The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-23

GiAflEs IL
IIs is ,ai who siivns nol faE loae and lsauiy.s
uld Max kermnn suddenly lnok il in ]
Is hi< head thai eighteen vas HE paper /
sre Tur marriage. and blanlly TOLD lis !
daughter 81. whn an her pari receised IL /
with a feeling that she e,nld hardly nndef. /
stand. Marriage she Lad always leaked |
upnn II 4 nrrrssarv evil y lllch Dat II some
lime must eniinre. and IN her irw dreams
nl The future husband destined fnr herself.
had pic.ured him ~ a hold. Wild frank
hearted man differing from her father only
IL Years. Al II lhl- class whom size Lad
higl.rnn known seemed Ii HI / something
she rnul.i l.grily tell wliai--and The s,ri
induced Lars inr her happiness. How.
ever, she h ped for gnnd fortune. ald
thought but liile more an The subject.
1 Tile hunter delsImiined that none hni
man al,rr has avn heart should nossfss
las daughter. aud almost the only Gna'ia.
raiinn necessary according 10 his views
were strength and agility N manly sports.
lie took M pains 10 cnnceai hrs drifrn'l.
na,ion.. and il was surprising how sudden.
N surh games rose IN favor with tie.
Young men uf the village and virinlty.
Among 50 naay il was salileM hat siiiitill
10 distinguish The foremost, and yiel.ilna
no lie general desire. Ajax kennon ap-
pointed particular day inr The cnniss'.
ui,lI the understanding that The victor
should he backed BY his favor. Diane pm
tested al lifsi against the plan, hut the old
man was rcsnluie. and she yielded. ll.lhe
truth must Le ibid, Sic Inn lcii IN iniefes:
~ these !,rnnis d manhnod. and was quite
wiling 10 arrepl the victor Of the ilar rs
her husband. provided he was not ian far
.brluw The standard her mind had fixed.
Il Al last lie dav came. and with crowd
&c Young men about iim Max measured
OF the ground 81 contest, and made every
necessary arrangement. There were fan
girls luo, If the SCENT blooming Western
damsels. drawn tuge,h hy tile rleiie
mpnIuflhesc rusty lists. or perhaps anx,oni
10 see what hlo.ed one would be remov
cd from that very necessary Class-beaux
: There was bul iva exercises. ono 81 leap
: ina na INC d mCn s.rtagil. Old aial
nm elf I'D ~ I'D ie litsi and ernhh'e'
I. because lis snliirei lln.b rol'd aol err
~ bin heypal ipgrsen lef! iosr hess. d
: &c bitterly sxslaimed. ihaa he could lear
(, In lbs YoGt. Hfrean7 lse Others, on
: IN one all With different Success. Sum
.,Iteod. SOME sixteen. iwo seventeen, IN
! lash,ass hay bll lHttsaa, ana gnoiae
/ mote fortunate ,laH tie fesl peftfr
{, AJAX IN ilmb-icached seventeen an
a ihree.quarieIs; this settled The question
/; and all turned their attention 10 the scron
y uial. .lusl lhen the Young lawyer cam
= VI, anl gazed upon the proceedings vii
y quiel Indifference.
IS 4 bar was ldslrued firmly between tw
p parallel posts lul -four feet above The reac
sr &c man from tie ground. The candidate
le were to heap nr. each viii both hand
$. and then. after heavy weights had bee
attached 10 their fee, IN this position, slow
ly raise iheif shoulders iill they touche
US the bur, then drop and hang by sing
hand. The one who could cling longe
4 thus was ihe winner Of the wife. Few,
IS tried tbs game than the Other, for il !,
n. CURED great Muscular strength, AID, b
,e sides, the immense limbs Of the form,
Il winner seemed 10 settle the question. Wi
i. The weights attached he remained in 4
IS air just twelve minutes third long
i. than any other had done. lie drsccnd'
n. with an air uf triumph thai became asne,
re when Charlton stepped forward and pr
er pared for The srriug. Max Rubbed i
eyes, and Diane herself surveyed Y
NJ Dung lawyer ihoroughly--a mark Of
,c leresl she had never before shown. !
II. seemed powerfully Turned, though BY
nj means as large in bulk as MS chlel rlsal.
Yet every limb appeared 10 be ~ us ri
IL per place. and we'll sci.
IS. With light spring he gained the b
he raised himself with the weights attach
i'll I'LL his breast tnecht il, and then hu
ar mollnnless without any apparent clio
Ia Nine, len minutes passed away, and
ed did moi sir, twelve. and he seemed
u. culver sliahlly--lhiIteen and he drew
nm watch with a calm smile, saying,
~. Il suppose il is unnecessary Tor me
rtb remain here any longer. Will some
,uulas,en the wcighls'
in. lie dropped lightly down.
err Bravely done - said Max, " do
ii. like man, my boy, but Why didn't }
~. iry the leap" !,
nj Char.ton marked the ground with
NV wary eye, and then rose ninbiy from
TALL starting place. :,
ae ;. Rishl in his tracks : cried The
he hunter; +" all iG you had risen little hug
ar, Won would have struck two inches ahe
A No matter thougg; lis enough 10 be e'
MD with him on this. lnu beat him on
n: other as neatly as ever saw any tn
of done.
es, Notwithstanding his admiration oil tn
al proofs Of Chartnn's manljness. The
nd man seemed somewhat dissatisfied v
and The idea Of marrying his daughter to a !
pss, yer. The young man whom Charl
eal. lad so eclipsed was evidently his
re. choice. Suddenly his face brish,enet
i ], n tnfucd 10 llr rivals and said,