The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-05-18

paweriess are @olds % describe Ihe stat,
o. hrs sister. shen he broIhsr on ahou
she doalrd sss biopghl home % her mos,
desd.lhan sllse-hsw she suppressed lhs
h'sl burst Of uneonlrollsbls agony, 10 Al
on The Bad 20 which shs hsd helDed "a
lIii him-his poor head resting on her
bosom. her eyes fixed on her darling
isIn. N long add vain expectation u
soae siga ai returning l.fe!
Faint tokens cane 81 last 20 reward her;
bat he glanre Of The slowly-resiVing oas
scifd ~lldly around. without resting on
any thlns Z II IL mel The Gxsd one Of &c.
hesIese. when scarce peSeeplbIs smiIe
crossed The pale lips oflhe sufferer. ale
knows nsl" exclaimed The fond girl.
/. Gad has spared him 10 ne. and will vel
grant me 10 be The means ofresImins him
by nv esre and kindness. We were
b IN logsIher. end together LlseI We must
live or dit"
The yell known voice found lie way %
che inno.I heart Of poor Maurice; fam
would he have spoken a VOID Of love
aud camiorl IN his turn. bot his parslys-
ed tongue refused ils office. All he could
do was 10 point, with q feeble hand. to
his forehead, aud express By faint signs,
that there was The seat Of the M llsdy. The
noel skilul physician Of the district. afler
40 hour Of unfemi,ling attention. came 10
The conclusion. lhs. paralysis had. for The
present. affected bo,h!lhe head and lower
limbs. bu, that The favorable symptom. OF
his being a lie 10 point to the furmsr. gave
hopes that consciousness and reason
would soan be fully restored.
And when, al the end Of week. the
poor fellow slammered forth a few broken
words. The frst Of which were Gen
eSiese," and sister," who can tell her
jny tube thus called on by the companion
Of her birth. To think he would. no lon.
ger be bres hing mass. without the pow
er Of expressing lhonghl or feeling,
seemed rev ard enough for oil her nights
and days Of anxinus- watching BY his side.
Since he had begun 10 speak, he would,
no doubt, soon regain The use Of bis limbs.
His arms gol daily stronger. and 70 The
precious word sister," he wouldby. de-
grees add The welcome ones. i" dear cir"
i" my heIp," .my comfort" and The yet
more affect NJ request that she would
"t'ke pity on him." ra
"0h. yes. yes!" she would eagerly
God will take pity on us, anil
let me make you well by dini ofcsr and
kindness" But if, as she thus spoke,
she inadvertently kissed aliule more fer
venlly than usual. the poor sick head
which rested on her faithful bosom, The
screams OF the poor sufferer, and coEsul-
sise fi's on the slight pressure, revs alsd
the unchanged cause Of his continued help
lessness.
The doctor. once more summoned, pro-
nounced The debility Of the lower limbs
al hut hopeless; and the severe winter OF
1923 was passed by the twins in a state
NOE easily 10 be imagined than descrlb.
ed. Genevieye devoted all its long
nights, aud every nomenl she could snatch
from her work through The day, TO the
couch Of the unfortunate cripple. who.
though resigned to his own condition, yet
prayed to be released by death from be-
ing a burden to all around him-to The
sis,eres aecially. whose youth and strength
lie was wasting. and whose every pros
pecl in life he Eel. bligh,ed by the calsmi-,
" which had over,sken his own eaIly ca
reer. u
do you wish me deal when you
speek SO, aisurice!" she would sobbingly
reply to these hear,.rending lamentations.
" Do you. think ! could stay upon earth
il you 90 aud. leave me! sometimes
think am going too, for my poor head
lhrobs. and my limbs bend under me at
times. almost like yours"
IL well believe IT," The poor cripple
would reply; "bO, il, is all fatigue. You
take no res, either by day or night!
"Oh, never mind thai; God has given
me strength 10 work. and the hope Of see
ing you a. work. again at your old uade
keeps ne up. Never Lose heart. brother
dea! You'ss seen The corn beat fiat
many a time and of, by the wind and
rain, yet half a days brisk breeze and
sunshine Sc, it all up again finer than
ever"
These encouraging words. from the
mos, sensible, as veil as nosi loving OF
had The effect Of making the poor
lad a, times look forward TO possible reco'
very: and to keep up his industrious haS-
its, and nea,uess OF hand. he amused him
self ere long in his chair with bits OF III
genious workmanship: among others. a
liulc model of a iour- heeled wagon on
springs, in which i. was his utmos, am-
bi,ion 10 be drawn by some Of hls ccm-
rales to church or the village green on The
evening Of holiday, to witness. since he
could no, share 10. the sports ol his rustic
neighbours.
His sister, who was in the secret, and
had furnished all ,ha, was required Tor The