The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-10

hsu unlrheu ruitlfk lie tok. 1ilu Nes pft-
parirg ~ IN de rlrfi pieces in his arms.
. Rather : cold day. ihis," said The
man.
Yes. ralher." returned Mr. Wade. >
lii,lr indiTrrenllv. and in yoire meant 10
repulse The stranger. whose sppeaTsnce
did not impress him very faEoshly.
" How Car is il 10 D--!' inquired
the man. -~...s ...-....z .....z .
THREE milrs." replied Mr.. Wade.
who. having filled has arms with wood,
was beginning 10 move OF towards the
house. ~@ "aw
$50 fafl" said the man. in 4 tone that
was slightly marked with hesitation. i. !
Thoughts 10 MAS but q liille way fram
Ihis.. Then with an ar Of hesitation. and
speaking in q respectful voice. he added;
{. I would feel obliged &c yon would let me
ga in and warm myself. ! hare walked
Ear tao miles in The cold. and ~ D
j. still three miles of. shall be chilled
through be!orr get there"
So modest and natural a request rs
this. Mr.. Wade could not refuse. and vet,
in the way he said-"Oh. certainly"
there Was manner that clearly helra, ed
his wish that the man had passed On and
preferred his request some where else
Whether this was noticed or moi. Is Of no
consequence; the wayfarer. on this assent
10 his request, followed Mr.. Wade into
the house. .~s -@ s-.
Jane" said the farmer. as he entered
With the stranger, and his voice was not
as cordial a. il might have been; q LEI this
man warm himself by the kitchen FIRE.
lie. has 10 GO al the way 10 D this
evening. and says he is cpld."
there is kind Of magnetic intelligence
in the tunes Of the voice. Mrs. Wade
understood. perfectly. BY the way in hich
this was said, that her husband did no,
feel much sympathy for the stranger, and
only yielded the favor asked because he
could nat well refuse 10 grant il. Her own
obs rvalinn did not rorrci the impression
her husbands manner had produced. The
mans dress, tl,nugh neither dirty nor rag.
ged. was not calculated 10 impress any
one very layorahly. Ills hat was mnrh
worn, and the old gray r"ai in which
ne was buitonru up 10 ,ire ehtn. rad
seen so mueh service that il vas lite.
rally ,hreadbare from collar TO Skin, and
showed numerous patches, darns. and 9th.
er evidences of needle work. applied lang
since It's original manufacture. Ills cow.
hide boots, though whole, had coarse
Look; aud his long dark heard gave his
face. q not very prcPnssessing one al best,
no very ATTRACTIVE aspect.
You eau sit dawn THREE" said Mrs.
Wade, 4 lI:,.e ungracinusly, for she fell
the presence Of the man. just a. that par
,icuIar lunriure, as an intrusion; and she
pointed To an old chair that stood pear the
tire place, in from, Of which was a large
Datrh oven continuing some Of her best
cream short cakes, prepared especially fnr
Mr.. ", the new Presiding Elder,
now momenlly expected.
"Thank you, ma'am," returned the
stranger, as he took the char, and drew
up close tn The blazing hearth, and remov'
ing his thick woollen gloves. spread his
hands to receive the genial warmth.
Nothing more WAS said by either the
stranger or Dir. Wade. for the space oI
three or four minutes. During this time
the good housewife passed in and out
o, ce or twice, busy as she could be in look
ing after supper affairs, The lid Of the
ample Dutch oven had been raised once
or t~ire. aud both the eyes and nose o.
the traveller greeted with pleasant toker
of the good fare snon to be served up In
the family. lie was no longer cold; bu
the sigh, and smell OF the cakes and ",hel
good things in preparation by the lady
! awakened sense of hunger, and made i
keenly felt. But. as The comfort Of "a l,i,ls
warmth had been so reluctantly bestowed
he could no, think OF supper, and so com
nenced drawing on his heavy wooller
gloves, and but,oning up his old gray
coat. While occupied in dung this. Mr.
Wade came into the kitchen, and said
I'm afraid, Jane, that the minister
won't be along this evening. It's al,eI
shutdown. and begins 10 grow duskish."
He ought TO have been here an hon
ago." returned Mrs. w., in tone of dis
appointment. aas v@r
"li's getting late, my friend. ant
| DIS good distance ahead" re
marked the farmer, after standing with his
back 10 the fire, and regarding for some
moments the stranger, who had taken of
his gloves, and was slowly unbuttonins
his coat again.
ats three miles, you say" f.
!! " Yes, good three miles, it not more
and il will be dark in half an hour."
What direction must | take" inquir
ed the stranger. @a s. %aeaa
i You keep along the road until 20,
come to the meeting house on the top O
the hill, half mile beyond this, and thei
you strike off to the right, and keel
straigh, on." r..s~s.... III. ..rs ..~. q.
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