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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09

bA h1r FA1curHCC q uis CutaNfc anu MS
wine cellar. The females we've about 10
adjourn 10 the drawing room. when Mr..
Smith begged 10 delain them Few min
uies while lie proposed The health Of llre
lady sho would in future preside al that
board.
Mrs. Hartley. although che entertained
not doubt that Caroline was ihe party
thus alluded 10. was moi. any more than
her daughter. prepared for The precipilsle
and open asowsl which he Was about 10
make, and which they could only siiri.
hule 10 an extra glass of vine upon q man
Of his shslemions habits. Eeyery other
feeling. however. MAS absorbed in aston
ishmeni when. after an appropriate bur
somewh.l lengthy exordium. the presi-
dent gave The health Of Kiss Somertonl
An arch emile and courtesy from the
yonng lady showed plainly enough that
she VAS not unprepsred for The toast.
The feeling which succeeded astonish.
ment in Mrs. HarIley's breast was vexs.
ton. which found vent in the expression
Of her surprise thai Mr.. Smith did not
prepare them for the scene nv previous
introduction 10 lhs bride elect: But per.
haps,' she added, you are already mar
red
Madam rsjoined the bachelor. 'you
pay q compliment TO the young lady's
taste and nv wisdom which they do not
deserve. AN sui Bachelor Smith, and
II | preserve INV senses Bachelor Smith
will he engraTen on MY tomb The lady
is mistress here in her own right. The
report ri the lnss Oi the ship was un-
inunded--ihe largo has arrived, and out
vi the prnceeds--in conformity with the
instructions IN Col. Somerion's will. Of
whnse executors | am the sgent--,his
estate has been purchased for the future
residence of his niece. and il will be your
fault II YOU do not find her good neigh.
Dor
Il should be explained. that the bsche'
lur was quite alive 70 the design upon his
heart. and with the view of mortifying
the sordid feelings Of both mother and
daughter. had maliciously encouraged
their hopes.
Mrs. Hsrlley's disappointment in her
schemes for the sggrandisemen, Of her
faVoriie child was not entirely compensa.
ted for by the marriage of her son 10
Emily Somer,on. which took place short.
" afterwards. She however consoled
herself BY the thought. that as Emily
was very Young she would stand in need
Of ier mother in laws advice in the man.
sgemen, Of her household. Unfortunate.
~ for the good lsdv hopes Of thus &C
quirlng an influence which would make
her. 10 point Of fact, absolute over two
Establishments. her own aud her sons,
Mrs. Somerion, on the express invitation
Of Edward Hartley, came down shortly
after the wedding TO take up her perma.
neni residence with her daughter.
The elder Mr.. Hsr.ley's feelings on
the favorable turn in his prolegee's for.
tunes were those Of unmlngled delight,
enhanced doubtless by the fact Of his
sons participation in her prosperity.
As for Mr. Smith. he continued so
successfully to Withstand the destinations
of the sweet sex. that the LADIES' declared
that his hearl--ll he really had one-was
locked up, with other valuables, in the
fire proof room of the banking house.
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HARVEST HOME.

HARVEST HOME.
Hmm, urrirn for and sung Al the clos
ola Sunday School.
ne rsiIiag yssr has turnsd again.
Al ssmmer fades on bill and plsiai
faaakfal 70 God the reAPers come.
.ss siag with joy their harvest hens.
Ne 10 hare had our time 70 son
mai seed sAsuee living harvests grow:
ssse sosshi The saiek'niag dews Of guses,
Al ssk'S IN prayer large increase.
Is.s the genial sol oi youth
we've easi. 0 Lord. the seed Ofiruih:
And aow or Sabbath lsbors Ger.
NE siag Osr harvest home once more.
90 shea II las, thine angels ay
70 reap ar harvest iOr the shy.
Wen bear our sssasss beyond tho tomb,
lnd shosl IN Heaven our kaTrssi Asms.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-12-09

