The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-10-31

HN1 ehNh Fstth. bh III H1nRnt1
sometimes. Won't be naughty any
more. Bun mamma srolds me So much. |
Katy Lanes mother never seolds her. |
When was d Mrs. Lanes yesterday,
kaiy lei heIeup fall on tie floor and broke /
II all 10 pieces. But her mother didn't
scold bii. She said she was sorry, and
that Katy must be more careful"
There was an auditor 10 Ibis cOnveIsa-
lion unpeTcelsed BY either OF the parties
engaged IN il. The sudden withdrawal
OF her husband from the supper table star
lied Mrs. rellotd. Her mind was thrown
into whiTl Of excitement. She fell the
aci as one Of Stern rebuke. Scarcely had
Mr.. TelloId retired when she arose from
The table. Quickly following. she came
TO The door OF The chamber where her hus-
band had gone, Just as lille Helen said
mamma scolds me so much." and heard
distinctly the whole sentence Thai follow
cd.
/ BIT you know. Helen" replied The
father, that your mother doesn't feel
we'll"
1 docs seolJins make her better r.
asked The child, in changed and curious
4 voice.
4 This was rather difficult question to
answer under The circumstances.
mo, don't suppose il Does" replied
Mr.. Tcllord, with some reluctance in his
voire.
.fhen why does she scold so much,"
because you worry her SO, dear"
mo don't. Mrs. Lane doesn't scold
Katy and she's sick sometimes. Her
head ached yesterday, but she didn't scold
biz. | wish mamma wouldn't scold so.
Won't you tell her not to scold, papa! -
"l.ei's talk about something else, dear, y
!. said Mr.. Irelford. Wouldn't you like
10 60 10 Fairmont TO morrow afternoon p
0 .0h. yes! Can | go!" eagerly re
e sponded the child.
"Yes. You shall gor'
sand can Tom and lieuy go TOOL"
4 "Yes."
"Cani Tom have some supper :" ASK
.. cd the child. "Mainma Sent him To BET
and he didn't do nothing but fall bae
> over chair"
,e "Pm afraid Tom hasn't been goo
= boy"
"0h. yes he has -
g. - II frr-u urrH gUUu m1mma w0ulun
n hay sent him 10 bed"
"He only fell over chair; and b
II hurt his head, too. And mamma said h
4 was li,lle villain, and boxed his eaI
10 and sent him 10 bed"
All this Mrs. Telford heard, and vii
~ soberel feelings, Ii was true, just VIII;
., The child alledged. Tom in his restless.
er ness had climbed upon The back Of chat
and, losing his balance, had fallen over :
is the feet Of his mother, who, having al
:. ready lost all patience, OH the impulse {
" the moment boxed his ears and sent him o
er TO bed, multering 10 herself as he left III
Of room
c. Il hope Iii have little peace now!
:. Poor Mrs. Tellord! She had not ie
N well all day. Her nerves were, in an e,
Q, citable condition, and vibrated al the Sigh
er est touch. This state had been increase
lie through want Of any attempt at self-g
n vernmenl, and the summonlng Of Iii
nd and considerate feelings 10 her aid. Ev
,at ry little thing was fell as an annoyanc
nj The weight Of a feather proved burdeI
ve Thus it went on, all around re-acting D
IS. on her exciiable feelings, until conditlc
ire Of things arrived such as we have see
ON For brief season, more unhappy lam
" could hardly have been found in u
J" city.
\. AS the last remark of Helen about TO
IRE fell upon the mothers ears, her true IN
,ernal sympa,hles came back. She wait
an TO hear no more, but went quickly up
nd The room to which the child had be-
,ir. banished. She found hun lying on |
bed fast asleep, and now for the frs, til
10 became aware that in falling he had {
len the side Of his face, which was cover
IS with blood that had oozed from the woul
led The cut was Of no consequence. real
his but the sight Of the blood filled the he
ose OF the mother with wild alarm. Rushl
he down stairs, she entered the chamt
al where her husband still held Helen IN
ell. arms. and exclaimed. with wild look
and "Oh, Mr.. Telford! Come up slal
ept quick !"
en-, "Whal's The malter!" eagerly inqnil
-,ed the husband.
The .Oh! come, quick quick !"
Mr.. Teliord followed his wife viii
NJ failing heart. Her manner filled him "
,ina vague but terrible fear, which was in
NJ wise allayed BY the first glance Obtain
d." of Toms bloody face. He was not 10
over however, in discovering that the child
her in a pleasant sleep, and that The mi
ried he had sustained was little more tina
;ual. scratch. Tom soon awoke. and alter
face was washed, looked about as wei
said ever, and, judging from the way he
ding his supper, had sustained no serious
jury.
Piled AS to what passed between the hust
and vile when ihey found ihemsels'
: lone, after that eventful day, we ackI
,nl .fol,ra , total Ignorance We do not.k