The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-01-17

down.
No. There seems indeed little chance
Of escape The half aedged bird just aut-
terlng down from its nest has 30 more
chance against the keen eyed hawk than
The little lgh,.hearted sailor boy will have
against him.
And new they reach the village where
the boy is 10 aight. He wishes the other
passengers "Guod evening" and runs
lightly down between the scattered houses.
The man has got down also. and is follow.
ing.
The path lies. through the village church.
yard; there is evening service. and the
door is wide open, for il 10 warm. The lit.
tie midshipman steals up The porch. look,
in. and listens. The Clergyman has JUS
risen from his knees, in the pulpit, and |!
giving out his text. Thirteen months ha,,
passed since the boy was within hous,
Of prayer; and feeling Of pleasure an,
ave induced him 20 stand still and listen.
Are not Two sparrows. he hears. "sol,
for iarthing: an,i one ui them shall no
iall ON The grauId without your Father
But the very hairs Of your head are all num
bsred. Fear not. therefore. ye are VI mor'
value than many sparrows."
lie hears the opening sentences oil th'
sermon and then he remembers his home
and comes softly ou, of the porch. iull Q
calm and serious pleasure. Toe clergy
man has reminded him sI his father. an,
his careless heart il now filled with th
rchucs Of his voice and Of his prayers. II
thinks on what The clergym4 said. Of III
care - our Heavenly Father Tor US; hs re
members how, when he LEFT home, his "a
lhrr PRAYED that he might be preserve,
through every danger; he does not remea
Der any particular danger that he has bee
exposed TO. excepting IN the siorm; ba
he j. grateiul he has cons home in satet.
and he hopes Whenever he shall be in dan
Ger. ShisL he supprses he shall be som
dsy, he hopes that then the providence q
Gvd will watch over him and protect hin
And 81 he presses onward 10 the eniranc
oI the wnod.
The man Is there before him. He Va
pushed himself intO the lhicket. and cut
lhea,, stick. lie suffers the boy TO 20 o
before. and then comes out. islls into III
path, and follows HIN. Ii is too light ;
present ior his deed oi darkness. aud ta
near the centre Of the wood; bat he know
,hs, shortly the path will branch of inl
two. aud The right enc ior the boy TO tai
. will be ds,k aud lonely.
But what prompts The little midshipmu
when not fliy yards IRON the branching
the path. TO break ints sudden run:
il not fear--hs never dreams af dange
. Seme sudden impulse. or some Wild vii
Tor home, rakes him dash oil suddeny .
i ter his saunter. with whoop and boun
In he goes, as IL Iunning q race the pa
bends. and the man loses sight ot h:i
/" Bur 1 shall have him yet" he thinks;
. canpot keep this pace up long
The boy has nrarl, reached the pls
where the path divides. when he puts /
Ia youns white owl that can scarcely d
and il gve, whirlisg slvng close TO q
ground, before hir. lie gains upon
, another moment. and il will he his. NJ
4 ii gets The start sga,n; they come 10 4
. brsnching Of the paths. aud The bird 20
. dswn ihs wrong Que. The temptation
|; tellaw il loo strong 10 be resisted: he kn0l
!. that somewhere, deep IN the woOd. the
!. is cross track by which he can get in
the path he has left; !, !. enly TO run !
;. tie faster, and he shall be at home near
81 n SOON.
Is Ca he rpshss The path takes bend, a
Z he - just out of ssAt when his pursu
n CONES where the paths divide. The b
i has turned to the right; the man takes
/. left. and the faster they both run the &
n ther they are assunder.
The white owl still leads him on;
a path gets dark aud narrower; at last
{ finds that he has missed il altogether, .
,r bis feet are on the selt ground. Tie tlot
e ders about amsng the trees and stun
versd with himself. aud painting after
, race. AT last he bits upon another ira,