The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-04-17

At t''HAs'Nl '"s W - thVisesi
Jack r. seiia1squ o. leihla5 5di ol ai9Gi
,.Doa't stop to ask qdestions lnow. Alb
BY, but make me . cup Of hot, str0ngl tea
while I get on some dry clothesso Ny soul,
think 4 had narrow dolge Of it,. 1pai
Sack put on dry garments, and when h
had rested awhile he drank Mis- tea. and IL
.he course Of an hour aliLiraees OF exhaus,
tion had passed awsy.rnG hns .tsiya rssl
"f tell you. Abby. Ihavs had good
many tough Jobs in my day, but / hav,
never had one like that before. A weaker
man than could never have brought oa'
that child aliye." iero refItar t.t.
"Oh. how grand il is. Jack. to use sne''
strength in such 4 cause Bat THOSE child
was it Do you not know !" n M
Before Jack could answer. the outer doo
vas unceremoniously opened. aad ooiortior
Gorian Sntered the apartment. Abb,
shrank back in alarm when she saw hos
pale and excited the man locked and hos
he trembled. for she did not notice tn
moist brim,aing light that shsne Ia his sWol
len eyes. sgea lU fs batssi q
Jack - spoke the new conner, in
gasping manner. ~ the same time holdin
out both his hands. He checked and STAN
mered, but presently gained strength 4
add: /" Oh. my God, ~hatran l say Jack
Jack" Here the stout man broke fairly
down. and burst into tears. eu' sa es
Jack. almost as marh affected as was hi
visitm, arose and took the extended hand
"Never nisd, Sol. lis aii rishtl'
n No, no." cried Gordon, " II isn't right
Il never can be right. Oh. what can | de
lack, IL could only go back to where ! wa
this moraingi NY God I beat yosr chill
for . triaing thing. and you have sste'
mine from the terrible death-=saved hin
almost At the expense Of yosr own iife. Xii
me if you will. Beat me. Jack, DO any
thing yos like. bot oaly fasgive ne fer wha
Idid 10 yoar little Freddy-fsrgive ne, .
that this saving act Of yours shalt net ,
always like heap of Goals upon my head !!
And then with sudden impulse-.-unde
the influence Of such an emotion as he ha'
never before experienced. Jack SProu
said !: I.
Solomcn. I tell you It's all right. Yo
have no mafe reason 10 thank God that
saved youf child than have. When
wen, forth from my hosse l was foil Q
wrath and niadnessI and curses we're upo
nv lips and my heart. shodid have souyh
such revenge as the wild beast seeks. !
II not better that fosnd your little And!
in the food and 10 IL not better that a.
great strength wss ssed In saving his life
[ iorsive ysu, Sol. from the bottom OF %
heart. And now, say. it's oil right"
And 81 vas ecmented friendship hol
and lasting.
Seemingly slight pertdtbatiOns 10 tn
current Of mans life sometimes wur
marvelous charges for good OF I'LL.
ABBY said Jack Sprout--it was lat
in the evening and they had been si,tin
for some zine without speaking-a"l believ
an converted" t3
Jack r.
yes, ABBY, fsa, converted, Saul
Tarsus, that ysu read to Freddy about la
Sunday. was not more suddenly brought
light than have been. Really and trul..
| there il uore virtue in kinJness than Id e.
mity-sit blesses everything aud ever,
body. lie wnu beslows II Is as much bles
ed as he whe receives IL. saf
And then the rife. with her arm place
gentle around her husbands heck. genii..
kindly, said:
Dear Jack, wouIdn't We both be hal
pier if we would try 10 live by The blesss
rules laid down by ths eavioar : Oh !!
kaow that they were given BY One VI
sought our highes, good, and ] think Y
shoaiti end much Joy 10 trying to squai
our lives by the golden rule.
| And Jack, win q kiss, made snsHet: !:
my darling. We sill try"
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