The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-02

years cid. eFy ing between his sohs. a. Man,
ma, mammal want nv mammal The
women around him were nearly al Irish
the kindesl creatures il he world Ia
children aud were overwhelming the
Poar ifighiei enid with anxious questions
where be lived. and Whit was his name.
backed mp ~ The inevitable promises nf
candy and sugar in unlimited quantities.
So earnest were they In restore The child
Ia lis home. that ihey all talked al once,
aud Kept speaking inu,ier and louder eve
~ minute. The little lriani. half fright.
ened ont Of It's tender wis at the strange
yniees and violent gesIiculaiinns Of his
wonld.be friends, hogan screaming in ter.
rar, which threatened commissions whilst
the good women, in puzzled agony and
molherly despais. ran hilher and ihilher.
eliarefing aud throwing their arms about
like company Of dealers in The fan.
cies" during n great fall" The ocea.
sion was urgent, and we decided TO bring
our little hero out Of the scrape by an ~.
dacious movement worthy of Gen. Pillow
himself. So, advancing resoln,ely into the
crowd. We took The child by Tie hand, ex.
claiming
"Why, Charley, here you are At last
Come along, dear-mammy is waiting for
you."
We hurriedly thanked The good women
for taking care OF the dear little boy; and,
taking the ex-iempore !" Charley" hv the
hand, hurried away, followed by troop
OF genuine Irish blessings.
| The child had ceased crying. although
his round white bosom still hcaved with
silent sobs, like liille sea subsidiug after
storm. lie looked up now and then in.
10 our face with such irusiiul, r0nliding,
happy glance of expectation. that our
heat sank at what we had done. But it
was no time In retreat.
D. "Whv, Charley" We said, in as care
less tone as We could assume, how
came you TO go so far from mamma - -.
81 buy candy" said he, holding up his
chubby left hand with bright ftp in il.
"My name no, Charley, though !" and The
little rogue laughed at catching us in a
blunder. This, we fell, was the time, il
ever. 10 ascertain what mas his name.
L /. Nell, know il isn't; but now see
if you can tell me what il is.'' We stop
ped and looked earnestly info his beauli-
iul blue eyes.
The child seemed suddenly 10 feel that
be .nnlS1 snslsa IN lexaFfian and haSifatnll
member of Congress could no. have done
! il better. "@a.@s s2 s'# -
+ Edward NJ said the little fellow,
at length, pronouncing each syllable slow
~ and without a shadow ~ his childish
Iimperlectness of accent. With feeling
Of relief, we stepped into a shop, looked
at the Directory, aud found, fortunately,
but three names like that OF our charge.
One was barber, another seamstress.
and the third wholesale merchant. We
scrutinizet the somewha, elegant dress OF
the boy, aud gazed carefully at his face.
II was too happy for the child OF searl-
stress, and the embroidery about the hem
of his fine linen irock WIS evidently moi
ofhome manufacture. On the other hand,
tldU HC DCCIi ullUCl sOiis S"iuA
silky hair would have been plastered down
with bears oil. Our mind was made up
AMI we proceeded confidently tn the house
of Mr., in the upper part of Walnut
street. We found the place in confusion
l. servants running about in alarm. and
lady in morning gown, and her swee
face half hidden by veil of shining hair
falling in dishevelled masses of gold ant
brown over her beautiful shoulders, camt
running inslantlyIto the doc. The que:
ton was solved-the child sPrang To hl
|, mothers arms with cry of delight and
rlasped passionately to her bosom, he mes
lied there like a young rosebud beneat
the parent leaves.
But we don't believe that either Of then
was so happy as the readers very hum
Bile servant. Phil. North .Amertcan.
A Practical Joke.-A company
Young men, who were stopping togeihe
at a tavern, found the wine that was Sc
ng we'd, of very indifferent quality whe