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

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suesL ]. sal dawn spOs i'Ios.. hof and
weayy- So -
: q earna e.rry this usrEm.s ssia !.
speain9 he ~ sad lcoking n = N &C.
raeBsefal sad'neabled sTinL Il ssnaos
sssry Ehis poor nsIon.' Oh ssms he
nj q. snd. lassing IL eser . lsacs. ]
srsaperd OF Hiah all he spssi sas
nasses 81.
TIE day PISSED OF. wrasily fnonsh %
ne. Bn Psrsaas called ne eossFd.
~hen he behrld no melon. snd h's ksxT
rzan,. sanLlsd IN ny hssrs al day. -
What @ondrr. cha rerEsss. sssase0
,he discovery 81 ne sheh.
.Thaeesanlui melon stslenr sxclsim-
Is Eh<n. REVISING 70 believe Il possibls.
.Thsi yeu took 90 nsurA pam sIshF
said R.brrs.
.Nhsl an usly lhisf.'
Il an cory. my sen. Sad Ether look
Cd ~ segrr,luliy.
.Ysl vii hare aao,her soon. Ebsa.
aid car nsshsr. eneourssingly.
Bul II vi nsl be Ike that. moth
r.. dill nurss Il 90 eareially.'s pnor
Eben. esnnoi describe ne misery. the
fear, ths wrsschednsss ~hieh ioie nv
heart during the days thai f4lioxed.
Where ~ss ne happy Independents Of
conscious inlrerity, .lcringed hsIors The
stfseiions,e rsresses Of my hrolbefs. APP
petite fei. sny ny spirits forsodk me.
When nv melher. ~iih aaxiaes look.
f.ared thai wss siek, coldly snswer-
Il ed. aud fpd.Is tird from her inquiries.
Essry ebisrt which l beheld. seemed 10
yrfsel bui ihe one dreadful imsgs--,hsf
I was shief. bore il unul could bear
Il 10 longer. h wss Saturday sfIernoon.
aud lnrning d.s,as,eluliy away from sll
Saturday a ernooa frclles. soughI my
fslhes's counting room. sFslher. are
yoa slonel' asked. the door being .j.r.
Yes. ny son. walk IN. ] am happy -
zee you;' and he put aside his newsps>
per. vent and shut the door firmly be-
had ms Planting myself eoDragsously
before LiO. vhlls he lle-blood seemed
oozias from ny heart. Father. ! besah.
aad swsllossd bard 10 keep the choking
sensation in my throat. fisher. IL wss 1
sho stole Ehen's melon. j st,le il IN
the night sh.ll never forgei The grief
sxpfessiaa whirh zane suddeals over nv
laiher's face. ss he lSosed a. NE. Tell
on nv kDess before him and bid nv face.
bus 4 could not cFy. He laid hIs hand
rpsn nv hesd: Ralph. you forge, that
God bsheIJ you The sad earnesness ni
The remark penetrated my inmost sol.
whh sqaiek and brnken nlisraace, re
hearsrd she sisry IL my guil.. .Faihsr.
fs.l.er. ssn roe lore,,e psf Shall ! ever
be happy sgsisi whas shall d. were
tie iinpeluous QuestioninRs 81 NV hot aud
sehins heart. He did not speak Cor
snomen,, and .hen his voice qunered.
Had he sietnly .eni me from h's pies-nee.
had he whipped me, could bs.e borne
any hing better than hs sad .qntveti"g
,a,es. My fathsr. H0w ibless thyme.
H0rg. - go
MY Son. he 81 length said, slowly and
distinctly. sou have br'.keh great Law
VI your God. You have violated lie con-
6asnee Of your fanily.' ! Eel. 10 If !
wanted to DE then. But. my son. j
thank God sou have confessed This ersa,
sin. II shows you are penileni; snd Pc
intent, VOC NAV be IorgiEen aud res,ored.
my child HIS did nv sching. Pent op
feelings thea 6sd relief IN tears. as bIner.
" | wept. al nv fathers Ieet. 'TeIl
another, veil Eben.' | sobbed. let them
not cssi me cf--ssk Them 10 forgive ne.
Nv father lifted me up and sal ne on bis
knees. gGesI boy that was. but | dared
M look on his lace. a Yes they mus
know ihi-. II .lph, painful story as ii
mus, be- NolC. f.ther.' ! exeisIIned,
intenspiipg him. tell them all. | have
lesn 90 AFRAID 10 look Them even IN the
face. o. would htie nothing any lon-
GER There was . long sad pause
VIII yos 60 aad tell dso'herr issked
Yes. Rslph. he answered so'rJwfuily
then went away into little closet ad-
i,ining The c.,nnliog- room, and sa, dowr
up,a 40 old uunk of papers, there. slons
and unobsersed. 10 avian my faloer's re-
turn from the hoDse. In sn hours tine
and nsrened ,gss. he came back and nn
folded 10 me the result of hrs end cotsuI'
sssion with my mother, in the require
men,s Of which hsmhly' and her
sly sequiescsd. srhete Iremsmed rn,,
supper time, shsa he took ms by IN,
hand aad led me home, wiihout speaking
bai there was plying tenderness il b.,
manner. xhleh wen, 10 my very heart
l cooii not appear 81 supper. DO, sopgh
the solitude OF my fathers chamber. Hox
sA~.kf.I IA Lit I..rr IL ast.., al.