The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-03-27

2 ] Al AZ WcNztu D. miAc o. n t441stfts
al honest means. No biood. ~ lears
are cleaaiag % i; but my sus-l aial.s.
The gresiesi lays ne saai can have are
Ilrse: active eiicirncy IN sa.sll and erras
malefs. and innocencs. Every hing rise
ineiadrs more % less &c stupidity e beast.
illness. For eKample-alnbiiion. love iof
woman. love 81 gam. love af rule. prize.
eaTy. hatred. 81 rrligious Fancnr. Re
member this. Conrad. To work vigo-
roosly and innoern.ly in grrai and small
matiFs. i the pure. real spiritual life.
Do MOI desplse what i small. a. Il 4
were mifing. God has created nothing ID
rsin. Ills grain OF sand, and his worm.
both are grea'.
. have given thee good education.
Thou vert a Wild bul powerful plant.
Now lhoa arr twenty years old; an age
AZ which The spiritual . Al war With The
animal in mn. Mar the spiritual gain
the vieiary! Alan II FIRST ! reared as >
plant; then As an animal; and lastly ~ an
angel. Many do nai 90 beyond the well
trained animal. Bm he animal should
mt be desPised. Oul of The impure duet
the snow-white liiy shoots fnrtn A lri-
flag accident led me into the right path.
! learned 10 sew, and Ihai made me rich
man.
.Thnu nayest perhaps not ush TO
credit lhis-ypt il Is 81. | was fourteen
yearsof age, coald re q, write and cy-
pher. Thus far vas trained. { was The
son o. poor lraiesman. Ny father knew
not what TO make Of me; Tor he was al
ways in want of money; AMI thai had iis
reasoas-whirh now are very clear 10
me
"Ihsd n Y fellow and friend in
my youth. Ills name was Alfred. We
bllh were Wild and ungovprnable boys.
ON garments were never new, for they
were soon soilea and iarn. Wewere pun
ished al home fnr il. but no sooner was
the punishment furgoI,en Than il was the
same thing agaia.
"0ne day we were sitting in public
garden on bench, telling each other what
we would make Of. ourselves. ] wanted
10 become lieutenant general, and Alfred
general superintendent.
".Boih Of you viii never he anything.
said very oil MAJ in a tina dress AND
powdered wiz who was staining behind
the bench. and hal overheard our childish
plans. We were frightened: Alfred ask
Ell, .whynup-The old man saii-' You
are children Of good parents. see il BY
your coats. Both Of yon are barn To be
beggars. were il not 50, would you suffer
those holes in your sleeyesr Spying this
he took both Of US BY The elbows, and
thrust his fingers in the holes that were in
oar sleeves. fell ashamed: Alfred also.
H. said the old man, nobody can sew Il
up Tor you al home. why do you not learn
- do il yoursslyesi Yon might at first
have repaired The coat with two stitches
Of the needle; now il is too late. and We
20 about ike brggsrly boys. If 90 ,rish
10 berom lieutenant general and general
things. First, sew ~ the holes in your
sleeves. ye beggar hoss; then you may
think OF something else.
I've both fell greatly ashamed, walk
ed silently away, and had not the heart
to say an, tliing bad about the auslere old
man. tarned the elbow of my coat in
such wise that the hole coull nj be seen
by any body. LEARNED 10 sew Of my mo
thcr, bat merely in pla ing manner.
for ! did not tell her why wished To
learn it. Nhes a seam opened in my
garments, or If they happened IA become
soiled, repaired il forthwith. Thus
became attentive. | III not eyeu sufr
any uncleanliness to be Sc, in my worst
clothing; AM as berame more clean AMI
careful in my dress, | was glad, and
thought that the oil gentleman in snow
white wig was u greatly in error. With
two Stitches at The proper time. we can
save a coat; with handful of mortar,
house; glass fill Of water will quench
fire, which. If left .l"ne. would lay a
whase city in waste; red copper coin will
become silver dollars: and li,lle seed. will
become trees, who knows how large!
"Aifred did not take IL SD much To
heart. and il proved tn his delriHeni. We,
hal both been rec0mmendedtoa merchant,
who was III want Of an apprentice well ac-
qualnted with writing and cypIlering. The
merchant examined US and gave me the
preference. My old clothes were hole
aud clean: AIfred's best coat gave evil
dences ofnegligence. Afterwards my EN-
ployer said to me: IL see You take gnod
care Of your own. bu, Afr. will never
be merchant" Thea again | remem-
bered the old gentleman and the hole in
the sleeve! --....z... 80
"iperceiTed very soon that still had in
many olherthings in my know Iesige. in my
behaviour. in my inclinatians, a goodly
number Of holes in the sleeve! Two
Stitches with he needle, al the prupertI
melloraie al. thing; else The tailor is need. |
ID Tor the VII, the physician for health.
ant the Furnishing lAw f1r the moral hples.
There Us nothing that is Indifferent or insig- /
nIirant. be il good OF had. Who tI,inss