The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-24

The following eapilsl biz q The VIII
senon Of ,caadsl has before been pub
I,,hed IN the Recorder. A Trend - oul
,lbsw uha thinks ], Sufficiently good u
,.ke The rounds once year has request
Cd is re publlesiiOn; snd 20 we have ma
nv new subscribers, sho may not have
ssss il, we give j, place. OF course,
We may remark ~i,h our nsighbors Of The
GresasbarOush Pa,riOl. 81 ], does no, sp.
,Iy in The rsmo,esi degree 10 any body
10 this section Of eeuu,ry."
SCANDAL.
.Sow Il, Il work Mischief. thou arr aiosi
TIE Mai esuIse thou wits
rhe sshslanre Of the following 10 no
sc,,on. Ia neighboring village. whose
ial,ab,.auls, like lie good people oi A.
,hsu,. we're much gwen 10 'cilher VEL
., hear semtIhing new" lived Squire r.
,f,r,,iaur. good naiured sort Of body.
chose iokrs are even yel matter Of vii.
l..e ,ecard. aud have been rsIold lhrough
,,r,ous editions. from lclie down 10 du.
UJeeino.
Aunt Lily VAS Deacon Snipe's ~ifs's
.;.,r-a psidsn LADY Of about 6fy -
ii, sent 70 Ill the meeiings-kepi &c.
snI,r account Of every birth, death and
,s.,r,sse with their ds;es--doetored oil
,b.,r babies, and knew every yard in the
ueishb,rhood-showed Ill the young
married women hoe TO make sosp. aud
wien they had bad luck. made every
rh,lJ IN the room sil ernss.legsed until
,he luck changed. In fine. she was
lind Of silIage lsc,osum--spen, her time
IN going from house 10 house, grinding
mn, . grisi Of Islander 10 each. as occasion
,.ouired. bat slssys concluded with. The
wsy OF Iransgrrs.ars 70 bard" poor
Mrs. A. or II. (ss the cass wss) ! pi.iy
Ler from The very bottom Of ny Eeaz';"
ar some such very sonlhlng reaertion.---
Aun, Liry xas ,ety fond of asking stian'
GERS and others. wilhou, regard 10 time
=, plaee, ..ihe stale Of ihei, minds" DC.
these quesuons were generally followed
~ . string 81 scandal. which was calcu'
l.,sd 10 destroy The peace and happiness
az acme Of her best neigisbors aud friends
but she. like other narrs,ors OF this
hind. considered such intellectual muir
der n either establishing her own lair
,,ou,,,iou. or % the only mode Of enter.
aiming the village. and thereby render
ing her society sgreesble.
Ooe warm summer afternoon, IS The
Squire vas sitting near his Office door,
smoking his pipe, suni Lizry was pass
inr by with great speed. Eliminating on
the news Of ibe day, when the Squire
brousht her 20, 80 Il,e sailors say. by
"whar, your hurry, Lizzy--wslk in"
The old lady, who never wanted &C.
esnd invitation. ven, into the office, and
The following dialogue sson commenced
"Well. Squire r., have been think
lag lhis morning What useful man you
NIGH, be, if you'd only leave of YOU
light conversations, 80 the good boos
GAYS, and become . serious mss--yoI
nigh, be an ornament To both church ant
s,sle, as our minister says"
"why, as 10 ths, aunt Lizzy, . cheer
ful coun,enauee I consider as the best in
dex Of grateful heart. and you know
what the bible says on iha, subject
when YOU fast, be not ss the hypocriIes
OF a sad coun,enance; but annoint shy
head and wash thy face. (aun. Lizzy be
gan 10 feel for her poke. handkerchief
for she was ,sker Of snuT.) ihs. ,ho'
sppear no, unto men 10 FAST"
"Now, there squire--thsrs just whs
Told you--see hos you have The scrip
ter Al your tongues end; what usefu
man you nigh, be in the church. If you
only be doer as we'll as hearer Of III
word"
"As 10 that. aunt I.izzy, | don't g.
tina, you "proiessors." as you call them
are q bit better than | am. in priraie.-
] respect q sincere profession, as muc
- any msu; but know enough OF on
Of your church. whom you think goo
deal Of, to know that ste 10 no bette
than she should be"
A, these inuendoes, aunt Lizzy's It'll
black eyes began 10 twinkle; che 81
down beside the squire, in order 10 spss
in lower lone--spresd her hsndkerch''
over her lap. and began to tap the cove
OF her snuff box in true style, and ,
things being in readiness for regul'
ssige Of "scaudslum msgna,nm. sh
commenced ERE: Nov, squire. wal
TO know what you mean by one oil tn
church. know Who you mean; the to
lop; | didn't like so many curls sbont III
head when she told her experience.
The squire finding curiosity was Pu
ting HE boot. OH, had no OCCASION 10 ad
spurs TO The heels. for the old lady III
one in her head that was worth both
them. Accordingly he had no pea!
until he consented 10 explain wha,
meant by. the expression "in private; =
hi. w,s . dear ~ ord IN aunt LiZZy.