The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-30

ever 50 slow. and droPs The bail every
naG and lhen. 80 - 90 keep her down
stairs. sam. says she. do hslisss yaa
wnn'I wind hat are iWIne OF al night.
da give II % January. wont STAY na lon
ger. Fm zen most dad asleep. The old
filters arm 10 80 plagny unsteady, said
I. IL wont da; hul bark. what's that. I'm
SURF | heard something in The ash saplin.
didn'I you. Sill Iheerd tie geese there.
SAYS she. they always come under the
Wini0w ~ night; but she looked SCARED
snnngh. and says she. vaw I'm tired .
holding out nv arms this way, and l
wont do IL any longer; and dnWn she
Ihrnwsd The hank an the haor. Well.
saws I. stop Ons minute. dear, till | send
I'D January out "a see if any body is
there: perhaps some a. neighbour Dear
blrn's csIle have brake into the SARGE
gardrn. January vent ont. though Sail
said IL vas nn use. for she knew The noise
nf the gsrse. they always kept close To
The hnnse al night lar fear ri tie yarmin.
Presently in runs old Snow with his hair
standing upon eend. and the whites If his
eyes lonkia as big as The rims of a souP
Plate; nj. massa, nisssa. said he. oh mas
"a. oh Mss Sally. OH What on arlh is
the matter with ynu! said Sally. how you
frighIen me. l Euw belIeEe ynu're mad.
Oh. goodness. said he. oh. massa Jim
Munroe he hang himsrlf on The ash sap
lin under Mss Sai!y's window-Oh. nv
dogsM That shat was a settler. d struck
pnnr Sail right aiMixt wind and water;
she gave lurch ahead. then healed over
and sunk right down 10 snnlher fIiniin
H.: and juno. Shows wife. carried her
of aud laid her dawn on The bed-puar
shing she .rlI ngly ennugh. I da suppose.
We'll. father. thought he'd tainted
tho. he WAS 50 struck up all of heap, he
was completely hung FINGERED: dear. dear.
said hr, | Ihn'I il wnuldn'I come 10 pass so
SOON. but knew il would come; I lure
,nld IT,. said he. the last time seed him;
jan. SAYS |. mind ~ha, ] say. yoHW sriag
for II yet. Give M The sword | wore
when | vas at Bunksr's Hill. may he
there Is life Vet. Ill cut him down The
lantern vas snon made ready, aud nut we
went To the ash saplln. Cut me down,
Sam. that's a good fellow. said Jim. all |
the blood in NV hady has swashpd into |
NV head. and il 5 rnunIn nuI D ms muse, |
I'm cen almost smothered-be quick. fpr !
heavens sake. The Lord he praised. |
said father, the pnor sinner is not quite |
dead Yet. Why. as I'm alire-welI. If |
that dnn'l beat all nsiur, why he has
hanged himself by one leg. and : a
swingin like rabbit upside down. that :
fact. Why. If he Amt snsrej. Sam: he
is properly wired. | derlare-I vow this
is some of ynur dhings. Sam-well. Il
was a clever scheme, tor, but a liule
grain too dangerous. ! guess. Don't
stand stsrin aud iawin there all niei'.
said jim. cut me down, | tell you-or
cut ms throat, and be Cd a. yon. fnr
am ch"skin with blond. Roll over that
are hogsheat, old Snow. said |. ulI get
atop on il aud cut him down: 81 | suon
released him, but he cuuldn'I walk bit.
His ANGLE vas swelled and spralned like
rengeancr. and he swure one leg was
near about six inches longer than lniher.
Jan Munroe. says father. lrulr did think
| should ever see you inside ms door a.
g,n, hut ! bud you enter now. we owe
y"u that kIndness. any hnw.
Well. Ia make long Story short. Jim
was :" Gimp fallen. aud So down in The
mnuih. he begged for heavens sake il
m git he kept secret; he said he would
run the state If ever il got Wind. he was
sure he cnuldu'I stand II. II will be onr
while. / guess, said father. Allure you are
able Ia run or stand eilher: but il YOU
will give me ynur hand, Jim, and pro.
mise 10 give over your evil ways, will
nat only keep tile secret, bu, you shall
he welcome guest at old Sam Sticks
'nce more, for tie sake Of your father
he was brave man, oIe Of the hernes If
Bunker's Hill, he was cur sergeant, and
lie promises, says /. father,
for the old Man had struck his right foot
put. tie way he always stood when he told
about the old war; aud as jim cuuldn',
stir peg. il was grand cIaare. and he
was going Ia give him The whole reyolu-
lion from General Gage up to lndepenh-
ence. he promises, says !, father Well
il was all settled, and things soon grew
as calm as a pan Of milk two DAYS old.
snd afore year was over, Jim was as
steady as Minister Joshua ilopewe!l, and
was married TO our Sail. Nothing wa.
ever said about the snare I'LL srter The
> edtlin. When the minister had finish j.,
d askin b!essn, father g,ts up To Jim
md says he. jim MuHroe. my bay, gi:in I
lin rnusln slap on The shoulder. ttai
%, him cnughin far The matter of five
ninntes. (tor he was a mor.aI powerful
nan. was isiher.I jim Munroe, rny boy,
avs he, you've got the snare round ynnr 8
eek. ] guess. nov, instead NJ your leg. I
We had most special time "f il. you
ray depenh. all excerpt the minister: IA