The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-12

ihistlfs aheTf. ihek Lad tight ~ AlfF
lhfiies there. aud they shuula hare tins.
Ilss tl,ere. Jehalllan declared sgsin that
he had made up his mind shat there sllanl
never be 10 lhisiles allowed 10 grow on
gai,i-apple lield.'
While iiaey was aispnting about 4 one
II Jonaihan's boys. Ihai lad been over on
10 lie field ! good deal and knew 10 about
II. cnme along. and. hearing The dispute.
he said. .fsiher. there needn'i be M iInu-
bic about HAT. Cor lhisiles rani ne,ergFow
there; il amt lie righl kind 0fland FIR Inns.
iles. and sou conldn'i never make Ills.
lie grow there il yon should Try as long .
you liv..
$50 mnrh The heiieT." said Jonathan.
" and I'm determined The whole world
shall know there ami NJ lhisiles liere.
and shsni never he any there sEd Ill
write il ii large letters On board, and sei
Il up on a post by The side ~ The Rad
where every hosly goes along. and The
writing shall be. there sllanl never be no
lhi-Ilcs allowed 10 gov on goldapPle
field"
!. lnn will. win you!'' says John.
Yes. viii. .ays Jonathan.
/" Well. illen." SAYS John. +" I'll tell on
what us. hrnlhrr. il II i The last words |
have 10 speak. il you do that lhlng III spin
the farm right IN III. ani build % high
fence between H.. and III never have any
thing more 10 do with YOU Tie Longest day
live"
81 cant help ihai." " said Jonathan;
amy mind IL made up. and The world sllall
know that there shanl never be no This.
ties allowed % gov IN gold apple ieli. !"
Aud while their hloot. was np. Jnna.
Than went 10 work aud pnl up lis sign
board. I'll wril out in large letters. Al
that. Jnin turned a d as fire. aud called
his hoys and went 10 work and run great
high l.nrc arrnss the farm between him
AMI Jonathan. 81 high that hey had 10
gel NJ on ladder Il look over il. And
when twas done. John went up on the
ladder and looked over. and called oul as
loud as he could call. Good hy. Jonaihan,
I've done with you forever !" = ! cant help
Thai" said Jonathan. there >hanl never
be no missiles allowed 10 grow on gold.ap-
pie field
Alter this the families lived entirely se-
paraie. aud got along the best way they
rould. bat with much less comfort than
Ihey used 10 have. Snme things that
Jonathan raised he had as much agin as
he knew what 10 IN with. aud il rnIied on
the ground. And some nlher things ihn
he did nj raise. and wanted very much,
was roiting on Johns ground. And jest
so twas With John on 'lolhpr side Of The
fence. Things went on ~ this way Few
years. and they didn't know much abou,
how each other got along. Al last one
day Jonathan heard john up top Of the
ladder. ealing oai mosl bitterly. +" Brother
Jonathan, Brother Jonathan, do come; The
Silverhncklcs are here. lirkin my bass
half to death, ihrasln Of EN- with ihislles.
and scIalchin their eyes out. DO come
and bring your boys over and help drive
'em away"
" But you've done with us fnrever..
said Jonathan; "anl besides, it's loo
much of job 10 get over that fence. |
don't see bun you'll have 10 fight yonr bat.
Ties oui The best way you ran. Rrmem.
her. always told you that YOU had bel
ter weed out them lhi>iles. II YOU had
followed my advice they woudn'i now
be scrairhin your boys eyes out; hui, in
stead of that, your bnys might now he
aver along with my boys tiggin in gol,l-
apple field"
Goldapp'e field br hanged!" sail
John. j" wish never had heard of il, and
then this i.nce wonldn'la been here 10 pre-
ven, yunr coming over to help US.
The npshnt nr The malIcr was, That
Johns hnys al gnt dreadful lickin.
which the, tlidn't gel over for long time.
and the Silrcrhnckles carried of as much
plumber as they had a mind 10, and made
John give 'em deed Of Il snip Of his
land.
Some iimc after this, while Jona,han's
bays we're busy drggm en- ld,applp field.
the Siivcrbuck!cs, who had always been
wralhy abum that field. agreed with the
Goilihread Gmilv, who lived south of
! 'em, and with The families Of Tie lsoheas
and the SlmshrnS, who lived over 'tOlher
side of the rond, Ia 90 together and give
Jonathan hnys lirkiu and rob The or.
chardS. So down they went in whole
fincks aud swarms. and The first thing j.
nathan's hnys knew they were having il
rough and tumble, and were getting tile
worst Of il. Jonathan heard The QUERY.
and run putting and sweating down to the
high fence, anl booked through crack.
aud called out tn .Iolia. " Brother john,
brother john, the Siyerburkles, and Tie
q ,ldthrpats, aud the Bnheas, and the
Shuslons are swarmiue over on gold-ap-
pie field. and fell aloul Of my boys, and
I'm afraid they II half Kill 'em. DO Iesl
send your boys over 10 help drive 'em
away"
john put his finger up 10 the side Of his
mise, AMI says he, I" Brother Jonathan. I'LL
tell ynu what lis, my boys ale oul Of The
scrape now. and reckon they better keep
out OF IL. And, b, sides, they've had ne
all fired lhrsshin lately, and reckon that's
their mari y