The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-27

~ ottkraNFa htfc t@o D0fsfs.
and IN ave ha~n ne shall Be al hone.
THIS ws a agreed % BY his eamnsn.
ion. slshaaEh % say Ihs truth. Frrder~k.
q he had pc osn viii. would have mount.
ed haue sssoon as he gal 10 the Ina. .nd
ridden On II foil spesd lsssId. de end
u BIS issssey. By Ibis lime il was be
ginning 70 grow cusk. 90 that he sould
hare had : dsrksome RIDE; il Vas rsiuing
as hasd as d could pour. 30 lhas he wasld
have hsJ cnld one. and be himself was
slfezdy enHenely tired; 80 that every
ihiaf seemed 20 show that. though con-
lirsry 90 bis own inclination, his s,ay Al
the Inn would BE- Tor his benefi.
On snislns a. ,he place Of public re-
esp,inn re haze DESERVED, The traveller.
made knawn their purpose. both 10 lhs
driver q lie diligence aud 10 che landlord
Of the Inn. The 6rH Of these iwo per-
sonages. % he intended 20 charge lull
price the vhale ~sy. cared very hmle
wheshrr they went en- with him or moi.
The Landlord. an his part. sawsd lhs. ne
could give The travellers The best OF every
Thing; but that The gentlemen must put 90
With large doubIe.bedded room. as e,ery
other room 10 the place wss occupied.
Fsederirk said. that he hnred that il vas
- the back. % they should be on, Of The
way sf al The noise and disturbance
~h.ch was even then going On 10 the front.
THIS the landlord declared vas quite i'm.
possible; there Was but one room they
eauId have. and that va. in front IL
was q capital RON. however, he said,
large and r.omy; and they wrfe eoase.
qaeudy obliged 20 make up their minds
20 fheir fate.
A. 20 the food se, befare Them. The
landlord kept his word. The dinner ~ss
most excellent. and thaegh either Clares
or Bssgandy was an unknown commodi-
" On thai pl.ee. yet mine host GeclsIst
that he had some Pou Of . very superior
quality. seme sfsdeirs which had msde
,pnrs voysges round The world than Cook
and Arson together. and some brandy,
which slsa had been % much improved
BY travelling as any peers son in The
realm. N
A ciaeIling ERE OF dry wood. cheerful
lights. thoogh they were bot lsllow can.
dies. some excellent fish. some game, fof
u wss nos auiumn. Nth bio,lsd fovl.
aud other seeompsninents Of tho sori.
greatly eheered the travellers; and al
though the landlord could procure no wine
excepi Port. which proved Of very
doubtful and unpleasant character. and .
por,isa 81 which might well be suspected
Of growing upon Eneli.h hedges. rather
Than in Portuguese vineyards. he offered
10 bring forth rum OF such AZ they had
never tasted before. in their days. That
vas an sge in which punch vas consider
ed 80 one OF the most uIbane and polish.
ed Of ell beverages; the travellers willing
ly agreed Ia betake themselves To The bowl,
aud the run produced by the landlord
even "ssssded his promise in excellence.
and made The travellers marvel ~ finding
any thing 50 excellen, in country Inn.
They were deep in their po's,ions. when
the lsn,lmd entered with the coschman
fof the diligence, who. knowing that the
travellers did no, intend 10 60 on with
hin, now appeared TO demand his fare.
\ Bn,h put their hands in their packets. and
William. Gore speedily settled hi, own
part 81 the charge. Frederick Pre- voi,
however. Eel, 10 his pockets in vain; he
drew out number Of letters aud papers.
aud then said. with laugh. Lend me
some money. William. | must have LEFT
my pocket book in my porlmaniesu."
Alter Altering for moment to refuse.
so as 10 make his companion some~hs.
angry, William Gore gave the money
that was wanted, and they went on with
their supper. The leader ATE aad drank
more than The borrower, and towards ten
o'clock they retired TO rest in the double
brdJed room which The landlord had men
timed. Frederick Prevo. had one quality.
which is not very unusual with quick and
impe,uous men, he slept. when he was
asleep. like stone, though il was often
long after bis head touched the pillow
ere slnmher visited his eyes. II vas
thus on the night which | have mention.
ed; for an hnur or more he l.y listening
TO all The noises Of the Inn. and there we're
many; but af,er tina, he fell into sleep
which seemed az sound az death itself
We must now take 10 new prrsonage
in the drama. aud speak Of The Boots Of
the Ign. sho .. an early hour Of The fol-
lowing morning went 10 the door Of The
travellers room to wake them. as he had
been told. Al first he modes,ly knocked.
bp, no snswer being returned. he vent in
and opened the window shutters. What
was his surprise. however. TO find The bed
next 10 The window. in which William
Gore had slept, IL the ponr wretch, in.
deed. had been allowed 10 sleep at all, now
vacant. though sadly tossed and ,umbled
about. the pillow and The bed.clo,hes de-
lngrd 10 gore, and eli The signs. In fact,
Of soms terrible &C, having been commit.
ed. rl8
Boots laokpd round the room and into
the other bed; and then quitting the cham
| har in haste. tall the taudlnrd whnt he