The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-05-16
From The Southern Miscellany.
Letter from Major Jones,
P,ne,ille. April 81 ls44

To Coz. HANLErrER:
DEAR SIR.-Il the world YES 10 come
10 en- feDi hos. IL alicrauon was 10 bust
up. 40 old Miller wants il 10, and The
Wings and Lok, fukys vas III 10 BE- iri,d
Up into ore entatnel siew. wouldn't die
without me eonspi .unn, .. The I'D 60
msn set-l'se seed and shuck hands si,h
Mr. Cta,! But ! spose YOU would Ike
10 lear Ill about i. specially as lie didn't
come u Your ioSn.
Well. The l.ct Is. I vas in . perteci
saisi ever sense DC. Clay arIis IN
Genrgis Tor tear mnuRhtn'l Ct chance
u see hin. M.ry wasn't well enough
10 70 ~i,h me. and oil II EN- sas POSED
70 my ltav,a home. But Ma,y's rgh,
eleser gall af,sv Ill. and after | reasoned
he pint with her, and 81 AIDED her lit
lie. she gin her consent, pros,d,n | would
promis 10 60 ri,s siraie down 10 Auaa.ty,
and come right back without gwme 20 nn
psrtys or balls. or sny sich d.ins. ldnn'i
know whether che vas more frsid II my
morals or Tie charms 81 ,ham Angusly gals.
but she va. mnnsirous peruk,ler sbuu,
my mixin w,th EN- much. De that a. Il
mnueh,. she han, got no,hin 10 fear from
them n"r no other galls--though tween
you anil me-, there IL some mons rous gal
~ l"ok,n c,rttur. in AuTus,y. -.. -@<
Blu, 10 prncerd--ihe gals had my Son-
dsy 6x'ns all dun up and rsddy Cor me by
Monday mofnin.. and .oi out Tor Angus
~ bright snd early. A, first was mon
sirou. irald | inough, lo.e the way, b.l
fore gol IN fifty miles 81 The CITY, all
had 10 do was jos, ~ ioller The crowd. Il
seemed Ike the whole county was all
moyin 10 nns pint--sll gaine II see Mr..
C'ay. la,is IN The civ bout noon on
Tuesday, and SIGH SIGHT | never expeci
10 see sein. Men and wimm,n. gals and
boys. myers aud all, WIS dressed % with
in inch Of ,her lives, aud rnnnin through
The streets in croads lcokio out Cor Mr..
Clay. Banners was flyin. horses was
sesrin. carriages was Within. n,ggers hol-
l-rln and children squallin inesety direc,
lion. My hnrse was worse scared than
~as. apl ~ha, upon yesth 10 do with him
| dldn't know. / couldn't see 10 swing
IN signs. and one house looked just as
much like tavern as tile rest. The on
~ CHARGE was 10 inqnre-so ! axtd the
fusi gond lupkln man seed shsr The la
vefn Was.
SEES he, d" wha. house DO you want to
stop az"
THE ,arern." ses |.
" Well" ses he, =" there's several la
serns. bu, | reckon they're all full b, this
time-you bette, put your horse in live
~ stable and look for house alter
wards" .>+. 49,.
"Eany wav," ses I, $50 | can get a
ctance 10 see Mr.. Clay"
The man pin,ed me to stable whar !
lee. nv hnr.e, and the mex, thing done
was 10 az ahen MIR. Clay would be IN
town.
The gentleman pulled cul his watch.
and ses he, =" Mr.. Clay will be IN the ci-
" in bon, three quarters Of ower."
WELL" SEES |, " mister, do tell me
ahar can see him"
"He is TO DO received ., the City
Hail." ses he. pin,in down TO 'hundetin
gra big bldin. With a womsn stand,n on
the top of II Lald,n new fashioned pair
Of stlllyards IN her hand" he will be
conducted rite thar as soun as he rives IN
town"
THANK Won. sir" ses /. and away l
spill, for The Guy Tall. s
Whrn got thar. NAV be Their wasnt .
croad OF people on The benches. end all
in Tie lo,. and on the fences an every