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

&S@A 1AAA4OAEN.
The ioliswiag pslhsiie slo,y. iron die
Ehr'.ilsh Souvenir. 10 BY Mrs SirnUrnsy.
The llsliIsr "a. ST. Guardian, "a ,ttak
Inc Of he narrsli,s, SAYS IL /. probably
ioandsd Spon rslamilous e,eui, uh,ci,
occurred ~ Nnss Scolis. Iaa Spsing--In
shieh % o lillls children 0l . AZ. Aissehsr
mel . nelsneholy dealh in The waods:
There sss sickness in lhs dselling Of
he emigrani. SlTeIehed upon his hum.
bic bed. he depended on that Hnrsine
care which = sile. scarcely less enfeebl,J
Than himself. could tesiow. A child in
rs third S"mmer, had BEEN lsld 10 is
Last resI. beneath . turf mound under
their windaw. ls image Vas in the hear
81 the mother, - she ;enderIy uninsured
10 The wants Of her husband.
WIFE, ! sm afraid | think too much
about poor little Thomas. lie Vas so
well aud rosy, when ne Left our home.
scarcely year since. Sometime. I feel
II We lad but confused there. our dsr.
ling would not hare died.
The tar which had lang iremblsd.
md Leen repressed by The varieties Of
ennjugsi solIcnudr, burst forth IL these
woI,i'. IL freely ose,flowed The bIlm-
ming eyes, and relieved tie ., iTocatlng
rmotians which had slri,en Tor the mas
terry. ...... ~: .---
do not reproarh yourself. dear hus.
baud HIS time had cone. lie is hap
pier there ihan hsre.--lei Us be thankful
far 'hose that are spared
III seems 10 me The, the liule girls are
growing pale. am afraid tia, you con.
ine .hrm too elosely 10 this Iasrow
house. aud 10 the sight { sickness. The
weather 10 growing selled. You had
belItr scnd lhrm out 10 change the air,
and run about Of their VIII. Mary, lay
the baby an the bed by me. end ask
mother 10 lei sn,sr and sou 90 cut Tor q
ramil e.' -fe .as s..
Tue mother as.entsd. and the children,
who we're four and six yeas old, depart
ed full Of Hight. A clearing had breb
made 10 front Of their hsbiis'iun, and by
ascending knoll. IN its vicinity, another
dwell ng might be seen en-, ironed With
The dark spruce and hemiock.
In the rear Of these houses was a vide
expsn'e Of ground, interpreted with
,h'ckrts, rneky ACTIVITIES. and patches
81 iorest trees, While far away, one or
two lekelth perIed up with their blue
eyes deeply Hinged. Tie spirits Of the
children a. they entered this TN nrlosee
rrg,on, were Ike lhnse of The birds that
surrounded them. They play fully put-
sued each other " ith merry laughter. and
such a joycu. sense Of Liberty as makes
the blood course lrghscmsly through the
veins.
Little Jane. lie, Us 60 further than we
ever have before. We will see what liss
beyond ,hsse high hills. Tor it's jus, as,
noon, and we eau get back long before
suprer-time.'
% yes, lrtns follow tia, brigh, blue
bird. and see what he is hving after.
Blu, don't 90 in among these hria's thai
tear the clothes so, for mother has no nmt
To mend them
Sister, sweet sister. here are some
snow drops 10 this green hollow, exactly
| he those in my old dear garden SO Gar
away. How pure they are. and cool.
just like the haby's face when The wind
blows on il! Father aud mother will Ike
US 10 brlng item some
F llmg,,cir | tile aprons with the spoil
and .t,l! searching for something new. OF
beautiful. they praI'uge! their ramble.
unconscious oil the fight OF time, or the
ex,er, Of sTare they were uavsrsi"g. Al
length, sdmon shed by the chilnrss. which
often marks The declining hours of the
early days Of Spring. they turned their
cnurse homeward. Blu. the returning
clue was lost, AMI they walked rapidly,
only (, plunge more ioex.ricsbly into The
mazes If the wilderness.
.Sstyr Mary, are these pretty sn'w-
drops good to ea'! ] an so hungry, and
NV leet ache, aud will not GO
lie, me lllt you over this brook. little
Jane. and hold tighter BY my hand, and
walk brave as you can, .hs, We may gel
home and help mother 10 set The table.
we won't 60 so fer next time, will
we! What is The reason that cannot see
any better"
lis not that the Roof OF our house, dear
Jane, and the thin smoke curling up
smone the ireps? Mary tunes before,
have / though. so, and found ii only a
rock, or MIST
As evening drew lis veil. the hapless
wanderers. bewildertd, hurried 10 and
fro. calling for their par,n's. shouting
f"r help, until their Strength was exhaust
ed. Torn bv branbles. aud their pour
fee, bleedlSs from the rocks which MAD
s,rewed their path. they sunk down
morning bitterly. The Tears ,hs, over
Ipswers the heart Of q tinid child, wiz