The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-09-21

celebrated French authoress, Nine. Beau
mond, was about making pleasure trip on
the river with party Of friends. Every
thing was ready, and he was just entering
the boat, when his sister, deal mute, came
suddenly and most anxiously running along,
and seizing her brothers arm and coat tried
to keep him back but finding this unavaila
Bile she threw herself at his feet, and taking
hold Of his knees expressed. by the most inn
ploring gestures, her wish that he should
desist from going on the water. Touched
by the painful, entreating expression in the
face and posture Of the deaf mute, several
persons joined in the prayer Of the poor IN,
fortunate girl. and her brother finally yield
ed to their wishes. 1t was fortunate he did
so, for the boat had gone but short dis
lance on the river when a sudden gust Of
wind made it capsize. Several Of the CON-
pany found watery grave. and he. who
could not even swim, would, no doubt, have
met with the same fate if his sister. by some
divine presentiment, had not prevented his
going.
Once on an evening a rich and benign
farmer felt by some secret impulse, impell.
ed to send at late hour some articles Of
food to poor family in the neighborhood.
!" Wherefore SO late cannot this be done as
well tomorrow said those around him.
!" No." replied he, cit must be done now"
While insisting the worthy farmer did not
know what blessing his benevolent action
was Just then to the tenants of the poor hut,
for there the father-he who had to nourish
and sustain the iamily-had fallen sick the
mother was in6rm already, and The children
had been crying for bread for more than two
days-the youngest Of whom was nearly dead
from hunger. Thus their most pressing
wants were at once removed, and perhaps
some lives saved.
"Another gentleman living near some coal
mines in Silesia, awoke one night from his
sleep with an irresistible impulse to go down
in his garden. He rose. aud went down ;
the same impulse led him out Of the back gate
of his garden into the fields. where he ar.
rived Just in time to save the life Of miner,
who, in climbing up ladder. missed his
footing and fell down the shaft into coal tub.
which his son was at that time winding up.
but by the increased weight was unable to
do so now alone.
"A venerable clergyman in England once
felt, likewise, an unexpected desire TO pay,
late at night, a visit to friend OF his, whom
he knew to be Of very melancholy turn Of
mind. Though extremely tired BY the cares
and labor of the day, and though the dis
lance to his friends house was very great,
the venerable gentleman could not resist his
secret impulse. So he went on, and, strange
/ to say. arrived there just in time to prevent
his friend from taking his own life The
nightly visit and friendly exhortations had
such wholesome effect on the depressed
spirits Of his friend, that he never again at
, tempted to commit suicide.
PROF. Buchner, at Marburgh, being once
in very pleasant company, felt strong de-
sire to 90 home and remove his bed from il.
old place to another corner Of his bed room
He yielded to the impulse. Having done SO
he felt again at ease. and went back to hi
j friends. During the night large portion 0
tho ceiling in the room, Just a. li,e sP". ~her'
his bed formerly stood. crumbled down, ant
would no doubt have crushed him to dealt
had it not been removed from there"