The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-15


sunnose soma ihoughess youth stnnld pantio
,hat single living soldier, and say tina, amid The
s,etaa SHOWS Of Russia there was no danger.
because lha, man had passed them all and s''ll
lived Like ha, single fragment Of ,he regi-
mont. do I stand here q lislng man.
The youth gazed up IN the face Of the aged
speaker. and new emotions we're working upon
his features.
uGome. Malcolm. would show you one more
spot before we CO.
The old man leaned upon his staff and NOV
ed slowly on among The graves, and insolnn>
iariIy did the youth follow. Al length they
x,opped by spot where two graves lay side By
side. The slabs were Of marble, and they gls-
.enei brightly in the moonlight.
"Malcom." spoke the sexton 10 deep whis-
Der. 81 remember v el when made these two
graves. There was moi sorrow to I'LL The beds
which here , made. they who sleep here died
amid The swee, brealhiags ~ peace and honor.
They were good virtuoas people, and whea they
were gone our, towns men mourned, for our village
had lost its most noble spirits. %, | love TO
come and stand over those graves, for ! know
thai God smiles upon heml There j. no faint
nor Iishonor here. Malcolm, do You know who
rests in those 1--WE graves
The ynulh did not answer, nor did he raise
his head. bu, with one deep, wild ciJ. he sank
,lown and there ne lay ACROSS the graves weep
ing and sobbng Ike child. His father and
mother slept there
Fnr a while the old nan gazed lesrfully upon
lie scene, and then he look Tie youth by The
arm and aroused him NJ.
"Cone, Malcolm" lie Whispered, I've will
90 away now can show you no more"
The youth followed his guide Out from the
church yard, and after The gate was closed they
passed on 10 The Stree. Here Adam Stanford
stopped.
NOW, M4coH, lie said, "yau can return 10
your companions al he taye,n, but lei me pray
you never nse nv name again As you did this
evening. When you again think Of pnor old
Adam SiaRlurd, think c,,ly Of what he has told
sou in tie churcllyard, think Of what he has
seen. and Of THAI You may in welcome speak.
The oil man turned partly away. when Nal.
rom sprsng forward and caught him by the
arm
.Unre Adam" he uttered in choked and
broken accents, 40, forgive me for what have
uow said aud what ! have done. IL cannon
tell ynu all NV. | cannot speak. bur | shall
20 10 the tavern no more. o, God bless you
God bless you"
The clock snuck nine, aud Alice Warren
folded the hands Of her li;ie hny together, babe
him say ri. prayers. Her ynungest gIrl was
asleep in the cradle. TIE first words ol prayer
was unereI.-" Our Father who arr ia heaven. ,
when there c4Ine The sound ri footsteps up
on the plank walk ~ the LITE iTnni garden.
lis papa" said the boy, lefing hrs hands
dtnp upon his mothers knees, and bending HI.
ear 10 listen. BIT Tie mother dared nol speak.
Al LIST lie door opened, and her husband en-.
Tered. Alice r4sl her ewes trembling up, and
saw he big Tear. that were rolling dawn The
cheek 81 her briusel In.tincliseiy lie sprang
forward aud rlaspsd her arm. about her hus-
bands meek.
Maroon. Malcom, what las happened
Tell met. tell me p
Malcolm Warren sank nio q chair. and as be
drew his wife dnWn inIp lis lap.
.Allce o. Alics! he uttered, sohbing and
weeping - be spoke. can you forgive me Tor
all that has passed.
The gealls vile was bewiliered at frs. nsy
almost lrgii. ned fpf lie speech 81 her husband
was SO viii and lncoleienl she feared las BRAIN
was turned. Bnl ere long h. spoke Of The re-
solution lie had made. lie I'D not tell Of any
trial he was gong 10 make, ba; told her 81 the
iron will that had entered hi. soul. Tie niRtl
Of his temptation had pissed. aud he day OF sa.
WALTON had issned.
A lev momenis more. and the husband AMI
VIE were upon their knees. Tner emotions
were loo deep for uiierlnce lop Wild aud ihrll.
4 H.. rfafi
there. All then wep, ia silence.
The Ittile bay crepl - ,he spot. and threw
his llny hands about the neck Of his parents.
lpf even his Young snul had caught liis spats
81 new life Thar hal been bfea,hed into exists
ence within lius hsppy haine.
Ga tine next morning Malcom Warren arose
bei,er 1nI happier mau. lie was calm nov.
aud he tod Alice al that haI rsu-pued tie
night before. aid when il Vas Ill Tod illey pray.
eli = fesesmed souls alone can pray.
Days. se-ss, AID months passed away. and
MllfJn Warren became Onre nDre tie land,
sgtnr ynaIh llist lad been loved and cherished
b. lpnesi friends 10 days sone By. Tie TOW.
efs ~ Affection 5lpamcd ag.in STRUT his hearth
Stone. aud ihe angel ii peace sBI Jpy made =
hume heus.tl hi. rupi.
People wondered when ihey uoi,red hat 4 ].
ana Stanford wen, no innte TO the tavern Ia
The Story d ,hai nights lesson 10 The vllltgl
cill.rhysm became generally kuOan. aud ollie
men tJ0k it 70 iif heaHs and prpiisd by Il
ii was golJ sred snsn ID : frttile fpni. AMI
Tie ifull vas sbunlsn'. rbe good old srxt"i
Deter gave tbs example again % The SIDE .
mortal rim, h,i IL Tie lat j4s IL his life Rlurl
fisi IN iiif teintn he tad helped 10 work, AM
lie l,sI hl1t. u IL. lie affe cirefei rs kn,w
ing thn some II liz tsppisst famiie. IL III
,iIlsge 5isssed bm iuf lie js,s that d."ne'
upon them.
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