The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-01-22
THE PROBLEM.


"Well. George. here 10 Ihe money
eoHo~sd 81 yoa some time Ego. like
shane 10 mys.lf 10 haze ksI you ouI al
q 80 long sl'er The Iims had hxsd for the
Es-PsymshI; but somshOw or her nv
savings wsuld slip through my fingers"
al could haze xishee Tor your own
sake sou enuid have been more psnelusI;
but no ap"lOgY is necessary. ss he delay
has NJ; Oeea,iOned ne any ineOh.sni-
renee"
"fOu are very gond naIured."
"l am afraid mt. Tor If | had wsnIsd
The money. ! .houId not have scfaplsd 90
ask for IL 81 the promised time"
This conversation passed b.iween two
clerks IN mercantile house. They wers
both The same sge, hsIIhsr was there much
difference 10 their espsciiy; but Edward
having been in eeunung-hau.e several
years, was nov in tue recsipt Of . salary
oil one Thousand rear. George. - his
junior in point Of lime. received only six
hundred.
Alter The LIST remark Of George, Ed
ward remained silent q few moments, ap-
parsnily in deep thought. II was some
minutes past The usual hour OF closing The
contingencies. end George was prepar-
ing TO GO.
"Ah. YOU are going home. Well, I
som' tines feel as il | could wish had
home 10 60 TO. for bachelors Iodgirgs
don't quite come up 10 my idea OF the
word"
"Why don't you marry, ihenl"
"And how am TO support my family.
when can hardly pay NY Dan way
without borrowing! And YET Here
he relapsed into thoughtful silence.
"You sesm To te in some trouble. If
so, and il | can be useful 10 you
mo; I'm only solving problem"
al did not know you had a turn for
mathematics"
81 believe you will prove the ADLER a.
riIhmeiician. Blu. give up for the pre-.
sent Well, l wish knew where 10
CO."
Suppose you go home with me for
"Well, don't care If I do. had
partly made up my mind to go TO a parry;
but | am pretly we'll used up wl.h last
nights j"ll fca.ion, and my head aches
consumedly."
"We will give you cup of tea 10 Sc.
il TO rights"
Edward did not anticipate much graft.
ficstion in passing the evening with his
friend. He is married. poor fellow"
thought he. and have heard has three
or four liule ones. How can they all
on six hundred year. while hardly ran
on thousand! dare say l shall lind
the whole family crowded IN little back
room on second or third a1or IN some
dirty street, furnished " ith rag carpet.
pine table Covered with ollclnth, four or
FIVE wooden chairs, and as many rsgamuf-
fin children, and perhaps, 10 complete
this picture Of comfort, the mother OF
the GracchI' al the wssh-tub. Oh, faugh.
but | am in for il for once"
They passed several streets. aud also
several 81 what an unsoph slica,t d strsn-
ger nigh, have supposed to be streets.
had they not been labelled at the corners
with The unpr, tending and unsristocrsIic
sppellstions Of " Squares" or " Places.
We are democratic people. and e.pe-
cialy The sristocrscy Of wealth 10 un-
known among us--or ought to be-.
AT last George paused before a two
story brick front house, in q respectable
street.
"Hers we are at last. This is pref
ty long walk from the coun,ing.house /;
but you know rents are So high down
town that man IN moderate circums,an-
ces can hardly get room that way, ex-
cept in some stree, Of doubtful repula-
ton" 4
Edwards approximations were realized
in one respect. for they sscended to the
second floor. tie was somewhat reliev-
ed. however, II find that his friend led to
The front room; and when the door was
thrown open, he was taken by surprise;
for the spar,men, wac furnished with
neatness and even elegance. A lady We
~ neatly s,,ired was engaged in needle
work, at the time George opened tue door,
and handsome little boy, seated near her,
was reading TO her. "rhis looks like
comfort" though, Edward. He was in-
troduced and received with courtesy.
@" Where are your other little ones !"
he inquired Of George.
don, you hear them laughing and
romping in the other room! will call
them iu." &@6 ~..
"No, IL you please, we won. disturb
them. | would rather step there with
you. to look on al their diversions"
! with all my heart" said the pleased
father. giving Edward rather undue cre-
di, for an interest in children. In fact,
finding they also occupied The back room,
Edward wished to see how far this cir
cums,ance explained the neatness Of the
psrlor. "No doubt" though. he. /" they
have to crowd great deal Of dirt and
discomfort into one room, to keep the