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

N hrss ofai tAal." replied Mr. I.zurs
L. chilinrn are ehildwn and yon ezR's
make snsihing mn. 0at of them"
Bur ehild,en shnul.i - made osasFiy
and ahed.eni." said Mrs. I.aune. Hssh
somr dignity of rsrrssion.
slfilsy csh." pleasantly reiurned the
faihrr. g 30 Gar. ne. ~ least. have nj
sureeeded n aur wishes in this IesP-rl
AZ 10 orler and ehedienee. they seem 30
he rsndinal sins rsii,er Than cardinal vir-
tuss. 81 present BuII haPe better thlngs
sfieT awhile."
AZ this was said. somc one was heard
iumhling rather Than walking up stairs.
and in moment amer. in hOlIed boy
ahoBi seven yrar old. crying aut-
.Hen' says Unrle and Aunt Fleetwood
have come! Have ihey. m0m!"
The hay stopped shnrt on preeeiving
thai slrang~rs WEIR pIeseH'.
YES. my son. YOU unrle End Annt
Flerlwooi here" ssidSlF. Fles'wo0d.
reaching nut his hand 10 the liUle fellow.
Remembering Martha's former rigid na.
iions ah"ui the government 'h eii,ldrsn.
he 9Th so mnrh amused By wl.si he sas.
that he could hrrdly help larghing Out
immoieralrly. "Come l'rre." he added.
and let me talk 10 y"u.''
! The boy went without hesitation. 10 his
uncle. who took him by the hand and
said. with half wicked glance al ths
mother. vet with a, broad good humored
smile upon his fare. s
THAT must he very knowing hen Of
yours. . should like To have some Of her
chickens" -@@
! "whai hen!" asked the boy. with Sc
rious sir.
Why. the hen ,ha, told You We were
here" ~. "@-
"No hen told me that" The boy
lonked mysufird.
"Oh! I though, you said Hen sold
you So"
" No. il was Henry"
"Say. no sir" my son. Mrs. l.au-
rir's fare was no, pale, certainly. as she
said this. L..
The hoy did mol think il worth while
TO repeat the Formally.
.0hi u was your brother Henry" re-
piled Mr.. Fleetwood, with affected seri-
BUSINESS. - thought that ms, have been
a very showing hen." The hoy, and his
sister W had recovered from the pa,p #
; her f,l nghed heartily. " Now I'll inc
you nam'"
"Johu."
SAY John, sir. Where are your man.
nrrrs'. --"k~ "r As,ss ..asbsr. aha remem-
bered that with all her sisters imperfect
management of her !hislren, she hal SUE.
ceeled in ,eaching them To be very respect-
Gul in their replies to older persons, and
that Earnest. when she last saw him, was
a little gentleman in his manners when
any one spoke tn him. ~...
" Mother = came now ringing ND the
stairs in loud, screening iitlls voice.
Mo-'hss! Hen won't lei me come IN I"
i "ldeclare! That hoy is too bad! He's
perfect torment" said Mrs. Laurie,
freifIlly. I'm out Of all heart with him."
7 The father stepped /" the head of the
stairs and spoke rather sternly to the re-
helli"us Henry. Little feet were som
heard patlering up. and the Youngest oil
the young hopeluls made her appearance.
b and soon ter, Henry pushed his really
repnlsive fare 'pio the door and commPnc-
ed grinacing at the other children. thereby
succeeding in what he desired 10 do. viz,
starting little Maggy, the Youngest. ina
whining. freiful cry, because Hen"
was making faces at her. I h,s cry, once
commenced. was never known In end
without the application of something more
decided in its effects than words. |. was
| in vain that the mother used every per-
suasive, dlveriing and soothing means m
her power, the crying, loud enough to
drown all conversation, conllnned. until
taking the child up hurrisdly in her arms,
she b"re her into another room, where
she applied some preti, severe sIlencing
measures. whirh had. however. the COM
ir,ry effect TO that desired. The child
cried on, hut louder than hrf're For
nearly ten minutes she so CHI BY scoldins
aud whipping. To silence her, hut all was
in VAIN. II is doubtful, after the means
used to enforce silence. whether the child
could have stopped if she had tried. Al
last. the mother locked her in a eloset.
and came. with flushed face and morti,
! fed feelings. back TO the room from which
she had retired with Maggy. 1@@
The mnment Mrs. Laurie left, her hus-
hand, with word and look brought the
three children 'nto order and quietness.
Henry was tod in low soice. and in =
tone Of authority ,ha, he never thought of
quesii"n'ng. 10 go mp into the garnet and
remain the,e until he sent for him. The
by retired withou, the sngh,es, hesis-
ton. ~@@@~~ -~~r~~ ~,
When Mrs. laurie returned. Mr.. Ffee'-
wond. Who was man Of frank. free. aud
pleasant manners. could M. resis. the
temptation he Eel. to remind her oil the
past; he. therefore. said, laughingfy,
u