The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-05-05
THE POLICE sERcEANTs sgoGY

w ~ IN Nm $1,000
All N 'A'cu zee chat cornertliere, pointing i
the angle OF two prominent down towi
streets. . Well an along here was N,
Beat, and that place. u was compelled 4
\ pass good many times a day. On tha
corner an old woman kept an apple stand
Atfirst sonly roniarlxed her as avery
4 pIeassat.iaced exceedingly ruddy ane
chubby person, engaged In not yer,
plssvs nE o1 pra1ltabl~ lssssinr--. Herstans
was sieeIy kept, and her apples. pea nuts
! oranges aud cakes, of the best quality. I
inysriabIy bought my fruit Of her, and
after little WOULD exchanged few words
lsss made my purchases. What first IN
ieFested me In her was her wonderful
lclieerfuluess, and evident human iisteres
linevery thing abouflher. affIsniarche,i ,
drunken man past her stands she nevel
t)faiIed 10 siep up aybide, snd say softly,
De keerful Of him, Cap Once upon re-
turning from the station>house, aftel
having had ats unusually hard time viii
a man In delirium tremens, l had tte
||fyifiosity % a@k|her .fIlel cause OF her in,
tetest % this class ofuasftunates.
Aa Ahtty,s SAID 1, '~fat difference doe1
illnake % yoa what beoomes oi these
drunken loafers ! lsal arc Always asking
me 70 be tender of them What Ia ia,
world 10 ! on mean by Ii?
~ sHavps yeany brothers" she asked
aiusting aii An apsae lnd handing Il q
yes, | hare bfotheis III answered,
blt)what has thai tot to Ao~il6 hr
4" And are they an upfigat7 she in-
kqaiyd. Isti.ere ngboby fnat's dear q
I " who sometimes gee ina bad eompaqy,
said takes drop too. pnucts' ~ - Z x
"weIi p 1 answered, Appty tpuebed
me thsrr. did have A'bs1tbef Who was
always In bad com pany, And more than
ONE friend as dear to me as btoihers'
All Iask OF ye is to take It hone,' she
answered, very simply. DO unto Others
ss ye wesiid hase puseo a. ri,n them
that sou love. 0hf Captain, dailint, It's
. hard world. and ihiaisyss hshrt that,
sItsk'HF = ess'S so' .sss -sar,y
/ WHO is--i
"she did not let me ftish. ITS that
Ihase. sheansweredan'iS aquIsef OF her
oldlip- And irs my own flesh and
blood.'
l found afterwards that che was the
mother OF one snf.T d sErscklpss. pdisSlpated
fellow. who Ind been the means OF bring.
ing her Into this condition OF poverty AMI
comparative helple-sness, fsomeiime ]
would miss ber from her stand for day
nr two but when she next appeared she
was The same rulldy faced, healthy-look-
Inrold wufnafs. IL sgHai& saa aunn uHs fN
Where wsrp son yesterday N once
asked, after one Or these occasion.
Well. Captain dear she answered.
wltha bright smiles yesterday Thought
was 70 be me iauky day bat Twas mis-
iaken. you see,
- Your lucky day, Q replied. - gfvIj
:. Yes. that. sslie answered slowly n !
thought Of ye. Captain. and fwas glad
that Ilsave lsiver seen ye lIss' yylsfi club
lie some n. Pf. audi prayed 10 the
Lord that II a,y poor boy ever fopndhls
way hNck 20 tlli- great bad city. that ne
Would fall Iulo yonF hands, aud rpssyedl
than The Lord wuald bless You. aud in-
splre saa n III ybIsr work With the poor
erayiliurs that IN have ,osees " much Qf |
And a. nos angry ye are that ~ Old wo-
nian like me should make bvld % pray for
Sc, surc p ns | did 10; iook up
The Sergeauils arm lGcml,itd beneath
bis great shaggy ros'.s'ceve. amt ! asked,
very soflly - What ell you say 10 her7'
ithink Turned away, he answered,
afIcr monIunl. without making much
o. reply. only know that the next
time bought an apple, she said, with her
pleasantesl smile.
sare. aud / didn't rpean.to hur:yoa
Captain but | was mighty glad 10 flnd
that ye vas - self.heafseds
Why ARE you glad Y asked; ~ -
Because tile whole wo. of the world
has goi q ~ done by tllem that feels for
cthrrs sorrowss lsut we must all take
heart, CaitsIt. dafiIng and itputs newI
life into me when thlnk thai the Son Of
God thought lsnp disgrace 70 be born hl
q niangef, to learn Che Trade of acafpsntefsl 4
to spend hIs sia,e with poor 9 ignofan
1slitimsn, and 10 heal The sIckand The |
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