The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-03

"
.e,s % cal sny b.dy b, yas.
80 Ihnks." said P.inrs, .,Ies. res
calls Dc Quern. aud abe bs's puslins M
her shoes "a ckings. Plealy usles q
the pail. ed Misses"
50 here is. dssisre. Cone. ynu.g
nan. sssl.ly OF u the Captains I.sl
1 vas nj . cid water nan Mfa, and
face.
Whose dis young Bsekr.r" asked
Old Pnnee. sfisr SCANNING ne very efi,i-
e.liy ffsm head 70 foot.
. WhT. PGaee." said he csp,,in.
/. don'i you knos hint Thh Is yosns
George Woodesek. He's sludylnr Lao
Il the Court House. Shake h,nds = III
him. and tell hin you'rs the best "a.
der thai ever drew a bow IN Pm
Hook"
/" Yau! yawl yaw!" shouted Prince.
10 . hey thai shook TIE CABIN. Young
Noes. woodcsrk. Ia. / hssrn tel On
you fore now. young mossa. I speck
dis sinl de fuss Saisrday night You've
been ouiion spree. Never mine; Use
nun as gaose."
The company we're al seated. he pine
knaia lhtes cheerful l,gh, over lie
large room: old Prince wss iuning HE
hjdle 20 the corner; all were ready for
the word, !. choose yeur psrlners"-
there was pause.
What 10 the round word keeps
BELIEF ssksd old D,lly.
/. Why" SAID JAKE, .shr's IN he
ki'ehrs 6zzing With Long Jim from over
The Geek. about the fret dance. Long
jon sseats he'll have The frat reel with
her. and she promised 10 60 that with
George Woudcoek."
DOa'i lfi me be in the way." 70
marked modesIly.
You ami il The way" said Jake;
/" bit Long jim is. and Il be dom take
himself out Of the wy pretty shortly,
he'l see sights"
{" Well. reckon" said the Capt,in.
III settle lhd az 10 Ices than three shakes
Of . Pigs tall" aud C.plsin started 10
the kitchen 70 enforce the rights Of hospi
Isiiiy.
|, was 40, long before Gsp.sin Jerry
returned. and with him the lady 70, whom
the company bad been waiting.
|" Lsdles and gentlemen, and especial
ly Mr.. George Woodeock," ssid he
with grand flourish. " this 10 my daueh
tee Belle Peters. generally known as the
Queen Of Pin Hook. hope you'll oil
CT acquainted with her,"
made my pretuesi Court House boz
to ihs Queen; expressed my grat,lic,tIon
AMI pleasure al making her personal sc-
quaintance. and concluded By asking The
honor Of her hand for The fisst dance.
Belle was a coqusvs. and fine lady
in her small wsy. and Zoe each bow, she
returned me three congrrs, protesting that
.he had been keeping herself expressly
for me, aud that all The Jims in Pin
Hook shouldn't come between me and
her.
No. by dad" pu, 10 Long, "nor
shall all the b,ys at the Courl House
come between me and you. Belle. You
may dance with George Woodcock the
irst reel as you have promised to do. bu,
II he don'I want to swim Squash Creek
before dag. he'd better mol be too impedi-
culus."
As had no intention OF setting mp for
rival TO the demi sa'ags i" Long Inn,
from over the Creek" as they called him,
/ assured him there was no ground for o
quarrel between u; that rs that was my
fret visit 10 PIN Hook. | tsus,ed il would
create no unp!easaniness iha! the Queen
hanored me, as stranger, with her baud
in opening the ball"
jan erowled some sort Of assent. and
led Belle Peters To the head Of The room.
Her Majesty the Queen Of Pin Hook
was truly majestic looking personage
she was fully four inches taller than th'
ordinary helgh. Of Iamsles. AMI bulky IL
DTODOIlUus S,tiO was ctttts oH
BILE and untiring dancer; with all her fat
Belle could stand three cu,-outs by TIL
longes, winded Of her admirers. She was
afer all, quite beauty. sn far as goo'
skin. regular features, and aspsrklIng pal
of eyes were concerned. and notwithstsnd
ing her illiera.eness, she was an lacessan
talker.
"Long Jim" appeared to me-. express
Is created as mate for the Queen, and
did not wonder a, his jealous regard TO
her. He was, al least. six feet iour II
height. Jus, the man, had he lived in III
time Of the Great Frederick's father. 4
have been kidnapped and sent TO Prnssl
for a rtenadler. lie was 80 ignorant as
bear, aud as rough and as strong. Na'ur
evidently Intended Belle Peters and L"n
jim Buggy for each "ther, andit was use
| less for them 10 struggle against the de
cree. Still, Belle was coqns.'e from IN
sunc,, andsAlrted with all the FIN Hook
er's who paid homage to her char'ns, an