The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-08

.lunahsIs wtIs hi-iuIbsd hy Md DREAMS.
Aksrl llks lis Kisisns VI ; leErE, ssIlAir'i
and unnsEsrd Ne tic laie slEsis. Ihr hard.
ships 81 my ally life. and thousand
lh.ngs mingled lngrllrr - hguIes IN a
Flianlasmagasia. Suddenly > hand was
laii 80 nv siusldeE. and staring uP. be-
hrli lie snTgsnn's niair. ....s.
.LiGIe Dirk. SIR. is dying he said.
a. nnee sp,ang fn,m my hammock.
i.iuie Dlrk uas = snTl II piOlrsr al mine.
lie nas pale. arliesie child. ssid 81 he
an orphsn. and 81 gentle nature. and
from Tie lirsi I.nuT jaiusa tie schooner.
nv heart Searn d inwsrds I'm. iir G,o
ha,l once heen ir1naie,s anh siane in ilIr
weird. lie hal niten ialksfi IN me- IN ran.
iidsnre nI III. mailssr. whose mrmaFy h.
REGARDED with holy IsSerLee. v lile - ii,e
other bnys al thr ship he had lllle 10 say;
lnr they were rude aud euaTse, he delicate
aud SENSITIVE. OfIrn wlIrR they jeered
him far his mrlanrlinly, he would 90 a.
part ~ himsell and weep. lie nesrr
r"n l,la,nrd "l his lot. dough hiSacompan
ian slmPased on him ennliRually. l'onr
lad his hran Was IA the grave Silh hi-
lnsi parents. .-aaa.a III .%
linuk strange Interest in him, and iiAtI
lishieneti It's task ~ much n possible.
During The lale tight lad owed my llr
10 him, fer he r.sl,rd IN just a. . sabre
stroke Vas leulled II me aud hy inter:
posing, l,is leelle lu,lass had atcTIed The
deadly bLw. lnlhe hurry aud confusion
since, had qaIle Iorguaen IL inquire #
he vas hurt. though al tie time inward.
~ Ies"lsed To exen all NY llule influence
10 procure him a mitshipman's warrant.
in Iequilst iur his seTvmr. Il was win
pang ii reprosrh'ul agony, iIIer' lore.
iisai leaped Ia my feet o. .*@.
T My Gndr I exclaimed. syon don't
mem ID! lieais nm ,I,irg!' g .s-' e.
i fear, SIR said the messenger. shak.
ing his head sadly, that he canllUt live
nil mnTning.' a.. s8a- e@ 3d., $50 - -w
: and ! have been lying idle here = !
exclaimed with remorse. Lead tie I"
D. him. -e .a~ ot@ .st.+..
,4@. lie is .leliriOus. but in the intervals al
lunaey he asks for you, sir aud as the
= man spike, We sio0d beside the bedside
oi tile dying boy. sf "~ %@*
w The sufferer did moi lie in his usual
g hammock, tor il was hung in the yer,
! midst NJ The crew, and tie c 'ose air around
h. ilswas TOO sitting; but he had been car.
J, ried under the open haIcltway, aud laid
,hcre in lnlle open space Of abnul 4 fee
I square, From the sound ol lIIe ripples.
Judged the schooner vas IN motion, while
u the clear, calm blue sky seen through tht
L opening overhead, and tlolicd with my'i
u ads of stars, leIakeued that the fog ha,
C kruken away. How calm il smiled slawI
s. an the wan face Of the DIVING boy! 0r
II casionaIly ligh, current OF wind, oh. no"
Q delicicusly roel Ia thai rent up holtl--ed
u died down the haichwsy, aud lifted tht
u dark caesnut lucks of the sufferer, as witt
c his head repusing in the lap Of an old vet
! eran, lie lay in an unquiei slumher. Hi'
= shrt collar was uubultone,l, aud his cnId
e ish boso,n, n white as that oi girl, was
D OPENED aud exposed. lie brealhe'l quick
u and heavily. The wound OF which he
e was dying had been intensely pa'niul, bn
+ within the last half hour had svnewh"I
!, lulled, though even now his thin fingers
y tightly grasped the bed clothes, as il he
C suffered the greatest agony. go
hatile-stained aud gray haired sea-
l. man stood beside him, holding duh Ian,
Is Tern in his hand, and gazing sorrowluliy
g down upon the sufferer. The surgeon
II knell sils his finger on the boy $ pulse.
IL MISUNDERSTANDING all I""kedup. The
e veteran who held him shook his head,
l. and would have spoken. but The tears
u gathered too chukingIy in his eyes. 81
IT The surgeon said 's -"
r. lie is going Iast--poor little iriI"w--
Il 10 YOU see this ? As he spoke he lifted
l. up rich gid iackei, which had lain up
J. ou the boy breast. lie has seen teuer
e days.' a& a@ssaa sa.s.> ~.~. ''# s~..- "
d could not answsr. fnr my hear, was
u fulI-here was The being To whom. but a
" lew hours before, | had owed my l'le--
poor. slight. unprotected chlld--lying be-
9 tore me, with death already written on hls
Is brow---and yet | had never known his
re danger. and never sough, him out alter
l. the conflict How bitterly my heart re-
s. preached NE in that hour! They motto
u ed my agitation. and his old iriend--lhe
T. seaman that held his head-sald sadly:
re Poor liule Dick you'll never see ,he
81 shore sou have wished fur so long Bu
al ihere'll be more than one. when youfiog' 5
IN out--he spoke with emo'i"n--'io mourn
10 over YOU 49,. .ass.t .-4r @=
H. Suddenly the little fellow opened his
n, eyes. aud, looked vacan,ly around.
&c .llas he come yel..' he asked. in Il low
voice. why won't he Gomez
Lam here said /, taking the little tel
luw'sshand. don't you know me. Dick .
lie smiled family in my face. lie then
saId:s sra @ss ! GA a.-sa .:>.& . .s'a -
f.. You have been kind 10 NE, sir--kinde
than most people are 10 an orphan boy
ne have no wayito shaw my gratitude.
Is unless yeu will take. the Bible you vii
be End in nv, trunk. It's a small offering