Reduction Of Dates. are assur-
ed, SAYS the New York Star. tina, nu-
merous and respectable petition will inn
media,ely be sent to Washington, after
the meeting of Congress. 10 reduce the
duties on coal. cheese and butter; these
are articles which the poor ought TO re-
ceive at much lower rates. Also 10 70,
duce. or wholly To take of. the duties on
foreign wines and distilled spirits. 10
our notice the other day. we stated that
I 100000 bushels Of grain are yearly
distilled in this CITY and environs, bu, il
appears that 2,O00.O0O is the correct
quantity. tn take the duty of of foreign
spirits will give Us plenty Of bread. aud
no more incorporate Rsn than al the PEE
seRt.
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| came ont I saw DR.. G. lying strip.
ped among the dead. The last | saw
Of him whilst living was kneeling be-
hind the hreastwork with Two double
barrel guns by him, g. he said "WeIl
| have got four barrels for thsm!"
Capt. G. after being severely wounded
cried out, 81 can give you no more or
ders' my lads, do your best" | last
saw negro spear his body, saying
with an oath, "that's one Of their off
GERS"
(G. was dressed in soldiers clothes. }
My comrsde and myself got along
quite we'll until the next day, when
we met an Indian on horseback, and
with rife, coming up the road
Our only chance was to Separale--we
did SO, l took the right and he the
left of the road. The Indian pursued
him. Shortly afterwards heard a ri
Ae shot, and little after another. !
concealed myself among some scrub
and saw Palmetto, and after while
saw the Indian pass, looking for me.
Suddenly, however, he put spurs to
his horse, and went of at gaIIop TO-
wards the road.
| made something Of q circuit be.
fore ! struck the beaten track ag'in.
That night was good deal annoyed
by the wolves, who had scented my
blood, and came very close 10 me; the
next day, the 9otb, reached the
Fort.
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A SHORT LAY SERMON.

About three or lour thousand years ago
there was a certain king who reigned in
Jerusalem, whose name was Lemuel.
He was a very wise man. and once upon
time, he spake about proverbs some
what like the following, which king Solo
mon thought worthy oil record. Among
other things, he describes the properties
Of a good wife,
She seeketh wool and fax, and work.
eth willingly with her hands. She is
like the merchants ship.-She bringeth
her food from afar,-She considerelh q
field and buyelh it; with the fruit Of her
hands she plunteth vineyard. She per
ceiyeth that her merchandise is good
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and
her hands holdeth The distah. She is
not afraid Of the snow; Tor all her
household are clothed with scarlet, She
maketh fine linen, and selleth it, and de.
llyerelh glrdIes unto the merchant.
Whether Lemuel intended the above
as SLY satire on good danes OF his own
time and Kingdom, or for the use of fu-
ture generations, Is matter Of con ecture.
1t is reasonable to presume however,
that Lemuel was grieved with the degene
racy of his own lines, or else ne could
not have been tempted 10 sport with his
pCslhumous reputation, by uttering such
sentiments, aud permitting the historian
TO record them. He had no idea that the
world would one day become SO refined,
that the genleel ladies' would know no
thing at all about such things as wool
and fax; except that the former grew on
an animal called sheep, and The latter
was raised IN fields. He certainly could
not have the rudeness 10 intimate to gen
teeI ladies', that it was necessary part
Of their duty, to labor willingly with
their hands, or seek wool and flax. Ii
he did intend any such maxim for The
use of modern times, he will certainly
be set down as very ungenteel, if not vuI
gar. -,
But times change, and we change with
them Neither Solomon nor Lemuel
could have thought what was virtuOu;
and honorable in their time, would one
day be regarded by the genteel part O
mankind as neither honorable nor credi
able. Ifthe queens ofeither ofthese roy
al personages would have lived in oul
day, and practlsed upon the rules laic
down BY Lemuel, the light of genteel 81
ciety would never have shone upon
their countenances. They would have
been debarred by mandate as stern a:
fate.
The time is already arrived when Solo
mon is no more considered as a wise
man; and if the proof is demanded, tht
fact of his having recorded the sentiment
that ladies' hands were made for The sPlr
die and distaE, is evidence strong enough
that he lacked wisdom; and The proof II
clear and conclusive that Solomon knew
nothing about good sOciety.-Cin' Mi
/
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A LYNX TAKEN.

