The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-21

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want II real gratitude in her danghler.in
: Law. What. Maria" she inquired
" Hooldyou mos, Of al desire The colninI
year. admitting al our wishes came al on
biddlng!''
Mrs. Simpkins hesilaied 4 moments
|" will Tell you what 81 I'll things on eaul
should esteem The greatest blessing;-
what ! should pFrief above al oshers:-
bag II California gold.'
!. an sorry for yonr selection, child.
told i desirable. | know. inasmurh as /
proenres many comforts: bul remember
Maria. what Solomon chose was lar LEI.
ier--a bag Of wisdom and an understand.
ing heart"
lou are always quoting some Old
Testament character. mother. For nv
par, ! link mnre Of some heroes and
sages Thai Scott and Bulwer and Dickens
have written about"
Mrs. Hopkins sighed over such a
ihonghtless woman. hnl discreetly kept
her temper, and made no ill.nalurel re.
mark. Size always prayed HAT God
would turn her heart, for she knew she
coald mol. ...-
The New Year had slready arrived;
and Mrs. Simpkins demanded Of her in.
dnlgent husband IN y, as she called il, 10
procure some presents suited 10 herself
and children. Az usual, che obtained il,
and starting for her shopping expedition
she forgot all Ler grievances.
"Bul, Maria" called oul her mother.
you aie mol s"iag out with your feet I'M.
protected. this sliprs.y day. do come
back ard PIT on ynas nhbers;-yo
know you always say you canno. stand on
ice.'
/. have not fallen yet, and don't fear
i II at. nm more afraid of another
kind Of DOWNFALL" said she playlully, as
she saai the door. She would have her
own way. Gaily she slipped along down
the street, aGs met will no mishap. She
found every thing 10 her mind. and her ten
collars were quickly expended upon j Sc,
Of chessEien. fan, loo boz. end small
work box for the o!,les. daughter. She
took them al in her muf and hands, FOR
she could not wait 10 lave them cent
home, so great was here desire 10 display
he. purchases. Trotiing down The hin, 1
little distance from her own door, she slim
ped, and away flew all the purchases in
every direction. She tried 10 rise, bu,
alas! she had dislocaled her ankle, and in
the effort 10 save herself lad severed,
strained her wrist! A gentleman near al
hand assisted her 10 rise, and seeing the
difficulty, he procured carriage instantly,
and in a moment she was al hai own inor.
The driver rang violently, and soon the
cries Of Mrs. Simpkins could lie heard 10 !
all parts Of The house, mingled with re-
proaches thai she omitted 10 wear any pro.
leciors 10 her feet.
Mrs. Hopkins kindly sooihcd these up
Draidings, which were uttered too lale.
and dispatched messenger for her hus.
band and physician. The surgeon pro
nonnced her ankle badly fractured, and
having seithe bnne ard aandaged the swol-
len limb, amidst shrieks and groans, which
only chloroform miiigateh into insensibi
ity. Mrs. Simpklns was doomed 10 suf
fering unprecedented and unprepared.
Her pain was intense; she was bruised
internally; and with great difficulty could
be touched al all. Sleep was banished
from her eyes. only as an opiaie procur-
ed il, and then il was unreireshing.
As her mother-in-law was sitting BY her
side. gently soothing her distracted feel
ngs, as she mournei over the loss OF slum-
bier, she sentured 10 ask her. if size did
tot find This common blessing sleep. a
luxury Of which she before had never
thought!
"Oh dear" murmured the sufferer, IL
shall never, never be SO ungra,elul for this
blessing again"
Mrs. Simpkins's eyes were badly az.
pcted. and the ligh, was rendered pain
u. and ofcourse excluded from her apart
nent.
81 have been thinking" said she one
lay, IS a faint ray shn, across her bed,
. what blessing is light. never thought
# il before: and sight, too; oh, il could
,e as onre was"
But" said Mrs. Hopkins, Maria. ,
lear, you will be Ear better than ever Won
we're, trust. You are coming 10 ycur- ;
elf. child, to self,renection, to gratitude
or wha, YOU never before priced"
Mrs. Sinpkins sal or laid with her limb
extended across the ma,trass or chair
or days. I'll, said she, Il could only
walk"
did yen ever prize This blessing. Ma
.ia!" again inquired The judlcious mother
s.. il belongs to that class we call COM
non, child Would You no, consider il |
wen the greatest luxury 10 be able 10 step
,ut and breathe the refreshing air!'
81 never, never can be insensihle 10 /
his blessing again." said the helpless in ,
,alld.
. And new, Maria, pursued Mrs. Hop |
tins, /" as We again review the past year, ,
10 not subjects Of gratitude rise in count |
ess numbers before yons Would you j
them for California gold, even if 8
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