The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-03-07

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prsssss fhis sria. Rslph.' ard ne is,hes
Looked ksrnly sd inprsssisely epon Ihr
boz. base ths Kill. and zoe @ill ai~sys
And lhe Eay.'
Father. reed sAs have al Ihsss li.irgs
IN her hsnci.
llots Tins exesssyeu Coz nal zidng
hsr silsr she I'D fslifp. my senf'
fsany drr~ elsse 10 Aliers and leTing-
~ stocked her hair.
Ism rsslis sorry. I think ne might
haze stripped sxelaimsd Rotsr.
We ogghf a. SAID Ebta d. esdsdly.
lie 10 bad; | all gei Alice smoker
dell dsslssd Ralph.
No. Ihis dsll NUT do for the present.
Aliee must learn senrismes - brsr On.
snsfl'ed injsr'e.i he injsry Is -eoar. sud
yos esnset repsH tbs, - you esnhus ma.
! nv other ujsrsss yuu nigh do: q new
doll would nui be fhe doll 'hsi Aunt Mary
srni bfr. Lea this iearh ye0 hssdluiness.
snse % stosd doing IN injury. and ynu
will have nothing 10 regrei. a. repair.
THUS spike my fsIihe,. Thus listened
Ebsn, RobeIi, aud my Own snail ,elI.
Isslph. the youngest Of ihe bto,htrs. Geo.
Preston. wilL his sweet sitter 'Fsnny. and
some hall dozen % the neighbors' chill
drep. WE'RE inv,i-d goesis % ee'ehraie The
fourth birth day Of our 10 le Alice. We
Ell looked Upnn our fsiher's lsre 40 he
spoke and then bshtld in each Others
Fees. ~hat Jet remsined unuitered on
The lip. that. % Tor us. We would nke
heed in tine IN come. A side daor orrn-
ed sod the cheerful voice of our mother
spake peace 10 our troubled spirits, in
these wOrds, Conn, nyehildren. supper
lie ready
The merry hours Of my boyhoojl
How they lay. fresh aud green. on The
sunny side of the long psL Birth days
etlebrsied, thanksgiving frolics. new
Years gIis. ds.r iesuvSl seasons. uhen
our parents psitook Of our paslime. Fs.
Their and mother we're the life rf our
games. Without them. every thing sss
lame. dull. joyIsss. Their Judgment plan-
ned for Ne; their authority restrained us;
their quiete love at,emFcred The impe,n.
Qua outbrtaking OF Wild and buoyani
youth. Warmly synpaihzing in the
flol,cs and accidents Of childhood, their
dignity vas never compromised. their
authority never DEGRADED; they could be,
80 IL we're. ch ldien. aud yet parents. No
stately distance separated their hearts
fiom our hearts, and ye, there was pow
ERIN the calm aud jus, repreof. !" sharper
than two edged sword" which seemed
10 fcllos US like secopd conscience. with
majesty we dare not disobey. Through.
out our household, there eser rsigned
perfect, yet cheerful obedience to the
wishes ard laws Of our rsrents. and We,
our father governed by reason; mode
Of management much admired. and much
censUred. Parents, too frequently, are
sigDslly unsuccessful, in attempting 10 GO
VEN their children thus. My Ether, in
reasoning with Us, never descended To an,
equality with his children. He did col
admit US to q knowledge OF his reasons,
and then throw usupon our yet imperfec,
principles, whether to do or not TO do. In
The clear light Of his why's and whetefores,
there was an authority. and decision
Of manner, which claimed not only res
peet and conviction, bu, obedience.
"Fsih, r." Ill exclaimed one day, rush
ing into his counting room, "just read
| ,his;" il was the handful of band OF
stroll'ng actors and jugglers, displaying.
bob by pictures ami praise, The Grull an
tics of a rlnwn. the equestrian f.a,s OF a
womsn. aud the Initiative capacities Of
DIV a,f, u no could becnne Ill manner al
beasts. lie took the bill aud carefully
read it through. with Ehen and Robert
IN eliher side. while / Was mt anly la
lanclng IN my mind the probabilities Of
"ur going or no. going TO see these won.
derfui sights. lie finished. "Shsu'i
you let us go, fa,he,l" exclaimed.
Now, suppose you all wan, In GO"
he began. very llsss 'n'Iy, looking round
upon Us; al, is natural you shouli."
Ebtn's eyes spanked 3, this favorable be-
ginning. "Th,s bill is certainly very
prom,slng"-a ,ines Of irony that was
no. so iavoatble--" but these men and
women are bad men and women. They
i"rsske honest industry and useful la
Dor. aud consent I" lead lazy ,ags-
bond lie; consent to be lsnghed q, and
despiseJ, for The cake getting money in
an easy manner. They study foolish
sayings and ind, centsongs. and. j, seems
too. the langnage and manner OF W ID
beasts, TO anuse an ignnran, and vulgar
rabble. They seek no good, they glue
no good. People are no wiser. better,
or happier. for having ,isitedshem. Now
! think such people ought not to be en-
coorsged. | should blush 10 see your
mother there, aud should feel ashamed
to find myself there
"Mnther there! you, father" We in.
voluntarily ej.culsIed. in amusement.
The idea was ridiculous. $50 out Of
characteri" said Eben.
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