The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22

lhs hssFths ard ne noe eontsine6 every
ding necessary " eomfort. and scae So
perfslies. lof before The Sire stood . velvet
CUSHIONED easy eLsir aEd Ioost.ol. and
my good aunt Gray wiah large snowy
pillos IN her hands ms .siiins 70 seean.
nodals her Invalid nIser. She looked
suriously u me; | blushed lor skans
While NJ hesri oseInossd towards ihem
lor their kindness. Aad thfn TIE gro.
issqusnsss Of nv own position pfesshlsd
Ilssli, and ~Lils ! pressed hsad of each
| hunt ialo . hssrly al Of laughing. N
sLieh ny pnelr joined menily. .GIrlsr
he sIisd 40 so.n rs he eould sPtak--
'eons. your soasin'needs no possels Or
sesk soupsi come. and shake hands wiih
her.. The three girls raiefrd. and while
hey made their e0mplImsnls be went on,
away with The big chair. I'll LOUISA
wants 10 employ mem. sir. and exercise.
in sir weeks she Ill be able 10 run arses
9Th The feelesi beau 10 The towBship.'
He then 81, down beside ne and inquired
far you both with great kindness and go
lIciiude. unnl sc were summoned 10 Tea.
During the evening ! had lsisure 20 OBJ
serve ny cousins. They are nsmsd Ms
~. Ellen, and Lucy. I was suuek with
their beauty and The propriety oil every
thing around them. assure you. molh.
er. they were perfectly slsgsn, in their
home made dresses, with white cspes and
aprons. When we retired for the night
! found We were all 10 sleep in q large
ehambsr. with good Gre in The small ere
plare, and tao large beds in opposils
corners. with ws.h stands. and I'll the Ct
e.teras. Mary. The eldest. eel dosn BY
The liable and opening q large bibls brgsn
10 read. | followed The example Of Ellen
and Lucy. and set down and listened de.
! vou'iy. When me 60 wa'tssd 81.
said. let usprsy,' and We kneII VIM.
read dsvou,ly some besutful evening
prayers. never isid down 90 happy
in my life before. In the morning
we arose before the Gun. ard when ",
eame down we found aunt busy sbou, III,
breakfast. and the girls 60. The white pail
10 60 and milk. ! would 20 with them
although ] was very much afisid Of lh,
cows. ] wsntinta The yssd. and soon gre "
so bold ss 10 pm. my hand on one thai
Lucy was milking, and finally learned &c
do ashley did. Twas very awkward and
we all laughed heartily, but they said
would soon learn. And then The funny
J calves with their innocent faces and ner
} ~ gsmbols-oh! how did love them. A.
Ter an excellent breskfss, we dressed fo
church. Neither Of my cousins were in
lerIor 10 appearance 10 your elegant Lou.
'sa. The congregation st The church were
highly respectable in sppssrsnce, serious
aud deyout 10 their demeanor. and s,len.
live to the services. Through The week
as | observed the cheerful ACTIVITY Of my
uncle and his family, saw the girls sweep
ing. securing. scrubbng. churning. bsk.
ing. cooking, spinning. sewing. kni,tins,
embroidsring. ske'ching. painting. and
with oil finding time 10 read and write.
grew very much sshsmed Of my owe
ignorance and helple,sness. aud resolved
TO make myself mistress OF III these use
fol accomplishments. They were all bu-
o. the whole day. and seemed TO take
great pleasure in their occupations. Oh!
IL you could see their happy faces as hey
st al work in the evening while uncle
reads aloud; and then il sou could listen
TO our evening hymns. Such singing |
never heard. sn sweet, so clear. so ratio.
raj! | declare ] forgot my i'll health before
had been here two days. There 10 such
pleasure in gardening. When The girls
commenced pu. on laced boots as they
dad, and went to work digging beds. usns
planting flowers, sewing seeds, aud train
ing shrubs. We do no, fear The dew or
run for slight showers. Such q garden
az we have. such variety and abundance
Of flowers and vegetables. such luxuries
in form Of pess, beans and sslsds! lift
ter myself an now quite gardener.
though a, frs, ibid not know plan, from
9 weed. l have also learned to make
cheese. Not merely TO see il done, bu,
to perform the whole process myself. u
have become proof against damp air aud
damp iset.' You should see Us gathering
straw berries in The meadow " hlls the grass
10 wet with dew. or rsk,ng hay ., the sp
pro. CHI of = thunder cloud until the big
drops begin to isll, and then running TO the
house laughing amid The bright shower.
Oh! there is no life like country lle--no
pleasure like the free exercise and pleasant
lsbors Of farmers family. often smile
as recall my impressions al country life
and country peopls before came here.
had been taught to sum up in these words
all tina. is degrading. ignorsn, and vulgar.
| End here ON the contrary, sll that is en-.
nobliug. truly great and excellent. What
a poon, worthless imbeeile vas when
left home. O"ly Il, to be waited on. dress.
ed at enormous expense, and admired for
a season! Now can bake good bread
and cakes aud pies. cook meats 10 the
mos, excellent, manner, make butter and
cheese. and spin fax and wool. These
are such accomplishments as grace vo-