The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-22

dear child" Bur. lie added. with . sigh.
- We are poor, we sre poor. Such dam
lies are moi Tor he ehlldTen Of poverty"
lie passed along until he came 10 The
ale house. where he intended 10 get his
penny. worth 81 inbaero. For lie first
lime thought Of self.denial entered his
mind As he stood By The door. with his
hand ia his pockeI. feeling Tor his solitary
copper, .fhis would buy l.izzy an
Orange" said he 10 himself. Bni then
was quickly added. /. would have no lO-
hsccn lo-lay nor tomorrow. for ] wont be
paid for these tools before Saturday, when
Barton gets his weeks wages"
Then came q long. hesilaiing pause.
There was before The mind Of Claire the
image Of his faint and feeble child. with
lie refreshing orange 10 her lips; Snd
there was also Inc image Of himself, I'M
cheered Tor two long days by his pipe.
Bur could he for moment hesitate. and
snll love The little sufferer; for. to one of
his order Of mind. aud hsbils Of acting and
feeling. a sell.indulgence like that Of "a pipe.
or dranght Of beer, becomes SO much Sc.
eOnd nature, that il is. as il were. pari
of The very life, and 10 give il up costs
more Than a slight effort. The penny was
between his fingers. he took a single step
towards The door. bui so wildly came back
The image OF little Lizzy, that he stopped
suddenly. The conflict, even though the
spending Of a single penny was concern.
/ ed. was severe; love for the child plead
Ell earnestly. aud as earnestly pleaded The
old habit, that il seemed as ifil would take
no denial.
Ii was the last penny that was between
/ the cobbler's fingers. Had there been two
/. pennies in his pocket. Ill The difficulty
!. would have Immediately vanished. lias-
ing thought Of The orange, he would have
bought il with one Of them. and supplied
j his pipe with the other. But, as affairs
], now stood, he must utterly deny himself
o or else deny his child. For minutes sh'
; question was debated.
h 81 will see when come back" sail
u he. a, last, starting on his errand, and thu
e. for time making a soft Of compromise
,r As he walked along the argument still
l. went on in his mind. Of all times ralhe
dark and dull. Certain discrimination
l. never thought Of before. we've made am
n certain convictions forced themselves up
/. on him.
j What is a pipe OF tobacco 10 health,
/ man, compared 10 an orange 10 sicl
}. childI' he uttered almost aloud, marke,
l. al last the final conclusion of his mind
Y and. as this was said, The penny that HI
q held in his fingers was thrust determined
d ~ into his pocket.
1. As he returned home, Claire bough
e The orange, and IN the act experience,
new pleasure. BY a kind Of necessity
= he worked on daily, for his family, upol
is which was expended nearly all his earn
&c ing; and the whole matter became 81
much thing Of course, that il was no sub
;. jeci OF conscious thought aud produced n,
d emotion Of delight or pain.
o But The giving up of The use Of tobacco
for the sake Of little Lizzy. was an act o
le self denial entirely out Of the ordinar,
e, course, and il brought lis own reward.
at When Claire go, back to his home, Liz
III Nv was lying al the bottom Of the stairs
lie awaiting his return. He lifted her, a
I'd usual, in his arms, and carried her u
n. 10 his shop. After placing her upon tn
ID rough couch he had prepared for her, h
cd sat down upon his bench, and, as he look
m ed upon The white shrunkcn face Of hi
oil dear child, and met the fixed, sad gaze {
~ her large, earnest eye, more than usu
w tenderness came over his feelings. The
he without word, he took the orange froI
OF his pocket, and gave it into her hand.
oil Instantly there came over Lizzy's fac
e. a deep flush Of surprise and pleasure.
us smile lrembled around her wan lips, al
ID, an unusual light glittered in her eye. Z
his gerly she placed the fruit TO her lips, al
X drank its refreshing juice, while eveI
ms part Of her bosom seemed quiverlng wi
nd delight.
lty is it good, dear,' at length asked h
no father, who sal looking on, with ne
feeling at his heart.
in The child did not answer in words; b
put words could not have expressed her sen
ms, Of pleasure so eloquenily as The smile III
her lit up and made beautiful every feature
ln- her face.
,,e- While the orange was yet at the lips
inc I.izzy, Mrs. Claire came up into the she
her for some purpose.
The An orange = she exclaimed, with 81
for prise.
Where did that come from 2
ON oh, mamma. it is so good said d
ing child, taking from her lips the portion II
" vet remained, and looking a, it with ha
ged ply face.
and Where in the world did that col
iii. from, Thomas = asked the mother.
Il bought it with my last penny, reF
18th ed Claire. Il thought it would taste 60
The TO her.
lain But you had no tobacco
10 Il will do without it until to-mono'
ng, said Claire.
/ Of 1t was kind in you 10 deny yours
fnr Iiyyy's saEat