The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-29

islsueg.sss r.riy. Bel 10 ssin. The
lnsl sle nj fssndl
n her maurnlsl dwelling. he nslhss
sal m0lianiess. Tier infsnt wss upon her
LAP. The slrong day 10 sucesriis help
lrssnsss. grsppird with The night Of
grill. and prevailed. Her eyes wsrs 81.
tsssd upon 10 brow. No sosnd raised
her sh'ie lips. Pnying uonsn. from dn
lsai hsbila,ioas, gathered srauad and sept
far her. They srrn rssayed some words
Of sossoishnn. Bot shs answered ne,h.
int. Tie looked not ts.srds hen. She
had no ear 10, hansn voices. In her souI
wss me rsrpel1sl cry ofthe lss,. Nolh-
ing assrpo~ cred % bot The ssh afher lis
iar bahs. Size miaisisred 10 10 neeessi
ties. aad lhal hsassn~inspired in pnlses..
ed her. she had no longer say hope Cor
thnse .ho bad wandered swsy. Horrid
images aers in her fsney. rsvsniss
bssss.--hl.ck piis Of slsgnsnt wsler--
binds Of fierce beak-seaomous eo,linr
fsskss. She bowed herself down %
them. usFailed as In the binh hour. fear
fully and in silence. Bot The helpless
b-be On her bosom touched an electric
chord. and saved her IRON despair. Ma.
irrnsl lore. viih lis pillar ofsliud and Of
asme, ga'ded her through The desert. ihsl
che persisted moi.
Sunday came. and the search was una.
bs,sd--Il seemed only marked BY deep
er hinge 81 melancholy. Tie most ssri.
I, Gus eel, il fitting 10 90 forth 81 that sscred
season. T. seek The losi, though moi. like
their Master. gifdei with Tie power 10
ssse Parents remembered thai il might
have been their own lule ones. Who had
thus slrayed IRON The fald. and with their
gratitude, took some Of the mourner's
spirit into ir hearts. Even The sad
hape Of gathering The dead Coz The sepuI-
ehre. tie sola hope that now sustained
their Toll. began 10 fade into doubt. Al
they rlimhet over huge trees. which The
sinds ~ Wmier had prosirsied. or forced
their way among rendIng brambles, SHARP
rocks. and clnse woven branches. they
marvel d how surh fr,gie iorms could
have endured hardships by which the wig
or Of manhood was impedej and perplex.
ed.
The echo ri a gun rang suddenly
through the ioresl. Ii was repes,sd, hill
10 hill bore The thrilling message. Il va,
The concerted signal that their anxie,ie,
we're ended. The hurrying seekers iol
lowed its sound. From commanding
elf. white flag was seen 10 float. I
WIS the herald thai the lost we're found.
| There they ~ere--nesr the base Of .
wooded bullock, hall Graded aiming tht
roots of an uptnrn chesnut. There they
lay cheek 10 chesk, aud hand clasped il,
hand. The blasts had mingled in one meal
their dishesrllri locks, for they had lei
home with their poor heads uncovered
The youngest had passed away in sleep
There was no C mioiton on her brow,
though her features were sunk anil shsr'
pensd BY famine.
The elder hal borne deeper and Ion
ger anguish. Her eyes were open. e.
though che hal watched I'LL death came
watched over tha, little one, for wh,m
through those days and nights Of ,error
she had cared and sorroweJ like . moth
CT.
! Strong and rugged men shed tears, wheI
thew saw she had wrapped her IN her owl
sesnty apron. and s,ri,en. 10 her embrsr
ing arms, IL preserve tie warmth Of vital
iIv, even alter the cherished spirit hat
fled away. The glazed eyrbalIs wer
strained. as IL 10 the last they had beef
gazing far her fathers ro"f. ~ The wrssll
Of smnks that should guile her there.
Sweet sisteriy love! go patent ~ all ad
ve.sity, so faithful unto The end, found I
not fathers huuse where il might en.e
with the little one, and be sundersd NJ
more. Found 1t no, q fold, whence ~
lamb can wander and be los,f mansion
/ where there is no death, neither sorrow
/ mt crying! Forgot i, no, al it, suffer
ings for joy, at tina, Rsdeemer's welcome
which il its cradle i, had been laugh! Il
. lisp Suffer little children t. come IN
. the, and forbid lhea not. Tor of such 10 sh'
J kingdom Of heaven