The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-11

hsees nv. w i've fu1HTiHuslN m thai
city. We have balls and parues. and Oar.
lies and balls. II would b. refreshing,
pom honor. 10 have llG,le fighting a
well . dancing =
You are Ton young. sir. 'sp0se. 10
have seen great deal of hard servicer
Bis m means. landlord. | was II Lex.
ingioa. indeed | was $3.50 early in die
war a. that. l'shauld have done some
hing there had ii MOI been for The sly and
very unso!dier like habits IL the rebels
sou understand me- have had five
horses shot under !me-leaped four SIX
bar ienres jnsI ahead of a bullei-sho, 81
men. stabbed eleven all standing hand 10
hand-indeed | haxe.' Here The loung-
ers were gaping with wonder and curios
ity. but Mr.. Ruggles maintained his grave
dubious physIngnomy.
why. 81 a skirmish near Boston, con-
llnued the captain, ] was taken prisoner.
but the scales turned. | saw . stout
regiment Of ours not far of-knocked
one guard down-hrnshed by anolher-
ruin gauntlet along sharp FIRE NJ mus.
ketry--swam sltnng current and mount.
ed Bucephalus atthe head of our gallant
Company: indeed did. landlord. yon
understand me-
Not long after this. Capt. Fudge call.
ed the landlord aside, aad after some con.
yersailon vas heard IL say. You will
procure me. landlord. the privilege Of
paying nv respects 1" Ma Wheeler.
although her'iather is. you say, \ Wig
All right SIR replied the landlord.
The fact was, our Captain in his ride
had caught a glimpse If youug lady
who was tile daughter al Nr. whefirr.
IN The nelghborhnod If thu tavern. He
applied IL lhr landlord for hls assistance
IN obtaining an introduction 10 the family.
although he almost de.p paired If overcom
ing tie "h.taries which the Whigism
Of the father would l*rnhahiy throw IN
The aay of an intimate Acquaintance with
his daughter. The constant recollection
WHICH the Captain bad nj has osu per-
s"nal beauty and his power "ver The sex
pre'en'ed any doubt in his mind a. :"
his success in the Subsequent points
provided he could once obtain an nppor-
tun'ty oil empinslu ING his address,.
Al this time small detachment af
American soldiers lay al M great DISTANCE
frnm the village. aud This circumstance
the landlord we'll knew. capt Fudge.
however. was moi aware OF il. and IL lie
had been. would not have relied u,nn his
own troops which he had ltIt few miles
oh. and his fellow "fiirers " no were en-.
gagged Vel nearer Ia HIM m such recra
lions as the ,Imes permitted
The landlord procured tor him the dp
sired introduction. The father was cold
but lolerahly civil. and the daughter was
declared by the captain In be lncnmpara
bly, the most victorious rebel he had me,
With in two campaigns! After his first
visit lie made the landlord aware oI the
character Of his designs tuw ards Miss
Wheeler, His plans we're laid and his
visits were continued nearly K. with
what seemed 10 the suilcr manifest ad
vantage 10 his purpose. HIS scheme was
conf led only Ia the landlord. Mr.. Rug
giles One or two shrewd neighhors con-
lectured the existence OF some special in.
lerest between them. but these had no
other reason fnr il than their having mo-
,iced in the conversation between them.
A slight and monetary shade pass over
the unusual hard and unchauglug features
uf the laudland. like the shadows Of i
cloud driven before the wind over field
Ut wheat. Meanwhile he had lief. The
village fir day nr two--upon wha, bn-
smess was not known 10 the captain
and ON his return he fastened his schemes
tn thtir contamination. The details were
entrusted To his care. and he arranged
them with MISS Wheeler to her saiIsiar,
ton and tn the captains So far as he was
aware ot them.
The shup Of Mr.. Wheeler formed a
part III his house. aud smod upon cor
nnr 81 that the window Of both looked
upon street. In the second story of the
shop there was door for taking in goods.
placed between two windows and over
the Dur ham projected. with a rope
aud pulley inr the purpose "t raising
heavy burthrns. The captain rightly
though, il impossible tn obtain the sane
tion Il her father tn the wishes which be
had M daub' The daughter entertained in
com u,n with himself. aud had therefore
dellralelv h,nted To her, alter he thought
himself sufficiently master of her heart.
the plan pf aAaiulng him BY means oil
the puIle, aud basket into the upper part
i Of th,. store and then Id her chamber. tie
1 vas not surprised. when after s"me be'
coming ma,denlv he.ita,ion. she lnt'mal
ed her assent to his proposal: Tor he had
| endeavnrad To secure the intprcesslon ,ol
the landlord 10 his favor, and mis- own At
rsctlnns Of themselves without the gu
| iogirm al. his host, h, ought sufficient
II secure his SUCCESS. He iaad concesled
4 in from ner father vet he wondered tha