The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-08-25

weird are only acts Oh conformity with The
preiudires 0f the world. Give a man an
III name. and he wears II as il II were a
virtue and proper 10 him, and keeps mp
the reputation If his depraViiy With due
sense II hls deearnm. IL Keeping, c,.lanr,
and costume. C;iFe him : good name
aud he would be- ashsme 10 play with u.
When vii the world learn better, Oh
thou worst aud West weed IN The hsauii.
iul fields oi human Observation-Disclosures
grow not IN any path Of mine, tor
iraipple ihee down 10 llle earth xhIch
thou dlsgraessl and deiiless. But think
ing is an idle waste Of thought Walterl"
"Zur."
L" What. cyclops sgainl Bot that's b
prejudice too. Have you an entertaining
book in the housel''
/ 4" Missuz have, I dsur TO gay. zur."
4" Bring it, then. my good fellow. A
change Of thought TO the mind. like Q
. change Of air 10 the body, refreshes, invi-
gOraies, and cheers"
I" Here be one, zur."
"Ay, this will do---noihing so well.
Joseph Andrews! Good. good! Blessings
be with thee. Henry Fielding! Tor many
lingering hour hast thou shortened, and
many heavy heart hast thou lghlened.
See. The book opens of itself a, a page
which man must be full lalhOms Eve
down in the Slough Of Despond if he
read il with grave face and lack-luss
IRE eye! World. bid YOU good den! for
here will ] forget you as you are. and re.
peruse you ss you were. All! yts---I
remember well my first acquaintance ~ ilh
Joseph Andrews. Twas then very ,rri-
Gus, yet very happy boy: any book was
then treasure. bur a stolen ptrusal of
one like this was a pleasure beyo.d all
/ price, and worth all risks: for works like
this were among the proIannies iIom
which was carefully debsrred: Mlsta-
ken zeal! II discovered in my hands hey
were snaIched away: and II they esraped
the fiery ordeal Il VAS well. But Who
shall control the strong desires uf YOUTH
| remember. too, how nrarly thy secret
was Discovered; for, laughing too loudly
over the merry mlserIes uf poor Parscn
Adams, the thin NslnscOi BETRAYED me:
ere had hreshed thrice. ih. sound Of a
stealing inol was heard softly approaching
m, bed-rooin door. the light was our IN
an insIsni---Ihe book thrust deep down
{ under the hed-cloihes, and was b. ard
= snoring 80 sninnolenlly that Snmnus hlnr.
: self might have been deceived"
: "Ecod, you did 'em cap,tal!"
: En-! what! what have You been
1 ewes dropping al my elbow all this time,
E you THUS Oates OF lra,tnr!"
"Yeez. zur---yuu didn't tell TO 90 {"
No! GO, then, and bring ~ can, lee
! and pint Of sherry let down iht ,nis
= cheap the fire..-and don't disturb ME ill
I dust"rb YOU"
"Y"z. eur"
E "V4nlsh, then, good hottie imp! And
= now for Joseph Andrewsw
"Inlmltable and immortal Fielding!
.Prosr Homer OF human naiurer so By.
ron calls thee. Aud Thy bones lie unho.
2 ncred IN an aliens grave, and no, a stone
. in thy native land records the name If the
, instructor and delighier of manklnG!---
Well, there is no accounting for the neg.
r ligence of nations. 80. Who knocks?
{ Come in"
"Do you mean to sleep here tonight,
$ sir!"
"Sleep here, Mrs. Furlong! No---qui,e
, the reverse"
: ~ thought you did, as 1t is so late."
) SO late! how late!'
eleven, SIR"
> Impossible! Have I been reading so
long!"
"It is very true, sir"
I And what kind of night is it!"
: Frosty, and the moon is shining bril-
r liantly."
e What, in England! Then let me
e have my bill, for shall be glad to witness
Y such phennmenon."
j. LA. SIR. i, is ten miles to town; and
e gentleman was stopped on this road on
a IL last week." A
: How long did they stop him, Mrs.
D Furlone!"
! Long enough 10 rob him Of his watch,
, and ten pounds, | can tell you"
e Well, as have no watch. snd only
five pounds. they need not deIain me half
p the tune. And il | should come back,
l bare and barbarously beaten, like poor Jo-
e seph Andrews, you are no Mrs. Tow
! wouse. madam---I could not be in better
e hands"
e IL am glad 10 see you so merry. sir"
4 Merry. madam never mean to be
d serious again, expect al my own funeral,
= aud then it will be expected of me that
i should lnok grave. have learnt, SINCE
e l have been here, that melancholy is to
=! he medicined bv mile stones: thai slight
e | Attack of Il Is II he snhhueh hr fur 81