The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-07

wrinkles Of his Ezsle and leehle iempie
seemed - gios DEEPER Il The th0ugh
/ passing IN lin He uss lis,eEsny as 3
sefmoa. skll brlpshi tegpther his yozr.
AM has age. his Pasl ard his lulrrr: an
there MS seri6ed on thar spos word
With Jesas Christ sp.sse nrarlv IN,
noassnd years beEose-- Whsseser tx,
OF three arr net tcsrihet IN ny nams
there am ! IN the msGs. % tAena." M
MAS IN the milss of iwo euly. There ma
= temple there IN lhose epen 6rlds sanSti
hed BY tEo pious hearts. uheh no sins,
Fng Of hras. 20 sound of solemn otgan
OF volce II eongregsied singers. nor ~,
preacher b-f the psrSeni an I invisible One
who hire AMI thea fui6iied hi< pgoaiss
and MAS gracious. one who Vas felt lhocyh
rot seen. could have made nioIe hcly.
A chr irirnd again turned 10 SEE Soc.
ward. he shook the oil llboter kindly by
the hand. and there was . gaze of aston.
'shment m tie p0cr oil man's Eee-,he
stranger had not only rheerrd k;n BIZ his
words. but bad left something 10 cheer
HIM when he MS eune.
The friend nov Hprf on Win 4 n-cse
determined step. he skirted INC memo
fable p1ik Of ERADICATE. lamous Tor The
abode Of Lady Jane GRAY. and the visit
Of her sehoolmasier. Roger asrh4m. lie
went on then it-ta region Of woods and
hills. at some seven OF eight miles from
Leicester he drew near a solitary farm
ha1se within the ancie / limits Of the
Forest Of CharnuGnd. Il was eestainlv
4 tonely place amidst the Woodlands, and
the wide autumn Eel,iss Erening Gas
last drofPirs doxn: sa.l as the Shade Of
night fell on the scene. the wind tossed
more rushingty the boughs Of the thick
trees, sni reared down the rocky valley.
John BSsEafd went 10 the farmhouse,
horeter, IS / ;hsi vere the object Of BIS
journey. and woman opening il al bis
knock, he s.aon disappeared within.
Norou, e,sifriend " sa perfect stranger
here. Had ke,er beea here before: bad
no acquaintance. nor actual business with
the inhabitants. lie stared merely that
Ire was somewhat atigued with hrs walk
from tosp. and requested leave 10 rest
4 while. Ia such place ssch request
: readily and esen gladly granted
There Has cheerful Gre purntrg On 4
bright. clean hearth. The kettles were
singing ON the hob for TEA, and the contrast
ofthe IN door comfort Was sensibly height,
ened By the Wild gloon uttkcnt- The
Esrmer's wife. who had admitted the ssran-
ger. soon went out and called her husband
from the foldyard. He was plain. hear
" sort Of a man gave oar friend hear
" shake Of the hand, sat down, AMI began
% converse. A little time seemed to es-
sibli,h friendly interest between the
and the farmer. and his wife.
John Baslord asked whether they would
lllow him To smoke pipe. which was
rot only readily accorded, hat the farmer
oined him. they smoked and talked
Of the coantry and the town,
l.eieestsF beiRs the Earmers market. and
rs familiar TO him rs his own neighboI-
hood. He soon came 10 know who his
yuest was too, and expressed much plvas.
IRE i'm the visit. Tea was carried into
he partot. and thfther thew all adjourned,
or now the farming men we've coming In
% the kitchen, where th. y safe FOE the
evening.
Tea over. the two gentlemen a-aitl had
i pipe. and the conversation wandered
over a multitude of thirgs. and people
srown to both. But the night was come
iown pitch dark. wild. aud wIlrly. and
sll John Basford ka,l 10 fetutn to i,eicss-
er.
To Leicester" exclaimed at oucc
nan and whe. TO Leicester ,'' No
,uch thing. He must stay where be was,
-where eoald he be betters
John Basford confessed that WAS true
se had great pleasure in coaversing with
hem, bat was it not an uawarrantable
liberty to come to Strangers house, srd
make thus free !,
Not in the least" the farmer replied;
. the freer the better -
The matter thus was settledt and the
evening wore ON, but In the course Of the
evening the guest. whose simple manner.
strong sense. anil deeply pioas feeling.
had made most favorable impression ON
his entertainers, limited that he bad heard
some singular rumors regarding this house,
and that. in truth. had been the cause
which had attracted him hither. he bad
hear,r, in fact thai partcular chamber
In this house WAS baunteds and he had for
d long Time felt growing desire to pass
a hight In il. He now begged that that
favor might be granted hiin.
AS be had cpeued tie sahject, an evi-
dent cloud. and something Of an atspless-
ant surprise had fallen Oh the counter
aaees oil both man and wife. 1t deepcn-
ell as John Baslord Proceededs the far
mer had Withdrawn his pipe trola his
mouth, and laii it ON the table, and the
woman hid risen up aud looked uneasily
al their guest. The Bo:nent that he utter
ed the wish to sleep in the hauated ROOM.
both exclaimed, ID The lIfaaat, against it.