The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-27
A sKErca.
NJ mrs. HARRIET = >. STOWE.

tsss splsndid room. Rich euFisiss
,ssps dawn 20 he Asor IN gracious folds
h.If ezrIsding the light. snd shedding il
n soIi hass ossr The 6aesid paintings on
he wslls. and over the broad mirrsrs,
thsl reaeesed ell hat lssie can accomplish
b. he had Of wealth. Books. the rsr.
esi and mosi eOsly, wsr aroand in eve.
~ farm Of the most gorgeous binding and
gliding, and among them. gllilering in
ornament. lay . magnificent Bible "a b.
Bic 100 sraulifsl in 10 appearance. 100
showy. loa ornamental, ever 10 have been
meant 10 have been read bible shlch
every visilaf should i.ks up 70 exelaim.
/" sha, spIsadid sdllionl what superb
siadinFsl' and ihtn lay il doxn sgsin.
And The master Of The house louRging
90 ssuls, looking over slate resiew--foI
ne vas man Of leisure. tasie, and read.
inf-but then ss 10 reading the Biblel--
thai IRONS. We suppose, no part Of The
professions Of . man Of letters. The
Bibls--certainly he considered Il 0 res
pec,able books 6no specimen Of an.
s,snl literature, On admirsbls book oi
moral precepls-but then. 90 10 is divine
origin no had moi exactly made up his
mlnd.---some pats appeared strange and
Inconsistent 10 his reas0n--olhtrs were
very Iesolnng 10 HE iasie-true, he bad
never siudlsd u very silsnuvely. j q such
wss bis general impression about it-buI
on he whole. he ihosghi il well enough
10 keep Al sleg4nt copy Of il on HE draw
ing room table.
So much flf one picture. now tOr en-.
other:
Come with us into Ibis little dark alley.
and up fight OF ruinous si.irs. Its .
bitter night. and the sind and snsw might
dite through the cerSiees of the poor
room. we're u not that careful hands have
stopped them with paper Or cl.lh. But
Cor ell this lilile careiulncss, The room Is
biiler cold. cold even with these deesying
brands, on ihe hearth. which tina, sorrow.
fsl woman Is trying 10 kindlr with her
breath. DO yon see that pale little thin
gnl. with large brigh, eyes. who is CROUCH
ing 80 near her mo,heI--hark! how she
eOughs--no~ listen:
.Msry. my des- child." says thc
mc,her, do keep The shawl close sbcot
you. you are eald. know" and the NO.
n.H shivers a. che speaks.
"Nc, mother, mol very" replies The
child, ngain Ielapsilsg into that hollow,
cminous cough" wish you vouldn'l
make me slwsys wear your shawl when
% Is cold, mother"
Dear child. you necd IL most--hou
you cough 10 night" replies the mother
-" IL really don, seen right for me lS
send you up that long street, nov youI
shoes have grown 50 pOor: must 90 NY
self after this"
"1hl mother. you mus, stay With III,
bsbyA what 1.-The shouldhavo one Of ihost
dreadful i's while you arc gone no,
can 60 very well. | have 60. used to .h'
cold. now "
But mother, TN cold" says liul,
voice from the scsnty bed in the corner
"mayn't ] get Up and come TO the fireF
dear ch,ld, Il would not warm you
lit is very cold here, and cent make
any more FIRE to night"
"why can, you. molherl" there orc
four whole sticks Of wood IN the box
do pu, on one, an let's get warm once
M, my dear lillle Henry" says ,h'
mother, soolhingly, " iha, is all The soo'
mother has, aud has'al any money Il
get MORE"
And now wakens The click baby in th'
iiIIls cradle. and mother and daughter ar'
- b1ta for some time busy in attempting Il
supply its liule wants. snd lulliug !
again to sleep.
Aud now look you well q, The mother
Six months ago, she hal "a husband
whose earning, procured for her bo'h ,h'
nere-saries end comforts Of lfe--he
childyen we're clothed. fed and schoole'
withou, thought sf hers. But husband
less and alone. in lhs heart Of great bu
sy city, with feeble hcsl,h, and only TN
pecarious resources Of her nsedle. sh'
has come rapidly from cornforl to ex,rem
provelty. Look al her now. ss she is u
night. She kuows full well that ,h'
pale, brigh, eyed eIrl, whose hollow
cough constantly iings in her ears, Is Ia
from being we'll. She Knows that cold
and exposure OF every kind, are dali!
ondsSrely ~saring away her lile--and ye
Whist can she dol Poor sonl. how nam
times ha, she calculated all her little re
eouices, to see ii che could pay doctor
and GET mod,clne fr MMy-ye, all u
vain. she knows iha, timely medicine
ease, frosh air, ani warmth. might cav
her--bui che knows tha, all things ar
out Of The question for her. She feels
TOO, as mother would feel. when sh
ssos her once rosy. happy liile boy. DC
coming pale, end anxious, aud lietiul-
and oven when no ,easos her most, sh
only s,ops her work moment. and stroke
his poor little Thin cheeks. and think
wha, laughing. happy little fellow b
once was. I'LL she has mol heart TO n
prove him All this day she iolled VII
sick and ftetf,,i baby IN ii.r lap, snd he