The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-16

plan frames al blark Malnua. G0eking
chair covered with crimson plush, and .
Fase- wood SOTk table 90 much FesGmb'ed
lhe relies al better days. lhat when taken
IN can,binali0n with Ehe qaiel gsnl.liiy !
and modFsl refinement ol tie mistress Of
the h9use. they led tSIhs irresistible con-
clusi0n she Who possessed such tastes
must 81 one line have held . higher eta
lion 10 This fleeing IranslIaTy scene Than
Ehieh falls 10 The LOT oi The needle wO-
man. ea -aeaas..a 49,. aa. a# @
The third person ofIhe party vas fine
manly bNy, aboul Two years younger
Than bis sisIer. who ssi 81 the same table
WiIh the workers, pnTinR IN silence over !
volume Which lay open before HIN. and
whieh--lor We may peep over his shout |
der without offence. sud examine hls
studies 90 he rssds-wss no other Than
the History Of ROM.
There was yeis fourth inmate Of the
tOom, 10 The shape Of l,lile eurly-headed
blne.eyed fairy. not more Than four yeafs
old. who had been for some time playing
on the hearth with pet cat and two or
three kittens, which Wsre hssking and pur-
ring 10 the warmth Of the cheerful bl.z',
but who nov, tired Of her dumb playiel-
lows, rose from the fllor aud ioddled al
wsy ID large chair, standing in tile re-
cess 0l one OF the wIndaws. Into this she
had elsmbeJ unobseI we'd, and stood gsz-
ing out into ihe street al the passing cat
Iiages and equeslrisns. with large round
eyes Of wonder.
! Ia the meantime, the by, who had
turned many pages since we have been
employed in the description Of the picture,
looked suddenly up from the chapter,
which had apparently so deeply interested
him, andfxing HE esrnest eyes on has
mothers Tranquil face, said eagerly
d" Nnther. what great man that Han
nibsl. the Csrlhsgenisn. was"
" Was he! my dear" said the mother.
quietly. "A great warrior, | knew he
was. But thought he was cruel, and
Hescherous, and bresker OF his word. II
IL a long tine, however, since | read about
him, Charles; and. know, tha, in hislo-
ry, as in all other ihings. there have been
many new discoveries, and many great
Improvements Of lac. An ! wrong, then,
about your hero! or doyou think tia, To be
a great warrior only, is 70 be great man,
wiihou. other viriuesl" @..''@s..ss
"N,, mother, I do no; think that, am
sure. For suppose that 10 be really a
very great man, he should be very good
one. YSt the world does no, slways seem
IN Judge so ei,her-for Napoleon was not,
] think, very good man."
"No, indeed, wss lie not. replied the
mother, with half sigh; " bu, the splrn-
dor Of his wonderful genius shas dazzled
the. eyes Of his admirers. so that they can-
! no, mark his defects any more than you
! can discern the spo.s in the sun. But tell
/ me, was your Hannibal better man than
! Napoleon, Chsrles!"
, "I,hink so, mother" answered the bog.
: quickly. "My Hannibal, as you call him,
= seems to have had no passion but tue
J. love 10 his codnuy--Nspnl.on had. !
! think, none but love fur himself. Yet,
; surely. il is a very fine and glorious thing
10 be mighty warrior" I'D"
r "A very perIlons and very az fol thing,
Charles; | trust you have no desire 10 be-
3 come one. "age@ses'.4
, "Not such as the Duke of Wellington,
, mother, or greater ye,, as own immortal
+. Wsshington!" S. d. " + .-a g.
= You have named two good examples,
D my son. SAID the gentle moher, smiling
! for ithink ihst both of these great men
e the former Of whom is not. by the bye,
great favoriIe-have one great point in
3, common, that both were actuated by q
common motives strong, stern sense oil
}, duty. Both fought not to conquer other
e countries, but 10 defend their own; both,
i after vanquishing ell foes opposed to them,
: returned willingly to the rank Of common
Icitizens, when both might, perchsnce,
g have been kings; aud both remained con-
e ten, with their legitimate ewards-thi:
d with his sovereign's, that with his peo'
# pies spprobation-and boh with the love
e OF their native country. There is DIS
+, iinction between them, however, aud lha
y. distinction, am glad to say, IN the favor
/, OF our hero-lhat while Wellington Tough
h with the certainty of reward and glory /
+ victorious, our Washington threw by Thu
l. hope OF either, with the certainty OF IN
d fanny and base dea'h, # vanquished
!, But TO answer your question, would ss,
N no not even such q warrior as Wash
- ington." '+ ST.
s. "And Why moi, mothe,!"
Of ibid you ever hear. Charles, VITA
l. one Of your favorites, Wellington, said
,s after one Of his creates, victories" tia
+ the saddest thing on earth excep, a battle
<, lost. was battle wont" Did sou eve
Ia reflect that every battle won must be ;
battle lost, likewise! Did you over con
p, slider how many innocen. and happy mel
e, mus, die, that one may live TO become =;
r. great wsrior!" I'D $3.50
ID But they die -nobly, and their death
+ are glorious, mother" 'N .,. I'll
=. $50 say the newspapers, my boy. Bu
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