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

her. Instead 81 ealing, sept oh~aaSs
al laid sslds b. spoaa. and he sstihfn
Iish stood apsa he liable slmess = isii
Maria ~ss lei ws1ow u he es'ly
,.rs Of he psssloos spslng. Her desss'-
q hushsud, one d The aorihlesl m-n - l
lie village, had. hy industry md seeno-
nv. saved svm D. money safile'sns 70
pvrehsse lie hide cottage, With ~ meat
ne.dpw, thoaeh moi enprsly Tree HON
Tue industrious man had /
planned The green and rhesElsl held .
i iii Dung tires which slrssdy hote ne
zines. lrul,. lie had chosen Ms''s lof
his wife, although she ~ss apoos orphsn'
ami her parenis hsd been able % ave hss
no,lnng more ,h.a good edpea'lon; he
had chosen her because she vas kno1n
- The mos, pious, industrious and ven
behaved maiden ~ The village. ihes
had lived happy together. But nc y.
phus fever broke oGt IN The village, ana
her husband died. llsylRg pufaei him
,wi,h The greatest ,endrtnsss. che hrf'el,
was a,lsrked vi th il. slirr bis ces'h, anu
bareIy escaped wi,h lie. s..l ssss at D.
Iler husbsnd's s,ekpess and her ON
had ihrowu Them much behind hand; pss
nov she mus. even part with hef niue
cottage. Tier deceased husband had long
lsbO,eJ fot ,hv richest pea.an, 70 The eeui.'
iry, ) man by The name Of Meyer. Inc
peasant. who highly esteemed him on a.
count Of his fidelity and industry. ha'
: len, him three bundled cr0sns 20 pnrenas'
d Ibis cottage, with the ground hslons'nl
n 10 il, upon the condition ihsi lie ~nu'
o pay OF fifty crowns yea'ly. isensi ~.
a! in money and twenty-five 10 iaoo'. -
81 nj he year ihai he vas iss'n SIGN, y
b hv.b.ad had ,Isithlally. Performed p
agreement. aud ,bs dsbi now smqun.'
IL 10 bu, City crowns. Maria Knew al ~
ri seIy well. "a n,.. Il tan d !. 49,
Re Meyer now died Of The same d'sess
in The heirs, . son and Gaug LAY
p found ,he no,e Tor three HUNDRED crow
j among The papers Of lie deceased, n
u did moi know word sbou, the altar.
! The old man had never spoken o. y
a. them. The terrified woman assn.
\. hem, calling Heaven 20 witness, ih'!
II deceased husband had paid OIL .he ~hs
Il. except iiiiy Gowns Bui oil ib.s vas
n RasKa'stourIF f q law law. As .he could !
Of prove Ina. any Thing had been paid.
ds was decided ths, The whole claim agar
rs her was valid. The heirs insisted Of
A. payment. and ss poor Maria had no,h'
We bur her co,lage and grounds, this y
e7 property must be Sold, She had ial
u: upon her knees before The heirs. and
ia p,ayej them no. to turn her ou. OF dos
le. LITTLE Ferdinand wep, with her-b
ON wepl, but all was in vain. The iolls
MO ing morning was sppoin,ed Tor The q
Inc She bad heard This an hour before, +!
nur as she had finished her days work,
mill neighbor had called GU. over The be
Our and told i, 10 her. ~ss.. ~ ....-r j .#..s
i, II was for this reason ths, che now
for so sorrowfuI by The open window. gil
sH ing now upward 10 the clear sky, I
one upon Ferdiusnd, and then gazing s,ea
5 of upon The floor. There was cad ale'
aii.l Alas!" she said to hels.if.t"i }
BY to-day, ,hen, .rsked the hay from The
avs, chsrd fot The las, lime. The early
adv low plums which | picked this mort
for. Ferdinand are The last fruit winch
vel. poor boy will e.. from The trees vi
lied his la,her planted Tor hin. Yea, this
say be lie last night we may spend ben
of this roof. By this tine to.mo't"",
ash. cottage will be anolher''s properly.
,a,er who can say but We shall be TUNED
~ o, once. Heaven alone Knows v
~e shall knti shelter to-morrow.$
IN hsps under the open hesVeu!'' She
'e' gan 10 sob sioleasiyasg@s ~*. >*>~f's
'a' mi Little Ferdinand. who until nav
''''' not moved, came forward, aud weeI
SAID #asEssssas8 ts#ss ""Ft" .~SS@'as
!, ,be Mother. do no, ely 50 bitterly, o
and I cannot talk 10 you. d. 800 not
,hiehl What f.ihet said. a. he died there on
had bed!-' DO not weep So he sa'd'
neal is q father 10 The poor widows am
, had phans. Call upon him ~ Thy DIS
4 The and he viii aid thee.' fhis Is wh
10 The said. and Il il moi uue then!" 1850,
o,hsn "Yes,,dear child" said the moshe
mn. et is true" X "f
of,he g. Well.'sssii The boy.'sw ny de
calm weep 50 long, sheo! Prsyto do"' a
shaI.s will help YOU. uay 4 zs .s&s
onsa, il !" Good Guild, thou art tlghGI 81
vine mother; and her Tears aowed Jess !!
landed Is y and comfor, was mingled WI
wears sorrow, Sbelolded her arms' ana
,ndow hers moist eyes, towstt's Hteisnssn
lacks, Ferdinand folded bis hands slsos ansd
! shir, ed upward, and The blighs nooDt
t,ac.ly upon mother, and child, eli i $40
- - And The mother be gsnsiso, pray
Inns ms, 10 boy repeated every, word sfsst her,
Size as !. G,est i s,hes in. Heaven she
i. We, .look down upon. q poprs moths
Ter no. chlld--a poor widow. and poor Z
of her raise their eyes 10 thee. We are Y
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