The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-16
FrOn he Young Psepls's MinOr.
POW TO HAVE GOOD NEIGHBoRs.

Mrs Emery IN Mrs. Austin. at u
pretty place. but. after al. ! shall mod en-
w you---lar there will be the Waisons IN
der your elbow. and worse neIghhors you
never fund. Watson. ynu know. spends
All he can get for liquor. and his wife Is
hrile better than himself; indeed. some
saw if she was the woman she should be.
her husband would be better man. And
their rhildren--lhe pests Of The neiehbor-
haad. branshi up 10 idleness and mischief
---lhey hid fair 10 perpe,nale their parents
characier."
.p.or childrenl" said Mrs. A.. mourn
fully. what better can we expect oi
she,n. than that lhey perpeiuaie their pa
rents Characters. rxcep, there be redeem
Ing influences cast around them! Their
ponr mother has much 10 HARLEM her heart.
She was an orphan. cast COL on the world
In infancy. Her heart never uni"ldei the
buds Of its Affection beneath the genial
smiles of parental love. Everything in
her that was good. was checked by the
evil influences which surrounded her.
How can we expect nne 10 be good and
Kind. who never knew what kindness was
HERSELF We d,no know. Mrs. Emery,
what we should be, II our fale had been
like hers"
True--ine," replied Mrs. +. 7. hut
il doe. seem as il she might know enough
10 let her neighbors' property alone but,
you know. they say she will steal"
She dors not knaw that she should
not steal But you and oughl 10 thank
Heaven that. strong as we think our prin-
ciples TO be. they have moi been tried BY
temptations such as hers. We do not
know what il 10 10 be hungry and cold,
and see our little ones sliisering around Us,
crying Tor bread, while our neighbors have
enough. and 10 spare"
Very we'll" said Mrs. Emery, raih-
er Indignantly ave shall see how YOU
like To have your clothes line and your
fruit trees robbed every now.and them"
THAT will be very unpleasant, fit &C.
ours" was the quiet reply; .but be.
lieve society is guilty Of q great deal Of
the mischief il suffers from such persons.
They are educated in poverty and vice !;
no smiles Of love Gall on their cherries
childhood; no kind voice warns them Of
the evil. which surround their path I; no
kind hand is extended to raise them up
when falling but they are often repellrd
with aversion and contempt by those who
profess 10 be Christians aud philanihro-
pisis."
You have singular notions, Mrs. Aus.
Tin" rejoined herIfrienh. .For myself
Iconfess. | cannot help feeling an aversion
10 such people, and wish them as Ear of
as possible"
I" We never had bad neighbors," said
Mrs. Austin. thoughifully: !" if this family
cannot he improved. il may be very un.
pleasant living by them.
A few DAYS after the above conversation
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin took possession oi
their new home. They were humble,
unpretending people, but they were Chris.
iians, and they had learned 10 believe il
their duty TO initiate the example Of their
Master. They were mol among those
whose svmpathies were Inactive, when
excited BY miseres which pass before ,heiI
eyes.
They had entered upon sphere which
was 10 give trial to their patience, and an
opportunity for The exercise OF their Chris
tian benevolence. As soon as they were
sellled, MIS-. Austin called upon the Wat.
sons. Ii was not wilhon; feeling OF
loalhing thai she entered that ruinous no.
vel; but she was resolved 10 &c, acquaint-
ed with them. and, If possible. to do them
good. The childrcn-poor, little, dirty.
half-naked things-ran away to hide,
when she entered; and Mrs. Watson.
with look OF surprise, arose and offered
her broken chair.
ave have Just come into the place"
said she "and as | am anxious to be-
come acquainted with my neighbors, !
have taken the liberty 10 call"
am much Obliged" said Mrs. Wat.
son. People seldom take SO much no
iice Of us"
Mrs. Austin inquired kindly respecting
her health. and found that the poor wo-
man was far from being well. The child
rem began to creep around. She display
eu handful Of apples which she took
from her pocket. and they soon gather.
cd around her. She gave each an apple,
and patted their curly heads. with kind
and gentle words. The little creatures
looked wildly a, her. as il unable to com.
prehend the cause Of such unwonted kind.
ness.
When the kind lady arose 10 depart,
she asked Mrs. Watson TO let Mary-a
enid OF seven ycars-accompany her
nome, that she might send her some me-
dicinps.
The child sprang forward with cry
OF pleasure. and, placing her hand in that
Of Mrs. Austin. looked up affeciionalely
~ her fare; then starting back, she lonk.
ei al her mother, who. she remembered,
nal no. gwen her consent. Mrs. w. told