The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-04-28

,s'neoa'. ell; .ah. Mrs. DS.l2avs 30
heard the ae~si"
Why. shzlf- eKelsiaaed Mn. Dox
looking sp IN ssloni.hment.
Why. P.rsoa Grrr,l sbau, P,r,o,
; Gerry! tie owes esrry badyl.' srel.im
90 P.lly. holding up so.h hands viii
haly harrar.
] Dsw.
Yes. every body. every BODY. n,
oses Mr. Tape Ten daIlsrs lor lhs, beau
,,lsl sa'sa hs dsugh,sr Mary ~esr,; On.
VIC. shsIley far me f,agham; aud AR
braadriaih lar three new sssIs: and Mr.
Wsfssed &c ths Lord knows he~ man,
eoodsl Aud every body says. Mrs. Dow
ihsi he'll never pay; and they say d.
owes oil me merchants ~hers no come,
iion- Did you ever hear ,he llkel" ssit
Polly. . Dad Jos ever "a IN ye~r bora
daysi And they say"
. Bnt perhaps he has The mean, a
pay. interrupted Mrs. Dow.
"PayF" said Polly. !. not hri ne ne.
zee means % pay. Why ,hafrs ,hs way
every body Gays he Eeis ghrsssh The
world. Folks, you know. trust 10 his
honesty because be 10 q clergy man; and
,hen he runs away and cheats Ihem.
Such inca as ne have 10 GIL our pulp, is
feslIy 100 bad"
Yes. but don't lee Us condemn him
until we are assured Of his gull" repli.
ed Mrs. Daw. trying TO pump up CHRIS
sisn spsit of forbersnee.
!. Bot don't you believe net" sxrlaim
ed Polly; l." every body says he 10 con-
slemned already. Year hssbsnd. Me-.
Da~. and Mr.. Mesks. and Mr.. james and
ssa ihifds Of the church members and
every BODY elss, thinks 50. He don'tne.
yer mean 10 pay. And there's his girls;
] sag them flirting through the streets
this very day With their silks aud "a.
s'as. III 81 which he osrs Cor. Aud he's
got new sofs. and I dare say be owes
The cabinet maker Tor thaf--and his wife
keeps bred girl, AID pays her dolIsr
. seek. Thrre never was such man"
and P"ly Sly. rana#g ou, of breath,
sank b.ck for moment. completely en-
hausled.
Just a. P"liy closed. in esme Mrs.
ueeks. i. ll,da', call TO s,av. !" said Mrs.
Meeks. Polly heard Mrs. M,ek's voire.
and Up she jumped. esught her by Me
hsnd. and vas 80 GLAD 10 see her; il was
80 comfortable 10 see ones friends; there
was 90 much trouble "a the church. il
"ws rejoicing to find q person who
eould revive her spirits"
Mn. Meeks vas out on precisely the
sane business. I" cry down Par.on Ger.
rvs extrsvsgsnce. Mrs. Merks had
been " masking calls" f.r two haur.. talk.
ing all the tuna 40 fast 40 her nnfue
could rattle. She vac ss happy 10 meet
Polly Sly. IS Polly was 10 meet her.
"Whs,are we To do with our mIni,te,i"
exclaimed Polly 10 Mrs. Meek,. % soon
as she Ga. through welcoming her. "Ms
Daw and 1 have been taking about 10.
I've besa telling her oil about hIm; how
he owes every body add cant pay; how
the church is di.grserd. and every body
'alks about u; and"
And ho~." ssid Mrs Mrek,. ,ud.
denly cutting Polly shori. " heavy de-
msnds have been sent na Zoe colleciion
isna sbroad 10 Lawyer Brief. ~ho holds
thea il his hands, but doa'i van, 70
make troubled"
Mercy sake!" rosred Polly; els he
going I" he sued! Well l expected il.
| told them he owed where he come IRON.
Don't say any more, Mn. Meeks; r.
shall 90 distracted"
{" Wbs, q man. exclaimed Mrs. Dow,
who JUST began to ealer iaio che ,P,ri, Of
Tie OCCASION.
Well" said Polly, 81 must be 70
ing" And Mrs. Meeks ssid. "she must
be going to-" and both bidding Mrs.
Dow "good sf,ernoon." talked scandal
to the DIOR. and then 10 lie gate. and G.
nslly. broke of the subject by bidding
Mrs. Dow /" good morning" aud depart
ing.
The next day the storm Of .csadal "a
ged still higher. Several persons we're
seen talking a, The corner Of The streets.
bera,ing Psrson Gerry aud his family.
S,me said that The old man ran away
from the tir.t parish where he preached, 10
avoid The service Of civil process for debt;
Others said that The Bishop had d,sDiss-
ed h;m for the same cause. and that he
Was preaching without license. Where.
ever he had been. the same extravaganza,
], was said. had been indulged in. Tie
story was revived which originated with
Ms. Merks . that heavy demands were
zen, on Tor collection. from abroad, TO
I.,wyef Brief" and iwo or three of The
rl,urch .estry men visited the Lawyer To
inquire into The matter. Lawyer Brief
pronounced the charge fsl'e. hut no one
believed him. Zoe They ,hoaght he acted
rom interested motives: thai he was fear
fui o sadaagenng HE collection OF his
iebk by adding fael 60 the Ere Of perse.
an which was already consuming the