The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-10

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Essf. - ehuosa PlayihinRs 81 Cor % very
yaang babys % ne ullsE faFgsdSlnsss
"a ~ Psfsoasl digssly. wish ~hieh ]
assd = bring biscniss % ne bsby from
toe, IL nv errzi -casi pocket. Yea
rosld ihiak ~ss sishins 20 bribe you
by Ghsss rec0lleeliaas. nmt 10 forget the
lslis rhrn yes lrase lhsR. Ii waaid
be snki.d 20 10 81; Il ~ovld look Ike I
skonehI yos could forget lheG.
VOC Ersw up sno.g rs hks n open
inz Cover. Every dss % sac so0e-
hing nsw 20 love and praise n yra.
To Rear - tai cEs =oSsd hsve iaoaghs
.th-ss ssssr -ss sseh baby. A strange
shis< IL 10. {. e..ildi There 10 defeats
bsspis s5ouiiis soiieyes, and rosy cheeks.
and :iay meath. Il -ss pretty V zee The
l:u;s raars-y -sanias our haEGs. one n
ssr The osh.r. 70 zee il sh-y cori-,Hs' %.
rsr cr bui.esii. Ind IL wse 50 en.ssing
vhes il he'd oct i,s lillls raula % be
sissse. nd il -ss spa;s.in- when il
d:-se io-n iElo 10 narss's arms, and bid
- fscs IN her koson. shen PLAY fully
rinds6. eui s,raagesi. loseliesi 81 III.
YES Il. rppearsp-e xhen il seemed 10 be
frying . ihihss rhsn The expression Of
;hr~gh. Scanned through lie lineamsnis.
: her - consciousness OF reason and
slsrn,ly seemed to be da~ning upon
Gods o. q imags, shrinking sbsshed from
~ .t0ssa. q "a. -. . s.t.,.a
And yet. my daughter. in momenis oi
sr.fes:ion, and such moments come 20 all.
isrrs vas something terrible in Thy child.
&C.: else. When reflected how ulilng
- esrss Of Inv delight. the absence 81
rs..cn Thy IL should give ihes delight.
he .t.nninry nature Of The delighi itself
!rzststnpied ~ think ih.. -i,humah nap
p;..s~ .as sI.ke unreasonable aud unnat
u.sl. life se-ned 70 be succession 81
brief hnrs,s Of ecsiscy. At long intervals.
gradually growing dullsr and dulifr. .ilI
il ended IN insane apathy. | will not
oval ON The thought. Ii 10 ons whieh
moc:sus in our hsppies, hour. and which
not reason. lsGh alone can dispsl.
Boz more dssoIais end dangerous emo
tons we're awakened whsn illness came
upon thee. There Is nothing on earth 80
Painful IS IN witness The sutferings OF .
child. We cannot divine their cause or
nature. and il canno, tell; The impossney
OF human desire 60 give relief 70 never 50
painfully ieli. The ,nnocence snd ~eak.
ness too. Of ,he sufferer. eonjurs Up rebel.
lions thoughts.
My Godl I know that my own suffer-
ings are the consequences Of my avn sins,
but what has This innocent child dones-l
Ii 10 not only when The hllle creature
wfiihes in The iariufs thu, ws feel these
lie accomplishing lsnsuor
goes Nth morn certainty 10 the heart. ID.
what . relief hath II been, sfier such .
10 see my child's eye brighten
again, end hear 10 blessed. clear. sofi
voiee breathing Of happiness!
Ii we're hard 10 say whether thy suffer
ings or Thy enjoy menis most endea,ed
yau 10 me. You have been dear good
daughter 10 your father. and you uader-i
stand The playful sxaggera,ion Of This
nursery legend, and ye. u 10 not oil exsg-I
geraiion.
Bat co. my tears are undsr my eyelIds.
and I .hall make fool Of myself If | 60
on. You will unders,snd me better when
you rspeat 10 child Of your own ,hs tale
your father told you The nigh, before yonr
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