The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-09
Prom s.nsia's Union Magazine.
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School Of Parson Cole.
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PAasoS roLE was an eccentric snrt D
rhararier. though learned divine and ii
excellent man. lie lived IN The country
on his farm. being man Or substance. an,
he and h,s -...-..... wife taught private
select srho 1 for young lailies. Tire girl
were hnaE.led and lodged ~ Mr. Cole !
his own house. aud in Ill resperis treaties
~ members IL his avn family; and . III,
situation Was healthy. and IN sight Of HI,
beautiful village II -, The srl,onl vat
considered very desirable one by those
Win knew the merits 81 The TEACHERS. The
number 81 scholars was limited 70 twenty
and y no girl under The age IL len was
admitted. and rs those Who dill come were
generally handsome and well Of, The Par.
sons residence became 4 spnl cnnserral.
FL 10 The inaginalions Of Ill the Young
men in that rcgion Of country. The Par
sons daughters, Is they were called. were
lively, ronping. happy sci. and as they
walked out in The afternoon TO gather flow
crs. they knew they we're observed by
watching eyss. bur this did mol IN The
least restrain their gaiely, Or prevent them
from indnlging IN that f,olic plee" Of
which school misses are fond. while their
merry yoires sung softly and sweeiy over
bill and dale. Now. ~ We said, Tie Par
son was eccentric; Tic had place for
every thing. lis true. hni every body else
thought every Thing in The wrong place.
That lie might emmy his books without
the fear of interruption. and indulge, ii
times. in solitary study and holy mediia.
linn, he had iillcd up a chamber III one
end of his house; chamber admirably
sulle, 10 The purpose for which il was lie.
signed, being lemnved-from Tie noisy parl
Of the labyrintlian ediiire. and approach.
ell through long, narrow, dark and crook.
edpassages. III this chamber. for purposes
best known to himself, The parsnn kept
some rare rnriosilics but il il NOT our pur-
pose 10 give description list or catalogue
Of these natural anil artificial wonders.
Suffice il 10 say they lent an mir of quaint.
ness TO The place, and induced The servants
and others who had been there, readily 10
believe that. as Mrs. Cole asserted. The
chamber was haunted. The good lady
often, al table and IN presence Of her boar.
ders, urged her spouse 10 fiji up study
somewhere else, but the old man declar.
ed that he liked 10 spend his time where
familiar spirits Of another world seemed
fond nf holding counsel, though he earn
eslly urged his pupils 10 obey his in
functions, and not 10 venture in a place
where their superstilious iancies might
discover the mos, frigh,ful appariiions.
II became rule Of school, in fact, that no
girl was 10 visit, on any pretence, The
haunted chamber, and ;hus. as parson
Cole fa,iered himself. he could there have
every thing his own way, and enjoy his
studies uninterrupted.
The pars on had a nephew residing in
q distant part Of the country, The only SON
and heir Of an eminent CITIZEN OF great
wealth, and Young man famous for his
accomplishments and manly beauty. or
This youth, whose name was Edward Cole,
every girl in school had often heard. and
the announcement that he was shortly 10
visit his uncle. created quite STIR and ex-
element. There were MANY hearts that
hea, quicker at The intelligence, and there
were some even that began already 10 feel
new and tender sensation. There was.
for several days, an unusual attention paid
to the adornmeni of their persons By par
son Coles daughters. and every arrival
caused sudden and violent palpilalion.
Tine day The girls got intelligence that a
strange young man had arrived, and as
may be expected, they came 10 dinner
dressed with unusual care, and with hearts
wildly beating; but Judge Of The disap-
ponimen, OF each, as she entered and was
presented TO plainly dressed young man,
by The name Of Henry Williams. He was
modest, simple. hearted lad. but learned
willal, and won largely on The affections
o. Parson Cole, who sirenuously urged
nun 10 study divinity. and declared that,
young as he was, he intended To have him
appointed tutor 10 his nephew. The
youth bore these concentrations meekly,
and as he had come TO see parson Cole
20 solicit the iatler's influence in getting
nih tlie situation Of principal Of the vii
iase academy, he agreed 10 wait until the
larson could see his nephew. In the
mean time he amused himself with books,
seeing lhe young Indies only at table. at
Wnlch tunes he and the parson discoursed
:. 'engih on literary, historical, and reli-
glous subjects.
" hal bore that youth is" said EN-
'Ha Walters one night while in company
WIN several Of her companions.
lie seems 10 be thousand years old.
Susan Standish, and in his
sublime meditaiions entirely distracted
rom The world. | get so sick of his ever
lasllng talk about the immortality of the
soul, The nature Of man, and the chief
good, and all such aniiqnated stuff. /
wonder when Edward Cole IS comlnp,, ,