The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-19

iaf he na@e 81 ne pfnseeatof in she rass
ri RED 10. We dssirs 70 assist 10 haad-
ing d co.n q psrpslaal infsny: There
are scenes occurring almasi daily in o1r
Psiies Court lhai are sell .aflhy of m0ss
Ihan . passing record. n est Coz ths
gl,apses thry sise ~ Of rosf hunsni'y
Sader some II as more melancholy
phases. A sssk o. iso since. I hsppfE.
81 70 Be present ahen an Insh aomsn
~ss bro0shl belSss one &c osf polise ius-
ices Qua charge IL stealing. SIZE xas
ysnhg. had q pleasing and rsihsr hsnd-
ssms eounienanee. wsa clad very tidIly.
aud slisgslhsr Looked Ike one who had
seen better days. and slll in her proseriy
Pressrsed sane % ihs Piide af its, more
happy period. la her arms che htld . Ia.
ls boy ofsons three OF ioUr years, with
: proivslon nfIlghi curly hair clustering
above ms temples. bul whose pale cheek
aud ssnksn aud lus,soss eyes loid Zoo
PANTY sLas disease aud p,nchIne Want
had. even thus esily, nsrksd him lor their
own. The mother was ehsIgsd with s,esl-
ing bread fss@ Inc door 81 grocer. The
con. lslha.t. ahsid fraisI.d, SIRE = d-l"ok.
lug man wnh . long nose. ssd sn.ip, rrst.
lees eye, v a, called 10 The stand. lie tolda
sua,gh -f.fw elrrumsisn i'll siaIy, The
subssnce Il which wac, lhsi his baksr
vas IN ihs hahi, Of leaving bresd Ios him
a The shop door before il sss opened 10
The m"rSnig. For sryeIsl dsys past be
had missed par, oi o; somermsss ah.ls
foil. somelimss more. and once only part
oi = roll. Ia order 10 put slap 10 ,hsse
depfedslions on his property, be one
norn,ng lay 10 ~zt Tor The Iespasse,i
when. sbos, daylight. he saw lhe prisoner
Come ou, of her sulssrsbls underground
abide leading her sirkly boy by The hand.
Passing by whrie the wi,hess Was con-
ceaIed. she sloppsd ~ his duor, took Up
aro.l. aud breaking !, 10 .wo ptres. gave
one 10 her Boy, snd Irslored Tie eihsf 20
It's place. She ,hrn turned b.ck, when
The complainant seized. aud buried her
imnedislsly 10 The sslch.hnust; taking
care, 90 The mean time, 10 snatch iiom The
halt is,nIshed boy, The moir,y oi the laaf
he was go eagerly drsouilng. The vii
ness here produced The piece Il bread. and
paln,ed 10 The uaIks Of The ch,ld's teeth.
IN pat enIruborsu0n OF his testimony.
Alter hearing the st,ry, The Judge turned
ShSlhiIg 10 sas IA nsimss III lns nun oil
the chsfgr. |" Na,hing. nothing, your
Honor. Iepli. d the pour w.msn. laying
her face ON her b"y's head. and shain,ng
HIM u her bosom. while her body sway.
ed 20 ard lao ~ ,hs asunsy oi gne: 81
am guilty, gully! But IL was nj inf mt
sell l took Il. All. Sa' IN LosI lsne
woman. and ao,k hs,d WHEN | can Get
wo,k. Bot Tor The issi ten days | have
had nothing TO dc, end ny money was oil
gan.: aud s,nce yesterday morning ne
hsd'n had inoTsrl 10 ,a,. ! I'm used 10
!, mesell; bu, could M hear little Dennis
cay Tor bread and moi give ., 10 h,m!' Tue
Judge Was evidently touched by The so-
man's distress. aud. turning 10 the com.
pl.lasDt, ssked II. under The circoDsisn.
cs-, he should persIs. in The prosecution.
.li." said he. "yuu will Withdraw your
complaint. IL will be performing an &C. Of
mercy which should be veIy glad 20 see
cond." Vain appeal! Though. The eye
Of every man ~ court was fixed upon the
prosecutor with luoks Tia, pleadei for hrs
victim, nn emotion stirred the Iepose of
his hard aud selfish features. He kept no
accoun, with Mercy. The right Of pr"per-
" had been siols,ed, in his ey es The must
sacred Of human rights. aud I've clainsd
The penalty OF the law. "This Is c,uel
case" said The judge; I. and really. ] ieel
exuemt ly 10th 10 PUNISH this paor ~o"sn
lur sn act so y.nlal, crime ,lnnph u b. IN
he eye Of the law. Blu, although tnls
pla'hiif might have pursued vs'y dit.
,erent course, without doing sny injury
10 the cause OF jasuce. or Impar,ng W the
least degree ahspver u,ie he may hate
to the love and re.pec, Vi HE iell0w-men.
It'll my duty ia tie case u Imptrstiv.; the
law ii oss me 40 discretion. | would it
were utherw,se. Pu, hsr down Tor one
n.nih 10 tie H"use of Corr.c ion. Mr..
Cle,k." "On D.nnn,s!" exclaimed ,hs
OR woman. ~ a psr'aysm oil g'ief. as
she strained her boy suIl closer 10 / er bo-
som. aud ha.hrd him with ars: :. what u
y"u d, noD, my poor ch'ld, when sou
We M mo,her TO look after YOU. and seep
SUI iIom harms wa,t I'd mt gtiess
yourself abou, that. Ms. McGlnn,s."
.a,d one Of her ON u cnun,ry. women. who
had hihesio stood ~ The back sruId. but
now came forward, and tonk The prisoner
by The hano; don't gsleve for ,he likes
"ithsl. M.'am; FH,ake care of = our DO, ;
and while We peiaiy in the pot. he
shsll have his mnulh iul." !" Sod bless
you!' exclaimed The mo her wsirging the
~oman's hand; "may the Holy Virgin
smile on y"a!' Come. sep along masm
| sid the officer. as he put the m'tnmus IN
. his pocket: ,ioat stmd groMliog here; the
cart IS waiting tor sou.
The woman slowly and mechanically
obeyrd. followed By little Dennis. snh
ms hand clasped IN thar oil his new lr,ear
and the other pulling y, the sknis Of hi,
. mn h..s. d,esa Ar,iveti at tina n,,tes dnor