The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-17
THE HEAD AND THE HEART.

HE HEAD AMI ihE nEhhts
Please. my lady .,buy . nosegay. or
beslow q ulfle," was the address Of .
pale. emscisied looking wamsn. holding
a few wilhersd flowers 10 her hand. 10 .
lady who sat on The beach Of Brighton,
watching The blue waves Of the recedlng
tide. 81 have no half pence, my good
womsn." ssid The lady, looking mp from
The novel she was pesusins with q list-
less gaze; /" il | had, 1 would give them
to you" 81 am poor widow with three
helpless children depending on me, tDsuld
you bes,os . small rifs 10 help 10 on
our wayi" "I have iold yen | have no
half pence" reiterated iho lady. some
What peiiishly. " Really" she sdded.
az The poor applicant iurned nsekly
away, /" this 10 vorse than The slrssss Of
London; they should have . police %
The shore 10 pre,sn,'ssch snnsysnce."
Such wers The thoush.su dic,a,ess 81 the
HEAD. Mamms." said . blue eyed boy
who vas lying on the beach at The lsdy's
feet, fingins pebbles into the ses." wish
you had penny. for The poor women does
look hungry, and you know zoe are going
10 have nice dinner. and you have pros
missed me a glass oil wine." The HEART
of the lady answered to the appeal Of
her child; ,ad with . blush OF shame
crimsoning her cheek q, The taeit reprssf
his arlless words conveyed. she opened
her renculc, and placed half crown in his
tiny hands, and ~ another momontthe boy
was bounding along the sands on his err
rand Of mercy. l a few seconds be re-
turned. his eyes sparkling with delight.
and HE countsnancs glowing with health
and beauty. "Oh! mamma, The poor
woman was SO thankful: she wanted 10
turn back, but would not let her; and
she said, God bless the noble lady.
and you. too. my pretty lamb; my chill
dren will now have bread for these two
days, and we shall 60 on our way re-
ioicing." The eyes Of the lady glis.ensd
as she heard the recital Of her child, and
her HEART told her tina. lie dictates be-
slowed pleasure the cold reasoning oil
the HEAD could never bes,ow."
HINpoo VITA Hindoo woman has-
ing been summoned 10 give evidence BE-
fore the court OF judicaturs in Calcutta,
deposed that such circumstance happen
cd in her presence. The judge ssked
where il happened. She replied. in the
verandah Of such house. Pray, my
good women said the judge, how ma
ny pillars are there in that verandsh!'
The woman not Perceiving the trap that
was laid for her. said that The vsrandah
was supported by four pillars. The eoun-
sci for The opposite party Immediately Of
Tered TO prove that the versndah contsin-
ed five pillars. aud that consequently no
credit could be given for her evidence.
The woman psrceIving her error. addres-
ssd the Judge. and said" My lord,
your lordshIp has for many years presid-
ed in this court, and every day that you
come herey ascend fight Of s..irs--
may beg to know bow many steps ,hess
stairs consist Off" The Judge confessed
be did not know. "Then," replied she.
{" il your lordship cannot tell The uumber
Of steps you ascend daily to the sea, Of ius-
,ice, il canno, be astonishing tina, | should
forge. the number Of pillars in balcony
which never entered half dozen times
in NY liis." The Judge was much pleas
ted With the woman's si,, and decided in
favor Of her party.