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

doms Of he ssrsh and he elrry thereof.
sad told him thai II be uoe,d Isll doa n
and worsh.P him. this would Be hls: and
fhe rascal. added be. " didn't slrn q foot
ofthemg"
Hs interview wilh The King a Wind
sor - mentioned % highly lneresuag.
His Msjs'y .ssked The stout heuled
mounlslneer. finley had sny newspaper.
IN America. :. Buluy few. aid these are
boz hide read. /" was he answer. /. Ilos
thea" asked the King, do ,he common
people kn,~ Of lhrse grievances Of which
they complain. and Of uhich we have insl
been spesklngi" "As ia that" sad he.
/. can tell your Msjesly. that amongst.
people sha have Irlt The spirit ofliberty.
lhe news Of oppression 10 carried by the
BIRDS Of The AR, and The brefzes Of hes
ysn." That ia TOO 6gursuys On answer
irem smsilef Of fac, mao, tots plain ques.
ton," rejuined lie King. well. 10 Be
plsn." answered The Q, bellious subject.
" aiming our people The tale AZ wrong !.
CARED lIom msn 10 man, and from neigh
borhooJ 10 neighborhood wnh the speed
efelecirielty: ny country men feel nothing
slse--outoi the attendance Of the hear. the
mouth speakelh. Twill add. with erea,
respect 70 your Msjesiy, that such PEG
pie cannot be put duwn with the - ord"
The King made fong pause. a. IL
strongly Impressed with me truth Of his
Iemarks. Al length. ehsnging ihe sub
jec., he asked Col. Allen II he knew DR..
Franklin; and being answered 10 The
affirmative, inquired concerning his ex.
pertinent with electricity. aud expressed
q curioslty 10 expsEenre an elerlric shock.
The brush Sovereign seemed 10 take
pleasure IN the conversation " hich he kept
up Tor more ihsn an hour. and Of length
male Col. Alien promise 20 visn him anh
his enuntrymsn. DR.. Franklin, al hi.
palace IN London. Some weeks af,er ,ha,
he was reminded u hrs promise BY The
'noeleman above mentioned. and an hour
liked ior the hnme bred philosopher nl
America 10 explain the myslsnss OF d
nes discovery On The science 20 the ROYAL
family. They slie. drd accordingly, and
with an apparatus chiefly 81 his avn IN.
veniion. De. Frsnk.ln exhIbmsd maay
OF those simple and amusing experimen,,,
for which he was 81 noted, and 81 which
the royal children, even those Of a large
growth, were much delighted.
10 this playful way. DR.. Frsnklin took
occ.siun 10 convey instructions as 10 The
properties OF this astonishing fluid.
While The royal habtauon was thus in
most unklnsly uprOar, the Premier VAS
announced ~ IN waiting. The Kns
sesmed Tor momens disturbed. for
got my appointment with The minister, -
said he. :" but no matter 1 will esehew
business for once, aud let North see how
We are employed" Accordingly the
minister was ushered ia with lltle cere-
mony, and il was room concluded lha. he
should have shock. Allen whispered
TO the DE-. 10 remember how 10 had shock.
ed us across the waters, and /, give HIM
a double charge; whether u was designed
on the hint vi his friend or not, was moi
ascerlslned. but the charge was so paw.
erlul 90 The nerves ul bis lord.hip, as 10
make hun give way in the knees. q, which
all. especially The Itriacesses. we're almost
conyulsed with mirih.
Some Of Col. Aliens happy re,oris al
the clubs and shlonsble parlies are still
remembered aud often repeated. On one
occasion he vas challenged to a glass Of
wine, by the beautiful Dulvhcss 81 Roi
land, who seems TO have been parlicula.l "
pleased with his independent manner.
i" You must qualify your glass With a
toast observed the lady. The Vermont
er, very unatIecledly observed that he y as
not used to that sor, Of ceremony, and
was afraid he nigh. give offence. Ii,
howeter, the lady would be So good as 10
suggest q subject, he would endeayor 10
give a sentiment 40, yes" ssld she
never mind The subject. any thing i'll do.
so that it has no treason IN il" Well"
says he, "lhIs may do Tor a truth #
not ior toast" aud fixed his eyes adnr-
ingly on The lar famed court brsuly, he
psuceeded:
Ill any thing could make q double
raI,or out of god patriot, It would be
the witchcrsll OF sucll eyes as your lady.
ships"
The blunt sincerity with which this
was spoken. together. with It's exac,
titness 10 the occ4slon and the person,
caused II to be long hailed in The beau
monde, as sn excellent goud thing; and
although It had The Eff C. Of heisbtenins
tor mamsn, TIA, beauty 10 which il was
Offered as tribute, u is SAID the lair
Duchess often afterwards boosted uf the
complimrnl as lac b yond all the empty
homage she had received from the giIl-
'ering coxcombry Of The city.
A Real Yankee Irick.--The Cinrin-
nan Mess &c tells a good tory ola yankee
stage-passenger who was travelling in
Ohlr; II sppesrs lha. he came quite lndlg-
nan. al the mn.keepers for chatg,ng pas
senge,s fifty cents per meal. while per
sens on horseback were accommodated
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