The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-17

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Mr.. II. LEAD OF. lie all 10 il hsndsoae-
~, si,hell duali. Or Mr. s. all ,,srl
y'ni ssbsrsigistn l,bsIsiis.'''
The roAmlilee mea urged Mr.. P4ei.
al 10 caaply sllL their fret 2. quest. b.,
hr w.s lisan IN declining: snl Illinaiels
hid lh,m Iil.i lie h.d made IN h. mud 10
1lses Lls zane Isss uroa he subsci,PiiOn
p,Pfr. .--s -
4 sssk fur mi. Interview. the itch
nersEans s.s sg.in waited rpoa. The
III only ussdsd III. Lame 10 rant lsie i.
!" How much hssr3 Jon go'!" lie sss.
eli.
I'VE have m, cone =. wsll - ~e q.
reeled, -. rel lied. f" II ,on h,d led III.
We should ~ doubt haze done much be-.
TEL"
Who headed The Iis,!"
i" Mr.. ~"
.Wi,h hn. a.tl- .s.r- *:.3
: One handled dnillrs." H."
I" Ilumth. lei ne me the rarer."
liwsshs0dsd 10 Tie merchant. Hesn
lis eye o'tr i, say" l, hsli aloud. IS he
did So
3" tine lundret-one iundnd--rnc
Misunderstanding sh"Ee = hrnd,ed. What
Goes II al amount io!"
I" Five thousand dollars"
Tile merchant toek up lis rem and
wrote his name With flourish. Opposite
- IL lie plscsd 4 rrmsricsi and three cy.
phets. with The dollar marx hefare them,
tius-s5 900. Thsn, With bhs, and
a glow OF srif-sstl.ia' ~ upon his iare
heha,ded The paper hack 10 the gentle
men 'aLo had sai,sd unan him. !. =. .
Nebly do,e. Mr.. Ptmiv,i." faid Tie
! ,ppkesman. :. Yon have saved The credit
ii our wstd. have strong hopes. no"
,hat We shall lead any NO oil item pu,
together" Ss''@
+, Two or thrse days sfter this, shs news.
I papers announced tie rfsnli tf the sub
4 sc'ipinn raised in the various wards IN
The cily. The particular instances of h
heraIity were named, consp cuous among
! which stood The facl lhs, Benedict petci'
1 VI, E.q who vas" ever foremost in act,
Of bentvJ enre. !" had subscribed the hand
some sum Of five thousand dollars: had
10 fsci. JUS, doubled The subscription o.
The ward In which resided."
~'fhe,e l,vrd in lie ~ wi re, This fac
4 occurred, s>Poor widow. in ftt Bile heaah
& Who had .free children. Tier only mean,
/ of11&sif Ice Law in her ability 10 do sew
I ml n and la'e she -, over her ~oIk
4 oI,sNin pain and oppressive weakness
{ but The result oi her labor was ever insui
!. ficient for the many w;nts Of her Lille Ia
1 mily. ~@S" .~s @"@#@
! Ii was in tie midst cf long and bar,
), winter, and The widows greater expense
for wsrn ciothins for her children. ant
! extra fuel. consumed all Of her i'iti'
earnings, thus leaving nothing for tin
rent. She occupied two small rooms in
aretited curt. for which she pad aweek'
Is rent Of one dollar. She wac The unde
tenant of . man who rented sll The houses
on one side Of the court, aud BY istl'ng
them out again TO poor families. a. a week
ly or monthly rent, not only saved h''
own rent, bur made from two TO there
: hundred dollars year be, ide'. vi course
: he was hard man. and would have no'h'
ing less than his own, no matter how
much others were injured in bis esio'''
to cbtsin il.
:, Since the Fall, the poor widow had
- been slow about pay ing her rent. Some'
tines she had only a quarter ct dollar
: to give her inportunate Landlord; sn'
some times she could give him nothing
:, lie had scolded. and threatened. and warn
cd her TO leave the premises; but sun u
,, aysiled not 10 bring hun h $ due. roo
and fuel The woman mus. have Tor mel
, children; af,er these were obtained 'hete
: was lltlle or nothing lett from htF earn
ings. Thus il wen, on. until seven a"i'
lars were due Tor rent, when The 'sndlof'
became seriously alarmed, lest, IN las
resort, hich was oIun made ~ him y
Little or no cost OF feeling, there shoo''
!. not be enough in the ~idow's two rooms
that The law would allow him to selze, 10
the liquidation OF his petty CLAIM. lie a
; once Informed the widow, that u"iess SUI
u paid him what was due, immediately ~
would sell her out.
: but you know | cannot DO 'hs''
said the unhappy woman. :,
go and borrow il HON some one.
The widow shook her head.
"Yeu do sewing Tor several tsml'es
i, Go TO them and tell them that you Wi
-, be TUNED into the stree, II they do nc
lend you enough money 10 pay yo" fen'
:. 1t will be bu, dollar piece f'om due
=. rem, individuals. Do il, and the none
will come Quick enough"
. IL have no hope OF returning 1t; ane
!, to borrow under such circumstances
4 would be dishonest" 81 s:&-4, ~ 81
d "It is just as dishonest no. to pay you
IT rent" said the petty landlord, harshly.
IL The widow answered nothing.
l. "You can do as you please. resume
n The unfeeliug man. But can tell you on
y ,hing-if don, get my tent Tomorrow
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