The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-03-09
From be Besion JournaI.
A TREMENDOUS BLOW UP.


A curious altar occurred IN this city
few days since. which occasiOned great
CONSERVATION in a very worthy family
and the knowledge 81 which may operate
as a sarning 10 sundry light-iingefsd in
dividuais 90, 10 make too free with their
neighbours goods. ISL
10 certain dwelling-house in the north
part of this goo,lIv cltv, resides t@o lndl-
viduals. whom | shsIl designate as Mr..
Virgins aud Mr. Sprisglns. and their fs.
miles. Nav The house being built OrI-
ginally with the express, design ii NJ.
coDmOd'tIng two families. ao digirulty
occurred IN couseguence--and Mr. Wig
gins and Mr.. Sprigrins, and IH Sprs.
ggins. and Mrs. Virgins and oil The Iil.
lie Wiggin's. and the iIulr S?nggin's !Is.
ed lnug time beneath the same roOl, as
all goOdly neighbours shnuld. on the mos;
friendly and amicabie terms. Hut Il 50
happened that the stuck uf winters fuel
CONSISTING pr,nrIp,ily Of "down east
wood, " each family, vas Deposited ~
the only woah-hnlse sh,ch was altacE-
ed % the dwelling. Mr.. Virgins. like q
provideut husband. lsId in an abundant
quantity for tie vinter. provided Il had
mol been used for purposes hIch he hal
M, anticipated. But Mr. Spnggins. ell
Their being STATED lnr means. or lnr some
other reason. which ., Is not particularly
Important 10 ascertain. procured but
small supply Of fuel IN the fall Us il ne
apprehendrd but a md summer slnler.
The wood vas deposited n different parts
Of the building allotted Tor tina. purpose
and Mr.. W,ggins often after contemplate
ing his own nnbIe pile. east a glance II
pity on lha. OF his neighbour, aud wou-
dered tina, he had not an the tks season,
laid in larger stock Of this article, indls-
pensable 10 ca niOrt and housekeeping.
One day while Mr. Wieglns was ex-
aiming his wood, it suddenly occurred
IN him that within few weeks il had d.
minishcd in size, 70 an extent for which
| be could mt sccount--aud u also appear
ed TO him that his neighbours woUd.pIir.
although cpntenpilbly small, was nearly
as large As i, was Two or three weeks -.
fore! Mr. Virgins reflected IN the sub
ject for few mhments, and b. curious
process Of reasoning, for he was by no
mesns a contemn,ib!e logicIsn, he sud-
denly came u the startling conriusiun,
tina, his neighbour Sprigglns, had. either
intentionally or uninreatlpuslly. been N
the habit Tor some time past, Of forgetting
the location Of the respective wood piles.
and had beautifully appropriated TO bin
self the wond belonging 10 the lnduslri-
Gus aud proSlde1t VIZ. Virgins.
| Mr. W,ggIns vas thundarslruck al
these singular logical deducuons. He
could hardly believe il possible that his
very worthy neighbour. SprlggIns, would
be guilty Of playing him such an unnrIgh'
bourly trick. The circumstanlial evi.
dence was strong, but not sufficient u
convic, him-snd Mr. Virgins was a
man who scnrned to think evil Of hi.
neighbour without cause. He resolved
10 have positive proof.
Accordingly on Saturday last, Mr.. Wig
gins borrowed Of a neighbour, ship car
penter. no. Mr.. Spriggins. an inch ant
three-quar,ers sugur, and selecting hand
some, sttractive.looking maple log. Dor
ed hole IN il, into which be introduced
a certain quantity Of combus,ible mate
rial. called gunpowder. lie then plug
ged up The hole, and placed the log 81
The top Of the woodpile. in very cou
spicuous situation, and Withdrew. Eat
Iy, on Sunday morning Mr.. Virgins vi