The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-10-21
sBYsA RETIRED ATT oRNEY.

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II was an elderly woman upon whose bro,
care had furrowed many q wrinkle. ,Sh
was dressed 10 humely garments, and tn
struggle between penury and neatnes
which they eyinced would have heen an m
,erestiny study for a. philosopher. lie
eyes were red as though she had beel
weeping and when she seated herself b.
my desk. the peot pp current Of her grie
burst forih afresh.
What is the matter, nv good woman
You seem TO be in deep idistr ess, !" remark
ed ~ the mos, encouraging tone coul,
command.
Il sm, sir. They say the Lord is nea
10 them that are - suffering, and | am sur,
he ought 10 be. near me-"
dare say he is. ma'am. But 20,
know that affections are sen, 20 us for ou
own good. and we ought never repine 4
the discipline Of life, hawever severe il ma,
sometimes seem TO Us.
had heard an excellent sermon tie da,
before, for il was Mnnday, 90 Tribulation
and | was just 10 the frame 6f mind TO
giving others most excellent advice, which
perhaps, | shuuld have been ,e.y unwillinl
10 toliow il the dark waves Of trouble ha,
rolled ever me. -
al t,y 10 bear il IS yell al cam" sh
replied, w'ping away her tears ~ilh lh
corner Of her apron. -......~ -
/" don't innw ~ / an acquainted wit
you. ms'aM," sugges,rd. far the purpos
ef changing the topic and bringing her L
| business.
don't Know a. you arr" shs piled
and she proceeded 10 give NE .ery Ion;
and very succinct account Of her prs,iou
history. bsginning back some leflJ sears
when abe was born among The Wire Monn
| tain. of New Hampshire, 40 ~ wars
tried 10 check her, hut il VS. no use
| Was as patient as the tss. would admit
and mindful of the duty We owe 10 th
weak. the iufrm and the Ignorant; but m,
pa,iencr was serely tried. I will no
pan,sh the reader with the long. 6ns SPOT
story she told ua, Tor fsv lines s,n ssiiic,
to INFORM him cf the material facts. VT '.@
She was a widow, her nsme WA March
She had an only son, Philip. ~hu was en-
played in an insurance of6cs. and received
Ihrrr dollars week for his services. II,
sss gnpd boy and loved his mother, o.
s"n shoslj. Upon ID. ir uniied earning
they lived very comfortably Ia an abscnr,
street, where they hired tvs rooms. Mrs
March's ea,alogus of h,r sons virtues va
eertsinls very sdifyiuy. lie never spent
cent upun himseif. never went out nights
and attended ehsreh forenoon and ai,srnon
| An evil day Al hand csne. oa,he Sstus
day three weeks preceding. Mr. Carmen
ihe President OF the insurance eunpsny, q
he declared. had sent Philip with q vsluabl,
diamond ring 10 the jewelers. IL have III,
stone reset. On ioqulr, the ring sas foun,
not 10 have rssched its destination. Tn,
jsvslsr hud never seen II. To make IN,
case mote complicated, the boy denisd hss
ing received the ring. Mr.. caTmsn hat
never ssnt him on any snch errsEa.
Ths boy had been arrested on charge o
stealing the ring, and was now confined il
.sail. Mr. Carmen was resdy 10 swear b.
delivered the vsIn,bie article, into the hand
llof the boy. 9th explicit directions as {,
'~here he should carry l, and what shoald b
d,ne with 1t.
i II Looked like . bad case. The poe
woman was 10 the dsspsstd distress. She wa
sure that her darling boy was innocent
She kuew he weuldnt stesl. pitied he
and promised % do shal could for her son
| When she had gone called upon Mr
Carmen. I found he was one of those still
iogmatic old fellows, who are never 10 tn,
wrong. who fnd II impossible 10 err. e,eI
by design orr 60 make mistake. tried q
argue The point with him, but he would no
say much. Ne told me the story was sur
he sent the ting by the boy and by nobod.
else. .0'' N
Iventured TO suggest that he might b
| mistaken that he bad sept The ring b,