The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-22


cd. assured he lsndlsdy that she xss
taking with The presiding Judge. As
Ionlshed and COMPOUNDED, she attempted
some excuse. and hastily asked his par.
don Tor her rudeuess.
The Judge had. BY this time. unabsers-
ed. taken The shawl from his pocket. AMI
with . subdued smile. advanced . few
steps Iowsrds The landlsdy. saving. q" Il
is hoi my prosinee IN pardon. but IL il
ny business 10 Judge; | Iherelore decree
that yOu and shall hereafter be friends:
and ! judge also that YOU will. without
hesitation, receive this shsxl 40 a pre-
sent"
So saying. he gently laid IL over her
shoulders. adding. 4" Take il. madam. and
do not attempt 10 return IL, for it Vas pur-
chased on purpose for . present for YOU"
She hastily retired in confusios. hardly
knowing whss she did. but taking the
shawl with her. Of Course bearing no ma
lice toward the Judge.
And here we're three parties xho had
each two good things. The lsndIsdy had
. good shawl, and . good lesson 10 me-
dIIsle uPoa. which was this,-bs not too
hssIy Ia judging III Of person from
rough oulside: the genllsmen had O good
dInn'r. and good jake to talk over; and
The Judge bad good intentions in the joke.
and sbIlIiy 10 follow up the lesson given.
II good .7needofs.-A gentleman was
invited into one 0f the towns If Msssa-
ehuseiis TO lecture on temperance. Sew.
ersl days previous to the time appointed
general information was given TO all The
Inhabitants Of the town, and il created
considerable excitement. The friends OF
temperance we're glad Of il, but the rum
sellers and drinkers were exasperated.
Al length the time for commencing the
lecture came, and The house was well
filled. Som after the service commenc-
ed, the door opened, and in came one Of
the principal tavern keepers in the town.
accompanied BY q miserable and seuslii
looking individual, beaslly intoxicated.
They marched up the aisle. and took
their seats neat The pulpit, dlrecI 10 front
OF the lecturer. The speaker proceeded
in his discourse. portrayed the awful con-
sequences Of inlemperanee. enlarged up
on the iniquily Of The traffic, and appeal
ed 10 the audience 70 make every exer-
lion TO rout out the monster from The land.
lie grew warm and snimsled, and press.
ed home the truth 10 the hearts and con.
sciences OF his hearers. During this time,
the tavern keeper ss, mute. but il could
be seen by his countensnce that he did
nos relish what Was said. Not so hi:
companion, for when the speaker ssit
any thing that was cutting or severe, b,
would mutser out, lis fslse," L" that,
lie" " there's no truth in IT," and sucl
kindred expressions, till finally he fell
asleep, and gave good evidence By hi.
snoring that he was lost TO all that wa,
passing around him.
| Very soon the inkeeper arose. and
said that he wished to say few word:
in reply 10 the gentleman. lie had beer
an inhsbitant Of tina, town for many year
had endeavored 10 &c, an honest liveli
hood; had minded his own business; hat
never wronged his neighbor tina, he knew
OF; and he could no, sit still and hesl
such vile and wicked ISLANDERS, wi,hou
endesvoring TO counietacl them. II suct
doctrines as had been propoga,ed BY III,
speaker should become universal, ther,
would be an end 10 all society; he hopel
and trusted that the good sense Of hi
townsmen would no. PERM, Them 10 b
led as,ry by the decisions Of temperance
people. The temperance reform was al
a humbug-it was priesicraf.. and al
signers TO the pledge were hypocrites
lie said he would close wha, he had Il
say by asking one question Of the leclur
er. Says he. " Mr.-, il the ,ee,o
. tai plan succeeds, what are We going L
do with our apples, our rye, our oats. anc
our barley! Yes, say, wha, are we 60
ling 10 do with our barley, our oats. GU
rye. and our apples! Yes. Mr.. Speaker
} that's the question to be settled, wha, ar,
We going to do with our OATS. our barley
! our apples, and our rye!" He secam,
highly excited. and after repeating ,h'
question several times, with more ear
nestaess than before, he at the top Of hi
voice and giving his hat. which he hell
. in his hand, twirl through The air. hi
J his sleeping companion across the face
reiterated the question for the twentieth
time, q" What. say l. are we going to Dc
/ with our apples. our rye. our barley, ant
our oatsl" and sat down. The old Eel
. low who had been asleep awoke fron
+ the blow he received, and, thinking i
came from the lecturer, grumbled out
! &" Why, ia, your hogs with them. yo'
old foul" The audience were couvuls
: ed with laughter, and the tavern keepe
rushed from the house. chsgrined sn'
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