The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-03-07
A PRIZE EToRY.

a PRIzE STONY.
Behold > White iwn-slary housr, In
something Of sn,iqSa.sd s,,lr, vim ar-
nsDfn.ed Eahlss snd massive rh,mns,s;
ossf u hung The drspery allwo psoId slms.
isin s'slfrs. wLirh had grove in besuy
eide BY aide. IN the great l,ani ) ssd; green
m"ss had s'TeAdy begun 10 esllsr On
ihsif huge huhks, ahd here and li.ere
dsesyfd o. d.cayHg branch. refused 20
braf ihe Ilisge of is fellows. BngAl
l'ghis smssmed from abe Lah dawn Fhus.
isTs Of The paIlor. aud easnss, saices broke
The stiffness Of The street -Behsld shat
meIry.making within! the chars we're
esieiully set sRsiRsi Ihe psnneI.; clamps
burnt bright on the msniel; = fender Lose
" escircisd the bIsEing Fret and there in
The middle ef The room, Stood gronp oi
roy checked. lsuRhirr-lOying children.
A boy, jus, bl,nd.fnlded. s'ahds BY hIs-
self crying. .Resdyf Re.d,i' 'Nol
quiler Yrs.' .yss.' lie listsns; sol,
Ion. fsll hsre-a Suppressed tsIlIeT there
--he daris fo1wsTd-shst running
here and . running iherl Away and
around. be dasLes on rell neil. hurry
burly, in clsse and no, pursUrt. A gen.
ileman 10 one Of Ihis ganesrme groupi
Iso the blinded hoy catches lasl his leg.
The children Get Up shout, with great
cIappIng oi bands. Skipping 10 AID frc.
Father. 'ls fsIh'Il' exclaimed the boy.
Yes. yes. father You are caught Nov
sou must be blinded cried abo her Zee
fully. To lhs Law OF lie game. Tire Ia
iher snIlirsly consents. and The kerr
chef l. ned around his eyes. Then uha.
scan psrinR! Whist Lidlngl What tip
loeing. How the lulle folks evaded bis
grasp! Sometimes crawling through HE
lees--somr,imes creeping behind h,s
bask--sometimes msnfully facing him.
aith the right about sir OF SCslch me
IL you can! Then there wss one, he
caught up To his arms. Its me, sir!
its ne: whispered the struggling little
maiden. All. Fanny! well. have csugh,
Fanny? ss,d The gentleman, removing The
'kerchIef and displaying his fine. ,b,n
lace, lighted With The excitement of The
scene. She's ,old! Fsnny's iold--'usn'.
faiI! Now. farther. You must catch
SEINE bady tls.r exclaimed Two or three
sores. Ill al once. 20, bot knew il
vas Fanny by her long curis.' said The
gentleman. pDi,'ng her down; and now
Fanny NUT blInd.' % do let George,'
b. sough, Fanny, escaping away and hid.
ing herself among the group. We'll,
George YOU ,ake il. Fanny will never
cs,ch u.s. declared The master OF The cere.
mon es, tall. dark handsome boy whom
they called yEtep; and George, now Use
reluctant. was soon blindfolded. VIVA,
havoc did George make! How rapidly
he flew under tables and mp in corners!
In what has,e did shty scsmper and skip
before bic quick pursuit! Wha, a scrsm.
bling. Jumping and l.ughinsl Nobody
minded when aid how fell liule Alice.
II IL PLAYING. and half looking on. with a
big doll in me hand aud box al wood
IN cups and ssucers in The u,her. gill ot
the day, hIlle Alce now and then min.
Qled in their busy sport. %, its only
Alice, meier mIni;' shenaed Ralph, and
iouhd wen, the NOISY group. AIIce r"ll-
Ell orer--ihe doll went one way-cups
and taurefs another - last aud thick
came ch,ldren's sieps-robody teeded
ahsre-n"bcdy heard tie crarkling Of
cups or breaking Of saucers. Alice hrrs.
into tears. The gentleman. absen, M in-
stan, from The room. stepped suddenly
in and took up The little urfarunate in
his arms. How is sll shisi' asked the
gentleman, Alice in tears on her birth
day! Aquick pause among the children,
as thev crowd around. One sought The
doII-beh"lj departed nose! Cup. aud
sauc'rs were gatberedup Behold in hal
.d', joihted fragments. Alice hid her face
IN Ter fthe,'s bosom, aud wepi bitterly.
Sad work ihi.r said the gentleman as
one aud sno'hes began 10 account for lie
Observation-Disclosures Alice. her dell. and
hes tea set. have been run over. and mo-
body minded 10 pick Them up, continued
the gentleman; these friends, who are
celebrating Al,ce's birh day, were so ca
gerly thinking OF themselves, they did
mt think Of her. Somebody SAID. us
only Alice. never mind'-that was sell
i.h boy so inttn, upon his own smuse-
men'. ,ha, he could no, symPsthize with
his kule sister
Perhaps only little careless, father.
replied Eben.
To be careless Of The rights and hap
pi"ess Of others il true sslishness,' Ie-
Piled the father. Poor lite g'rl, and
he tende,ly carressed The nursing Of his
apck. :,
We could no, help IL, said Ralph
exculPs,ingiy; we should be caught