An animal supposed to be Lynx,
which had been prowIing in the neign
borhood Of Cypress Bluff, on the Tom
bigbee river, has recently been tat9n
in a snare, and carried to Mobile for
exhibition. Il has been purchased for
Peale's Philadelphia museum. The
animal resem oIes somewhat the pecu.
liar kind of leopard, which is found
in the Lebanon mountains, near Jeru
salem, in Asia. He is fed principally
upon swallows and martins, . species
of dainty of which he is especially
fond, of which fact he gives a mani-
festation, by the most extraordinary
gambols, and motions Of agility, 10
leaping from top to bottom, and end to
end of the large cage in which he is
confined.
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A TALEOF HORROR.

The following narrative Of the mas
sacre of Cot. Dade and his companions
was taken down by an officer at Tam
pa Bay, from the lips of RAwson
Clarke, one of The three soldiers who
survived that horrid buchery. 1t first
appeared in the Portland Courier.
Although it does not differ, materially,
from the published accounts. its par
ticuIarity invests it with thrilling in
terest. After describing the early sta
ges of the march he thus proceeds:
1t was 8 o'clock Suddenly | heard
a rife shot in the direction of the ad-
vanced guard, and this was immediate
ly followed by a musket shot from
that quarter. Captain Fraser had
rode by me moment before in that
direction. never saw him after
wards. | had not time to think of the
meaning Of these shots, before a volley
as if from thousand rifles, was poured
in upon us from the fro mt, g. all along
our left flank. looked around me,
and it seemed as if were the only
one left standing In the right wing.
Neither could |, until several other
volIies had been fred at US, see an enc
my-and when did, could only
see their heads and arms peering out
from the long grass, far, and near, and
from behind the pine trees. The
ground seemed to me an open pine
barren, no hamlock near that could
see. On our right, and little TO our
rear, was a pond of water some dis
lance of. All around US were heavy
pine trees, very open, particularly to-.
wards the left flank, and abounding
with long high grass. The first fire
of the Indians was the most destruc-
tive, seemingly killing or disabling
one half Of our men.
We promptly threw ourselves be-
hind trees, and opened sharp fire OF
musketry. /, for one never fired with
out seeing my man, that is, his head
and shoulders;--the lOdiaus chiefly
fired lying or squatting in the grass.
Lieut.. Bassinger fred five or six
rounds of canister from the cannon.
This appeared to frighten the Indians
and they relreated over little hill to
our left, one half or three quarters ol
mile off, after having fred not more
than IL or Is rounds. We immedl
ateIy began to fell trees, and erect .
little triangular breastwork. Some o.
US went forward TO gather the catrldgt
boxes from the dead, and to assist the
wounded. had seen Major Dade
fall 10 the ground by the first volIy
and his horse dash into the midst o
the enemy. Whilst gathering the
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was lHe Idbt u leave MS stdtl0n, Inc
siowest in that slow and reluctant retreat
he struggled for every foot Of ground; dis
dainiDg to quicken his step though bul.
lets whizzed and blood strea med all a.
round him. Major Small, Of the British
army, recognized him, and eager to save
his life called upon him for Gods sake, to
stop and be protected from destruction.
Warren turned and looked towards him
but sickening atthe sight and the thought
of his slaughtered countrymen and OF the
lost battle, again moved slowly off as be
fore. Major Small then ordered his men
not to Gre at the American General; but
it was too late. Just as the order was Civ
en-, ball passed through his head, he :ell
and expired,
His body lay on the field all the next
night When one who knew his person !,
told General Howe the next morning that
Warren was among the slain, he did not
believe it, declared it impossible that the
President of the Congress should have
been suffered 10 expose himself so hazlrd
ously. An English surgeon, however;
who had also known Warren, identified
his corse; and TO prove the daring which
he was capable, added, that but FIVE days
before, he had ventured alone into Bos
ton in small canoe, to learn the plans Of
the British and had urged The surgeon to
enter into the American service. Gene
raj Howe declared, that the death of one
such adversary balanced the loss of five
hundred of his own men. Warren's body
was buried with many others, English
and American near the spot where he fell 4;
whence, sometime after it was removed,
to fremont burying ground, and finally
to the family vault under 81. PuaI's
Church, in Boston. His brothers, at the
first dIsinterment, knew his remains by
an artificial tooth, by nail wanting on
one OF the fingers, and by his clothes, in
which he was buried just as he fell. HIS
youoger brother, Dr. John Warren; at
first sight oG the body tainted away, and
lay Tor many minutes insenslbe on the
ground. We draw veil over the grief
Of his mother, when after a torturing sas
pense otthree days the dreadful truth was
disclosed to her. In General Warren.
packet, an English soldier found a prayer
book, with the owners name written 10.
Thc soldier carried it to England, and sold
IT for high price to a kind hearted cIer
gymnn, who transmitted 1t 10 minister
IN Roxbury, with request that he would
restore ii to the generals nearest relation,
1t wes accordingly given to his Youngest
brother, whose son, DR.. John Z, War
rem, still retains it. 1t was printed in
$50, in character remarkably distinct,
and is strongly and handsomely bound.
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FIDELITY OLA DOG,

