The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-05-27


Of a tea kettle gave Us ous railroads, steam
boats, ocean steamers. and a thousand other
things; not 10 speak Of the steam press that,
combined. put the world centuries anead IN
the mysteries Of the universe aud the pur.
poses Of God.
To the observation Of flower dinly pc>
tured on a stone, we owe the philosophical
researches in chemistry and light which ul-
timateIy gave US the daguerreotype,
To grasp
A thing impalpable, and hold it, was
Once considered wild impossibity,
Until Daguerre, with heaven aspiring might
Captured shadow with ray Of light,
And chained il down for ever.
BY trifling loan Of money from the great
actor ralma to Napoleon, in time Of need,
the face Of Europe was changed--,nilions Of
men perished-thrones we're emptied-Wel-
lipgton was made duke-Moscow was
burned. aud France made despotism at the
present time for Napoleon was on the brink
OF suicide--a nameless adyenturer--when
'ralma gave him this assistance.
The foundation Of the Roman Empire was
cunning trick in an individual combat. or
duel. American liberty and thirty -one glori-
Gus States arose from strong cup Of tea
made by the BostoriaDs In l775. A little
piece OF magnetized steel led to the discove.
1 ry Of new world. The erection Of saw
mill in California changed the currency Of
the world. The crossing Of little stream
Of water subverted the liberties Of Rome and
gave the name Of Brutus immortality. The
flying OF common paper kite by printer
gave us the magnetic telegraph. The eating
u an apple 10 the garden 1T Eden, brought
sin and death into the world the giving away
Of golden apple caused ten years war and
the fall Of Troy.
A delay OF live minutes saved the lives Of
Napoleon the First and his family from an
:" internal machine ii the streets az Paris.
A delay Of two minutes oner cost about fifty
lives on an American railroad. The expor-
ta,ion Of few potatoes frum America. by Sir
Waiter Raleigh, has saved the Irish natian
several tunes from starvation. From a
little acorn the great American forests have
sprung.
"Apebble in The streamlri scant,
Has changed the course OF many river.
A dew-drop the baby plant
Has warped the giant oak forever"
Il rs impossible to enumerate. especially In
a newspaper article, the almost numberless
'trlfies' that have prtrluced numberless great
events, and made numberless radical changes
in the history and destiny Of the world.
Suffice il to saw. that " trifles' are not 10 be
sroifed at The wnrld may learn great and
true and valuable lessons from these same
!" trif-s." The fable Of the lion VINO was
released from his prism By mouse. was
written by great man-upon less fun
datum than thu, there has been erected death
less poetrv, wonderful tragedies. aud many
noble novels.
hnd nothing in Contempt; nothing com
temptible ever came from the hands oi the
Almighty. The worlds which the lnicro>rop,
has revealed to US IN the drop Of water are a.
wonderful AID mysterious as the brigh
and beautiful worlds brought to orr ewes b,
the telescope. The loathsome caterpillar
which We long tarrash bcnearh nur feet. vii
one DAY be a beautiful crea lpre, with rainbow,
frr il WINS. The litt!c P..l ~ dirty watel
into which we have stepped, and upon whleI
, we pour nut walls 81 wrath 10 many deep.
! mutirfed anathcma and maledIctinn iul
having ubscured the glorv oi our boots. vii
be woven into bright aud beautifully EN-.
broidered veil. pn the miraculous san. ipr I'll,
face Of the queen win" trails her ROBE Of iish
among the countless stars. The perusa
and observance Of single bunk, called th'
Bible, every leaf d The new PARTON Of which
has had sacred JapiI-inin ihrbloudo Of Jesu
!, Of Nazar IL. will lead tie sonl-the only i'm
morta thing IN the universe save ITS Maker
out Of the shadow. aud darsnes, IL dust, AMI
fit il for an audience. YEA. though i be th'
, soul Of beggar,) With The King 81 Kings.
~ q. PicayuHe.