The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-02-19


not 10 he obliged 70 G.llas The rfsi of ihe
esaniry inio Posr-house. uhhh wss
crowded N that degree that the cIsihus
Ihere-t;pd help illem-hadn's room
evrn Ia die Quietly in their beds. bun ssrs
rrnsded together on The floor like 90 many
dogs ia kennfI. This nexi morning ny
Ialhtr and liirilsrd wefs OF before day
break. fnr they had long way 20 walk
IL Dmnmcarrs. and llsy should be there
IN lime 10 hegin woIk. They ioak an
Indian nlesl cake viih them 10 cal ler
their dnner. The poor dritd frnn u war,
with rnly dranghl III rold waiter 10 ws-ll
il d0wn. Sill my fslhsr. who MAS know.
Iedsrable ahoal sreh lhings. always said
il wss mighty wholesome When il was
well rocked: aud bul some VI The pD0f
peaple iosk gsea. ohjrclipn against u on
account Of The yrllow cuiuf. which they
lhnughi ezme frum hssiag sulphur mixed
with IL and They sand indeed u Was pull
ting great sffronl ON The deefn, Irish
10 mix ap their food as if'iwss for NANCY
dogs. Glad enough. p<or erallsurs. They
we're 10 gel IL sf,srwarls. when sea~eed
and nessles, and The very grass BY The
roadside. was III iIla. many Of them had
no pun into their mouths.
When my father and brother came
home in The esening. faint and tired fiom
lhe Two long walks and ihe days work,
my matler would always ny 10 have
something for them 10 ca. with their pr.
ridge--a BIZ OF butter, . bowl Of thick
milk. or maybe few eggs. She always
gare me plenty. as f4r as !. wonld 60; bui
twas little she took herself. She would
often 60 entirely without meal. and then
shed clip down 10 the huekster :. and buy
q little white hun for Mary; and I'm sure
il used 10 DO her more good 10 see ihe
child cal il. iilan if she had col a meat
dinner for herself. No maiier how hun
gry The poor li,le thing might be. she'd
always break oil. bill 10 put into her
no,het's mouth. and she would moi be
satisfied, until she saw her swallow i;
then the child would take a drink Of cold
water oul Of her little lin porringer, al
con,enied as il was new milk.
Z As the winter advanced The weather be
; came wei and bitterly cold, and the poo
/ men working on The roads began 10 sutie
dresdfully from being all day IN We
: csoihes, and. what was worse, mol hasm
|. any change 10 put on when they wen
n home al night. without a dry thread abou
: them. Fever soon GO. amang them, an
e my father took il. NY mother bronst
II The doctor 10 see him, and. selling our d.
/. rcn. clothes, she COL for him whatever wa
i wanting. but all 10 no use; twas The wi
!. Of The Lord 10 lake him iohimselI. and y
!, died after few days Illness.
!, Ii would be hard io lell The soirow lha
h his widow and orphans fell, when The.
$ saw the fresh sods planted on his grave
. Il was moi grief altogether like The gran
stately grief Of The qualify. although mayb
sa,lle same sharp knife is sticking into Ill
! came sore bosom inside in both; bul ID
outside differs in rich and poor. saw III
, mistress week after Miss Ellen died
She was in her drawing room with lh'
j blinds pulled down. sitting in low cha.
!; with her elbow on The small wark-iabir
) and her checks resting on her hand--nas
speck of anything white abou, her ba
! the cambria handkerchief. and the lac
a ihat was paler than the marble chimney
Z piece.
! When she saw me. ifor The butler, be
!. ine busy. sen, me IN with The luncheon
! irav.) she covered her eyes with he
: handkerchief, and began 10 cry. hul qnlel
Q IL, as If she did moi want i, be noticed
i AS | was going aui, just heard her 81.
i 10 Miss Alice. in choking voice:
!. Keep Sally here always; our poo
: darling was found Of her"
r. And as | closed The door. heard he
4 give one deep sob. The next time ! SAY
8 her, she was quite composed; only for III
white cheek and the black dress. 30
,r would mol know that the burning feel
chlla's last kiss had ever touched he
= lips.
NV fathers wife mnurned for him ate
s another fashion. Size could mi eli quie
K she must work hard 10 keep the lie !
e them 10 whom,he gave il, and i was onl
1t in the evenings when she sal dawn heioI
the fire with Mary in her arms. that 81
is used 10 sob and rock herself to and fro. an
$. sing a low, waiing keen for he fatier
IN The lillls one. whose innocent tears we
always ready 10 fall when she saw h
h. mother cry.
Abou, this time my mother got m Q
a fer from some cf the hueksiers, III II
M neigborhood, who knew her honesty,
90 three lines week 10 the next mark
:, town, ten miles off. with heir litlle M
n. ney, and bring them back supplies
re bread. groceries, soap and candles. III
hi she used to do. walking the twenty mill
ten of them with i heavy load on h
rd back-for The sake of earning enough
ofkeep us alive. Twas very seldom III
No Richard could get atroke OF work 70 q
OF The boy was'nt strong himself, Tor he ~
The sickness, too, though he recover'
III T,om Il. and alwafs did his best tn ea