The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-10

"For The matter OF that said an sr~l
live liilie man with twinkling eyes. . Won
need be under M unsssinrss xhsleser. Il
defy yoa 10 invent more misehief here ihan
we have already. Cor We are all more or
less al eamiiy'with our neighbou; and a.
our fathers and grsndfsihers were The same,
we eonclods il must bs owing 70 some
thing ihai cant be changed: for instance. J
The air or .wsler ol our town; 50 set your
heart al rest. and come along with us. and
well take care OF you." h6AH y
Well" rjoined the stranger. 81 am
very glad indeed 10 hear what you say Of
your own Town; for. 10 be candid wilh
YOU. it's exactly whai heard OF you an
as came along. and this made me think
,hai in place where all were mischief.
makers and busy-bodies already. I could
have nothing TO do bui flor onee in my
life) live in peace. However. don't trust
me-ihsl's all ] have TO say-and if any
evil arises from my visit. turn me out, and
Ill seek home elsewhere n
An old Brahmin had come up in time
TO hear this avowsl. ""fis very strange"
said the wise man. .This fellow is surely
a magician. and may set all the rocks Of
Shorapoor dancing and iumbling about
our ears, some day. Turn him Instantly
away. or il may be the worse for us al. !"
" No. no." shouted the multitude.
|" That would be inhospiiable. Let him
remain, and we shall soon see what he can
do"
The little active man now came for
ward again, and said. slyly. "Sir. if you
really are such mischiefmaker as you
describe yourself 10 be, suppose you were
10 give US little specimen Of your power
Il-just some triaing matter 10 Judge by"
. What, no,c?" said the stranger.
"Aye, no,c!" exclaimed al; " and The
sooner the better"
"Well. be il so." said he; .let me put
Iup my things and come along !" And
with this he arose. packed up. girded on
his sword, and slrode majesiically forward.
followed by crowed continually increas.
. ing as they advanced further into the
town.
"Now don't push or press upon me 50
much" said the stranger; "but observe
, what do. and watch The consequences. y
, So they LEI him proceed. and as he ad.
vanced, they soon perceived that he was
forming some deep plan. particularly as he
i paused every now and then, with his fore.
finger between his teeth. and nodded. and
: wagged his head, as much as 10 say. 81
have i'll" Upon which he made straight
!. for shop kept by man who sold -four
! and such like things, and, accosiing the
|, dealer, inquired, with Qreatciyility. whelh.
er he had any honey? "Thal | have,
, sir" replied the shopkeeper. "plen,y,
fresh from the comb; only taste il, and I'm
sure you'll buy. Here, sir; look at ihil
beautiful jar, full Of the finest honey thai
, was ever seen in Shorapoor."
at looks WE'LL" replied the stranger
dipping his hand in: " and does not taste
amiss :" saying which he gave his finger
|, careless kind Of shake; but he knew righl
well what he was about, as little lump
stuck upon the outer wall.
III really Is good" said The Mischief
Maker, Give me small pot Of il, thai
| may take il home to my children"
While the shopkeeper was filling !
small new pot, over which he tied fresh
!, green leaf, the people who had been fol.
i lowing. came up and said, "Sir, you are
!. only making game Of US; you are giving
!, us no proof of what you said. Wha
. mischief is there in buying little pot o
!. honey!"
BE quiet, my good people, and con
IS tent yourselves for couple Of minutes
!, while | get my change, and put my pur
chase in safe place, and you will sool
h see some,hing-wsit here. and I'll b,
back to you directly" The Mischief
). Maker vanished in an instant!
ID Now i. happened that this shop was
Or mere shed Of place. projecting into TIL
re street, from the wall on which the hone,
ID had been thrown; nor had the tempting
s. bait been long there, before it was smel
ID out by large hungry fly, which had beel
,g spending many frutless hours buzzin
le about the dealers jar. SO carefully was
s, always covered. Here was a gloriou
g. opportunity for fine supper, and dow
,e he came upon il with eager appetite
without looking about him as he ought
10 for over his head, under the cover Of III
wall, among oldchnks and cobwebs, lher
d, dwelt a willy, dus,.colored lizard, VIII
ed enjoyed fly beyond everything else j
he the world, and had been particularly ur
Id successful in ly.catching all day. Watcl
he ing, therefore, till the fly had buried hi
e. mining apparatus pretty deep in the honey
re he crepi down quietly. looking as like
bit Of old plaster as possible, but for thos
er, brigh. eyes of his, which in his eagernes
as for The capture, were intently fixed upo
is the fly. Unlucky wight! Little did h
ry think thai those very eyes had atiracte
r, the attention Of fine iabby-cat, who b'