The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-26

4 .Oh. - 10 that. . housr never in
gums wheeler 10 osner &c rich ., poor:
and hss- Slephsns. uhslstsrs lss abe hes
aoi. has sunshine of a. coed qasliiy -
mat thsi streams through oar window.
The besuiilnl Thugs lhsl 6od makes are
ihe ga II I'll alike. You will see that
nv lli'ie Eoss VIII be as uelI and merry
IN Mrs s'fphen's room - 10 ours",
" Well. ailsr IN. how odd. When one
gives % poor people one wants 10 give
lhsm something usslul-a busLeI q pola-
Toes. Or han. for example"
Why, eeftsihly, polstoss and ham
must he had; b1i. having mini,leTrd 10
The fret and most eraring wants. why
nos sddsny hide pleasures orersli6cslions
that ae may have 10 our power 10 gIyrl
! know that there are many of The poor
sho have ine feeling and keen sense sf
The brsuiilul. which Iusis oul and dies
because they are TOO lard pressed 10 pro-
cure % one qualification. Poor Mrs. Ste
phens. Cor exsmph; know she would
enj"y birds. na~eTs. and music ss much
40 | do. ] have seen her eye kindle IS
she has Looked on these things in our
dTauing-room. and yer moi me beautiful
lLing can she commsnd From necessi
". her room. her clothing. and ell ihsl
she has. must be coarse and plain. You
should have seen tie almost rapture Thai
she sEd Mary fell when ! offered them
my rose"
Dear me! III iSis may be true, but
never thought II llbtfors. never thought
that these hard-wurk .ng people had any
idea Of fGsiti'
Then Why do ynn see so often The
eersnium o. rose carefully nursed in On
old cracked lespol In Ihe poorest room.
OF the morning glories planted in q box.
sud made 10 lwine around The window.
DO not al these show how every humsn
heart yeafns sfer The besuiilull You
remember how MARI, our washerWomsp,
sci Up Whole night alier 3 hard days
work. that she nigh, make her fret baby
. rtenv frnek TO be bapiizsd in."
:. Yrs, remember. and how laughed
d You for making sucl tasty ll,Ls cap
Tor II.
We'll. Katy. I think that The look of
periecI delight ani Satisfaction with which
The poor gul regarded her baby Units new
dress and cap, was something quite worth
creating; do believe che could not have
thanked me more. il had sent her barrel
Of llnnr."
/. Well. | never before ihought &c Civ
ing 10 The poor any thing bu, shat they re-
ally needed. and | have always been vii
ling 20 do that, when could ilhouI going
far nu, nf my wsy."
" Well. cousin, IL our Heavenly Fa-
iher gave 10 ~ as We ol'en give, we should
have only cnsrse shapeless piles Of pro-
,ision. lying about The world, instead of
all the beautiful variety ofirees. fruits and
flowers which now delight vs."
We'll. well. cousin, suppose you
are right. but pray have mercy on my
poor head; IL is 100 small TO hold so many
new ideas 81 orce; even 60 on your own
way" and tie lille lady began prac,icing
wal zing stcp'brIOre the glass with great
satisfaction.
PART II.
II was a serv small room. and lighted
by only one window. There was no
carpe, on The anor: there was clean but
cosrs.ly covered led in one corner; cop
board with lew plates and dishes in the
other: chest Of drawers; and before the
window stood small cherry stand. quite
new, and indeed lie only article in the
ronm that seemed 60. A pale sickly
looking woman oi forty was leaning back
in her rocking chair. her eyes closed. and
her lips compressed as il in pain. She
rocked backward and forward a few mo-
men,s, pressed her hands upon her eyes,
and then langu'dly resumed the fine siich-
ing on which she had been busy since
The door opened, and slen-
der llile girl Of abou, twelve years ofsge
entered. her large blue eyes dila,ed. aud
radiant with delight. ne she
held up the small vase with the rose tree
in il. 81" |
"Oh see! mother, see! there's one 10
full tloom, two mnre half out. beautiful
buds!" The pnor woman's face bright :
ent d, as sle looked on the rose, and then
on her sickly gill. on whose lace she had
not seen So bright color for months.
..God bless het!" said she insoluntari-
ly. !
Miss Florence! | knew you would
feel so; mother, dun't il make your head
ache better 10 see This dover! Now sou
won't look so wlshful al The gardeners
stands in the market, will you! We have
a rose harjsomer Than any OF theirs.
Why II seems to me, that il is worth as
mue h to Us as our whole l,i,le garden used
10 be. See how many more buds there are
IN il, jus, count, aud only smell the flower!
Where shall " e pu, III" and Mary skipped
abau, the room. placing the treasure trst
in one position, and then in another. and
walking off 10 see TIE effect, ull her moth
CT gen iy reminded her tina, The rose Tree
ronll mol preserve its beauty without sun
ltuht