The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-10-14

sometimes il is blessing 10 be poor rises up
In the mind with the strength almost of con-
yicton. We are SO constituted ,hatw never
know when we are really favored. Wesery
frequently repine and complain at our condi-
ton, and envy our next door neighbor his
comfortable happy position when, poor fools
as we are, could we but look into his affairs
closely, we would find thai not only he was
far from being happy, but that his troubles.
his annoyanees, his griels, were ten-iold great.
eg than our own.
If every mans internal care
Were written on his brow,
How many would our pity share
Who have our onsy now
These dark days OF commercial embarrass.
ment are working havoc among the merchants
of the country. Many proud house that has
extended lis gigantic arms in all directions,
and reaped rich harvest Of profits when no
clouds obsc ured the financial horizon. now
that the storm is sweeping over the land,
totters to its fall. Il is melancholy record
that greets us every morni NJ with the mails,
IA record of taiures-a record telling the
cid story that the labors and the gains Of ior.
mer years are now swept away, and that
riches do indeed take TO themselves wings.
II makes Us sad TO think of the trouble aud
sorrow that is now being carried into many a
lousehold-Of the cruel reyerses 10 81 many
bright dreams-of the awakening to that stern
reality in store for so many persons who have
heretofore launched their gay barks on pros,
peri tvs sea.
Truly il is a blessing sometimes to be
poor
The sun shines as brightly in the heavens
TT the poor man as for the rich. The flowers
bloom as sweetly for him. The glorious
vault spangled with stars is ever Ger him,
teaching the same lesson Of eternal power,
aud greatness, aud love, as when Adam lifted
his wondering ewes in alteration at the Crea>
TOR. The winged zephyrs cool his brow as
sweetly. The zones Of music are waited as
pleasantly 10 his ears. All the enioyments
IL the senses are as keenly rel shsd. And
more than ALL in his low estate he escapes
tie embarrassments, the anxleties, the wear
ard tear necessarily attendant cpOn the heavy
business Ut the large merchant, who II his
gains are great, suffers in corresponding
degree from the magnitude 81 his liabilities
We can readily imagine the condition of
such an one, awaking now from long caree-
sfprospsrity, finding himself hedged around
by pecuaiary endorsements which grew
greater as he proceeds, and threaten to
oyerpower him altogether. His resources are
large, bur be cannot avail himself of them
Ills assets are larger than his debts. but they
sar only be rendered seryicea5le at a heavy
sacrifce. The Banks. his last resource,
alstlnately refuse relief or assistance. What
i left but failure, and what does that word
6enOte
In the meantime, the little craft which did
lot dare to venture out upon the open sea Of
speculation, sails steadily along over the
shigwtcck. while tie tall vessel lies foun-
ssFed outside. Truly. riches have wings and
lily tWay. and a cdassnted mind is q treasure
en earth
Tae above IS . fancy picture. Inc poverty
vhjCA HE Herald paints is that Of him who
ies plenty 10 wear and to eat, land perhaps
IL dfink 4lso,) though not worth million, or
even 4 hundred thousand. BUTT is not such
poverty as ab0unds in every community as
lsrge a. that IT Wilmington or Fayetteville
It's aot such poverty . Is described 10 a
note which We received few DAYS ago from
beae1olebt lady 10 this town, from which
tbe following is ali extract;
90 You will pardon the liberty take IN adj
messing q YOU EOte, ~ INFORM you Of the
atlness VI Nit and the destitute situation
II his family. tie and lis wife
sli one OF two Of lis children have been
g4,le SEX fpr some days past. aud tIeir sick
tss5 - doubt = he result Of PERJURY. The
tlls u their suiietings, a. u many others 10
sur Hsigb5Orhopd,l IS true. Many have been
n AFr he oil nj
ibe Factories. Nc. children are "a
lie number. We think them worthy and
proper objects Of charity"
iasfs's poverty. which, whatever blessed.
tess Il msy brng IN another state Of being.
f4s ~ such gliding ID this world As tie
poverty described By tie Herald Il Is M,
tie poverty u the millionaire vino fails for
tEo sr three times a much a. he was worth,
G4th4s sgms pJtilsI hundred thousand " tWo
secured 70 bis wife or children, upon which
tHet tan manage to exc out wretcbel OK Is.
teuer. IL Is poverty without romantic. Il
D. fes..
let there i something in lie Ii.rald's
philosophy that nsy he studied 10 advantage.
j. nsy teach the rich 10 be humble the poor
tY tetl taai It IS not uuly poverty that brings
trgsbIei aud al 10 prag with tie wise nan
Ope me neither poverty n3r riches"
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LEtay rn Won't Whence come our great
tstmstrs Nd, generally IRON our firslfoaai
graduates ii tae schools, nor fruIn the field
81 regular military trainings bar general,
tFga HaDnr tae iabUriug classes, where nrtss.
sty bss isa.b' 'Hem lessons II industry aad
economy. L i.sngaar tiai tie world al
most aiWsys laDks ui tie wrong direction fgl