The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-18
A MELTING STORY.

No other class Of men IN sny country |
possess thai isee,ious sptness Of inhicung
. snod hunorej revenge which seems 20
be innate with q Green MountsiG boy.
Impose upon o. injure Vermo1ter. and
be will seem The Jullesl and beat naiured
iello~ you ever knew 10 I'll your life,
until suddenly be ponaces upon you
wilh some cunninsly devised oiIss, for
your ,lupliri,y; and even while he makes
his victim smart % The core. ,here 70 tha,
manly open.he.riedness about him which
iafuses balm even while The wound it
opening. aud renders il quite Impossible
that va should hale him. however severe
may have been The punishment he dealt
cut 20 YOU. These boys Of The Green
Mounisins seem 10 possess . natural
faculty Of exuacting fun from svery yicis.
i,nde and accident hat The changing hours
can bring; even what are bitter vexaiions
70 Others, these happy fellows ireai N
manner 90 peculiar ~ 10 completely al,ef
their former character and make them
seem 10 Us sgteesble. or ., least endufsble.
which wss before in The highest degrsr
offensive. Another maa will repay 40
ssgrsys,ion Or an insult b. instantly re.
turning injury. cutting the acquaintance
and shutting his hear. forever against HE
offender; buI . fermon,er with smile
unnn his face, will smuse himssll while
obtaining . far keener revenge, cracking
a joke in conclusion, and msklsg his Tor.
mer enemy forgive him and ssea love
him after chssiisemen,. ~%
! One winter evening, . country store
keeper in The Maintain Stale was about
closing his doors Tor the night, and while
standing in the snow outside putting W
his winiaw shutters, lie saw through ihs
glass . tounsing. worthless fellow within
crab n ponnd Of fresh butter from ihs
shelf aud hastily conceal II in his hal.
The &C, was no sooner detected Thar
The revenge was hi. upon, and IN vei,
few moments found the Green Mountain
sore keeper ., once indolgint his appesa'
. for fun 10 the fulles. extent. and paylnl
off the thief y i,h faee,lous sort Of Tor
= ,ure for which he might have gained
premium from The old inquisiiion.
!. IL say, SETH" said The store keeper
4 canning in and closing The door after HIN
' sIsppine his hands over his shoulder
7 and stamping The snow of his shoes.
Seth had his hand upon The door. hl
h,, upon his head. and The roll OF me-
bu,,es in his ha,, anxious TO mske HIS 81
: il 30 soon a. possible.
. .Issy, Seth. si. down: reckon. now
+ nm such an eternal night as this, . iess
l .omethinp warm wnuldn's hurt fellow
r. rome aud Sit down" ),
:, Sill f,l, very uncertain; he had u
To h.,,,r. and was exceedingly anxious
n, ia IN. but The temptation OF some,h,r
~ ,.rm. sadly in,erfered with this resell
- ,;nn n 90. This hesitation. howese
10 -. .o,n settled by the right owner
!. The butter taking Seth by The shoulos
A. and planning him in seat close 70 '
." .,ove where hs was in such mann
s' .o,ne,ed in by barrels and boxes "
SD While The country grocer "a. before y
W there was no possibility OF a,s ge"
&C. ou,. and RICH, in This very place y
ed emo enough The store keeper cat down. dow, 9,
ra- :, Ss,b. we'll have linle warm Sa'
ads c,,, !" ,aid The Green Mountain gtos
en !. he opened The s'"'s door. snu ,a La
Lhc i rs many sticks - The space xoaI ~
,ed mir, . wihou, i. you freeze go"s NV
n,y ,uch = nigh. ss ,h's. .,,., .r,,li
i. use s.,n already fell the butter 'e'"