The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-12

nov. nnee mafe. fsrewtiL Take care a
lie dear children. snd may Iheir Ilrasen.
" Father bless and preleel Us all"
With ihese words EIssanr departed.
and her miseTable husband sas leIs. il
appeared 10 him. ailhaai one consolation
or one hope. I'ormenled wiih perpetual
fesilrssnsss. he went into The liille paslor
where be was seromsloned 10 breakfast.
and ne found his eldest daughter seated
= her &c wing. She s.srlsd up IN seeing
him enter. aud Immediately broueh, in
his breakfast. !, Was claise and sasou-
~ rsrasl. such as Eleanor slWays had IN
preparation Cor him. whenever he chose
20 rafiake Of il; and he could moi. help
this morning comparing il with lie hnme
ly meal he hadse his wife and children
sa'ing IN The garden some hours before.
AZ soan as bis lulle dsughisr had placed
q on the table, she sal down 10 her sew.
ing sgsin. and only looked Up OCCASIONAL
" 10 see whether her father wanted any
Thing she rould bring.
Gladly would Frederick Bond haze
shared his sPpeuie this Morning. By add
Ing 10 hls coffee The usual portion Of
brandy. ailh whieh he was accustomed
10 strengthen it. bni there seemed 10 Lim,
in The presence II 'he quirt limle gill. Who
sat beside him. underwriting 10 supply her
mothers place. snrt OF sarIetlness. wlieh
he was not vel 50 hardened a. 10 violate.
MARY" said he. - DO you always eat
that brown bread for your breakfast.
which saw you eating ihi. moIning!"
j" zee. always"
"And have yon always those woulen
bowls Tor your milkl"
Oh. yes; ve like them better, because
they never break"
And does your mother always ca, The
brown bread and milk with you!"
i" Yes. when she ea,s any thing; buI
she some times goes sImssl without a
breakfast II ALL"
do you Ilirk she likes The bread aud
milk,'
81 don't think size docs like il much;
no mnre did Henry aud Isabel 4, first,
but we are allgeung to like il nov; and
mamma is alssys trying 10 persuade u.
10 eat the simplest and cheapest food,
bfcsuse she Gays we shall have 10 do 50
some time. aud il il better 10 do. IL now
While We are young. and healthy. and
happy. than 10 walt until we are forced
and may neither be 80 strong, nor 90 vel
able TO eat coarse food"
Fredrick now recoIlecled lha, his chill
irea never jined With him. aud the ide'
stuck him. that peIhaps they hset
through the day on the ssme hard ant
homsly fare. lie Iecnllecrsd tha, ~,
wife generally made excuses when she 81
down With him. that she had previously
dined with the childrrn. thinking IL hes
10 keep order amongst them by her owf
presence; and lie rscrlecitd, too, tia, hi,
own htle board was always spread will
dalnties--ailh the game that was in sea
SIN, ar with some choice viands cooke,
so as 10 tempt bis failing appetite, ant
always served up in such manner, as Il
avoid reminding him that he was mol ;
gentleman sui.
And these poor creatures" said hi
10 himself, hive been all The while liV
ing like The p,upers Of the parish" Ill
could scarcely swallow the morsel he la,
put into bis mouth; and il ever man laalli
ed himself, he did so a, ihs, momeu,
By way uf di,ering his thoughts. how
ever, be made an effort TO change thu
subject Of conversation.
Who are you working for. Mary!' HI
inquired.
The child blushed deeply, while sht
answered, ~ am making shirt"
Her father had asked the question
with the mos, perfee, indifference as To
any answer she nigh. make; but her EN-
barrassment awakened his curiusily, ant
lie went on.
is it for me, or your brother!"
"Oh, tits TOO large Gnr George" sait
Mary, endeavorIng 10 smile away bel
/ bushes.
I 1T is for me then. suppose. Why
don't you answer me, Mary"
/! The chlld hurst inta tears. alt Is
secret" SAID she, my mother charged
ne not To bring This work into the room
where YOU were. but | felt cure yor
would never nouce il. and so | disohey'
ed her commands. and now she has hard
Iy been gone an hour, and my judgmen
has come upon me-"
But whatsecret can you have. Mary
about shirt"
"Oh. dom. ask me, father. l dare
no, tell falsehcod, and yet i must not be
tray my mothers secret, she has kept 4
So lung"
poor chld!" said Frederick in voice
so kind, and so unusual, that Mary's lit
lie heart was Melted; aud looking NJ
through her tears, she said. l sm SURF
you would ike my mother better u y"'
knew, and ye, 1 hardly dare tell you"
+" Well. Mary. will leave il to you
If your mother has ever charged you no
IN tell me-if sou have promised her tba