her. The
I exception vas ,h,s:
lev days b,loie JrssI Line lsii. a
sinleni thunder storm came up. and as The
hch,nng flashed and ilinnder rnllrd. Mis-.
Al :. Mhne and iemb.ing. aenl into tie nur-
pr sert-
lie "0a! do beg. Miss X you will not
rremil ,he children Ia sit sd mar the ire
T. place. II IS so very Dangerous"
Il DID not Ihrnk &c il, a. have no Gear
Il myself" SAID Josephine, rising and lie
d moving the chi den.
;. Il. u possible Miss r. Won ran feel
" elm during such an awful thunder
t. slorm!"
Il (r,l more Than elm. msdau; | {, 81
ID rxqmsile enjnsmeni ~ snch scene IS
al ,hls-sltnessinp tie grand and sublime.
ie als avs rreates PLEASURE IN ne
"0h!' thought josephine. as snon a.
Or these words escaped. "ihis Icachsruus
10 heart. | did NIL Intend to say anything
le lofty here"
IN ~ am sad coward" said the lady;
n Z" children. don't SIT so near the window.
the lightning will hart Your eyes. Oh!
:" what a vivid flrsh!' SAID she. covering
rh heI eyes with her hand.
The tea bell rung-Iosep!,iue was in
ur viied down to lea, her FIRST impulse was
j.; TO refuse, but checking herself, she WI nj
We loU u aud lred tn t"rgei the past. While
p ,he smIm cuntlnued she was treated vi /
le. marked p"lnene.s aud at,entlon--ba
Tor sla,! far the c0nsripnre which Is only sll
muls,ed f. duty by lsar-wIih the clouds
ne disappeared also. The laly's kindness.
nd The morning was serene and he Ut ful,
I'm and the lady was The same unfeelng W
a rant as ever.
mn Tue day b fare The new governess ar
VI lived, Mrs 5. went INTO the nursery, and
?" apprised Miss r. nfn. The kok Of i"y
~, nay. eos ary. whith beamed from the tx
,et pressive eyes Of Josephine, was uoi los
npnn Mrs. Shut thought she. You shal
nd feel nv power Unul the las, moment
Ia :. Miss r. you will have To go down u
the stage, as We are going to send Tire rar,
as ,isge fnr Miss f. eur future gnverness."
'ui IL would greatly prefer gaing in The
steamer" said Josephine.
Ell "Oh, that on cant do, rs We have
lie M conveyance 10 send sou 10 The land
nd ing"
Ter We'll. eau 60 in the stage" said
Josephne--"I believe The It &c dues not
no pass here"
!, mo. ilpssses ah ut quarter Of a mile
be from here, al ten o'clock IN the morning
Or you had better leave here BY hall past
n nine.
~ In the morning the childfen cluHg
81 around josephine. she hresthed a silent
n, prayer tina, the blessings Of their
q. heavenly father might res, upon them
and upon their parents; aud oh may Their
4, mother he brought :" better mind,
2 This was prayer Of Christian charity,
:. hut she did ma, knos in this PRAYER she
,o had asked lnr uisls aud affl,ruon To resi-
NJ, on their mnther. for these are The fires
which purify The heart.
{ When she arrived at The farm house
= she was greatly surprised TO hear that III,
sage never passed there until two o'clock
NJ SIZE turnpd tn the waiter, WHO had hrongh
do her trunk, There must be some mis-
I've take, Ms. s, could not have known ID,
IN hour"
Yes, ma sm." said The m IN. ash
,ur d'd knaw What time ,he stage passed
nv but 49,.
D | :. But whst!" said Josephine, for ill
ON first time during The whole affair le.ln
Isl inLignsn'.
ing +. She expects the new govtrness ihe'
ou at ten o'rlock."