The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-06-18

Richie feltit was not a refusal--and then IN
A moment he stood at the farmers bed room
door his little face flushed with something
between hope and fear, and his heart beating
with sympathy and Christian love.
He offered the jelly humbly, and was
pleased to see the farmers look OF satlstac-
ton in the taste, and then gave his mothers
message, /" that il she could do anything Tor
him, she would be glad" He did not say
no so Richie thinking he had stayed long
enough, ran down stairs and Rome, to tell OF
the beginning Of his treaty of peace.
In a short time the poor farmers bed was
smoothed BY Mrs. Jackson's womaniy skull,
and her hand il was which prepared his food
that day. When she left him at noon, clean
and comfortable, she was glad to hear, though
the tone was gruf.
/ "ssnd in your boy. if you likc. in the
evening
So, in the evening, when Mr. Hill had had
tea aud his nap. Richie stepped IN. tie sat
himself down by the fire for. somehow, he
felt rather like lamb in lions den, and
waited till the farmer spoke.
Can you reads' he asked.
( ooh yes, sir A little"
/ lyon may read, then, Bit if you like
So Richie looked around for book, but
Sc eng only the newspaper. was puzzled. !.
Have YOU got never hymn book :
Some Of those hymns You are used 70 sing
viii do
i Richie. delighted, began to say in soft,
musical voice hymn which sick sister had
lloyed. |. was from the words, Lord, he
whom ,hou lowest is sick"
! Saviour, can welcome sickness
Il these words Be SAIL Of me.
Can rejoice in pain and weakness,
III am hut liyel d thee.
Lose precious,
Balm for every wound must se.
Thou who w,,es, not for fitness
Ia me souls Ihy blood hath saseI,
Let TN spirit nov bear witness,
III iais sentence ms engraved;
Love precious
Gives me al ny payers have ffa,ei.
Though that love sad day. d sllaess
Ii life - bnef i ih-.,
|. p:ep4tes he days " elIdness,
aud lie 81 peffrei bllls.
love 50 precious
BIS m every fear dismits
Say TIA, again, child" sighed :hg poor
aan.
lie complied. and then stopped; for the
farmer gruaped.
Oh. ii. durstt't love me, said he. /" lhai
hymu ii not me.ti.t Tor me, hus !"
Richie lDukgd up sadly. and SAID,
Perhaps ! can think OF another, or il
hal tie Bible.
M. ! can't bear It n,w. Come here,
+ 1 a..r4, t.f,.t tkt..F..
nov, when YOU % home, ask God 10 forgive
me-l sinner. can't pray"
Pleas, sir. sid the child earnestly,
have done that l,ag ago
" Done what =
" PRAYED TO Gud for Won, sir.'
What made yoa pray Tor me Because
Won thought me u bad III
/" M. 81; but because thought YOU mus
be 50 unhappy"
II; What made yo1 Trims 50: Gnhapp,
for killing yolr ra1
"0h 10, not that alunc only i-ncird sut
had not many % inte YOU, and | Thought .
q 81 loved yop that wuuld make up.
l,li Niia, ~ de yoi pray iur M, wh,
hal BEEN unkad ID son ~
Je,as, ~. IL told me 10 do 80"
faere va. nlm more .aid then. The Bib,
VA yias by the Farmers bedside the mex
time Rnt IL Went. AMI often "a, LIZ senil,
VOICE head rralIgg is truth, ~ tic Bal
nelghbof. Enc Wprd Vl Gbl went 10 81.
heart @ith powet he rose lfam Ii, sisk bee
IN altered man. and nne day soon aitrr
whsn walking II thr -4r,ltn, ~ .aii II hi,
Young TRENT,
81 htSe ,een something should Ike /,
have written nu ynUr tombstone. Rhrhc
tnuush hope 'tmii D. man, inng tear b..
tire IN need It. Ii !, this, Blessed ~,
tie peacemaker.. Tor Iney shall be called III,
children u Tod Sunday Thoughts.
T.nnty- E;Ya D,l,.rs Raword