The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-10
KNOWLEDGE.

brhury elisceilanys Tor Seplembef.
contains among olhsr things he fsIlos.
ing:
Aaeedolal sminiscenee OF an EnRlish
missionary named Clarke, who seat Ous
ioeonseu The natives Of lndia 20 Christian
~, but. failing in his efforts. returned in
despair 10 Calcutta. We give The resi- Of
The aseedoir IN Ihs winters own words.
Ore day our missionary Learned. 70 his
great JOY, that Brshmin oflhs very irsl
rank had arrived in me metropolis. De-
iermined 20 bring mslisrs 10 an issue,
tIsrke wrote 20 hlm, aad begged him 10
meet him on certain day. when he IN
CROCK 10 convince him fine Hlndo0
pries,l Of The errors Of his faith. 10 ihis
the Brshmin consented. and ai shs time
sppoinlsd The Heather snd The Christian
champion met 10 discuss. 10 the presence
OF several witnesses. lhs merits Of their
respective ereeds.
Az 10 usual in polemicsl discussions.
ii'e controversy vas opened BY several 10.
consequential queries and answers. For
half an hour neither party bad pul forth
q startling proposition; The wily Indian
tiking care 10 con6ne himself 20 the de-
fensiss.-,irsd 81 length by this scene.
Clarke suddenly and abruptly asked him:
Are you forbidden 10 est any Thing ia
which animal life exlshi'-,I am
Have you never broken through this
Never
May you not unconsciously, have
been led into this crims!'-.Imp0ssible.'
will you swear 10 i'll Most So
lemnly do
DO you ever ca, pOnegnnale.,'
Daily
Bring me sams OF thar fruit, then, re-
joined Clarke. turning to a servant His
order was complied with; The pomegran-
sies were brought.
'Chose one.' The Brahmin did so.
. Cut il in two.' Wmh this direction be
complied. Place il here.' and Clarke
assisted him 10 put i. beneath Q micro
scope. Now look al it,
The Brahmin did 50; but no sooner did
he apply hls eye. Than be started back
with alright. The fruii was perfectly
alive with snimsleula. The puzzled
Hindoo drew out the pomegrsnsie,
which. perhaps. my readers arc no,
aware. 10 more closely filed with insects
than any other fruit. looked at il, exam
ined il. replaced il, and again beheld the
myriads Of living creatures with which
j, was rife. lie felt il with his hand. 10
convince himself that there was no trick
in The affair. Then suddenly drawing
himself up, he slowly uttered. Bus such
hi. Enough-it 10 irue.'1
'fos acknowledge, then, that you have
sinned uncnasciou.lyi That every thing
being filled with snimslcule, invisible 10
the naked eye, you can neither cal nor
drink wilhou, committing a crime
The ahashed Hlndoo bowed.
'Shall | show you how full Of similar
insects every drop Of water ISL
mo, l have seen enough
do you desire further proof !'--'l
have favor 10 ask
what is il! III can, / will gran, il.
Give me your microscope. | cannot
buy il; give il TO me-
Clarke paused for a moment. for he
had that morning paid len guiness for il;
and, being poor man, he could i'll afford
10 part with il. but. as the Indian was
urgent. almost TO eu,res,y, he a. length
consented, Iespecislly as he thought the
other would afford him in return some
curiosity Of equal value. and presented
il to him.
The Brahmin took il, gave one look oil
triumph round the hall. and suddenly
raising his arm, dashed il into thousand
atoms on the marble floor.
what do you mean by thisr exclaim.
ed Clarke, in undiseuised ss,onishmen,.
1T means, Sir Christian replied the
Hindoo in cold, grave tone, III means
tina. was happy, good. proud man.
BY means Of yonder instrument you have
robbed me Of all future happiness. You
have condemned me TO descend 10 my
grave wre,ched and misc rsblel'
With these words the unfortunate
Brahmin quilted The hall aud soon after
retired up The country.
A Bold Preacher.-The boldness oil
Samuel Davis IA qualification so impor.
tant, that even 81. Paul requested the
Christians 10 pray tina. i, might be given
them, will be illustrated by single an.
ecdo,e. When President of the Prince.
ton College, he visited England for the
porpose Of obtaining donations for the in
sIi,u,ion. The KING, George the II. had
curiosity to hear preacher from " The
wilds Of America" He accordingly al.
tended. and was so much struck with hi,
commanding eloquence, that he express
bis as,onishmen. loud enough TO be heari
half way over the house, 10 such terms a,
these: He is a wonderful man!
d" Why. be beats my bishops!" &c
Davis, observing that the king was at
IracIing more attention than himself,
paused. and looking his majesty full il
the face, gave him, in an emphatic tone
the following beautiful rebuke: "WheI