The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-05-28

feellng which agitated her bosom found utter
ance 20 words. She speke aloud TO herself (" !
know i i is wrong." said she. 10 take this
w4od. o, what shall dol Must 90 hDme
- our c'id rooms 70 night, and see the child
rem shlveflng and freezing. Without one chip 10
build fire! iiis wicked for ms 10 steal il,
hui--my habyf 'fhef.mily ae rich, and will
noi miss this armiul: but then they have ALWAYS
hefn kind 10 me. No, cannot. vii NOT rob
ihru."
Here The poor woman threw down the wood;
bn' she turned not away from the spot--siand-
ing there. as il yet ir,esouie whether or MOI 10
Weld 10 The temptation. Finally, the thought
oi he e0mlol which so slight theft would in.
sure 70 her family decided her mind, and again
sliefonmenced pirking a. the sucks sill. talking
herself, aud fndrayerIng 10 excuse HE deed.
"Thrs viii never miss Il" she said: 81 can do
n" hsrm 10 Them, and D, how mur good il will
do my poor children. Nohndy sees me, and i,
wi never be Iound oui. Yes, eobody sees ne,
but God! Shall ,lare 10 break his command
ment! Shsll ! steal for The frs, time in m. lie,
M. no. ], is inn wicked: cannot do H." Here
her feelings ayerpow,red her, and she burst in
70 an agony Of Tears, throwing down he woDd
again.
Boz she still hesiiaied. The thoughts Of The
lased liilr ones suffering through The long hours
"i thai arctic night, still held pssrsson of her
breast, and -iie once more began 10 gather 30 The
wo'd. The iempier had prevailed again for
moment over The mohilons nf the pure spirit
whirl srove 10 RESTRAIN her from The rnnem-
plated SIN. :" masl. ! mrs." she cried: d.
II ic save ,hei, lives. God forgive me. know
u - wrong. BuI--hni---lli- would keep them
warm AID comfortable. have no money 10
bus. and must take ihis. The family ,ha,
rob ave rirh; and am paor. They have enough
10 cal. and cioihes aud fuel To keep themselves
warm. And am without money, food or wood.
But Then 10 take II would be sieali g--sfeaiing
-sTEALISc-an, will nor become thief"
81 saying, .Ie flung down her load Tor the
'hird ilnlr. aud turning hurietIy away. as IL she
d'ieil nui irusi herself 10 Iank again, fed from
The build ng, and plnngrd INTO the r0ld lev air o
The siteei. Il is unnecessary 10 add thai The
gruifman who unohseryrd had Witnessed the
rnnfm between good and evil in her breast, and
'he iriumphof The ioimer. hasiened 10 relieve her
neressiiirs. ller iiile ones were nol allowed
10 suffer from cold. Her baby did npi perish.
"''H NFfdribH W. nitrS iinur W WHICH
she resist d 50 feaam an inreptve lo.cnme.
Tiis li,Ile incident Is illustrative 81 The temp
iaI'ons which besei The path Of The poor. L.
shows how mnrh more daiicull il is Tor poor
ilian !" he up,ighi, in The common accpplaIion
oi the Term. Than Tor a rich man. Are there
many wealIhy aud rcspecled mrn in our com
nuniiy who. il placed by reverse fortunes in
ihe piare oi The poor woman, could have re-.
sisted the temptation 10 seai the armiul wood,
rather ,i'an sulrci 10 The sl.rn realnies of cold
and SUD ring yunng and ,ender family! Tie
honest pn0f man deserves more credit for hs
integrity than the honest millionaire who is not
railfd upon TO resist temptation. Ii The roor
mas irsl,nps gain lnr ,anneni ihe mastery
Anf sIienre Ie voice ol conscience and il during
ihsi moment 0l sore temptation he takes loal
81 b'ead or an armful Of wood belonging 10 an.
other. he becomes thief. llnis discovered aud
man l. not charitable. le becomes an ouita., aud
criminal God ply him then! Portfolio.