The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-10-10
FORGET AND FORGIVE:
or. NEVER NURSE YouR ENMIrIEs.


There are some individuals who seem tlisp,s-
ed never 10 inrg.i nr forgive az injury. 10 mat.
icr h,w amply alnned inr, or how long perpe>
irard fhev serk vengeancr. aud ihns iliet
muse their hIii,r feelings flr wears. Tiis, a. il
slnktsns. isai.lse pnIic, inluany poini. ofsirw.
| isfifliruli T. pursnr The Journey Of life, with
Uut ip,ll. against some one, OF being jnslied "
sain.f . r.eI,rs. And il nn every occasion,
We should hoard Up the ill.feeling thus caused,
he woult herrme nne long scene &c ra,e and
nhSisss. sali>f.rInn and h.listrisi The wi.er
plan !. 10 Iargci a.d inrgite. 10 regIi human
nature as f,llbie, aud human nature as imPel.
feet.
Tie most careful offn discover lliar ihey have
committed .ins ~ commission - commission, liai
tlpy have caused PAIN. i,np,iiel cnniidenre. AID
provoked ill.Wi 'rHey mas moi have Intended
anything Il The kind. and vel, q lasiy remark. OF
erea sudden lppk. lias perhaps had lie sd ".
feri. There are pefhap. few persons ~ tie
world. who are wiihnut enemies. ]. 20 neilmr.
happens. inn. ilal ihay rianol discover when o
where they gave lie offence. aud thus they NE
unable 10 explain ~ make repataiion. Never.
tlirlrss ever and anon. some little unri,lent &C.
ours. ra.nl4led or show lilt ih feeling sllll ex.
i>l.. iialiac enniiy si lives aud llIal an oppor.
nnliy Is never las, on the par, ni the aggieyed
patly t fpialiaie and seek rriflbnlion. Il IL
extremely difficult 10 bear lll tins, quietly. calm.
4 ~ and pali. ntly. TIE heller angel" will whis
per i .. pOliry. bot tie alIjla demons
of ans,t and passion which always lilds place
I III lie human mud anil tie human heart, ere
apl IL pgampi course Of reialalon. ana thus
/ lie parlies becOnp stiil mUre wElrly separated
DAY ~ two since we happened 10 converse
with iva old ponicisns win. ~ years gone by
had been zralnu.ly opposed 4, each oller. 81
lhey parted, we expressed our surprise TO nne, es.
peciaiv IS lbe oiirr had lra,elrd oui nI his was
To as.ad him with muie lllsn ordinary warmth
Tie reply was, 81 never nurse my enmes
Life has troubles and anxielies enough in lFt
present, without hunting up The difficulties II III.
past" The remark WAS luil OF wisdom and
philosophy. II We keep constantly btipte vi
Ill the anyieiiss nf fnrmtr year---if We nesti
llog gel or lnreive an oilencr--iI We vex and per
pIex ourselves IN relation 10 things thai his,
gone by---il We recall. revive and rcnionin III,
buried l,uds of other prri1ds--memory will be-
come cnrse 10 us. aud llir darkness ol The pa.
will constitute perpetual shadow. and eli !, Lc
press aud aonny. li. 10 .feoyrf. we j noi Ia
gse otlprs. how ran We hope lur lorglftnrsi
ourselves! II dgain We magnify inIu scllnai
errors lie ,hpughilrs. ladlsrns,nu 81 a man q
passion. II pique ~ o prejudice, and User sucl
rnuls InT Srars---hOw ran We inok for mnti
eenrlous jndgmrn, ~ rrlaiiUn 10 our own ~
ilrniiI.sl
rhal frame e mind i mnsl to be ensisd
Whrh i ii peace with all lie Mutld --whirl
ltels that u lia. ne,rr ailluls committed wranl
~ inillrled an injnry--snd Iai ihprrints ihtu
exists 80 Jos, ransr 90 feastn li htsiiliiy % VI
vii. Ui course pedtrian cinnp' be l,nln ai
ranli. All are certain IL e. ~ &c ur less. bu
II Is ~ lhr paaer ul all t,ilirr nrx ,iaih an us
iui. rtt,,,al wong. 10 IL mske pparalinn; ~,
ilis ,0lr iir ca,s,r l,,r anger on the pafl ni h'
lhtHftd shonld rrssp. i'm luw nllcu 10 v,
he ntilytlnals exrl4iln. even on the receipt .
! slight inIufy. tha iIry .Nili nryrT lurll,r"--
nay. ,haI IIiry will pursue The .Gsndei 10 Ib,
rtayr." llic, Lugri their avn etrafs aid 10
frinnr., and ull.u rnisarpiehrnd The laeis. Dn
'iirbltr. IT queuily urrui. brrause u ronifsfl
vsws. the person may he firmly impres.e,
Wnn pafIrulIF vrfstun ul iian.arIlDn, whili
anOll,rI NAV iernlrrt the incident ~ light .
spirit exaeiy tie teufse. Bnlh. ino, may b,
canfideni anl lconsricniiuus. Why. lhen. slluul,
dl.cotd ensur. lfivniship ta biokvn. enmiIy en
gcnsgpd, Dul Il, 10 tic rsvlcmeni II III