The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-23
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II The early pars II Nassnber eyea.
inf d he year I776. tree Suna< on.
esrs. sill clad IN tiss green hsbll me n.
ofsheif casnsrs : sailasm. spprasehed an
cd Isshiaasd BIZ roomy baildiag "a s.s
New Jersey bsak Of .hs Dslswarr. The
.eh.ll blast u wialsr had alfesdy changed
and scanefed The leases OF die foresl. The
naria ulnd sighed mournIullg sLsoash
shs msrs. and the Fsinsand slta fsadt,.
ed eery,hlag ~ilhsvl ed sni drrsry /.
Lssv,ng iheis huf-ss al he snlrsnre II
.hs Rad xhieh fssds % ahe budding. they
slssllhlly sppfosched q h ga. one 81
,ho.s oldisshianfd mansions nov seea
bal lev and Ear befseea. possessing A
spsei ,as paflleo in float. shlrh Iook ID
Bpszil.e nseL sfoSdlng shade in sumner
and shelter from the hesaines Of The storm
shea fierce winter hid eammrnred IA.
Isifa. S,indlng Tor ~ .nenE hesigsllng
hoe 70 aselsl the lama es. shssaund Of
voice II ssurplieat0n add PRAYER
MI ihers.fs. The l.aga.ge. m.ss ~
sx9ec.dy. Y ii familiar % lhem--,l he
ing that afsthsr fslief land. Gazi a
lhraa.h ihs hall drawn csuain.. . .eere
met their lies cfeanng Impressions such
% neither tongue nm pen can de.c,ihe.
The roam was eap.eloss, snd lhs FUN.
lure Of saafeshs, superior order "a
lsrg and hnihanl Ere blaxrd on iI,e h s,lh,
anil a. aged individual. his Ihinn-d and
sllsery locks apparently having The plsi
60 winler, orer then. Vas kneel,ng 40
she stfiiode ol devotion. sccnnsaaird. H.
The sane pa.i,lan. BY an aged maIrnn
and two yoaaser frmalss. The young
UlIi.er u ,od male AID listening - Aud
oh Father IN heaven. sxclained The voice.
il il Should please thee intake nur belay-
ed sons 10 thysrli sxhile cnnlrnding a.
he ba,lle and The storm. Thy v,lI lie done
but, oh Father, sp,relhem--spsrG them
grant peace 10 this sorfawins land
bat If var must continue. 10 bloodsh.d
ant blight must sill pass over and
around as. oh make our children worthy
Of The holy cause IN wh,ca they are en-
CARED. learn ,hem 10 rslly around and 10
Strengthen the beloved chiei whom We
trust thou hast appointed. 10 Inv mercy,
10 save our counlry--tn lead our young
men 10 successful slrngele-and Il the sa-
cnice must GONE. t.thet--if again we
are called upnn TO mourn as we have
mourn.d. we boz to Thy will (ihe oid
man, head bent still ME losiy as he
uttered this. aud audible sabs were heard
frnm the females. aud, oh. Fsihet. turn
bark The hearts of those wicked men.
those shn came, the hirelings for gold.
bu, ID l.lsnder anI Destroy Us, AMI as
ihuu dIdsl smile the M,d,anlles Of old. 50
sriie the oppressor and his cruel allies;
or. turn their hearts 10 peace. GOI be
merc'ful, and learn Us 10 exclsim in sin-
eerdy, "lhy will. oh Father, thy will.
no. mine, be done" Bless Us a. ~e
sleep thi. night, AID tathee shall be the
praise forever. To this 10 bald and
iersent manner was The ususi response
Amen" .--- <..
The company then rise from their
snees. anda sight mctthe eyes Of the young
man which could never be eGscsd o.
The y0ang women. one was some two ard
twenty yesrsol age, the o,her1htee or four
years younger. A hes,eGiy rslisnre
seemed 10 ilIume their counienances, and
the very ideal of beauty sat upon their
brow. A heavinsss Of spirh seemed e.
gather over one Of The young officers.
sppaten,ly The superior Of The three. as
he gazed and hstened--he abruptly turn,
ed and departed. while The others, silent
and wondering, ye, respectively. foll"w-
ed. 4" Gentleman, said he, alter they
had proceeded short Distance, 81 can
not eater that house there seems 10 he
holy cham pervading il, and have
heard that which weighs me TO the earth.
Oar absence may create unessiness, is'
Us return to the camp"
Tne "ns wha thus spoke vas the
Coun, Woodbury., holding a commission
IN The ll.ssian army. As he rode. mus
ing, towards The spot where hi' country
men whtre qaar,ered, he fell into deep
s''te Of dej'c,ion. :" An | then, he
mtniaily exclaimed, "a commoi pl"n-
dhrer--hase | lett nv my h"m'. nv
country. my believed relatives. To assist
W Expressing bsave P'op'et Ihey
'old ne | was about to embark IN figh'
'eous cause, hnr. alas, every thing | see
anil hear leads me. | lear. 10 a different
conclusion"
The ancestor Of Mr.. Wnmaer, the m
Ole patrini Who then held possession oil
The inheri,,nce which had been bequea'h
ed - him, arrived IN the 1861 al Nieu
Amsterdam. INV New York. and emf
grated. on The cession OF tina, city TO the
English in 1854. 10 the southern part o'
Ne" Jersey. where he commenced I'M
proving the wilderness. and IL The pro-
cess o, time erected the mansion now
possess'db by the family. Gm
u Mr.. Wiamaer, the presen, occupant
rose 10 afll ience and honor. but took ,e'
nv llttle nar, - lie onliflcaI ,noyPfnPnt.