The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-13

lssid Il Vas good enough Coz he ed hor-
net. They. however. rheeFfally proceed-
ed 70 DO a. their employer had requested.
!. You are IN . bad silnslion. neighbor,"
II said Simeon. a. he came along side 0f Inc
Ioundered. team = but nv men are CON-
ing with two yoke Of oxen. and think
We shall soon manage 10 help yoa out"
!" You may take your oxen back again"
replied Reuben "a don't want any Of
your help" In "a very friendly lone, Sim
con answered, g cannot consent 10 do
that; for evening is coming on. and YOU
have very lillle time 10 lose. In Is . bad
l Job any time, but il will he still worse in
llhe dark. !" aIight or dark, Idon't ask your
help replied Reuben. emphalieally; 81
wouldn't help you out Of The bog. the 9th
er day, when you asked me" sThe
trouble had in relieving my poor oxen
teaches me 10 sympaihize with Others
in The same silualion," answered Simeon.
" Don't LEI us waste words about IL. neigh
Dor. II is impossible for me 10 20 hone
and leave you here in the bog. and night
coming on" %% a#@ a cpd
The team was soon drawn out. aud
Simeon and his men went away, without
waiting for thanks. When Reuben went
1 home at night he was unusually silent and
thoughtful. Aher smoking while, in
deep contemplation, he gently Knocked
| the ashes from his pipe, and said, with
sigh, peg. Simeon Green has killed mel"
+" What do you mean 7" said his wife,
dropping her knitting. with look Of sur
prise. "You know when he FIRST came
I into this neighborhood, he said he'd kill
me-" replied Reuben sand he has done
! liz. The other day he asked me 10 help
draw his team out Of the bog, and told
/. him had enough to do 10 attend to my
I own business. To-day my team stuck
5 fast in The same bog, and he came with two
) yoke of oxen 10 draw il out. l felt sort
, Of ashamed TO have him lend me hand,
E so | told him I didn't want any Of his
i help; but he answered, just as happy as
g If nothing contrary had ever happened,
: that night was coming on, and he was not
willing TO leave me there in The mud"
{ ali was very good Of hin" replied Peggy;
q abe is pleasant-spoken man, and al
e ways has pretty word to say 10 the boys.
Q His wife seems to be a nice neighborly
D body, too." Renben made no answer,
, but after medilating while, he remarked,
4 "Peg, you know that big ripe melon
$ down al tie bottom Of the garden you
4 may as well carry il over there, in the
a morning." His wife said she would, with
a out asking him 10 explain where "over
III there" was.
d But when the morning came, Reuben
e walked back and forth, and round and
l. round, with that sort Of aimless activity
a often manifested by hens and fashionable
= oilers, who feel restless and don't know
q, what 10 run after. AT length the cause Of
,r his uncertain movements was explained,
y by his saying, in the form of question,
II ~ guess may as well carry the melon
d myself, and thank him for his oxen! In
+ my furry down there in the marsh, did
e Mt think to say / was obliged TO him."
d He marched off toward the garden. and
Y his wife stood at the door, with one hand
/ on her hip, and the other shading tie sun
+ from her eyes, 10 see ifhe really would car
!. ry the melon into Simeon Green's house.
a II was the most remarkable incident that
# had happened since her marriage. She
y could hardly believe her own eyes. He
e walked quick, as il afraid he should not
! be. able 10 carry the unusual impulse into
d action if he stopped to re-considerthe ques-
ton. When he found himself in Mr..
J. Green's house, he felt extremely awkward,
= and fastened to say, Mrs. Green, here
: is melon my wife sent You, and we reck-
on it's a ripe one." Without manifesting
any surprise at such unexpected courtesy,
4. the friendly marion thanked him, and in
i vited him to sit down. But he stood play
( ing with the latch Of the door, and with
: out raising his eyes, said, Maybe Mr..
= Green amt in, this moming'" #as
T. "IIe is al the pump, and will be in direct
$ ~" she replied; and before her words
a were spoken, the honest man walked in,
+, with face as fresh and bright as asJune
= morning. He stepped right up TO Reuben,
e shook his hand cordially, and said, I" am
] glad to see you, neighbor. Take chair.
! Take chair" a
THANK you, ! can't STOP" replied
: Reuben. He pushed his hat one side,
rubbed his head. looked out ofthe window,
b and then said suddenly, as if by despe-
It rate effort, "The fact is, Mr.. Green. | did
d nj behave right about the oxen."
+ .Never mind, never mind" replied
e Mr.. Green. perhaps | shall get into
the bog again some Of these rainy days.
g If do, shall know whom to call up
/ on" ~.s. . s-s s...
e "Why. you see," said Reuben, still
N very much confused, and avoiding Sine.
on's mild clear eye, "you see the neigh
n, bors about here are very ugly. If had
= always lived by such neighbors as youare
shouldn't be jus. as / am"
Is "Ah, well, we must try to be 10 Others
IL l..