The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-01


alluyial soil. u Ne Western S;asrs Dbl
not hold ous such ENDORSEMENTS 10 our a.
Ilzens. these sayanRas, - hey are esl.ef.
would have been long sines reclaimed hy
the application Of laasl. and drsining.
We live. Too. under fhe haPpis - aus piees.
as 10 temperature Of rliaale.
cOnversing with uorIhy oldgeRRens,
not long since. he called my anengioD !,
fact which had escaped my Tssoliee;inn.
lie said agriculture in his county was in
much higher slate beioFe the revelation
Than il is now. lie msn,ioneds settle.
ment Of WEIGH emigranis about where
South Washington now stands. They
consisted Of abont one hundred families;
they purchased 10 miles square Of pinsy
land, and as they brought with them E.a
skill, industry, perseverance, and steady
habits far which the WEIGH are noted.
"the wilderness soon became To blossom.
as The rose" They cleared sEaal! PLAN
iations, which were highly maBure,l-
they stocked their farms with fine caille.
goats, anil sheep, aud planted orchards of
the finest frnii. They were a quiet, isl
offensive, industrious people, strongly al.
tached 10 each other, hOspil,ble and II
great henevolence-p riding themselves o.
being the pure BriIOns, locking upon liz
Anglo Saxon race as mongrels. 49,.
While they retained their primitive
simplicity they were aourishing colony;
they carried the best Of every thing To
market; butter, beef. lamb, and fruit, com
ing from the " Welch tract" rs il was ca
led, always bore an enehanced price i,
market. In the course of time, BY mix.
ing and mlermarrying with others, they
lost their distinguishing characteristics.
! recollect many years ago icing nj the
house Of an old gentleman about the -
Of the original race, who lived on The boz:
ders of one Of those savannas; he ha..
ditched one Of those spots Of alluvi.il s,
and had growing on il the finest wheat
and turnips | ever saw he predicic. g
some dis.an, day they would be reclS rr"t
our hest lands. Speaking ofthis old st;-.
ieman has called up certain reministc2.
ees Of so ludicrous and original a chs, =
Ter, that ] cannot forbear fatiguing YOU
with the narration. 30.
He lost his wife al a very advanced r.-
"riod of life, but thinking that il was a.. no;
good for man TO be alone." i, occurred n
him to repair the loss as soon as possible.
The writer of this hopeful essay benz
C'e' l. nf The Snnerior Court al the time.
received letter from him containing q
|, request that he, (lhe Clerk, would seaIch
his records, and look into the wills oi CO..
tain deceased husbands, To see il they lief,
their widows "well TO dn in the wosld. -
that he had certain matrimonial desires.
"bul" says he, do not like 10 buy o
, "pig in poke" and want 10 see VIA,
they have got before propose. The oli
gentleman received letter in reply. high
ly commenting his prudence. but inform.
,, ing him no had gotten into the "wrone
!, shop" and referring him to the Clerk
; The County Cnurt, where those Document.
were deposited. BY applying 10 the pro.
per authority he no doubt obtained The il.
formation desired, as he proceeded on hi
diplomatic tour some short time aft.
wards.
He was a man a little the rise OF for,
feet high, with an immense diameter, -
ruddy face, with very white locks, wear
e ing hat with a wide rim to supercee
: the use of an umbrella. Mounted o.
I small pony, with his feet near touching Il =
. ground, his locomotive progression W;
i not of the most cometIke character. WIS
e he had arrived at the first widows dwtI
: ling, without alighting from his s:ee..
: man-ofNar fashion he hailed, Who kee.
5 house, A lady appearing at the doc,
Well madam, says he, is your name th,.
e Widow 1853! Yes. sir. at your SCI
e vice. I am in search of wife. are 20,
: disposed 10 marry! Being very pru-
+ dent lady, as most widows are, or shout.
l Re, Of course, she replied in The negative.
i Well, says he, turning the head Of his pc.
e ny, good bye. I've considerable bushes,
;. on hand and must be going; there is 8:
S good tlst in the sea as was ever caiche
out OF lt-your servant madam. He pro
o ceeded on 10 the next widow's house, ant
II the next, and the next, until he had g0;ter
l. through his catalogue. addressing eaci
IT one in the same manner, and meeting witt
o the like success.
II Now there is no evidence that these
If were classical ladies, but there is no eyi
t. denee that they were not, and lii is FrencI
lie rule 10 give tie most fatteriug construc
e. ton TO every thing. Might thew nc
IL therefore have been influenced By the ex
~ ample Of the Queen Of Carthage, whe
IN her suppressed love al first sight for III
ed Trojan prince. "preyed upon her damas
- cheek ;" Her sister, compassiona,ing he
ms distress. besought her a, once to discIos
e. 10 the prince her love; burning with il
IL dignaiion, with uplf.ed hands she e,
re claimed. "no sister Anna, first let II
Of earth cape and swallow me up; may !!
ilh red lightning Of heaven strike and c.
nj sumo me. and my ghost roam solitai