The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-05

spaks sf her ITO eldest snns - kne hoyF.
And Il her no liiile girls ~ dear. susri
srsatnres; bus generally omitted anything
more ahsul her family Than that sll wers
in good hrallh.
Ten years sfter Msriha's marriage anil
removal N The west. during Nhich time
Ihe sisters had not mel. business required
Mr. FIeeIwaod m 70 10 t'inrinnasi. and
he prnposrd ihsi his uifs should aerrn-
/ Pany him and par 4 sisii 20 Mrs. I.anllr.
VIM rived In Springfield. Ohio. Mrs.
Fleetwood readily consented. and hey
started in the pheasant month nf Oes0hrr.
On arriving n Springfield. they wrre
met by Mr. Laurie ~ The stage Office and
taken 10 his hoase. where Ihr sisters mel.
oyr1ayed Al seeing rarh other onre mare.
"ls that one az your children 20 ask
ed Mrs. Fleetwood. after she had laid -
side her bonnea aud riding d:rss. and seat
ed herse { in her sisters chambrr. A r-d
fased hoy, with pointing lips. and hrew
naturally or arsihrially 81 hrary - alaosr
% eoneesl his organ af sisian. sI00d holti.
ing ON To one side nj The d-.or. and swing
ing himself in and o'Ii. al the while eye
ing iixedly his aunt, OF whose intended VI
sit h. had been advised.
"Yes. that is nv nldest. Henry, come
here and speak 20 your aunty."
But Henry did moi change her attitude.
motion. nor expression, any more than if
he had been swinging aulomslon.
did you hear me I" Mrs. Laurie spoke
with Sigh, change in her voice and man
ner.
| The boy remained as impassive as be.
fore.
.come. dear. and shake hands with
me-" said Mrs. Fleetwood.
Henry now put one 81 his thumbs in
TO his mouth. hu, neither looked nor art.
cd less saragely than al first.
Mrs Laurie was freiied al this uniaror-
able exhibition of himself by her son.
She felt as if she would like To get hold
Of him and hox his ears until they burn
ed for week.
Henry! Come here!" She spoke in
tone Of command. The door was quite
as much impressed az her SON. ~@ ,..
Either come and speak To your auniy,
or 90 down stairs immediately"
i The boy moved moi.
This was iao much Tor Mrs. laurie.
4 and she started towards him. Henry lei
20 Of the door, and went down stairs a'
bout as quietly as a horse would have
gone.
RI "He's such strange, shy boy" sad
4 Mrs. haurfc. ar"ssgcardfsys' ~ - 0as re
has good heart. and you can do almost
anything with him. How is Earnest! the
dear lille fellow"
Earnest is almost a man. lie is as
large as an" replied Mrs. Fleetwood.
"lndeed! cant think uf him as any
thing but bright little boy, not so large
as my Henry"
As she said this. Ter Henry, who had
gone Gathering down stairs few mo-
ments hefme, presented himself nj the
door again. and commenced swinging him.
self, and taking ohserv atoms of the state
of affairs Within the chamber. The mo-
lher and aunt both concluded within their
own minds. that il was as well moi To take
any notice of him. and therefore went on
with their conversation. Presently hap
py. singing voice, was heard upon the
stairs 1T
-."There comes INV liitle Martha. the
light of the whole house." said Mrs. Lau-
rie. IN few moments, a sweet-faced
child presented herself, and was about
entering. when Henry st pped int" The
door. and putting foot against each side
blorked up the way. Martha attempted
10 pass the rude boy, and, in doing so.
! fell over one of his feet, and struck her
face severe blow upon the floor. The
loud scream of the hurt child. the claiier-
ing Of Henry down stairs, and the excited
excl ,mation of the mother as she snrang
forward, were simultaneous. Mr.. Laurie
and Mr.. Fleetwood came running up from
the room below, and arrived in tine to
see a gush of blood from the nose Ol Mar.
tina, as her mother raised her from the
floor.
"isn't il too murh!" exclaimed Mrs.
Laurie. IL think tina, is the worst boy
| ever saw in my li(e!"
The applicable of little cold water
soon staunched the flow Of blood. and a
few kind words soo,hed the feelings "f
the chld, who sat in her mothers lap,
and answered her aunt when she spoke
to her. like little lady, as she was.
"Where are The rest Of your children!"
asked Mrs. Fleetwood. The gentlemen
were now seated with the ladies'.
.You've had a pretty fair sample Of
them." replied Mr.. Laurie. smiling good
humoredly. Z" and may as we'll he content
with that for the present. To say the
best Of them, they are about as wild sci
Of scape-graces as ever made each other
miserable and their parents, too, some
times" 49, &" 49, IT, ~
Why, Mr.. Laurie !" exclaimed ms
wife, who had no, forgotten her old np,a-