The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-23

The missionary. who had eaien uo,h-
ing since early dawn. and was rngilaiing
whether frminine humanity would nni AZ
ford him norsfl in the conner where he
sal, was startled uiih The inyilslion-
/. Sil BY. stranger. and take bite" II
snIpiise and gratitude were The tFsl emo
linns. amszemeni followed whfn il,e ap-
parrm robl'fr impIored lie blessing Of
God in sonornus voice. closing with an
expressive Ameni
Bewildered and 60, fused. The missiona.
~ forgot 10 ear. until repeatedly reminded
by his now apparently hospilable Iand-
lord. and The kind-liearlfd wife. tilat he
did moi eat. .perhaps he was nol used
10 such fare" would he take sup of
milk" lie did moi seem 10 regain his
appetite until the oiFirious housewife
brought on her platter Of honey. gathered
fom The hollow sycamore. and made d.
vers apologies ,hsl her larder contained
nothing he could eai.
Aiier supper The landlord commenced
religious con, ersaiion. with The inquiry,
Are you protesting man. slrangerl The
question relative 10 church membership
vas proponnted in novel Form, and
did mol convey loille mind of The mission-
ary exacly The idea intended.
You lunked mighuly skeesrd when
found you in ,l,e prairie. Ireckon you Was
sort o. LOST
Sill The replies were vague and con-
fused, and il was mol until The owner 81
The cabin. in loud and animaling lone,
struck up the fayori!e hymn ol The Ip!-
lowers of Wesley
charge 10 keep have,
A God 10 glorify,
A never dying soul 10 save,
And Git it for The sky
In which his wife Joined. that The mis-
sionary was relieved from his perturbation
and could converse camly. The hymn
was followed by d CHARACTERISTIC prayer
in which The . stranger" was alicciionale
" remembered at The throne 81 mercy, Il
which The wife responded with seyera
andible groans. Conversation followed
lheevening oblaiion, during which The mis-
sionary disclosed his profession, and hi
object in travelling, and received due re
proof for his backwarlness. Bul lie ha,
moi the heart 10 tell his fears and suffer
ings from the apprehension Of robber,
and murder form nd.hearied loca
Methodist preacher ia a backwood's dis
guisc, who was the first man 10 preacl
The gospel 10 The scattered population oI
the borders Of The Grand prairie, easl o
the Oksu.
Next morning The missionary led in
prayer. and after an early breakfast Tho
hospilable preacher sadded his own horse
with that OF The missionary, and pilnies
him TO The anew" lurding place acros.
The river. several miles in The direction
towards e..
Giving The parting hand, with severe
bn. atleclionaie gasp. the valedictory
was
Nov, stranger, you know where my
cabin is--don't pass Without giving me .
call. and STAY long enough 10 give the reo,
pie a preach"
The missionary found a field Of labol
in a new and growing village, among !
population quite as intelligent and virlu.
ous as The people of his native State. ane
church edifice, sabbath school, ant
bible class, arose under his labnss.
The Methodist preacher, whom hi
brethren al quarterly meetings never sus
peried Of having been mistaken for rob
/ Der, in due time dolled his wolf skin eaI
and leather hunting shirt, bscame clad il
the cotton garments, spun and wove By
his industrious wife. made large farm
prepared a spacious !. camping ground
J for lhe annual convocatinns, and witness
ed The conversion OF many sinners unde
his own labors.
The missionary acknowledged 10 tht
writer when lie revealed, in somewha
confidential manner. the story Of his fright
,ha, he was bur half educated when h,
came TO illinois.
Both these men had their appropriate
spheres OF usefulness. 10 which they wer,
fitted b. nature, habits, education, an,
both MANY years since received The pla,l
dit. !. Well done thou good and faithful
servan,s-enler thou into The Joy oil lll,