The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-05-25


81 fer I've ninulss In slsss Of menlsl
torture ahieh fsw can imssins except
those who have sa6eFsd Like inaielion,
whsn Mr. P-snlered
Have 500 cot them dons Coz msg' said
Mr. Thompson. eagerly.
Ne have NOT. said ne broker. eald.
Ii. Il could end bul one man y 10 wevld
DO shsm u vi. and his ekssgs ~as higher
than fell willing 70 eohiaasl 10 pay. BE- /
lore Isaw you.'
.Whai does he sski' sad Mr.. Thomp- |
son. esgeGly.
Three and : bali per cent. month
Dir. Thompson grosned aloud. lie
locked .. his xa,eh; il lacked sigh, min
uies Of three. Can you gel il 10 iinsf'
sIwIll give you The money a once. aod
can gel Il from him myself
then LEI me have il quick.
The calculation was made; and 20 he
notes hsd On average Of two months 10
run. the discount wss seven per cent,
which added 10 he brokers' commission
Of one per cent. took of from Mr. Thomp
sons fifteen hundred dollars. he round
sum Of one hundred and ixeniy dollars.
The clock struck three just a. AIR
Thompson -, bis Zoo. upon The steps of
The bank. His note safely In bic posses
sion, he retired 70 bis store. and al,sr
entering up The cash and making ibe ne
cssssry memorandums OF borrowed mo-
ney, started for home. Ills head seh-
cd badly, and he foIl ievefish. Visions
Of home, and IN hours quiet retirement,
then came up In his thoughts. lie re-
membered The pleasant smile with which
his wife hal parted with him in The morn
Ing. and the swee,ly uttered . come home
soon, dear father" u his little pratllDg
boy. II ever home 10 sweet 70 man, il
10 is after The rscking anxielies OF such .
day % that through which ME- Thompson
had passed; and he turns toward il with .
feeling akin 10 that oflhe tsmpest.iosssd
mariner, when lie turns bis prov towards
the land OF bis nasisity. Nothing 10 50
calculated 10 sour The Taind Of q man, thus
circumsianced. and make home unpless-
ant 10 him, % 10 find The little domestic
trials all operating 10 mske bis wife ifri.
liable and out Of temper. His own ankle.
! iies have been Of . character so Important
10 The peace and well-being Of his family
that the troubles incident 10 domestic du-
] lies seem like " TRIES light as air" in com
} parison, and u find his home made IN
pleasant on account Of them, Is more thar
1 he had looked Tor, and more ihan be car
! well hear. For The sake Of bis wife''
: peace Of mind, lie breaches not bis owr
, difficulties. and pu,s on cheerful lace
I while bis feelings are Inder cloud. II
!. find her unwilling 10 bear her pars, AMI
T constantly msrring his domestic eomfort
j. by complaints. or sour looks, tends 10 If
Q ritats and discourage him. II is not 10 b
!. wondered ,ha, some men under such cir
!. cunsiances, become cross, or neglecliu
= Of heir families. But lei Us follow NJ
s Thompson home to dinner.
! On entering The parler, he saw, al
e glance, thai something was wrong. Their
J. was dark cowlupon the brow Of Mr.
/, Thompson. She rang the bell for Dime
wilhou, u,.ering word, and after sundr
: delays. i, was served up 10 about half
!. hour from the time Mr. Thompson cam
in. Seats were taken al the table in pre-
u found silence. On the part Of Mr. ThomI
II son there was no desire to speak. Tor b
!. knew that all tina. was wanted was but
10 single word, when The avalanche won
Z, break through all i,s barriers, and he Ia
i. no desire TO witness its fury. But b
ID hear. felt like lead in his bosom. H
lie silence. however. was not TO prove 4
ID an.idose. There was no salt upon Il
e, table.
i. No sal: on the table. Declare So
~ Mrs Thompson. in high pitched voic
he ringing her table bell viole.ly, i new
e. can. get The table Sc. right
lie Tie ssl. cellars were brought, and Ma
ms cy received sound beating Cor her car
w lessness. Scarcely had she 60, fair
II. back into the kitchen, when it was disco
q cred that there were no large spoons upt
70 The table, and, with sundry exclamation
no Of disquisluds Of mind, the bell was ru'
again.
p Il can tell you wha. i. is. Nancy !
X gan Mrs Thompson. as the domestic en''
a ed,-.Fve no notion of having things do
m. alter this fashion. Here's not sing
IN spoon upon ,he table; nor no water eth
as | live. Nancy, this is too bad!
on won, put up with it, Nancy disappe'
for ed, and Mrs Thompson continued:
the fac, is, Mr. Thompson, I'm o'
ne. done. and completely worn out. do
g see bi. ofpeacs oil m! life. You do
"a, seem to think il any thing, but OF
ara wish you had it to do. Men think {
- work nothing
,ur Why, VIVA. is The matter. my de
I. was easy enough 10 gel the salt,
Al the spoons and the water. without get.
.ou into fever about them ST..
Nr. For The frs. time 10 bis life, Mr. 'Ehou
z.~ .~.Ia 80 m ray,~,uiuu TIME and on