The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-09

fed and happy also.
.Wrll spoken" said Mrs. Cole
lhnse are excellent sentiments. and
hope al sympaihize in them"
No dcubi I'll do said The parsn=
but think ! rsn easily sei,.- ~ .s..a.l
mailer 10 the satisfaction Of III. Idisllk.
10 see preferences made Won are.aII hand
some enough, and agreeable enough w,
are none Of u good - We mighsb be. s.
thai beauty. goodness, or agrceahleness
shall not be The test: The matter shall Il
determined partly BY accident. and IN !
way that will give general satisfaction.
Tomorrow morning each one &c Won shaIl
60 separately inlo The garden, and bring
me present; and The me whose presenl
most becomes female royalty, shall be The
Queen
.Dni who is 10 determine lLis." asked
Miss Thorpe.
!" All OF u" replied The parson. .If
we do not I'll agree. then The ehuice shall
DC determined IN some other way. You
will find violeis, tulips, roses. pinks. hya
cin,hs, and olher flowers IL hloom."
But suppose more Than one of rs
bring The same thing" suggested Ellen
Saunders.
!. That you will hardly DO bnt 10 pre-.
vent u, you must each bring compound
present. You MI have studied lie same
botany, and you all therefore attach ihe
same language 10 the same flowers but IL
You do not. You may each translate for
yourselves"
On The morning appointed. Miss Agnes
Thorpe, who was lhe first 10 enter lie
garden, was somewhat startled Is she pass
ed The gale by The question. Who are
yon! who are youl" uttered in hoarse.
unnatural voice above her head. She east
her eyes up. and saw sitting among The
tangled vines over tie arbor i large green
parrot, 10 whose inteungaiory. often re.
pcaied, .he made no reply. and passed on.
still Titled Hurried, TO Gull and arrange
bouquet worthy Of queen. Miss Stan.
dish was The next 10 enter. and she loo,
like Miss Thorpe, was alarmed BY The
strange porter al The gale. nor did she
make any reply. Indeed every girl that
passed was in her turn frightened BY The
strange voice aboye her-some, in their
agitation, not even casting iheir.eyes up.
ward 10 see The mysterious qnestioner
who vocifcrously demanded their names.
The last 10 enter was Ellen Saunders,
who, when questioned atihe gate, instant.
y looked up. being more curious than
fearful. saying as she did 50, i" I'm Ellen
Saunders: who are yon!"
I'm the Parson-I'm The parson,"
replied the bird, in great glee at finding a
polite inlerlocutor: I'm The Parson-I'm
the Parson. fearing God-fearing God
who are yon! who are you,"
The girl was asionished, and greatly
amused at the discourse Of the learned
bird. and nearly forgetting her errand.
While filled with sudden desire for fro
ic, she Immediately oyerhauled his fra,h-
ned reverence-and running into the /
lonse, immoderalely laughing. flung the
olemn bird into The midst Of The assem-
'ly, al the same lime asking il who il was.
I'm The Parson-l'm the parsnn," in /
family replied The parrot, 10 the infinite
Of the whole company-ihe |
cal parson himself, though somewhat con.
used. joined in The laugh.
/" And what do you bring for the
lueen!" asked Parson Cole" +
Grown of Love, Crown Of Love-" re.
lied his feathered holiness Who are
ou! who are you'll"
After they had all admired The bird for
while, Parson Cole suddenly turned to
Ellen, saying. i. But, my dear, where's
our present for The Queen!"
indeed" answered Ellen, 81 had TO-
ally forgotten il, | was SO amused BY
our reverend rival there. Where on
arth did liz come FROM never saw i, be.
,re!'
Did any Of your asked the parson.
FELL me truly. my beloved pupils, have
ny Of you seen thai bird before. How
Dmes il that il did not excite your Curl
si,v, and that none Of you, exccp, Ellen,
opped 10 question III" i
Father" said Miss Agnes Thorpe
proud, majestic beauty" father, will
on forgive me, and still call me daughter!
Viii you love me slill!' continued she,
le tears startling in her eyes, and her
anne heaving with evident emotion: Il
ave disobeyed your orders, but God on
! knows how have suffered for il. nj,
ave been miserable ever since; can
ear il no longer. and feel that il is re-
ef 10 me to confess my crime before this
hole assembly. was iempted-I could
d restrain my curiosity, and in an evil /
Dur looked into the haunted chamber.
; soon as opened the door, | saw that
I'd sitting on your armed. chair. and his !
leslions so frightened me that ran down
ars, and have never yet got over my
arm. When sawit yesterday, / thought ,
e bird knew me and knew my guilt, and !
avoided it. Will yon forgive me! II
now | will never again disobey."
"And know il too" replied the par j
IN. The tears streaming down his cheeks I
, he took Agnes in his arms /" daughter.
will saw 10 you as one more mighty /