The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-16

BY This nne rriusned from The sll.gs
wslh al The chihtE hat eoold bs baughi.
and = pspsr Of lseks. and some Es~ straw
raFrtiii {: aid by Ten o'clsck shsi nighl
Ihe lour sails Of he sp,rtaeai 1erf =
cred ~lsh The g.,ly ilosersd mslerisl. abe
cares Vas ralled doxu. ADD old isrmsr
Rssreiy shoughl il m,ehsy nice. cool
le,.k,ng Place. Eph. "a. b,l u car
penier. and he ,nn knocked together
some boxes. whIeh, eken covered siih
chiniz. and stuffed siih g TOOL. lo0ked sery
Ike 0isamsns: and With hah.solns rlplhl
on The rnnnI.Ishle. Eersniums in lhe xib-
DAYS, and s,chih'z esflain - spbdue shs
Ign. II sss nol I-r from sNsrs eh.rm-
iHg bnuduir. aad Meg tsgan % breathe
NOE freely.
But Eph. lad heard this news wilh
lie hlaod hot IN his ismp.es. Was that
proud won an coming % loak sgain upon
him With conWmp,. and here. 100. where
tie tusiie,i5. Whlch he presumed 70 be he
object of her soon, would be . thousand
times mnre a grant and vi,ibies And yet,
with he snueay On bis Up that his eou
$40 would refuse is receive her. his lesrt
had checked the pIierance-for an nresis.
iible desire sprung suidrnhy within hin
"a see her. even a. The b.ter cosl oil ten
fold IL, fOlnsr mori6caioa.
Yet. IS The preparations Tor receiving
Miss Hampson wtni on, osher lhoagas
took possession Of his mind. Eph. xss
not a man. indeed. 10 come OF second best
in the long pull Of ~IesIE,ng slh weak.
mess. Ills pide hogan 20 show us colors
lie remembered hls Independence as
farmer. dependent on no man, aud liule
comparison between his pursuits and life.
such as be knew !, TO be. in city. soon
put hIm. in his own Consciousness a,
hast, on par Nth Ni.s llamp.on's con
neciioIs. This point once attained, Eph.
cleared his Draw, and ~tnl whIsJl,ng sboGt
the larIn as usua!-receiving. without re-
Ply, hose'rr, a suggestion rfhis Cousin
Mes's. that he had beuer burn his old
sirss hat, for. in e. al sbsence, he might
possibly 70, !, on willie Miss liamlson
was there.
Well. il was Ten o'rlrck on the morn
ing sfier Miss llampsou's arrival at Bra
csly farm. and, as vas said beiors. Miss
Piill was in despair. PresUm'ng thai
Der friend would be faiieued with her
journey. she had determined mott wake
her, but 20 order breakfast in The bondoir
al eleven. Farmer Brsceiy and Epb.
mu.t have their breakfast u seven, haws
ever, and what sas The dismay Of Meg
! Who vas pouring out ,hsir coffee as usv.
al. to see the elegant lila rush into the
6rs, kitchen. curtsy very swee,ly I" the
old man, pull up chair to the table. APP
ologIse for being late, and end THE ex'Ts-
ordinary scene by producing two newly
Matched chickens from her bosnm! Sue
hal been up since sunrise, aud nul 81 the
barn. and down by ,he river. and upsl IN
, the hsymow, and was perfectly enchan-
ted with every Thing. espeeislly the dear
little chickens!
"A very sweet young LADY," thought
old farmer Bracely. %
Every well-but hang your conde-
scension!" thought Eph.. distrustlully.
" Mercy on me!--to like pigs and
ctickens!" mentally calculated to the dis.
turbed and bewildered Miss Piiilit,
But with her two chicks pressed 10 her
, breast with one hand. Miss lIampson
managed her coffee and bread and butter
with the other. and chartered away like q
child let out of school. The air was so
! delicious, and the hay smelt so sweet,
and the trees in the meadow were SO
beautiful, and there were no stiff side
walks and no brick houses, and no iron
ratings. and so MANY dear speckied hens,
and funny little chickens, and kind-look'
ling old cows, and colts and calves. end
ducks, and turkeys-it was was delicious
lit was enchaa,ing-it was worth a
Thousand Saratogas and Rockaways.
How any body coald prefer the city to
the country, was 10 Miss Hampson a
matter Of increduous wonder.
VIII YOU come into the boudoir!'
asked Miss Piffii,, with a languishing air,
las her friend Julia rose from breakfast.
| Boudnir!" exclaimed the city dam
lIsel, to the infinite delight of old Bracely,
|" no dear! I'd rather go out to the barn!
Are you 9 ing any where with the oxen
to-day, slr!" she added, going up to the
gray headed farmer, carressiugly, :"
lshould so like ride in that great CART"
/ Eph. still suspicious Of all this un.
|expected agreeableness, but he was natu
rally too courteous not 10 give way to the
Ilady's whims. He put on his old straw
hat, and tied his handkerchief over his
shoulder mot 10 initiate the broad rib
bon of a royal order, bat TO wipe ths
Iswea; off handilv while mowing) and Of
Ifering Miss Hamnson rake which stool
ioutside the door, he begged her to be rea
Idy when he came by with the team. Ht
land his father were bound to the far mea
dow. where they were cutting hay, ant
would like her assistance in raking.
i Ii was a " specimen morning, as tn