The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-17

-. :. ~ea Aa@sss. gu SHOWS that
gu black bigger, do ynu mean 20
say lhsi want % cheat yonI''
No. nassa. but three lius /. ,he -.
guisr charge for load, and can't taks
less. ] eouldn't make Iisen' Al 4 lew"
"hell' I'm not going 10 stand lonling
mere with you. II you don't tske thi,.
you'll get nothing" 80
"Caht take II. massa.. All or none 1.
my rule. J woh'i cheat By asking 100
much. and won't be ehesipd." -.
"1hen you get Eothing.' ...e~..r
well. J can give yOuthree Cps II you
And the iaderenden, old fellow got on
bis dray and drove Of.
/ was standing al the door OF the slop
At The tine, and witnessed the whole or
The proceeding. The unjust man turned
away As the dray moved oil, but | could
SEE no compunction on bis hard face.
4 few days after witnessed a similar
scene. which ! will also describe. An.
o'her drayman brought him barrel Of
-four and ksg Of butter from The wharf.
- usual the eleven penny piece was
Nonsense! here, take your money,
think ] don't know the psice!'
Indeed. indeed, masss! JaI's too liz.
d,."
"Ilrre. Ain'i you going 10 take yovr
money! You'd better"
&" Massa. il | had plenty Of money. and
what III call plealy sint much, I would
nOi care about . hp. But my old NO
mans been sirk nov three months. and
! I've 60, Eve liitle children. and some.
times cant hardly gii enough for 'em
to eat. A 6p would buy loai of bread.
AID lhst would 90 good ways"
Heres your levy, IL you are going
10 take il. II your vile 10 sick. that's no
season shy you should be IN ex,orlioner.
u you are in wan, bog. but don't cheat"
The poor negro said no more but took
Ihc little piece of money. and went OF.
| witnessed this scene too. How my
ynung. hoi blood did boil.
On tie same evening I heard him a, .
public meeting, in the - church.
address the good and holy lord, and With
vain repe,iIions. make a long prayer. AZ
HE were In be heard Cor his much speak.
ing. Instead oi his pure heart. and upright
purpose. How can sneh men read the
word ri The Lord. and then hope TO be
received hereafter into The heavens. where
lave IN The neighbor Is psrfecl and pure.
Me-. r. had FIVE apprentices.
Each nne Of these he had taken from the
alms house. because ss he said, parents
and friends were always troublesome TO
q master who had boys. They were a
eowed. spiritless. and IL they were To be
believed. . half-s,srved set. Their clothes
were poor anil dizzy. end they we're a
shsmed 10 appear az church on the Sab
bath day. or To 60 into decent company.
Al meals. they were allswsnced in many
articles. such - butter, meat. &c. at
breskfss, aud supper times; and bread a,
iinaer time. A single slice Of bread was
oil each received during dinner. Po,a-
toes were very good. The boys we're
laut in their complaints out Of doors, but
dared not say much within.
In so large family - that Of Mr.
p there vas good deal Of sew
Ing In 10, and out Of charity the work
vas ,sken from n seamstress who had
sewei for the family sometime, and Civ
en- 10 a poor widow woman with several
small children. 0s,ensibly only was
This charity. Really. il was 10 save a
rev more pennies. How could this be-
some one will ask. let me sketch a III.
lie scene; promising that this poor wo-
mans husband was jus. dead. and she
ien helpless and Iriendless, with no ap-
paren, means Of support. Besides she
vs.. in very feeble health. by accident
Mr.. y had heard of her distressed
si,uatiou. and al The suggestion Of The in.
dividnal WIN named her case TO him. told
his wife ,ha, he though, !. would be cha
rity To give her some sewing.
81 think IL would indeed" says Mrs.
I =.
Our sewing COSTS US great deal.
rsspnn,ls the careful husband. % and in
this thing We NAV benefit ourselves, as
well as do deed of charity. No doubt
this woman Is rather an Indifferent sew
e., in comparison 10 Miss r., and
/ therefore her work will not OF course be
worth so much. And she will no doubt
think one half III price Miss R
gets. a good one"
No doubt" chimes in the frugal
i partner.
/ Mrs. was sent fH.- AfIer she .:
seated the following conversation ensues
.Can you do plain sewing" .
"Ye. ma am, A. well as most persons.
\ "Whst is your price Tor fine shirts!
|. 81 havn't Sc. any price yet, but vii
work as low as any one"
"Bu, you know that TO get wots yoo'
will have TO do il little lower than oru'
nary. People don't like to change
NIL