The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-05

!. is aglasi my principles; | slsass mean
70 dew I'll I'm able 10 support Tie Gospel
and lielp lie minister; but a. for ihen bees
III woa'i euRnlenanee 'em by nv pres.
enee-ihafs al I; aud lei me tell Sc one
Thing. il you go. Ill BET cnokey You'll
wish you hadn't 4 went afterwards. :
I. Well that's my look oul." says |. II
you're willin'-l'll CO." and whai'll
We iake!" says he, /" . stick a. tape. or q
pint Of empiihs. or what" No. |
won" says l. I'll take something o.
more yally Than that" "fhen you'll be
odd" says he.
S0 after c0nsiderin' aspell. concluded
u gil, what Miss Scranlum needed about
as much Is anything. and that was = new
bunnil. She wore = shabby, faded old
Thing. that lnoked as ii il come over IN the
ark. Well. ! thought | could gil ginlee-
Ter one in lIarrislown. lhln could BY
havin' one made here. So GOT yer IN.
Gle To harness up The hoss Tor me. one ai-
iernoon, AMI bein' Ms he was iew busy TO
60 with me himself. | went over aud axed
Susan Scranium 70 20 long; thought she
could help me about piekm' ont oul.
She'd be likely 10 know what wunld suii
her mother. So goes over and calls for
Sn-an. She was delighted 10 go-she
didn'igila CHARGE 10 ride very often. Well.
we druv 10 llarnstown, and went into the
best lookin' mlliner's shop tier was there.
Now. Susy.' says |. ;. I'm gwine 10
gil new bunnil, aud want your advice
about what TO chose why. Miss
Magwire,' says she. i thought you had
quite d nice one aready.' We'll, il is
middlln' nice. says |, but I've wore il
tew winters, and some ladies gh a new
one every winter, We know.' So We ex.
anined al the bunni,s in The shop. and
axed Susan which she liked the best. :
should think that one would be very pur-
" for ynu, Gays she. pinlin' 10 plum co.
lored satin one that hung on peg. Its
mas fayoriie color, and that makes me
like it, Now that was jest what ] want.
ed 10 know. So ! axed the miliner 10
hand il down, and tried il on, for ! rec
koned il 'iwould fit me. 'iwuuld fit Miss
Slrantum-she was about my size--and
il did fit nicely, so bough. il. had TO
pay six dollars lor'l-quile launch-out
for me-more'n ever 1 paid for bunnit
for myself. Susan looked as il she thought
was ruiher ex,ravagani, but she didn't
say nothing. Well, putt in bandbox
felch,, and we went hum. When yer uncle
come in showed il lew him, and he was
quite pleased with il: and twas clear
beauty. plum.colored satin. trimmed of
with 4 ribbin the same color, and lace bor-
derin'. with white satin bows between, all
quilted round the inside. axed yer un>
Gle if twas more expensive than he was
willin' should give. No. says he. !
don't begrudge The money. ! want you
10 dew the hansome thing but 'lwould
suit me great deal better il you wait till
the mex, day and then take il over %
husband says |, I've got my heart sol
on a,tendin' the party; dew femme CO.
We'll, co. says he, il you're beset ,ew;
bu, mark my words, I'll bel dollar you'll
wish you hadn't went
Well. The day afore the party jefferson
come hum TO stay a few days. told
him was gwine 10 the donation party,
and he said he'd like no better fun than
10 90 with me. Jeff's always ready 90,
you know. So he went and got ream
o nice paper for the parson 10 write his
sermons on. AT last the day Came, and
and Jeff, we started off for the party.
We went quite early in the evenin', for
wanted to be there fore twas crowded.
Their hadn't nobody come when we got
there, only three or four ladies', that was
gitlin the supper ready. There was Clio
ry Ann Billins, and Polly Mariar Stilmar,
and Jo Gipson's wife, and old mother
Parker settin' The table. You know.at
them kind O. dewins they always have a
supper sot for the company. The con-
gregation provides the Entertainment CINE
rally, but in this place the minister's wife
has 10 find good share ont. Miss
Scranium found the tea and coffee, and
sugar, and cream, and butter, and so
forth. Some o. the neighbors sent in
cake and pies. and cheese and biscuit.
But Miss Scran,um was afeard ther
wouldn't be enough o. The cake and pies
$50 she sent 10 the bakers and got .
mess more. Well, | axed Miss GIBSON
where we should put our donations. and
she told us TO take EN- in The parlor and
Law 'em on the table. Their was table
there purpose to put The dry goods on
The provisions was carried into the store
room. So we went in there and laid EN-
on The table. The bunnit was pinned uT
in newspaper. jeff he sot down, anc
| started off to find Miss Scrantum.
| found her in the kitchen maxim coffee
She looked drellul tired and beat out.
was real sorry hadn't ADVENT sooner aut
helped her. She was wonderful glad IL
see me and | told her 10 go and dres'
herself, and I'd make the coffee. So sh,
thanked me and went--and ! took holC
and made the coffee. Ther was an aw
| lul sight ont; never made so much afor,
in all my born days, and | never expec