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

! TALE or IHE lRisH FAMINE


horn. iliongh 'isas nnly ii.a,ehrd cabin
Wy The side al ; mnnnlsin stream. where
ihr eoan,fy sas 90 loneiy. lLs. in summer
time The wild slnrks nsed 10 hTing lhrir
yenng anes "a feed on The hog within !
hundred yards Of our door: and son rould
nol sinop over The bank 70 raise . pitcher
lnll af wafer. wiIllnns ifishlrning . shosl
af beautiful speckled trout. Well. lis moi
lang ago since my brnsher RirhaId lsl,as's
naw gfnun fine clever man. God bless
him j aud mysrif. usr.l 10 sti "A logelllrr
ap lie m0snlain. 10 pi..k bunrhes pf sle
cotton plant and The bog myrtle. and 10
look Cor birds and q ia bees' nesls. ,'ris
Ion: aga-and though I'm happy and well
of now. living IN The big house a. own
insid 10 the Young ladies. whn. on account
of nv being E,sier-sisser 10 poor darllng
Hiss Ellen. that died OF deel,ne. lreai me
more like their equal Than their servant.
anil give NE the means 10 improve my
srli; sill II times. especially when James
Swrcny. decent boz uf The nrighbor' ).
AMI myself. are taking ! walk Together
though The fields IN The cool and quiet ni
= sn.nmer's . evening. ! cant help thinking
uf The times that are passed. aud talking
about them 10 lanes with sort Of peace.
iul sadness. more happy, msy be. ihsn il
ne were laughing aloud.
Every evening. before | say prayers. |
read chapter IN The bible ll,sl Miss FL
len gave ne; ana last night ielt my tears
dropping lnr ever SO long over one verse.
:. And God shall wipe away slllears IRON
their eyes. and there shall be no more
death, neither so.raw. nai crying. neither
shall there be any marc pain; for the for
nrf ,hings are passed away The words
make inc think II them that are gone--of
my fsiher. and his wife. that Was a true.
fond mother 10 me; aud. ADORE all, Of ms
l,,le sister Mary The ciarsen bora white
dove siiat neslied ia her bosmn.
was wild slip Of girl. Ten years Of
ags, AMI my brother RICHARD about two
years older. when an father brough,
home his second wife. was The ,isugh-
Ter OF farmer up ., ID kswn, and was
reared with care and dtency; bul her
father held his ground Al rack-reni. and
tho mijdIemsn that was between him aud
The head landlord did not pay his own. 50
The place was elected, and the farmer col.
lecied every penny he had, and Get of
witt, his family 10 Americs. My father
had liking for The youngest daughter,
and well il become him TO have il, for =
swecter creature never drew The breath of
life; but while her father passed for .
strong (richl farmer, ne was limerous-
like about asking her to share his little
cabin; however. when lie found how
matters stood. he din'i lose much time In
iiading ont that she Was willing 10 be his
wife, and a mother to his boy and girl.
That she was. q patient. loving one. oh /!
il often sticks me like a knife, when |
,i,ins how many times lrelied her wt,h
loulishness and my idle way. and how
'lMasa long Time before Id call her" moth,
er. ullen, when my father would be 60.
ing to cllas,ise Richard and myself tnr oar
provoking doings, especially The day that
We 'oos hal! dozen eggs from under The
ha,ching hen, 10 play :, Blind Tom with
them. she'd interfere for US, and say,
!. Tim afeagh, doa'i .ouch them; sure lis
only arch they are; they'll &c! more sense
IN time
And then. after he was gone out. she d
advise Us far our good so pleasantly. that
a ,hundercluud itself couldn't look black
al her. She did wonders, 100, about The
house and garden. They were both d'riy
and neglected enough when she first came
over them; for was too young and fool
ish, and my father ion busy with his out.
door work, and The old woman that lived
] with us in service Too feeble and too blind
10 keep ,he place either clean or decenii
bu, nv mother got The faor raised, and
the green pool in front drained. and par
Gel uf roses and hnneysuckles planted
there instead. I he neighors' wives uses
10 say. twas all pride and upsei,ng lol
IL to keep lie kitchen tlaor swept c.ean
|, and 10 pul he potatoes on dish, instead
ofemplying them out Of The pol INTO M
middle of The table; besides, -IVas al un'
natural thing. they >aii. 10 lake away 'a'
pool from Tie ducks, that they were use'
10 paddle in 50 handy. But my moihe
was always loo busy and Too happy y
heed what they said; and besides, she wa
! always so ready 10 10 kind turn Tor am
: Of them, that. on ofpale shame. they ha'
at las 10 leave OF abusing her" fine Eas
lish ways"
Westof our home there was siragglln
, stony piece Of ground, where. within "
! memory Of man, nothing ever grew BY
f ne,tles. docks. and lhs'les. One Monday
i when Richard and myself came IN ifo'
: school. my mother told us 10 sci abo'
wedding i. and 10 bring in ,ome baske
: of good clay frpm the banks Of the rive
E. skefaid that if we weworked well at il uni
: l'SaiIday. she'd bring me a new frock. al
! Dick jacket from The next marke, tow
| and encouraged by this We Sc, 10 wol
with right good will, and did not leave d
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