The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-10-05

essse."
: 1 wish eosld shink S.. de younr
mssrepI'ed. shsk,ng hishesa despaadiag-
". /. Bot sm fully ean.ineed. thar lor
a'r. 81 lssst. ne door ol success 10 elos.
ell
= Hcw old are Jon. Hsnryr"
"JBsts~sniy seven"
"And yeu have already f.iIrd 10 shres
business sHorlsl"
!. Yes. and shat 10 worse, have be-
cone Invoisrd in debt"
= Boz you mean 20 paw III you ows, il
10 = ever IN your powefi"
.Csn yoa daSbl that Tor . moment.
Nc. L,nloni" ,hs Young man said 10 .
quick sanr, shile Josh psssed over his
issr. a uill pay il I'll, II ] die in The
sssossIe."
! sAnd ys, you we're jasi nos talking
sbeai giving up In despsiri'
.Tros. Add ! do feII utterly discou-
ragged. For the LAST Eve years no man
has lsboured more sarne.ily ihsn hsse.
Esriy and late. have been o. my bu.i-
ness. sometimes even oil midnight. and
yc ell has bern in vain. Like man in
q snsgmne-esery struggle 10 estriesis
myself from Difficulties. has only had the
edsei 10 mink me deeper. Asd'now. wilh
hoaesl intentions towards 81 msn. am
regarded BY many As linls better ilan .
sslndler."
You are wrong. in regard 10 that.
Henry. Such 10 not The estimation in
which you ore held
|. Yes, but % 70. hsvs been tnld io
my teeth that | was not an honest man. |"
by whom!"
by al least one Of my rredi,or.."
"rhs, is the solitary case Of a man
whose inordisie lose Of self. showing IL
,self in a love Of money, has made him
forget The FRS, principles Of the Law Of hu-
man kindness
.No matter what prompted the IN
kind remark. lis effect 10 none the less
painful, especially % he FULLY believed
wha, he sad"
You caanot b II. Henry. whether he
folly believed 10 or not. Bot suppose
thai his words dad bu, express his real
thong Ats!--wl,a, iheni Does his op,n-
ion Of you make you different from whs.
700 really ar,!"
.0i course mt. Bu, il is veIy pain
ful 10 have such things said"
/. No doubl Of u But conscious in
irgrity Of purpose should be Sufficient %
sustain any man."
81. NIGH. in my case. il I we're not
thoroughly crushed down. My mind j.
like an inasmed b'dy-,he ligh,es, touch
is fell far more sen.ibly ,han woulI be .
heavy blow if all were healthy. You
understood mel"
Perfectly. anican feel for you. Blu,
know ing tlat the state Of mind in which
you are 10, as You Intimate. aud unheal-
Inv one, canuo, agree with you in your
dlscourag,ng conclusions.
!. Bot what can dot Have not fail.
in three earnest, aud we'll directed efforts
10 advance myself in the world!"
"Try again. Henry"
"And come gu, worse than before"
No-no--ihst need not follow. Try
in better way"
"Do you mean to intimate tha' have
not conducted my business in a proper
manneI!" a.ked the young man. in a
quick voice. his cheek instsn,ly glowing.
FL Jo no, mean to Intimate" return
ed Mr.. I.'n,on csmly. ,ha, you commit.
ted any wiliul wrong in your business.
And ye, suppose you will not yourself
deny The position. tina, there was sumo
thing wrong about It, or success would
have met your Games, efforts. instead Of
failure"
IL dmn't know" vas tho el"omy res
p"nse. 4" The fstes. | believe. are against
me-"
What do sou mean by the fa'es!"
The young man made no reply. and
his monitor resumed IN . still more se.
rIous tome
You Can only mean. Of course, the
Divine Being who is the author of our
existence. and the con,roller Of our desii-
MES. Tia, Being who is essential love
and wisdom. and wh0se acts towards Us
e~~ ~~i3 a---- s~-.a~ r.-~ .agasd Far The
good III his creatures. And il such re-
gard be directed by si.dnm that canno,
err, can any act Of bis towards you be
evil
Juig NOT the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for HE grace;
Behind Irow ming p evidence,
He hides q smii,ng FACE.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Uafolding every bonr;
The bud may have bitter taste.
But sweet will be the R,wer!"
"Itry to think 10 that way-.nd try
of,en," returned the young man 10 a sof-
tened tone. but i, is hard. very hard
to believe that a Being Of infinite good
ness would so hedge up the path Of any
one ss mine has been hedaed up-would
so mock with vain hopes the heart of
any one as mine has been mocked."
"Your mind 10 not now 10 . state to