Sir Harry Lee, of DitChley, in Oxford
shire, had a Inastiff, which guarded The
house and yard. One night, as his mas,
ter was retiring to his chamber, attended
by his valet, an Italian, the mastlft, silent
~ followed him up stairs, and, to his mas
ter's astonishment, presented hImSelt III
his bed room. Being deemed an Intru-
der, he was instantly turned out; but the
poor animal began scratching violently
at the door, and bowling Tor admission.
The servant was sent to drive him away.
He, however, returned again. and was
more importunate than before to be let
IN Sir Harry, weary Of opposition, bade
The servant open the door, that they might
ace what he wanted. This done, the
mastiff, with wag ofhis tail, and a look
of affection at his lord, deliberately walk
ed up, and crawling under the bed laid
himself down as if desirous 10 take up
his nights lodging there. To save fur
ther trouble, this indulgence was allow
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me; and your wishes will have due
weight in any decision may form.
Beyond that term, can conceive Of
no probable contingency which would
reconcile me to further continuance
in the Senate.
Irequest you, gentlemen, 10 COM
muuicate my grateful acknowledge.
ments to the citizens of Bolivar, and
to accept for yourselves assurances Of
the esteem and regard of
Your friend and obedient servant,
HENRY CLAY.
Messrs JOHN PATTON, B. S. BELL
XNAP, DAVID YANT, d. SMITH, and
5. KINNEY.
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MR. CLAY'S REPLY,
WASHINGTON, April Z, 1886

W OA'5 I''' -
Gentlemen:-I have duly received
your favor transmitting the proceed
ings of public meeting of The citi
zens Of Bolivar, in which they do me
the honor 10 express wish that |
would reconsider the resolution which
! had formed 10 retire from The public
councils TO private life. They are
pleased to believe that my public SER
vices cannot be dispensed with at the
present time. And you, geotlemen'
are good enough to add many kind and
frien1l''y expressions, for all OF which,
I am very thankful.
This is the thirlieth year since |
first entered the service Of the Federal
government. My labors for the pub
lie have been various and often ardu
Gus. think they give me some title
to repose, which feel to be necessary
on many accounts. believe with
YOU that the present period in the at
flirs ofour country is ImmInenty crit
ical. 1t requires all the wlsdom' the
virtue and the energy amoog US 10
avert impending danger. If ! were
persuaded that, by remaining longer
in the public service, | could mat7r''
ally aid in arrestIng our downward
prosress, and in communicating addl
tional security to civil Iibar'y and our
free institutions, should feel 1t duty
not to quit it. But | am not sure that
nv warning voice has not been alred
DIV too often raised. Perhaps that o.
nv successors may be- listened to with
more effect. sincerely hope 1t may
be,
i These, gentlemen are briefly my
motives for retirement It's my Pul
pose, if my health will allow me- lC
re main in Congress durina the preSen1
session. Ireserve for future Consld'
ration whether | shall serve out 'h'
term for which the legislature ot m!
State did me the honor last to cleo
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Boliva., Marcel l6, 1886.

