The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-03-11

yourn, your boy burnt VI LOT ysu '"s'
night? hope you give him y good thrash D.
inc for it anyhow !" u
"Sieep, Mr.. Greyp said Mrs. Brown,
calmly, taking hsr Knitting work. "why,
yes sir. | felt So thankful to the Lord fur his
great mercy in allowing my hltlejsm TO do
SO much good, could not help gong to
sleep, and trusting him for the latare loo.
Mr.. Grey" .n...,.,,.,,,. r,..r.ss
Wand that ere cloth, sneered Mr. Grey,
"you expect He will keep ,ou from ifeez.
I'M. this winter. | suppose; and vow and
the boy can IN without clothes or iood' anu
get along mighty well. can't yes You
needn't ieil ne you amt sorry and w'sh
he'd let my barn burn W, and Black Hawk
too. and all the esl,--tsint mater, no hom:
aud Mr.. Grey stamped his foot and lthunp,,
ed The floor with his cane, and then locked
80 White, Jim thought he was s'ck, and
stepping up TO him, said, +" Are yoa la'nt'
Mr. Grey, LET me get ysa some waisr BIZ =
give nae. water, ton Young grSscat, yes.
you better give me .someihlns,f ! shoa'u
think. Oh. ! cant stand this his @uca lon
There boy" said he. calming down all
at once, and speaking quite sott," Hpst
tell you that yoa have kiRea the old man. -
Jim shuddered, as lie remembered his old
ieelings. !" Yes, yau have killed me say.
I can't sleep a.ntShts, and haven,t really.
s,ace wruug ihem lille chickens Pesky
uecks. Every night. as sooa as ever slpss
nay eyes, there they are, jumping, aid hep
ping before me and screaming out. Just as
/ heard you, jim. thai night behind the
WALL Oh ysu wicked old man; %, my
pdor grandma Gait have .any shawl lhls
winter." Nota wink can ] get lSr then
and you, grandma Brown. you come looIustt
as you did when you stood up aud closed
nv old mothers eyes, and sad, Lvrd Je-
sus, receive her spirit ! tell you can't
live SO another minute, and you must ipr-
give INC. and say so. or shall be crazy
think" ID, -. :.1....... -. l.
mir. Grey" said Jim. solemnly. for he
trembIed ali over al the old man's ,ehe.
meuce, d" do forgive YOU, and did thai ve-
ry night before went TO sleep; ! asked the
Lord 10 forgive you, tCO," .z..-..c.a
'.Apd !, friend trey" said Mrs. Brown,
Win lesrs in her eyes, :. nerer have eess-
ed to pray for ny old friends soh'---that be
nlght be lee 10 repent Of his sias. and turn
To his mo,her's God. believe he is going
to answer our payers. and make y.aeRaP'
~. man yst.' .S.~.. >..s L., w. .
:, The Oh man could not speak for his
tears; SUt he soal cot up, aad slPins his
eyes. lie tareW down biz bundle and
sasping out. !" take tha;." slroLe cut Of the
hUuse, aud was out Vi sight IN nlnuie.
The bundle was a roll Of soft grey WOOL
en- cloth. srch better and liner Imam thai
which they had lost aud many other thlnsi
10 make theG comfortable. Tor water.
This wss 20, all. The farmer got %
rest til be found it 10 Gud's mercy, ant
ader ihsi. jim was his boy. lie Gould moi
spais him long Out OF o. sight; bat hs wa
s'Dl 10 .cboUi. and every Comfort provided
for. his granddaughter. And when The Old
a.an drew near hiseEd. ii was Jim sh0 at
tended 70 his wants like a man, and whs
mini.,eryd - bis spiritual NECESSITIES slii
mole, and who 1t last closed the u!d mAa''
eyes dea;h.. A lOng lie u useiulass, a
: minister II DE sOspei Eas the reeard Ans
conscqqrnee 81 thai iiltle bp!'s beirs rO!'
10 s.. rom tls hrxff. : Iotslse - hope
to bs lprsi.rn."o rat a~n. AalDaa! 54tsI.r