The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-09-19

The horses kicked and struggled. and bic
each other Ike perIsel luries. The Stage
lumbled on top Of them. and they STAYED
II Ill 10 oTen-w0od. Two Of The horses
died. sir. for 10 vas an awful steep place
~here they fell. The passengers we're
flung out in eEeEy direction. Some had
their hssds stove in. Others had their legs
and arms broken. and no one escaped
without bruises. Two others we're killed.
besides Jim. cir. Oh. IL was an awful.
bloody sight. as ever Was heard Of. cir.
And there was Lucy. poor Luey-shs
saw Jim isll. she saw The whole horrid
sight. cir. IL is no wonder that she fsll
down under that honeysuekle. and went
into hysleric cts, and sgonies. Her
screams reused the whole neighbof-
hood. Farmer Dunmore. and The rest
Of his people. hasIened 10 The door. aud
then they saw sll. They saw the hors.
60 plunging and rolling down the hill
poor msngled people crawling along the
road, and heard the shrieks and groans Of
those who were all crushed up in the
stage. oh. sir. il was tho shocking. 10
vas horrible. Igrow sick Of The thought
Of IL. The nsighbOrs came together. cir.
and took up the wounded people and
jim. poor Jim"
How was he found" interrupted I.
Hear me out" exclaimed ,he driver.
"Oh. he was mashed into q perfect
cake! He was eut into inch pieces. sir.
And how could il be Otherwise. He was
firsi dashed about by the heels Of The
horses, then they rolled over him, and The
stage fell upon bin; he was ground down
40 Ga. as the earth itself, sir. He was .
mass. sir. q perfect mass noihiag. There
Was no shape about him. and il il had not
been for his clothes no one could have
told him for human being. The folks
could no, make shroud for him. 90 The
doctors showed them the difference be-
tween his head and fee, by The bits Of
bones, and they put him decently in Q
cnffin, and covered him with linen, and
put The bright red mufiier over the place
where his heart should have been, and 90
they buried him."
And where did they bury himi" ask
edI.
"of course, beside his mother" said
the driver.
"Poor boy-and what became Of
Lueyi"
1 I" She broke down, sir! beg pardon;
meant 10 say. when she got through
screaming. she fsinisd. They put her on
bed, and there che lay. hour after hour,
looking like corpse, and groaning from
, the bottom Of her heart She would not
see II e Daylight, cir, bui kept her hands
. clenclrdl over her eyes. sns u,ssfraId
Of seeing poor Jim. crushing 20 pieces In
the midst Of those terrible horses.
"She soon took change, however, and
then IL was sad To look upon her. She
become as mild and gentle as lamb, but
still she was crazy.like. She thought
jim alive. and begged her father to bring
. him TO her. in tones that slmos. broke The
old mans heart Il was very trying for
; him. sir. for what could he say 10 her,
and poor Jim lying all the while cold in
. the grave! II was severe blow to far.
mer Dunmore. sir. Il was like losing
son and daughter both. But Lucy d
] lost got up again, but il would not do to
let her live here. so her people all wen,
To Illinois, where she had brother on q
/. farm"
!. " And is she there stilll"
1 81 heard so. Squire Barbags was on,
I that way six months ago. and saw Lucy.
8 He says she is not the same girli tina, she
never laughs, end 10 grown so pale and
e thin, he could no. bear 10 look at he's. The
B. squire says she looks as shsdow-liks a.
:. poor Mrs. Ayton did. He thinks she il
= dying. and think so too. Some folks
D say The climate is killing her, bu, she wa
: quite Thin when she went away from
n here. know how il is. sir. and its no
e use 10 sham the matter. True love 10 true
4 love all the world over! Lucy's heart 10
broken. NOBODY has seen her smile
: since The day Of Jim's death. She islgo
ing to meet him in heaven, sir, as sure ..
b there 10 heaven above" Here the stage
e driver gave way for moment to his emo
s tons. and then said .hough,fully--as hi
9 "put OUT
: "Such people as Jim and Lucy mus
b. NEE, in heaven, | know, siri"
Q ~ have no doub. Of it," said I with
d fervor.
$ Every body thinks so." said the dri
d SETTLING ACCOUNTS.
h When a minister was spending few
e weeks in Edinburg. there came. on bust
u ness. TO the house, man Of The world
,r He was introduced to the minister in Oh,
!. following manner: "rhis is an acdusin
'r lance Of mine. and | am sorry to add
{, though young and healthy. he never Al