The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-18

heart. and neat % lie fnar ahsre
stranger Stood holding The hand 81 . d
ssd'loaklsg liltis boy. sboni six ye.rsI
age. The sonsn. d.jecisd and ca
worn. sesnrd resdy 10 sink 9Th fal,gs
The lads kindly inquired iato her sil4
sion. std heard The /. Low ise arsouni.
Several years ago she had enigrsisdl
The West wiz her Husband . ~ fre eli
Idnn. in hopes Of be bnng their candiliol
Their hopes hal besnd'sspposnlsd-sicI
ness had entered their rabln--Ihe husbsa
and Either Was carried 81 by one Of II
levers IT the elIzsk. ard The ehlidF.
lone by ure. had f,liayed--the p0ar les
tle Toy wh'eh me held BY The hand. alod
lrsmsined. Whrn III sas over she 81
The liuc property that remained, snd VII
her boy bsgsn. on loo, Ih,is meIanehnI
journey. b.ek la lheiI alive place a Carl
Ann. That evening. for the first ume, III
found hcrsell obliged 10 ssk charity. bot
wss so hard 10 brig her letlInas 10 i. llI3
shs had passed through The whole tow
without having courage 10 stop Al doc
until che made Der FIRST application 81 shi
house. .<~ @
But" said she. ave da not vat
food. nor clothes. nor money. We only si
for shelter far he night"
| The lady felI that this was q case
which she ought rather To risk the III
pleasure other hnshsndthan send the trad
gel. away. Accordingly, sire led them ID
10 the house. and While the he'd was prt
raing, she u,ged them 10 eat. but ihsf
both refused inoI. and as soon a. IlI.i, be-
+, was ready they retired, and soon II
asleep. 7>*~
When The matter The house relurnsl
and heard wha. had happened. he es
claimed. sng'ily:- .at d
"rhey shall nul Sly here--my fsihe
never would b. rbor any ysgrsn.s, nei.hd
will l."
But my desr," said The lady. "lheI
are now asleef-yau cannot send ihed
away now-is is very da,k, aud what hur
can ihey 10 hrre!" !
: They will &c, up when We are sslee
and rob the house, and be of before W
know any thing about il. II is al pr
iepce 10 get inside VI he huuse--bul the
ssnsl be ufI." -. 4.. a~.s
20 pray do moi turn them onl this dsrk
cold night" said the lady. I" II you are .
frsid of,heir r"bbing she house, | will :
90. and unable io1 % any Sy' ,l ihs 80 $40
I'VE will soon see how that u.s." sai
he. and going into The small room wher
/ thev .lepl, he called out, in loud voice
Come, &c, up and be off-you canns
: stay here--l cannot hare you here"
r The woman raised her eyes with a loo
: Of silent despair, but The Iiule boz. with
j. nervous sgi,a ion, painfully dlfferentfro
: the motions Of happy, healthy chll'
D sprang from the bed and clssp'ng bis hi
. hands together, fell on hisknses and cIle
out in shri |, Imploring tone. 30, sir
. don't tarn Va out This dark nigh, We al
: tired slmo.t,o dea,h. o, do lei Us cts
3 till Daylight" >.... .-
Tie gentleman releuisd Of the sppe.
and turning to his wife said. III 30
choose to give up your nights restforsl
sake other stay ing, have no objection
Lul } on must watch Them all the while.
The lady willingly consented. an
soothing the li,,le boy, cent him back
bed. she then took seal in the neigl
e boring room. snd prepared to iulhl h
J promise. by watching them oil night.
The stranger slept heavily. butno gu
civ. The poor woman grosned ofle
and murmured in her SLEEP, of many 81
rows. Once or twice. she said with
U deep sigh, We'll! Well! nv hear.
breaking. but The Lord lie good" &
= =
II at er years, tina, lady was called
endure less after loss. and trial after tria
until her heart was almos. crushed with
her; bu, often, when she vas ready to sin
in despair, the sleeping words OF that VI
i know widow came home 10 her heart an
s brought strength and comfort, end 81
C fell. herself richly repaid Tor sleeple:
{ night whrn she had learned 10 So,
S "Well! Well my heer. Is breaking, b.
5 the Lord is good" *>@.> ~ ia
: Poor unknown woman fyou sres'll 9
S inhabitan, OF this world-if,he Physicia
s has healed your breaking heart. know iii
n your words unconsclously spoken has
n often s.reng ,hened The spirit Of wido
: almost as desola,e as yourself. and in n
turn she now longs to tell You what Oh
has since learned. II We truly know al
acknowledge that The Lord IS good. OF
hearts will never break. bu. grow ssrol
ger and stronger under srl'ls.
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o From the New York Observer.