The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-21

irtiress ~ KApid aanla-s, under Hhief
ne esniFe-ia5le gra1us. pal up1a his 90,
penie. Wiih0ulsn sysiemalir employ.
msnt. he lives exiempors. and. rs rrfor.
if0m rscaiiy. welcomes company. fash
'onaols and very genisel. ] grant. yei CON
Pany ihsi neck nor % empty his purse,
and were that alt lllai we're bar irash;
BAT ! fear thsy may svrn flch from him
his sObririy. sndfrom Mary his heart and
from his children his lore.
In this par Of South cssolina there srs
unfortunately many independent grnlIe-
men, some young. some IN Inc meridian,
and some even on The declivily OF life.
who seen N liink amusement he great
business Of life. Nor are their amase-
ments always digni6ed or rational.
Wonld Won believe illas men who claim
70 be. and are Recognized = genflemtn.
actually gamble. and even meet together
70 see eaifkea-eoeks fghf and kiH one an
Other! Ii Is lrne. and what most keenly
dlsresses me, and prompts me 10 solicit
your Kind Intervention. IS, that Mr.. q. has
been decoyed from The gaming table 10
The bar-rooIn. and The cockpit. True he
Is impatient Of the slightest aIlusion 10 the
subject, and seems conscious Of ms own
degradation. This encourage lhe hope
that gentleman of your distinguished
character, and acknowledged worth, nav
have influence cnougi with him 70 cheek
the downward tendency Of these dcsiruc-
tive habits, and arrest The current. before
u sweep away the barriers Of self-respect,
and overuhelm himself. his wife, his chill.
dren. and me. in hopeless sorrow.
Boys and girls. aye, and men and wo-
men too, are very much The creatures Of
circumstances. The poor foolishly strive
10 adopt the manners and fashions Of the
rich: and il Is sad proof Of the degenera-
cy OF poor human nature that interiors
are more prone TO copy the vices than the
virtues Of their superiors. You will find
il hard 10 believe that little James, only
twelve years old. was found. alicr saving
his bible lesson last Sunday. playing al
cards in the barn with one OF the servants
Ia barrel-head serving Tor a table; and
still more perhaps you will wonder at the
following circumstance. Mary. seeing
sharp instrument sticking out of his peck
ei, asked what j, was, fearing he might
wound himself or The children. His he
sitancy excited her curiosity as well as
her anxiety, and she insisted upon seeing
The instrument and knowing lis use:
whereupon he drew ont pair OF steel
gaffles, which he said he had got old
Frank, The blacksmith, 10 make Cor him.
that he might sec whether old White or
Red, two chicken cocks belonging 10 the
establishments could whip. Ills mother
you may suppose whipped hinr but |,
was a sad task; f1r The child plead his "a.
theirs example, and :. didn't know how
there could be any harm in playing with
pieces Of paper, and making chickens
fight, when father and The gentlemen did
IL" mention this iha, il may suggest
an argument in your interview with Mr..
). viz: The influence ofexample on chill.
drcn and interiors; You see count sure
y on your coming)-Mr. S. is, | think,
susceptible TO such appeals.
lhaye written 10 good old Mr.. Thwack-
nm; but a jaunl from Philadelphia, at this
nclement season, is TOO much TO expect.
Besides he must come by steamboat and
and this would clash with one
,f his old maxims, "The more speed, the
ess safety" Often does my mind reyer,
o childh"od's days, when Mr.. Thwack.
ms kind manner relieved my iiInidily,
yhile his frown checked your buoyant
eviiy. What compound Of ar, and art
cssness. OF simplicity and tact, Of stern !
less and gentleness, Of tirmness and ten
erness, oil winning soflness and unyinld-
,g energy, in word Of every quality that
lspircs reverence, allures confidence, and |
wakcns affection. May his mantle fall |
n the teachers Of Philadelphia. But the
Of old times is bctraying me
ITO tediousness. II is better to talk over
ID "reminiscences. ] promise myself a
ch treat soon, and am sure no slight dit.
Guilty will cause you To disappoint the
Spectations of
Your old and sincere friend, /,
MARY STANHOPE.
II may be gratifying to your readers 10
arm that Mrs. s., in recent letter, as
lres me. that her apprehensions for her
'n-in-law are allayed; and that he now |
earthly CO. operates with young Mr..
hwackum-gran,lson of the venerable
ntleman mentioned in her lciter--and
$ accomplished wife, in imparting to his
ildren the elements of sound moral
d literary education. In speaking of
Jung Mr.. It. she SAYS, The mantle of
ilah has indeed fallen upon Elisha -
| have been favoured with the perusal
a letter from the grandfather to his
which, if the latter permit, l
~ send you for publication.
Your ohedient servant,
OLIVER 0LDSCHOOL.
HE BRITISH NEGOTIATION. =
sens III IN was nrnducpt