The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-14

hMaA Mss 80 4aA rls GAr A1C4 ANNh
ialnI. does che 90, FshsEi" said ne
clergyman.
-Y-e-s, I Thick she does. . lil-Sls." re-
piled FISHER. @s@ ~..
Add IL she did. there IVES nothing very
eHHasrdlnary ~ lLe eiGeumslsnes. Tor she
hid saked . long disiaaee. and had not
broken her fss since the pIesl0us day.
and Ihrn she had dlned on potatoes.
sIisel eoa6dsal that lhis 10 . case Of
inPosilian." whlspsFsd The clergyman %
he eoupaaIon. xilh siagUlI Inalsen-
tian 20 his loEsgous rem .rk; 81 Ill unmssk
u. Now. my IIIlle Mai, /" be aided aloud.
"Mhs, - your name. and sheIe do yOV
come 'front.'" 4
The grIl replied 10 each 81 bis queries.
| .And whsI--I ask you Tor Tie lhrd
nms--Gh.t do y"u saul on my door
slepi"
AS If she were following the Hlndoo
method olseliag IN dhsras. said Fisher,
Who had been usEsllsr. ...-
III dIda'l mean any harm, sir," re-
piled Jane. bursting sffesh ito FEARS. 81
have LOST five .hi,lng,: my grandmother
sent me TO pawn . ring aud | have Loaf
The money" 4#. ..ss ss.-. /
TheelsrgyGenloak dhIslriend solemn.
ly in The lace. &" 10 pawn, ~ pawn = he
exclaimed giving Ia 'eh syllable ne due
en0neiali,n /" the vice OF the loser class
% IL sbomInabls-io pawhr
The shock was too much for the re.
yersnd gentlemen TO contend sg.insi. lie
waved hrs hand, saying. " there, child. ct
awsy;" and he walked into the house IOl.
loved BY his freed. st< .s.s. -sss
Jane hurrIedly LEFT that neighborhood.
No z ,oJ. she iboughi, enuld cone from
such vicinity. Bot now What wss she
to DO! She must beg now. and hap'y she
might meet with those VINO imputed 10
the Loser orders something that was not
"sice." Il was vi h heavy heart that.
turning out Of the street N which the cler-
gyman lived, she sluod where tue l.d,e.
passed home IRON the ma, kei, aud lu"ked
TO their faces with eager, huugry eyes II
; began TO snow Just a. this line. Tlnld
. aud ashamed. she salchrd an opportunity
/ 10 make her first appeal, But every oRe
} was 10 such haste 81 get hone, nnw thai
I the snow was falling. that her supplica'
: ling attitude, aud pale sltenusled lace,
we're scare ~ noticed. or gained only q
! cold unsympsthIzIng stare. All |! il was
sad for The poor g,rl 10 see so many Tel.
/ 'w-chr,susns, not one Of whom seemed
J disposed TO lend TO their Mixer an un.
! s'aleable fraction of the wssllh He had
bestosed upon them. II is true she had
not yet petl,i ned with her tonsue--bul
her eyes, her cheeks, her plhched limbs,
anu pare Attire. What eloquent tongues
they had! How Impressive iheR ofat,-
iryl But IL was weekday, and charity
was a theme { 9 Sundays. 0nce IN seven
ID ,ys. The rich folks f, RocS held condo.
scended TO call The poor their brethren.
/ Fssier fell the snnw. The girls bonner
and shawl were as white as The ruofs Of
The houses. She shiyered and her teeth
chartered. She had addressed five or SIX
individuals, none Of whom d-ignei q re-
ply, or recognized her existence by so
much ss shake OF The head, or oher
niue rejection OF her suit. "0oly q
peuny-.'ts for my grandmother. l have
los, five shLlIngs. aud We have nothing
to ca, at home." Faster Tell the snow. snd
those who we've thus enTesled walked
, faster on their way. ..
He that give.h to the poor lende,h to
the Lord. lnasmurh ss We did i. not to
one al the least rf these my brethren, ye
did it not to me-" Holy words. sccred,t.
ed by those who turned deal ear 10 the
pennon Of the brggar gnl.
| Upwards Of t~o hours did Jane stand.
exposed TO the thIckly falling snow, and
suffering The severesi lprissuon from The
CO nb,ued effect Of cold and hunger.
Aud during all ina, time she 60, angry
aud even abusive words, dpprecaang
looks. and threats Of Bridssell, but not
one half-penny. not one.
And now the day vas so far sdsspced
thai the night " ould soon close 10. lisnh~-
!rdis,t:f,sl. The cold was extreme. Asshe
hurried slo"g tue pavement. che caugh,
ir, qusn. sights Of r"usiag fires 10 gr. es.
anu happy people wsrmIrg Themselves
THEREBY. The cold was M her linbs, aud
IN her heart. She must haste home, iesi
her poor grandmother should die with
trght because Of her long absence.
| Yet once more she would beg-yet
once more. for her aged relauou's sake,
Ishe would beg.
| A salior, rather an uncommon person.
age 10 Bockfeld. approached. She raised
her head in suppl,cs,ion; her pale lace,
is,resm,ng with tears. aud her supplieatng
atu.ude, attracted the worthy tsr's 3en.
ton. She told her Story, and the hui
name seaman drew fron his pocket a
leslhetn purse. and pl'ced five shllI,ngs
in her hand. saying toat he gave u 10 her
Tor The cake Of his mother, who was also
an old woman, aud whom be was hursy'
, iag 10 meet. alter s.ong-lsng absence
, il site wr,e yet sIise.' He should have
| n ehItd fnn he Ia h.sflho fhnuuhl slf