The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-15

Il will nas ssy fhsi. zee ~err d..
tsnhy poliie- | could NOT resent rouf
msnnsf. bur ! fell isa deep personal n
suit
The old man bowed his had and sirh.
ed.
aThas insuli.- resumed me attorney,
!. I neither forgot nor faTass. when
came home ! met you. as ynu vel know.
often. You were 10 me A. ron had herm
befare saw ynn N New Yark. polite and
aHahle when we happened 10 meei. .Bus
! Stunned you, and hated ynu. Whss
you huiIi The elegant house opposite "a
where ! lived. could not disesl myself
OF The idea that rom had chosen that par.
ticular size in order that your wealth anil
my poverty. 80 10 speak. might he con.
iraslrd. II SEEMED 10 me that ihosr who
wen. by. made The contrast. Bul my time
Tor retaliation zane Al last. and was wick
ed enough In obtain and use power over
you. When ynu failed. purchased your
paper Al a discount, and placed myself in
ihe way af an amirshlr anangemeni with
your eredilnrs. Yoh were hrnk~n np.
and had my irlumph a. yoaI downfall.
Bui have never been happy abaut !.
sinrr."
You hated mer' said Porer6e'd,
looking ralmIy insa ihe dis,urhrd face Of
his enemy. as the latter cea-ra speaking.
- did,"
Yon hated me without q ranse. I
well remember nv visit 10 New York IN
the accession to which ron refer. " I had
met my hroiher. n The lime. should have
treated him as ! treated yon. The nature
af my business will moi nov state. n
win he Sufficient IN say THAI Il was one
causing great affection of mind n Twas
rold and reserved towards you, Was 90
towards my beet friends"
A deep silence followed this de<ixrs-
lion. The lawyer had no wprds in ~hicf
70 respond. In few mosnenss Ponsf.
field said
"A gentleman rallied upan YOU few
days after my arrival in New York 10 en-
gage you 10 attend TO sumo business in
Philadelphia, I"
1Yes."
). add he say by whom he had been re.
commended To you p
Tie did na. he merely said that he
, had been advised 20 employ me in The
case hy friend frnm Philadelphia. who
, happenrdto know tina, Was in the ci.
Z w." fsF
sDid II never occur 10 you that I NIGH.
be the person n whnm he referred 2"
Ynni Neverm -
ct was.
A haifsupprcssed groan struggled IN
from the breast Of the attorney as he how.
] ed his head. and with hands rlasped ,iobt.
ly together sal rehHkrd hrfar. The man he
had so deeply injured. Tie though, If the
murdered son, and shul,leretl. That deem
est oil all wrongs he iud not confess.
The matldening secrei must sill he in his
heart hidden like gnawing worm. =
mr.. Porirrfeld." he al length said.
show shall ] repair the injury have done
yon!"
"Il is loo late now" returned the col.
lector. calmly. "The past is f,rever past.
The pages of our Book Of Life are near.
~ inll and cannot he written over again.
t'od overrllles all for good. To Him I
look as | draw near my end. and patient.
~ await my change. I have suffered
much in the wearisome Journey l have
come. hut suffering has taught me MANY
lessons of wisdom. do NOT complain"
"But YOU are poor. Your children are
poor. You are all donmed tn labor early
and late for food and raiment."
Ave labor clIeerfully. Adrersiiy has
taught us conientment and trust in pryi-
dence. We know that nur bread will be
given and our water is sure" aa
81 will repair. in some small degree.
the wrong have Done" sid Mr.. Wiley.
after few moments Of thoughtful silence.
I" Your last days shall he made more COM
Portable. ! will immediately settle upon
You life annuity Of thousand dollars
year."
A bright spo, glowed in the old mans
cheek, as he replied
Am, Mr.. Wiley, I cannot accen, Of
it. have silll health and par,inn Of
II
strength sufficient for my daily duties,
These yield me all require. ask far
/ no more. lf you have done evil in any
part of your life. repent before tod. Ii
all lies between I'm and You; for what
you took from me, I e restored as | had
, need"
!, was in vain tina, the attorney urged;
. PorerieIl was arm. He would have
{ touched fire s"onrr than he would have
touched his money.
E In the humble dwelling that stood on.
| posite the splendid mansion Of Wiley,
: there was more happiness than he had
2 surpassed. The bent form of the old coli
y lector was not 5" pressed down with the
1 heavy burdens Of labor and care as he had
a Thought. But sill. as he daily saw him