The Hillsborough recorder., 1851-09-24
Pes lh~ Hill-iomsgh Rrrosdsr.
FOUR GLIMPsES OF LIFE


I Fes lk< Hal-ionugh Rrroslsrs
FOER GLIMPsES OF LIFE,
nT Will RIIlowILk.
Auihor Of T'he Thiee 6lsszessr' - The R<fsr.
nation. o. I.iie aud Dcash;" -Euilada Mna~Dn
ihs Match Gnl;- : Mssher and DsugLsrr.
v 6e. &e.
cLIxrsE FIEsF.
In niaisian thai glillesed with mosl
exquisite drraiail.'ns. sai Mrs. DeIaains
and her nnrsr. who was bn~, 10 rorki, I
10 slsrp an InIAn'. Eussne ID. I.aine. The
gorge"ns haFPlnss ol uealIh were ia-ie,
iully display e.i alound ihe wal : oT the
mahsson. las ro.nlnrl and insirprli.
dance urrr stamped upnn al llle hnuse-
hs'id. Prarr. rnn ehtisenl and happiness
were uiIIien nl.on ilae Ia AZ lhr snsd
woman, The m"tiirr. WIN ever and anon
sasi maternal glance ~ the prerious
Jewtl. The siil ~ t;od, IIlH n-w lsy sleep
mg The dream .f innorrs~e tn us IN. sc :
arms. The child was laid in us duwnv
crib. aud the re llen went away 10
alolher ROOM The moti+r drew nrar
il'e slrrping infant. and gazrd upon il
IN innd admiration. long ssd earnestly
she held her eyes Fixed npvn il. Sn,ne
ihonshlof dsrkncs-. nf lear. ri dread s...le
up aud iiaed its talons in her heart-ii,
the hrar-lhe tender. hrmbIng heart
-qniserea 10 the deadly gra-p Tor a mo.
mrni--a m.ineni of anguish that wrung
traIs irom their deep fountain aud gnslsed
item, hnhbling up from her eyes-il was
but lur ifiomeni. she dashed Them away,
ami she smIIrd as sise siill gazrd upon the
s~Pping bsbe--a smile uf deep. OF happy
delight.
The infant still slept; us tender bosom
heased wnh us pnring breath il dreamed
ad,eam of some unspoken joy that snatch
ed beam ol bliss lrom Heavens flowing
light. and painted livinl smile of The snuI
upon IFS chubby face. and see its dim.
pied hand reaches. rearhes up.up. 10 grasp
what! Why. bless its innocrn, dream,
see lis very body leap with eager delight
after the vision vi brightness. of iempIa-
lion, that the dream artist had pcnciled
helore It's wandering innocent eyes. Wha
was lhe infants DREAM All! what u
has never bren told; no ear has ever heait
The sound il heard--no eve has ever be-
held inn memory has il recorded on il.
dusty leaf. aud the yisihn has died will
us 0eeling shadow. An Infants dream
Most intricate problem--unsolved enig
ma! perchancc il was gIimnering ra,
&C light l'st dashed and sianrei befure Il
\ -.-ls-----.f sL----L.----
aye. on il may have been watching an
gel that waved lis golden pinions gently
near its face, and lis innocence happily
-miIcd aud grasped al The efalgenl toy
that fled on wings Of light beyond It's
eager grasp. An infants dream of limo.
cence j! Mystery of unfalhomable depths
WIN can divine / Nrne, alas /! none
lie moihe, yeI gazed upon the sleeper
Why does she smile. and stoop To- Kiss
his cherry lips. and then again TO suffer a
cloud OF glrum TO bust in terror upon her
face. shrou,ling il IN lis iuneral-like dra-
perry. that was moment ago radiant and
heaming with The sunligh, Of smiles All!
why this mutation Of scene
The iear-founl again heaves up lis bit.
ter waters. and the tongue that has hilher.
TO in our scene lain silent. now gives utter
ance TO sentiment that has pressed sore
upon the heart, and heaven searching
prayer is sped away 10 The upper sky
world for her sleeping boy
"Oh! Heaven, guard and guide my
boy ihr ugh The tempest voyage Of life. "
All. we can now. dear reader, lalhom
the heari-siruggle of The mother; she saw
before her sleeping infant, she saw a
smile Of happy innocence dance gladly
upon It's lace, she saw its help'essness,
she saw The image Of herself stamped up.
on il, she saw living being that had de.
pended upon her for its life. she saw il
cast as il were upon the ocean Of life aud
It's frail barque gallanily riding upon the
pillows Of the mighty deep, proudly leap.
ing over the loaming waves Of youth, ant
when she saw in imagination the hldder
breakers washed by the fleecy surf, iht
, whirpools, the crags, The hidden noun
tains, the snares that all lay in the track
of life, The deep unfathomed love Of ;
maternal bosom was touched with fea
and anxiety, aud with all the energies o
her soul she prayed her simple prayer.
Would that II might be so! Would
that the ba,que oI the flesh. so richly ladel
with an innocent, precious. infant soul il
freight. might steer clear Of the breakers o
danger and destruction, and drop It's an
choI in peaceful haven Of resl-in ih'
sale haIbor Of Heaven!
GLIMPSE SECOND.
A gay ihrong were gathered in III
drawing room oI rich man. Richly a
tired gentlemen led The fairy-like ladie
in The whirl Of lhe merry dance. 1t wa
a rarly of fashion. and all :" went merr
as marriage belI." The flashing light
W re reflected in thousand in ayes b
the glil,ering jewels and gems that spark
d in the lhrong Of the gay. All wei
CIV, glad and joyous; the ladies' lent
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