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

he heap Of weels and sIanss shsl we got
ont craving big. and lie grnpad lonking
nier and smoa,h. and rel and rich. we got
quite anxians ahailt u nuFs~lres. and wr
huIli nire isllie lclire round II 10 keep
oul lhs pigs. When II was MANFRED. my
mother planted cshhaer. psrsnips and
onions ia il; and. 10 be sure. she 20, fne
crop oai Of il. enaugh o. make Us many
nire supper of vegetables slewed wili
pepper. and small TASTE asl'sran or red
herring. Bssidrs she snld as murh In shr
market - bonglil Sunday cnsi fnr nv "a.
lher. gown for herself. iine pair al
shoes Cor Dick. and as pretty shawl for
myself as r'rr colleen in The soInlry
Gould show a mass. Throagh masas ol
my fathers iadnsiry and molher's good
management. We were. wiki The blessings
or God. as snug and comfortable poor
family as any in Munster. We paid but
small rent. and We always had plenty
Of po,sines 10 eal. good clothes 10 wear and
cleanliness and drcsney 10 and about our
lillle cabin. Five years passed on in this
way, and al last little Mary was born. She
was delicate fiery thing. with ihs. look.
even from The hrsl. in hel blue eyes. which
Is seldom seen. except wher- the shadow
Of The grave dsrktns the cradle. She was
fond ul her fa.ller. of Richard and myself.
and would laugh and crow when she saw
u; bni The love in The core OF her heart
was for her mother. No matter how
Tired. or sleepy. or cross the baby might
be. one word from her wnuli sci the bright
eyes danring. and The Ii lie rosy mouth
smiling. and The tiny limbs qnivering. as
il walking OF running couldn't content
her. but she mus, hy 10 her mothers
arms. And how that mother doied on The
very ground she irod often thought
The Queen 10 her stale carriage. with her
son, God bless him alongside sf her.
dressed ou, in gold and jewels. was moi
one BIZ happier .han ms mother, when she
sal under lie shade of the mountain a,h.
near The door. in lie bush Of the summers
esening. singing and cronauning her only
one 10 sleep in her arms.
In the month Of October, ls45. Mary
was four years old. Tha. was The bi.sel
lime. when FIRST The food OF The earth wa.
turned TO poison; when The gardens tha
used 10 be so bright and sweet, covered
with the pnrp'e aud white potaioe bios
SONS. became in one nigh, black and Of
fensive, as il fre. had come down from
Heaven 10 burn them up. Twas hsari
breaking thing 10 see the lsbarng men. ,h,
poor rrathers.! that had only The one hal
acre TO feed their lille families, gong oui
after work, in the evenings. q dig ,hci
suppers from under the black stalks
Spadeful after spadeful would be turned up
and a long piece Of a ridge dug through
before they'd gel small dish full Of sucl
wi,hered crohaunems tsmaII poia,oes) u
in other years would be hardly counle,
Fl, for The pigs.
II was some time before the disires,
reached us, for there was rifle Of none,
in the savings bank that held US ~ meal
while The neighbors we're next door q
starvation. Al long as my father and
mother had il. they shared il freely with
them thai were worse of than themselves
bn, Al last the liills penny nf money wa:
all spent, lhe price of -four was raiset
and 10 make matters worse, The farmer m,s
father worked for, 4, poor eighspeace !
day, was forced 10 send him and three
more laborrrs away as he couldn't II
ford TO pay them even that any longer
4 Oh twas sarrnaftl night when ms
father brough, home the news. lremem
hrr, as well as If | saw Il yesterday. tlls
tlcsolale look in his face when lie sat b,
lie ashe, Of the Turf FIRE thar had jus
baked yellow meal cake for his supper
Nv mother was al The opposite side. civ
ing little Mary drink Of sour milk oui
her liille wooden pggin, and the chil'
did'nl like il. being delicate, and Away
used 10 swee, milk, 80 she said:
Nanny, Won, you give me some 9
The nice milk instead Of that
I Il hasen'li,. ashore, nor cant gel Il,
said her mother. so don't ye fret.
Not 4 word more oul Of the little one
mouth, only she turned hef lilsle cheel
, in towards her mother, and siald qnl,
quiet, as if she was hearkening 10 whs
was going on.
Judy" said ny farther. - God
|, good. and sure lis only IL hun We mus
pu, our trust; fur in the wide world ca
see no,hirg but starvation before us
God is good. Tim" replied my mols
er. . He won, forsake US"
Jus, then Richard came in with
more joyful face than had seen on hll
for ulanv day.
GOOD newsr' said he. !" Good new
9 father; there's work for US both on Dronn
G cara road! The government works Al
il TO begin there lo-mnrow-you' u gel elsl
!, pence day, and I'll gel six pence"
ii II you saw our delight when We heal
il this, you'd think twas The free present
is thousand pounds lha,cam tous. lall
{; through The roof. instead Of all offer
il small wages for hard work.
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