The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-01

ptrsssd 40 proe1,e any gEa,iheation.
Poor Mrs. Slsphens. ioI example. know
shs would sriny birds aud mvs,e - mteh
- d.. I have seen her eye l'ghi up as
shs looked upon these things in nur draw
ing-Toon. aud yei not one bsanplal thing
can che command. From necessity, her
room. hsr elolhing. 81 she has, must be
coarse and plan. You should have sesB
he almost rapture che and Mary felt
when oifrIsd them my rose"
dear me! al Ihis nav be true. but
/ I never il"ughi "f il telore. never
thought that these haId-worklng people
had any idess Of iasie -
i" Then why do You see The gsranium
or rose so esreiully nnTsed in The old
ersrkeh teapot in The pooHsI room, or the
morning.glory planted in boz. and twin.
ed about The windos! DO not these
show that the human heart yearns for the
beautiful in III ranks of Iiief You re-
member. Kaie, how our washFTwOman
sal up shuls night. after a hard ds!'s
work, 10 make her first baby . pretty
diess TO be bsp'ised IL"
Yes. and | remember hos | laughed
., you fot making suth q tasteful little
cap for IT,"
Wei, Ksiy. think the |, ok Of per-
fecl deiigh, WIKI which tie poor mother
regarded her baby in us new dress and
cap, was something quite worth creating;
I dn believe that she could not have ith
more g, slsiul Il had sen. het barrel oil
four."
Well, | never thought of giving any
Thing 10 the poor bot what they really
needed. and | have always been Hing
To do tina, when could wi,hous gong ou,
Of my way"
:. " Well. cousin. IL our heavenly Father
gave 10 U, sfIsr this mode, We should
have only poor coarse shsptless piles Of
provision. lying about the world. instead
Of I'll this beautiInI variety Of utes, and
fruits, and lowers"
"Wtn. well. cousin, | suppose you
sre right, but have mercy on my poor
head u is 100 small 10 hold so msny
ideas at oncc-so GO on your own way !"
and The little lady began practising a
waliziug step before The glass with great
!. saiisfscuon.
: TWAS very small room, lighted only
by one window. There wss M csrpe'
on The floor; there was clean but coarse
covered bed in one corner; cupboard
with Few dishes and plates, IN the 9th
CT: a chest Of drawers; and before the
), wiadow STOOD small cherry stand, quite
new, and indeed it was The only article in
the room that seemed 80.
A pale sickly-looking oman OF abou'
forty Was leaning bark m her rocking
. char. her eyes closed. aud her lips com
: pressed ss Il in pain. She rocked back
ard and foru AID lew Minutes. pressed
her hand hard Upon her eyes, aud then
languidly resumed her fine stitching, OF
= which she had been busy since morning
: The door O., ened. and slender l''!e glr
of about Iva Give years OF age entered, he
large blue eyes dilaied and radiant wit
, delight. as she bore in The vase with The
= rose tree in il.
q "0hi see, mother, see! Here is ont
= - in full bloom, and Two more hail out. ant
~ ever so many more pret,y buds peeP'n!
. out of The green leaves"
Nv The poor womsn's face frightened a
she looked, first on the rose, aud then OF
y her .ickly child, on whose face she hat
- net seen so bright culor for months.
U, "Gud bless her - che exclaimed nncon
: sciously.
D, Miss florence-ye., ] knew yo'
" would feel so, mother. Does II not max
~ your head feel better tos such eesuliiu
aowet! Now. you will no, louk so longing
70 IL at the ll.'wets 10 the maTke', Tor We hs'
-, rnse tina, is hsudsomsr than any oil them
- Why, u seems 10 me It is worth as mucl
g. :, TO Us as our whole lutte gstdsn useu
be. Only see kow many buds there are
" Just count them; and only smell The How
W er! Now, where shall We sci II up!
:: :" And Mary skipped about, placing ne
W flower first 10 one posIIion anu 'hen
d another, and walking of 10 see It's etiec
{. :, till her mother gently reminded her hi
: the rose.lree could not preserve tie oea"'
~ ', wi,hou, sunlight.
,n "Oh yes, truly" said Mary; "wei
nI then, i. mus, be placed here on our ne
" stand. How glad am that we have sue
a handsome new stand for il; 1t will i"o
- so much be,ler." Aud Mrs. Stephens la'
:, down her work, and folded piece
1;' newspaper, on which the treasure wi
No duly deposited.
his There" said Mary, watching the
nv rsngement eagerly, SHAT will do-no' y
10. i, does not show both the opening bud
. littls farther rount---a h,,le more; Their
ma that is right" aud then Mary wsIk'
i've around TO view the rose in various pos
no. tions, after which she urged her moth
TO go with her 10 the outside. and see no
am it looked there. " How kind it was
ar. Miss Florence 10 think of giving this
A. Ms" said Mary: q" though che had do