The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-10-09
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. We God IL lh- Bu.,nn Wa,..,msn the
following sA,'sea II lrriaTs "a TeapsI.
. c.. Itetlils d live'sd br q Res. Nc.
1n'Lhuf. IA tie q 'eon. furnishing a
very susk"g iln,lrs ina of tie conduct
II I'll 'ny t. :, lalisn 10 lne dru~nef.
'A'i"w m". Tar u.nRFst. L. transplant
yO'a. In la.ag 'Ramoo. IN l;ae tal.ks ii ,spf
l"nely sfr.m t.r al sn0mg the hills.
u ere. bensalh Ile sha,ie e aid =
Spreading t''e 2. s"u p reese l5ulg 10,
a"l''l, 10 the STA rrrustH al unc - - i,us
Iunor, 1he sm a. hland. ii,e tees .rr
hum ting sm.r.g the nnw+'s, tie hnds
"'F slns'Ig smotg the 9T,ncl,s, aud
III na'uEe u Instinct with besuiy and clad.
nt.s. Tie boy Is dreaming OF his home.
81 his mother. perhaps, or Of his lie sls-
ter. with whom he has been pls,in all
Ihe morning in the woods. Hu look
sR sia--dO YOU nos see thai serpent glidi, Q
80 aIIhily along. with It's eye fixed upon
ihe by! II draws nearer aud nrurr-
hfie, il monnls upon h body--trecls ns
erected head-sWeIls and quI,trs MI,h
rage, snd nOW-n,W, With the rapid,iy
Of ghtnlrg. b"r,es rs fangs in h,s nrrk.
Awakened t. the d'rger ui his suuauon.
he screams with 'eHar. aud struggles Tor
a m0meHt With his enemy, but al IS vain.
a change comes over his cnunienanco-
hi, bright blue eyes gov dIm--a convLl.
save shuider passes aver h iiauC, and
all is s'llI. BY aud bg friend. come 10
the plsee, discover the me,anth lv catas-
IrOphe, cary the c1Ilj IT, has ie4Il.b5oken
psIenis, and afterwards follow h,m, with
sihw aud moufnful sIep.. To the crave.
What vii be done Ia tie serprn,! Hill ~
elirs one. 20. mo- erie. suuher. ihst
would be wIrne' lie Is creature Of God!
See how beautiful !. rulurs, how grace iul
Lis mofemeLt. Wcslal tame him-b,ing
hin under di,cipl'ne-u.e him ,ery mo-
Gerstely and care fully, bling hin INTO our
houses. or pu. htm Lto the bar-room Of
the village, and render lin a source Of
iLiinlie amusement But look" cr.es
a third. ",here is blood uroh his Jaws!
he has killed the chiI', and ought 10 be
stoned without delay" d" Not quite 50
fast, my good friend" exclaims The f.r.
mer speaker" that was mere accident
lit vas not the fault VI the serpent, but
Of the child, Who ought 10 have knoWn
better. or Of his parents, who ought TO
have Kept him al home" But" saws
an old, SPACIOUS looking man--who uIl
this lime had t'kcn no part ia tie CONVEX
satidn--" advise you all To lonk out Iur
hIn, FOR he may bite agnn!" 40 ~ il is
replied, Eve shall take care OF that"
q" I'm sure he wont bite mel" says one.
" Nor mel" says anO,her. Nor mel"
cries a third. So txclalm the malo ", in
their unparalleled sagaety. The .erpen,
is therefore introduced To the family cir.
Gle, and with some few precautions. is
permitted to gamboI with Tie children.
"Why is it. tina. in Ibis CITY, the IN, S,
polished, the most Intelligent. and per-
haps the most religious in the lanl,
more malignant serpent. is not only suf-
iered TO roam at l.rge, but is nursed
and guarded by municipal regulations.
Why is il that his trail is found IN every
s"eet, that his fiery eye looks out from
every tavern, and that he lies cooled up
in every grog shop! Why is it ,ha, he Is
permll,ed TO Plant his deadly sung 10 the |
hearts oil our friends, our acqu4int,nces,
and our children! Have nol we have
not our municipsl authorities, listened To
the shrieks Of his dying victims, and fol- !
lowed them ID mulutudes 10 the grave!
Where is our benevoleuce. where is our
wisdom, where, above all. is our rel gion. .
il we suffer this! Can We answer 1t 10
our conscience, or our God. if we longer
permit The monster - TcarD at large, or
even 10 exIs,!"