The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-15

Ile should not be sppointfd, ne knew not
which way 70 lum . keep his fsmily from
want. @..----..-
Among die Directors chosen % rPHs.
semi he interests % he Slockholdrr, was
Gage. lhe earpenlrr, sho ras . man o.
sanle property. and had subscribed quite
literally 10 Ihe Stock. When Nc. Elll-
olson Vas proposed 70 he meeting ~
Cashier. Gage became restless. -
aIIe il The very man. saia ore. ~
Eve cant possibly do beslrr." said
anotheT. & @ @~1 /
.sThere isn'I name on the iisi Of sp- ],
pi;csnIs eomparsbls 70 IN" Eemafked
third. # ##tst *~s % g."
And every man spoke 10 his favor. en-
esps Gage. who remained silent. just 80
they wsre shout bsllosing. shs csrpen.
YER ,aid that he Gas sorry 70 be compelled
to object 10 Nc. ElI,osen, but dUly con.
suainsd him 20 do So And then he re-
} lated The iissIe eireunsi,nee slresd, knosn
10 the reader. He ended By saying:
This may seem ula'ng mstlsf. gen
. tlemsn. BuI ilis IN nihes that We Gee
most clearly mans real character. II
) shows thai there 10 lack Of integrity IN
. HE hear. feel psined IN msking this
: revelation, bul dsiy compete me 20 do 90.
I would no, be true 10 the trust that has
been rsposed 10 me. were ] To withhold
iIom this Board fact that may dssPy
affect the Interests they afs bound to pIo-
= uci." q"
J. Surprise KEEP, oil silent for some no.
: ments.
{. SIS /, not possible that you msy hs,s
{. been mis.skeni" was at length asked by
2, q member OF the Board. a" @""
I'd mo, sir. I saw The Thing done AZ
'g clearly - I ever cav any thing 10 my
NJ life. To make sure, however. I exauined
n and found The line 10 40 clubhouse, con-
IS cesled under an old plank. 10 day OF
10 two afterwards it Vas Stacked and applied
sr 70 the fences. L. q little Thing. know.
n gentlemen; and perhaps lay too much
10 slress upon %. Bot | eannot have any
as rational confidence in O man Who val
OF steal even piu. have made this CON
rs munlca,ion Lom Q sense OF duty; The
Board can nov &C, as It thinks best. Bu
y cauno. vote 10 place. Me. EliiO,son 10 Z
h position, where 90 much 10 q s,ske y
!" After an hours discussion. 10 whief
n. three or Tour msmbers ofshs Board spok.
tic strongly in iavor Of Mo. Eillo'son. aas
he Offered 10 60 has security 10 double th'
"a, amount required for The Cashier. !, wa
ed voted 10 lee the choice Of that officer IL
10 over for day, TIA, shste might be nm'
for fuIr, aec,ion. t aass* s@s. s.sa 0m 80.
m. Me-. Elllolson Ga, a, bis window, will
ee his eyes 6xed on The building where III
he Directors we're 10 session. his heart bea
re ing wittran uneasy motion. He bad bee
I'D seated thus for nearly t~o hours. and va
he beginning 10 grow restless with i@ps
he tieoce, when he saw the door open, AM
n gentle men who seemed 10 him 70 hole
is. bic fate in their hands. slowly emerge
re, and move. in .littls groups, lingerinsll
ch down the street. Ofihese. :wo, who weI'
ch among his warmes. friends. approached
Is. his house. Nov his heart became oil
most still, aud he experienced . ehok'nI
al sensation. A few minutes would decid
no his late. Wba, was 10 be thai late IL
on scarcely dared hope for the best ant
n, shrunk from contemplating the wors,
nv The two friends psussd a shor, distance
=. from his house, sod stood for some mi
10 nutes in earnest conversation. This va
n looked upon az bad omen; the bearer
of gond news would not thus pause an
IL. linaer. The poor mans suspense becan
no terrible. At length Tho men separated
sf, and one OF them came towards bis hous'
a.. with grave and deliberate sieP. Froa
!, the window, Mr.. Ellio,son could see hl'
- fee. His heart ceased 10 beat for fsv
cL moments, aud then fuuered on wildly
Al length the mans knock Vas heard o
the door. Ellionon had scarcely strength
IT, In opeu ~, and when be d,d do so. b,
nc stood with bis knees shifting against eact
en other. looking iuio his friends lace eth
out power of ulterance. To relieve TIM
SUSPENSE, which he saw to be sery great
~ the friend said .r...
~, ~ "Tbsre has been no election Of Cash
yer ye'." 1" 1s Fl .
=, Ellio,son leaned agsinss the door 70
of support. a' ="
-, ~ Monet Why mott" he vas able 10 ask
eaJ 81 will tell YOU" @t@ 'a' -
, so "Wslk into the pstlor." Ellio'son ha'
~, now presence Of mind TO cay, aud b,
ns stepped back while the Director entered
IT,. When alone, the lster said, Fs's sd
md "Iregse, to say, that an unespeets
, , objection was made by member OF sh
'ss Board. which would have defeated you
81, election had ballo, taken place. l there
., foie moved 20 have The election for Cast
an ier postponed until tomorrow; and lha'
his come TO talk TO you shout this objection.
or, what 10 1T" asked Ellloison. 10
inn. husky voice. a a'@asa.s saas -a ..@@ 80
rid. 1T touches your character; is. in fac
ind schage ssains, your integrity 40 man.
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