The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-25
THE SUSPICIOUS HAN
4 IL VIII 4 koRAI

zine We GnJ lie ialloN ing eArei:s n rkeIel
written By Alfred t'Iouqrill. Our iiaiiI
viii not permit US 10 ei,e lie long an
lcss interesting introduction; Lui NIL Sin
lPiy say. l'iai . moderately usaliky "
very happy and eonienie,l roun,ry genie
men has gaihend his family and friend
around bright and rnidy fire Or Chrisl
liias eve. and. inarsor,lanee unh his long
Established custom. relates tie lnllouin,
isinry HoM. .L..,.eL
"fOu all knnw Tie shcep-shedls IN ou
lower cr.fl. By Wmdy Gap" said he
!. Before built those sheds. when il E.s
came InIo my possession. ! had often en-
dearortt 20 n e;dim il, hui after many val.
attempts ] gave Tire obstinate BIZ IN ii
despair. and pul il 10 lis present use. lis
adrsolalt laoking monk. and lis appearance
carries OuI 10 miracle The scenes ol han,
pines enaeied upon is site.
William Mawhy was. born there al
Tarrnis well 70 ID n lie world. win
everything about illeir farm IL i thriving
State. A. amere child. Ire was Of pee.
risll, solitary. nature. This have heard
from good auilmriiy for | only BECAME
acquainted with him as ,'enleIeJ my first
school, and lie Was Just on lie Po.ll II
leaving il.
Consequently. when entered home
for good 10 my parents roof he was a
grown man. and ] amcre siripling. a. 50
shor; 4 ,iisiarre divided his falher's farm
from ours. soon frll over han, and re.
uewcd our acquaintance. Ills Occupation
was foreshadoaing Of bis miserable
character he was diligently inspecting a
hedge that dls lied close from The main
load. lie thought he had discovered
evident traces OF some nle Having passed
into The field through ihe said Il, DE.
Il laughed a, his y Use and serious face,
dawn into a lu"k OF profound wisdom for
so hitting an occasion.
.My young friend" said he, .nicn
are ruined by irifes. Il is not the broke
hedge ! value; but suspect the lrespassers
passed through that gap upon some IN.
lawful purpose: bm I'll he even with
Them. now my suspicious are ar6used:"
with that he tapped the side Of his
nose, and went on his way most suspici.
6Isly Uncomfortable.
j. The next day, 10 the amuseren, 81
the village, a large board appeared staring
over the hedge, with tie announcement
Of all SORTS of penalties and spring-gnns
10 The nnwary Irespassers. Ills old father
was merry hearted, plain old man. who
never put himself under the infection Of
doubts; for lie believed that men were al
pretty considerably honest, as the world
went, and he had moi the slightest idea
that he was better than anybody else:
consequently he smoked his pipe in calm
conlenimeni, aud let The world wag.
!. His suspicious son soon disturbed his
blisslul eqnanllniiy;for. much 10 his annoy.
ance. he found padIacks placed on things
thai had hitherto been open 10 all. His
neighbour had 10 wait for his glass of ale
while he found his son, and his son found
lie KEY; for he, the coniriyer, was moi
always sine where he had hidden il.
Poor Williams principal torment was
his su,picion Of his own father. Ills lynx.
eye soon faihomed the soft. easy temper
Of his parent, ani saw thousand ways
wherein his disposition might be rurncd
10 account BY The cunning dealers on mark
Fl days, wheh The ale was uppermosl at
their simple friendly dinners. in which the
old man delighted. and which il would
have been difficult 10 wean him fIom-- as,
although yielding and good.naiured, he
was too tough and independent To be die
taied 10 by anybody. Another painful
thorn in his silc was an aged aunt, 10
whom the old man took well.stored
weekly basket. She lived on a small
stipend in the malkri.toIn. She had two
daughters. The old man often took his
SOLDERING cup Of lea with them on his re-
turn. He might leave them something
comfortable. The thought was tormen-
ting.
Ills suspicion carried him every mar.
ket-day 10 dog his father, with the show
Of The most sincere affection; which the
unsuspecting old man, with his heart glad,
reported 10 his plain, simple dame, who
reioiced with him over their imagined
treasure.
j" lie was at that time about eiehi.and-
twenty. and, dodge as he would, he could
not escape pair Of bright eyes aud rosy
cheeks that met him in the before. men.
tuned marketiown ON one Of his sus-
picious visits.
!" lie soon scraped an acquaintance, af-
ter having BY great assiduiiy found out
that her father was a retired miller. OF good
fortune, and that she was an only child.
lie thought this a safe investment. His
position and appearance soon gained him
permission To continue his visits; which
we're. in FACT, continual, for lie was always
Under the apprehension that when the cal
is away the mice viii play, and that some
other Nght. snap up his valuable mouse.
lie did moi feel quite assured as to the old
mans possessions. so made il his bust.
ness in thousand touuous ways 10 make
inquiries.
!. This could not 90 on so quietly but