The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-09

setrs Our " tlN naeA essstsa@su8 -
the city.
sn. = said ne uerebsni. 81 bslisse
I su bol misgsken. thus 70 Mr.. ~. ths
poor slsdens Of Mr. w.. oncs my lssehsr
10 the Ssbbsshschool of w"
aI~ss poor student aud . lssehsr
IN the school 700 nsniioSed. bot ihis ear
not be little George S., The Whit
haired boy. once owsed ~ my seholsrf''
"The ssne." snswsred shs merehsnt.
efssping my hand With The greatest Joy.
aud lear Hiekled down bis cheek. .The
same. only grown 10 msnbood. You
all psrdon my hasly note. and this sb-
rup, meeting. bot. sir. ! shougLs we never
should meet sgain. and learning you we're
in The city. was soxious 10 offer 700
the hospi.slllies ofmy home. during your
stay. h Il 10 agreeable. and consistent
9Th olhsr engagements; please order Jour
trunk 10 be taken To my house. My home
10 yours shie y@u remain. ! ealBos bs
denied. sa ."< ~ | @f
lnd,ed. I could not deny him With
Joy | complied wiIh his generous Offer.
And st bic house found home indeed.
Here II would be proper 10 give you
history Of our 6isi sequsintsnes. III
While preparing for the minissry. 10
vas The custom to huEi up poor children
for the Sabbs,h.sehool. Ia one Of my
rsmbIes. found little boy in The street,
poorly elsd. with bic little bare feel on the
cold snow. no bat, and in The most
wre.ched condition. called hin 10 me
and proposed The following questions +
whist 10 your name. my lsle fello~f"
"My name 10 George s."
"whers do you live!" q. :T-@ 81
"In the woods, by The old ssw-sill."
What 10 you fsriher's nsmei"
h.rs no father, land here he burs, in
To tears. my father vas brough, home
deed sbou, q year sgo. He vas found
frozs TO dssih in the rosd by our house,"
"And your fnolhef--Is she living!"
"yes. bu, che is poor and goes oui 10
work" g.. sssa*s
Z slave you sny brothers or sis,epi"
"Yes, one brother and one sister,"
",Are they Of homer if" s'
Z "Yss. sir. they are little ones cad cen.
not 90 on, now"
"well. my little fellow, you want q
pair Of shoes. and some clo,hes."
"yes. sir, do, but | want 10 get
something for mother 10 eat fret" -
I This told The story. asked no more
questions, but immedia,sly set about the
work to be done. George was soon in
my wagon with me, end food enough fof
hi. mothers present necessities. On reach
ing their house, | found a lonely woman
with two dear hlile ones. and nothing 20
cal. George jumped DOT Of The wagon.
end ran into the house, cay ing, - o, moth
er, mother! you will not cry any more,
the gentleman has got Us enough 10 es,
Tor whole month";" found by inquiry.
thar The father was drunkard, and died
in drunken fI. and left the poor widow
10 struggle on slone. 81 ,-t <t.aa''53 g
+ George. then abou, ten years Of sge.
va. the only child large enough to be Of
any help to his mother, and q good boy
he was 10 that poor mother. 1872 #s=t {
p left The house. and the mex. day sent
some good women to 'clo,he then, and
get George 10 attend school the next
Sabbslh. George vas al the school, with
new shoes, and hat, and clothes. happy,
cheerful boy. ..plz@t. a.; Il 81 gestr -
u For one year he was my scholar. then
| left the place, and never saw him sgsin,
ill | met him as have Told sou, the
merchsn, in the great city. God had
prospered him, gave him friends and 10.
ansnce, and from an GRAND boy in tho
store had raised him 10 be the owner. He
was then twen,y-iour years old, with q
wife. end one little boy, year old.
Y Nov go back with me TO New York,
and you may think you see me seated 81
his Preside, while he 10 relating the deal.
ines oi God with bin since left him q
liule boy in the Sabbath. school OF w.
Soon after lef. the place, be VS. for
tonate enough 10 meet man from New
York. Widowed Sabbath.schools. While
he was on visit to some friend in the
country. he cav George. and being plsas-
ed with him, offered TO take him home.
The mother consented, and George lefi
home. wih many tears, for place 10 The
genilemsn's store. a.. 81 1891
BY good conduct he gsined the Elections
Of all eho knew him: a the age OF sigh-
Teen years, be was advanced 10 the stsi,on
Of clerk, and from aclerk TO . partner With
his employer. When be was twenty -ens
years. HE psrtner died, having no shlldrsn
or relations, not even VIE, and he gave
poor George oil The interest in the senessn,
snd u once made him the owner OF sone
ihcussnds Of dollars. Aud here | found
mysslf ses.sd With my old scholar. in 8
Sns house and happy family.
He il sopsrintsden, Of large school o
poor boys, picked up from The streets ant
lance OF The city. . member Of The church
and much beloved by Oh bis brs.hren---;
man known. 100. by The poor snd The al
flic.ed. Every Sabbath morning he hs
. school among the poor sailors in III
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