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


] uas lonhd dead hy pnisan. wheEeupon
Re brought anaiher ursian ngainsE Js.e
Smith, sEd MI bsing ahle Io prove him
guilty OF Inc charge n dag-muEdsr. he
i0nk MS restnge by poisoning peI-lamh
kelonging ID Mrs. Smith. Thus Ihe had
! game went on. with mutual wonimenl
AID loss. Jae's lfmper grew more and
more yiniieiire. and Ihe lore Of talking
over his Troubles 81 ihe srog-shap incFes-
sed npon him. PaoF Mss. Smith cried.
and said II Was all ewing ca Rsnhen
Bark CIR helier hearted man never liz.
ell ilian her Joe. when size first married
bin. s@ @a e@@ah aa ~ a-
Il Such was tie stale nf lhings when ST.
neon Green purchased the farm adjoining
keuben's. The erisie had been much ne
sler ed. and had caught thi.iles and mul-
ltin from The neighbming fields. But 81
meon was a hiligeni man. blessed by IA
iure with healthy organization and a &c.
! nlal temperament; and wise aud kind
rdncaiinn had aided nature in the peIfer-
/ iinn OF her gnndly work. His prevalent
industry soon rhanged The aspect nf things
On lie farm. River mud. autumn leaves.
old shoes and old bones. were all put in
rfquisilion 10 assist in The production Of
use and beauty. The trees. with branch.
Is pruned. and bark srrape'l Tree from
/ moss AMI insreis. soon looked clean and
rigorous. Fields OF grain waved where
/ y eeds had rinlcd. Persian hIars bowed
gracefully over The simple gateway. Nj.
] ciigan roses covered half the house with
j their abundant clusters. Even the rough
rock. which formed the ,loor-<iep. was
edged with golden moss. Tie sleek horse,
feeding in clover. tossed his name and
neighed when his master came near; rs
much rs 10 say. .The world il all the
/ pieasanier for having you in il. Simeon
Grcen." The old COW, fondling her cal
under The great walnut tree. walked uT
/ 10 him with serious friendly face. asking
Tor The slice Of sugar-beei he was wont "a
i give her. chaniirleer, sirulling about,
4 with his troop If plump hens and downy
/ liitle chickens, tnnk no trouble To keep ouI
: Of bis way, bu, tapped his glossy wings
and crcwed welcome in his very face
: When Simeon turned his steps home
ward, the BOYS threw mp their caps and
ran out shouting. Fathers coming =
and little Mary went toddling Up 10 him
with dandelion blossom to place in hi
bulion.hole. His wife was woman O
Few words, bui she sometimes said To he
neighbcrs. with quiet kind Of saiislac
Lion, : Every body loves nv husband
1tiin Knows MIN. They ran'r help H."
Simeon Green's acquaintance knew
that he was never engaged in lawsuit
in his life; bu, they predicted thai h
would find il impossible 10 avoid il now
! They told him ihafhis next neighbour wa
determined 10 quarrel with people, wheth
err they would or not; that he was likl
! John l.iiburne, OF whom Judge jenkins
said, "If Tie world was empted Of every
r person but himself, Lilburne would sill
! quarrel with John, and John with Lii
burne."
"ls that his character :" said Simeon
: III he exercises il upon me l will sool
\ kill him." . ..~ 1t =.
!. In every neighborhood there are ind
j, yiduals who like TO loment disputes, no
n from any definite intention Of malice o
|, mischief. bu, merely because il makes |
+ little ripple, Of excitement in the dbl
stream of life. like contest between dog
o or game.cocks. Such people were no
: slow in repeating Simeon Green's remark
i about his wrangling neighbor. Kill me
Il will he r. exclaimed Reuben. lie SAL
4 no more bu, his tightly compresset
4 mouth had such significant expression
|. that his dog lodged him. as he would lh'
$ track of tiger. That very night Reu
Il hrn turned his horse into the highway, u
!. hopes he would commit some depreda
d lions on neighbor Green's premises. Blu
v! Joe Smith, seeing the animal at large lie
|. down the bars Of Reuben's own corn
!. field, and The poor beas, walked in, ant
Il Toasted as he had not done for many
d year. [, would have been great salis
- faction TO Rueben if he could have hrough
IS alaw-suit against his horse; bu. as It was
d he was obliged to content himself WIZ
.e beating him. His next exploit was Il
is shoe, Mary Green's handsome chant,
=. cleer. because he stood on the stone-wal
p. and crowed. in the ignoran. JOY OF h'
10 heart, two inches beyond the frontier I'm
that bounded The contiguous farms. 81
in neon said he was sorry for the poor bird
,e and sorry because his wife and chlldrel
E. liked the pretty creature; bu, o.herwis
N it was no grea, matter. He had been IN
e. tending 10 build poultry yard, with
ID good high fence, that his hens might NJ
is annoy his neighbors and now he wa
a aIrnonished to make haste and do It. ii
.. would build them snug warm house I
- roost in; they should have plenty Of gr'
y. vel and oats, and room TO promenade bac
70 and firth. and crow and carkle to the
,e hearts content; there they could EMO
n. themselves, and be out of harms way.
III Reuben Black had degree Of ingens