The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-10

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d@y IN De ssone tehoOl house. and de
ehildren of lhe house where he BOARDED
said Ne siadird half he night. lie new
e. walked along tbs hawthorn hedge or
rested IN tie irelliscd pnTeh in The ssm-
mer evenings. lie lefl Helen Al Ihs close
of he church seTsice-lsfl Der 10 pass
bin without offering his arm. = one
hronghl up ike her brother might have
done. In > wonl they sermed complete
" separate IN interest. and the gossips
said. when by chance lhe old story was
brought On me carpet. .Pshsw Helen,
who could have her choice Of The young
gentlemen al The Lodge'-Helen. with
whom III lhe gay sparismen Who came
20 iish and shoot in that dear old rnraliiy
irll 50 desperately in love Helen. whose
easy lie Was iheir idea of luxury-lhst
idle, spoiled thing, 10 marry poor school
MASTER" Sure enough they might well
say . Pshaw!"
Bul though she Was The village belle
and her mothers pei. ihOngh al Ihss was
most delicate and pleasing was spread
about her. and The wind that swelled the
sky dared not play 200 roughly against
her dainty cheek. she had her own irou-
bles and the chielesl Of these (allow adOu-
bic superla,ive heTe) was her sturdy, mis-
ehievous, rhyming and punniug younger
brother. Wallace. She always called him
i" The thorn in her side" lie was one OF
those provoking lille scamPs who see ev-
cry thing you do and make their own re.
: malks upon j.. lie was always haunting
: her with caustic sayings and witty insin-
, uaiions. lie had his own idea Of justice,
and he could not see why Helen did not
do as The other girls Of Appleton did. lie
; didn't see why she should keep her hands
50 white and slim. and spend so much
: time in acquiring accomplishments, and
D making nets for unwary hearts that she
: did mol care Tor when she got them. Why
c could she not learn "to brew and bake,
! and mend and makeF "Moiher had Sc
G much consideration for Clarss, who wa:
growing old; why couldn't Helen helT
mother" WAS she going across ths
ocean 10 marry rich lord, or was she 60
ing TO be a novel writer or play aclIess!'
Some Of these freely spoken things CAV,
Mrs. NJ ynell some lwinges Of conscience
but when he called his sister ugly nick
a. names-as " Lady Do Lillle"--and !" Fan
ny Eiirt''- So. s.ny .-is was neces.
/ ssry 10 take him in hand and scold hin,
4 severely and though tiis had the efIecl
' Of keeping him within bounds for few
q half hours aflerwsrd she would hear him
|. up in Helen's chamber mimicking one Of
+ her lavoriie beaux in such manner that
e The attempt 10 stiae her laughter brought
e tears to her eyes. .srs--@~....s n.I.~
II But though Helen was idle, and ss
10 Wally said, t" Had notions too funny fol
u girl without money!" she had many
n kind feelings, and il properly excited
$ would really lake great deal of troubl,
IL to do things well. II was curious how
= many acts that little thorn in her side
$ could prompt her To-. Though-her moth
n er feared the broom handle-would blistel
c her soft palms, she insisted on sweeping
!, and busting bis closet and spreading hi:
! small cot bed, because he complained tina
Clarsa left such a muss about, and peep
i ed into his portfolio and disturbed his
o flower press; he wished he had sister
: that wasn't wax baby. And when he
i came home with great tears in his haze
+ eyes, that burst out sfresh when he tried
s 10 twist his mouth laughter-wise, and told
Q his mother how iu mean howell, across
n the mill stream bridge. where he had gone
d during bis school recess. was sick wo
s man. so sick, SO poor, with such sur
d roundings of misery as might well make
d young hearts ache--he had given her hi
n lunch, but what was that among her hun
e gry children! Would not mother g
L and see her p and then he looked re
!, proachfally and wishingly at his sisie
l. Helen, without saying word; but shs
/ did not see, when he observed her fact
h had taken a sympathetic cast and her lip!
e auiyered as his had al first done, how
c bright and handsome his countenance be
Is came, ill he had 10 turn away TO hide hi
!; triumph at the effect of his eloquence.
vi And such was bis influence that thougl
q there followed a hot June afternoon, ant
,r though the way led by the school house
" (which for reasons Of her own she felt
1. disagreeable to pass,) she filled baske
ht with half worn clothing, and WHOLESOME
N food. and instead Of giving it in charge Il
=, Clarsa, who, fortunately for her habits
/. was a meek and attached mulatto womal
TX reared in the family, she took II on he
IN own arm aad started on the leaf-shadow
er ed way. Il was hot enough; thoug
te here was short strip Of old forest, an
he there thick orchard. and next the dou
It, Bile line OF lindens before neighbor'
paling; but after that came corn.held
to sunny. golden green, and she was glad
ad res, in the shadow Of the bill side, on
C. flat+ock under clump Of tall bushes, b'
n fore she went down the slope by VI
rs school house, on whose roughhewI
IS square walls and sheltered doorway, 81
81. gazed earnestly and sadly. Il was u
nj afternoon recess. OF course she cou
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