The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-02-27

and wisely conrlUde5 thai any srFeal 70
Mr. Mprch would Be unssailails. she d.
lsrminedon ealing next morning usopene
81 the most active governors oflhe Cher
y School. in lhs hope ihsl her / oar boys
~rongs night be redressrd. and lie dosbi
Of his vrrseiiy removed.
Mrs. yosIes found lille difficulty Ia
obtaining IN sudieaee Of he humane
gsnllemsn she sought. She lid her
chIld's Story with . m.lhsT's slaqBsnce,
and speedily son the good Offices 81 Ter
sudil0r.
. This 10 strange Business. q very Sc
rious accusation sgsinsi person hitherto
looked gpon n an honest and UPRIGHT
man," observed Sir Walter Gardiner;
ait must and shall be strictly invesiiga-
Ted. All We can hope. for the rrsdi, Of
human nature. 10 that. if Doctor Mitchell
did put money In bis pockets, Il Vas on
~ 20 make room for other donations, snd
your boy, not aware Of this. regarded The
sction ss dishonest. snd, ehildlIke. tald
the story - lie believed il. Bot March
vas much 10 blame Cor Furnishing the liz
lie fellow without making due inquiries;
rely on ith he will be strongly censnTed FOR
housekeeping bis duty. However. il ycu
will leave The mater in ny hands, may
be able 10 have justice done 10 all parties
concerned; meantime caution your son 10
say no more about the affair ill ! give,
him leave 10 DO So"
The widow couriised her aequiescence,
and withdrew. .
j Two Sundays sfIer the one 10 which We
have already alluded, chapel was
again densely crowded. The popular
preacher advocating. upon This occasion,
! the cause Of the Female Orphan Asylum.
DIR. Mitchell kindly volunteered 10 take
bis usual station Of the door. When the
the congregation departed, The committee
OF gentlemen who presided over the in.Ii-
tuition in wh,se behalf the sermon had
been preached, and the collection made,
assembled in The vesiry room 10 ascertain
The amount. The physician placed his
quota upon the table with an air Of self
satisfaction, observing. "A very hand-
some donation to-day, am glad TO cay,
but no wonder sfier such al eloquent
discourse" and he smiled apprusingly
upon the young clrrgymsn. ...
The money vas counted. The sum made
known. and the party were on the eve Of
danartnre .han Sir w .liar Gs.aina-
gravely inquired OF Dr.. Mitchell,
Sand il that all you have receivcd!"
".M, 10 be cure II is. who dares doubt
in" ....-
| The in,errogatory OF the worthy baro-
net created considerable surprise on The
part Of all present, and The siolen, msnner
IN which the reply was made served 10 in.
crease il. Sir Walter, with grea, cool.
ness Of tone and manner, proceeded,
"You shall know, sir, why asked You
the question. A boy Of the charity school
avowed. that Upon a recent occasion, he
saw you pocket the money given BY the
charitable, and for this accusation he has
been severely punished--"
i "rm glad to hear IT," interrupted
Mitchell, "he ought to have been cut to
pieces, The vile s,anderer."
Gentlemen, that boy lie without; may
! crave your leave to bring him before
you! he will state what he has seen to-
day."
"Oh, you empty SPIES perceive. Sir
Walter" SAID Michel, nearly checked
with rage; "yor shall answer for this
conspiracy, depend on il. lf,here be law
or justice left"
| Without needing the threat, the barones
called Harry Vowles; the little fellow obey
ed the summons, and bis intelligent and
ingenious countepance afforded remark
able contrast with The face Of the man he
was about to confront.
Nov, ynungter," said Sir Waller,
"i il you have seen anything this morning
which you think these getemen should
hear. speak out; but remember. il You
are guilty of the slightes. fal.ehood, your
punishment will be terrible"
i BuishalI be fogged, asI was before,
for telling the truth" asked Harry.
"Certainly no,," replied all present.
/ With this coasolstory assurance, the
child proceeded: That gentleman"
pointing to Mitchell, "did the same to-
day as he did this day fortnight. ; he put a
vast many pieces of gold into his pockets.
particularly on the left side of his uaiscoat,
for | watched him slip in al leas. dozen
there"
lyon can have no objection" obsery.
ed one Of the committee, "to produce
the contents Of your pockets, doctor. and
thus Sc. the matter at rest"
"Objec,ion! certainly! Let me see
who will presume to lay a hand on me-"
i Al will" answered Sir Walter: q" and
il you do not immediately satisfy my
doubts, have peace officer in a.teu-
dance. who will quickly aid me in IN
masking hypocri,e and thief.
al will no longer listen to such unwar'
, ran,sbls language, let me pass say" ex.
/, claimed Mitchell. "Detsin me, sir, a
; your peril" Saying this. he struggled
n 10 gain the door. bu. was met by one o
. I,ha Moyor's ssrosants Win saized him