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

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feet and pure.
NR. JONES. AIRS. JONES. AND FAMILY.
on SICKNESS our WEST.
Dill Jones. Bill Jones's better half and
sons half dozen little Joneses. arrived
yesterday from llliu"is. They look .
deck passage down lhe river. and what
with attending Mrs. Jones and watching
The busy litile pledges Of his and her si-
fseiion-keeping Ihem fran The boilers.
The engine. the wherLhcuse. and lha
guard.. Bill looked pretty veil used up.
When The gangway was laid from fhs
siesmbosi 10 the wharf. Mr. Jones UNDER
took 10 pilot The /" rest Of himself in safe
~ on shore. . - Il.
/" Don't throw me 10 The rirer. Won
wrsieh." says Airs. J., rs her attentive
lord and master TREMENDOUSLY lei her out.
/" DoRt be afraid, my DEAR" said The
kiad hearted Jones'" there M danger"
"0h! you-." says his partner,
and she gave Jones . look that meant
something. -.-. .....
A feeble cry was now heard from The
boat. -.#
"That's my Tommy. ssid Mrs. Jones
10 apparent despsir. % VIII you run and
save him, or will yon allow nv child 10
drown, you stupid goOd.fsr-no.hing man
yoni" 3d. ..-
The poor hen.pscked Jones Was on
board the boat in minnie, and Tommy
was in his mas arms the next
"Tum TO his mud. Was mnd's pet
frsidy OBJ steam.bosiy, aud would nol
dirty isdy save mudy's boyl"
All these inierrogatories Tommy an
swered BY pitching his crying voice al .
higher key than he commenced with
Mrs. Jones. meantime, kept rocking back
and forward on the old box on v hich cha
was sitting. and her good for nothing
man." as she usually called him, was
clearing ont his "plsndsI" from the boat.
Tommy now became more quiet. which
permitted Mrs. Jones TO cast superin-
lending eye over her liege lord. "See."
she said. " you unhaady thine--see how
you place that bed in the wet-look o,
how You have broken The back OF TIA,
chair with your .clumsinessi-donll lie,
that trunk fall on the child's feet--you're
80 stupid you don't know what you'la
doing-dont you know that basket you
: threw down there has got all nv cham.
D besides clock and looking glass in iti''
Poor Jones appeared 10 90 ahead in
. clearing the bosi, making no other reply
10 the i'll nstnrsd admonilions Of Mrs.
Jones Than such as. al wont hurt the
child. love--'lwasn't that broke Tho
chair. packed that glass so well there
10 no fear Of il, Mrs. j." And then he
unlocked box and gave piece Of bread
to Tommy, and . peace 10 lille Billy,
! and piece to young Sally Ann, and 4
piece TO each Of the whole family. lie
: offered Mrs Jones piece, but she did
not want his musiy trash. lie then
/. bought Watermelon and began TO nor.
lion it out into lnts. when Mrs. ]. gave
: peevish shout that could be heard al the
rahedIsl.
"wha,'s the matter. Mrs. J.." said
the good naiured husband.
"Matier enough. you ignoran, fool.
you," said she in half hysiericsl voice;
" 10 you-do you want, Jones, 70 kill
my dear children!' and before Jones had
lime TO ex,enus,e, an old acquaintance
came up.
why Jone.!" said he sequsinlance.
how are you and. as live, Mrs.
Jones! Why, Mrs. Jones. how do you
do! really you look very i'll. | hope
there aint ao,hine the matter with your
20, Mr.. Williams" said Mrs. J. Ia
/, fsin, voice, i" Mr.. Williams, I've net
had days good health since lefi. aud
vas so annoyed with that stupid nan Of
: mine. have had the chills and the
fevers--the iR,ermitting fever. The lake
fever, The fever and ague. and every other
sgue."
WELL" said jones with the best ma
lured kind OF a smile. "you have had 4
grea, many feyers and sgues. that's faci.
: ku, I'm slowed IL you were ever afflicted
! yet with The dnmb ague ~ace knew
you. excepting il nigh. Be when you
were asleep"
We ihoughtihis pretty hard hiiin re-
turn for The anperi,ed abuse the passive
Jones had suffered. and We thought ,ha, if
be possessed courage he knew how TO re.
pei the enemy. We quit The Jone.'s
perfectly satisfied in our mind tia, Bill
Jones was a married man and Of course
happy man. n. q. Pieayuns.
|. Il 10 stated by pilot who has lived