awas county, and tho Hon. HENRY
CLAY:
Boliva-, March l6, 1886.
ST.-The undersigned have the honor
Ot transmitting to you the proceedings of
a public meeting of the citizens of Boli-
var, convened on the 18th inst.
Permit US, sir, to express to you the
deep regret we feel, and which every
friend Of liberty ought TO feel, in conse-
quence Of the resolution, which it is said
you have formed, Of retiring from public
life. In reply to this expression of our
regret, we are fully aware you could in
truth say, that having spent more than a
quarter Off century IN advocating those
principles and measures, which the
friends of freedom, and of equal rights,
deemed most essential to the preservation
OF the constitution, and the republican in
stitutIons of our country, the people have
no further claims upon your public servi
ces. But, SIR, ifthe few remaining faith
ful public sentineIs Of our liberties, who
have so long watched over the desinies
Of the American people, should retire
from the public service, to whom shall the
friends otlhe constitution appeal for ii
correction of those abuses and usurpa-
tions, which have characterized the most
prominent acts Of the present chief Mag
istrate? ltls true, sir, that those noble
efforts, Of the highest abilities, exerted in
the highest cause, have not had the most
salutary influence in preserving in their
purity, the republican institutions of the
country. But permit us to assure you,
sir, that day of retribution is approach
ing-the yeomanry of the country are
awaking from that deluslon in to which
they had incautiousIy fallen, by those pat
riotic e. republican professions by which
Gen. jackson come into power-they
are daily becoming more and more con-
WINGED, thai the President has been indu
Ced, by the intriguing influence of the
YTdn who now claims to be his legitimate
successor, and who officially declared
that the present Administration was the
friend of the British Gypernmcnt, to aban
don those republican principles, by
which he declared, anterior TO his cleo
ton. this nation should be governed.
Permit US, sir, to hope you will con
iinue to hold your se't ia the Senate,
until, at least, The expiration Of the
term for which you were Ia0t elected.
But whatever may be your foal deter
nrination on that sub ject, permit us TO
assure you that, your rank as an illus.
tious statesman, and as an undertaking
friend 10 the best interests Of mankind
is fixed beyond change. II is, sir, the
inseparable characteristic Of The fame
of those who are made for immortal
remembrance, that time, which dark
ems and decays all fabricated renown,
purifeS and brightens the natural graz
deur and lHstre of the master mind.
With sentiments Of high respect,
We remain your most ob8dient
Friends and fellow citizsns,
J. PATTON,
B. 5. BELLKNAP,
D. YANT,
d. SMITH,
S. X KINNEY.
Hon. H. CLAY, Washington.
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PRINTERS PROVERBS.

Pay thou the printer in the day that
thou owest him, that the evil hour
may be sfar off, lest The good man Of
Law sendelh thee thy bill: Greeting.
Remember him Of the quill and the
devils around him, and when thou wed
dest thou thy daughter to man Of her
choice, send unto him beautiful slice
of the bridal loaf.
Borrow not that for which thy neigh
Dor hath paid, but go aud buy for thy
self of him who hath 10 sell.
Thou shalt not read thy neighbor'S
paper, nor molest him in the peaceful
possession oft, lest thou standest con
demned in the sight of him who Dirt
veth the quill, and thy character bs
hawked about by poor children.
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A Fair Hit "A young aspiraat for lit
erary and fashionable distinction who
had in vain laid the foundation, for what
he had hoped would luxuriate into large
pair Of whiskers, lately asked one Of the
village bellies what she thought Of them.
To which she replied, with much nairctts
that they were like unto the Western
country extensively laid Out, but thlnIy
settled.
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n Chance. advertising for wives
has revived Of late, and if there be any
damsel who wishes to procure a hus
band in that way we should be happy
to aid her. To that end, we copy the
following from a paper printed some
where in New England: "Any girl
what's got 500 dollars, and hash; got
the itch, can find customer for life,
by writing billie dux, addressed to
z. @, and sticking it 10 the crack Of
uncle Ebenez,r's barn."-Vade Me.
o,I,1,
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A second individual has been arres
ted in this city on charge Of being
concerned in the burning Of the tressu
~ Office at Washington. He was ia
ken on yesterday by Merritt, police
officer, and is to be tried as a witness
for the state.-N Y. Com.
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Il Sn0rter.-A women in Ohio re.
Gently applied for divorce, and one
of the principal reasons for so doing.
was, that her husband sn ored so loud
that it was impossible to sleep