The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-23

- - - "&ANN&t NAHE4F AA@F#< tHStA Ne +&F
gEssn iollsss la<Eespisd shs p,sseins rays
Of ne nssriden 81. sEHdsas % n<sn
shelter iron si,s fsIissz lssa. aud sasrusng
she besu-iinl emihsnes. o. one ssds
glidsd The s,lexs sHssm. som fmptysng
inio the peseelul l1ks. frsa whose Border
sfosssle sss51sl. ,el,asjssue hill. sssh
sid<s slrifed by f-rt8s Odds. saa wah
summit adorned 1itha bsspsilpl grove.
Oa me sshsr. lay o. IisiaaL isG-lsscfiue
plan. shieh so ei,sa waved 10 guhsn
hsrvesf beauty.
Every thing silhia and srsund he
sslsblishmeni SEEMED 6ued 20 insplrs
copssn'meni md hspplne". Murnsrg
md evening. spls eiI<e Of desalion uss
gsilssrea sfusftis
.rhs el5-fsshIoned Bible thsi lay On The
ktaad.s s. -
And he God 81 abe families Of The earth
was hsnbIy iasoked by ihs venersble
insiri,reh and lead. AZ secular to,Is en-
ded wmh Sslofdsy : stlilne sun; and rsgu-
lsrly u The Sabbath came, The m,lk-whlis
sleed moved on with almost .lesallonsl
. sup TO The village church. Happy "a.
mlyi Who can wish 10 ra,t INTO such
cireles sfeds Of snrrcsi But even
sraap.i this enclosure. this happy fiissldr.
frIf destroyer Iusks. With Ill The ser
kpens subileiy, Which.
.wiih bu.nish'd meek &c verdsni geld"
approached our fret moGher. he empts HE
ylcums 10 the mind oil one son Of this
hsppyiamlIy. there springs M desire
90 lsave The resira,n,s % psterual love and
failLfalaess, and the htallhlul iabars at
The Isrmer in the retlied vale. for fssh>
ionable smplo, mem. and The bus ling
srenss oflhe v,llsee. The mistaken boy
iefl III. que, home. and sonn Mingled IN
the scenes Of eaiety nddIssipa,ian. whirh
ihe Village life afforded. Aud now. how
changed! Sin eRliners 10 his eyes--
spreads her sof, carpe, a. lis feet. and
pours her honfyed Accents into hls ear.
He meets ,empt.t,cn az evers Turn. and
manysef his const,n, sampsn,ons are the
victims Of the destroyer. For lime he
often visits The psternsl roof, bui 9 lev
7 miles distant, and from them received .
hrsl,hful cheek.
lie grew up % manhood. and thus Gar
had keP. The enemy within his control.
IN Appearance be was model-robu.t.
manly, handsome. lie succeeded q. .
good business and was prospefed. lie
married al accomplished lady. and for !
time no dark cloud was seen % ln~ef IN
he horzon Of sheirvsr.hly .prosp' cts.
| Il was not until she was the m6lhrr 81
two lovely children, ihs, The indescribAbly
sortow fol truth flashed clearly upon her,
that their father wss a dronksrd. Whsl
uuutersble anguish does The wife ietl
hen the iatsl truth presses itself upon
her mind. Lar her companion, The cher.
ished one of her p.ide and hopes, aud on
whose protecting AIN she leans for sup.
port. and 10 whom through every scene
and change she had clune as the ivy cl,ngs
to The stately oak, has isllena victim 10
The ar,fnl lies of the dsadllest Of humssl
foes. Then there enirrs into her dwell.
ing the gloom-o t!espsii; agony, that tears
the heart. that rends the spirit; NO. that
cannot be alleyia,e,l, iha. will not be CON
forled.
For some time half.suppressei suspi-
cions had r.bbed her Of perfect rest. His
long absences had been excused by hes
i,a,irg ind.6nileness, aud his interest IN
his idol family seemed diminished. Al
!, last, the secret came ou'. aud all lis
threaded process was exposed. Tie IS
i a irunksrd!" sobbcd the 'brnken-hesr,ed
| WIFI I; the agonized patents exclaimed,
|" Attempt not % comfort Us, We will Ga
down with sorrow to the grave" flshad
been first eniic.d 10 drink IN the fashion
able parry; mex, he occasionally called al
The respectable hotel. and a, Length. speI
his hours at the eilded s.l1on, aud from
that, he desren,ied To The commone thaun,
OF dissipation Thai Turks in the wall. lie
was now regarded as miserable, ruined
man, and hrs history for few years was
the history Of drunk.rd a disgrace to
His friends, curse TO his family. and a
nuisance ,u society. HIS pIopauy was
rapidly wasted, his home was des"Ia,e.
lie paused not 10 his career, Til he found
himself within the gloomy walls of phi
son.. There he began 10 medra'e on his
past life, and his present conditions; the
wrongs, hich his vile and ehlld,en, aud
hs parents, had endured a, his hands.
lcame up in sad review 'befme his mind.
The slings Of conscience were aw Weakened,
aud remerse gnaaed at his heart. The
last even, WAS TOO nnchfor his father: h's
thear, vas broken. and lie lavupon The bed
OF death. He had one rrquesi; he prayed
THAT God would spare hls lille ,,ll he could
see his senvonce inme. The prayer was
answered. The son returned; he entered
the sick room: the old man suli blea,hed,
md as be saw biD, his eve frightened
. and his coun,euance was In up as with
T neville. ~ have prayedlor this hour.
SAID he. land now l ask you To make one
solemn prcmtse;eit is. that you Will I've
sober man." 81 will" he answered
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