The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-01-23

lis hsrd-it Is saI''
Thus lie lad lhonghl and talked 10 him.
sell. As for finding other amusemenls.
or getting interested in anything else. that
was ont Of The question. If he conIdn'l
60 s-hshing. he wouldn'i do anything.
Mr. GIeen had been gone abouI an
hour. when Harry. who had continued 10
cherish rebellious Ih0nghls. saw a school,
maie, named Edward Grant. passing along
The road. MOI Car from his fathers house.
lie rallied afier Edward. who stopped.
and The Two boys were soon talking To-
gelhrr earnestly.
"Come.-ain'i you going over 10 ll,e
mill.dam!" said Edward. as iIley met.
Mot TO day." replied Harry, looking
unhappy.
why noll" inquired Edward.
"Fsiher says ! mustn't Co."
"Why,"
~ don't know"
"Tlra.'s queerl Well. are you going
10 STAY al home III dasl'
"Pslher said ! mustn't 60 10 lhe mill
dam"
"Where is he,"
{" Hes gone over TO The store"
"And won't be home mill dinner
iime!"
.No..
!" Have you your fishing line in your
pocket"
.Yes."
Harry had taken his line from his rod.
and placed il in his pocket soon after his
father went away aud. though he srarce-
ly knew that il was so. The acl was
prompted by spirit Of ,'isobedience.
"Come along, ihen." said Edward.
/" You can have two hours good fishing.
and get home before your father re
turns"
.l'm afraid he might find il oui, and,
if he did. he would be sure 10 punish
me-"
lie thought more about The punishment
than Of tie evil Of disobedienee.
Yoor father won'i know anything
about il. How should hc!"
"Ile might ask me; aud wouldn'i like
to tell lie."
mo danger. don't believe he'll ever
think anything more abont il. Come
along. | want you with me-"
Thus urged, we are sorry 10 relate Thai
Harry Green yielded. After looking care
fully all around, 10 be sure that he was
not observed. he said
81 will go, just for a little while, bui !
can't stay long"
The mill-dam was nearly half a mile
distant, and the ~ay usually taken in go.
ing to il led across a deep and rapid
stream, over which a single lewDiog was
Thrown, Il required steady eye and
careful attention TO The steps, in going
over this rude and unsafe bridge. TO pass
il in safety. Harry had been across il
dozens ofiimes. Every Saturday he had
gone thai way 10 the mil.dam. So used
was he 10 ilie narrow and perilons path,
that i, was his custom 10 run over il with
a foot almost as light and fleet as that Of
squirrel.
When the two boys arrived al this slen.
der bridge. Edward went foremost, and
ran along, unconscious Of danger, as usu.
al. But mol 20 with Harry. As he set
his foot upon il, and glanced down at the
swift gliding water, (relted into white
foam on The surface, he felt sense Of in
security TO which he had before been a
stranger. EdwaTif'was running ahead,
and his rapid steps shook The long aud
narrow log. and made those Of Harry un-
steady, Fear soon began TO take the
place Of insecurity.
"Why don't you come along-what
are you stopping about" cried Edward,
after he had crossed over, seeing that Har-
ry was standing about The centre of the
bridge, STOPPING his body, reaching out his
arms 10 balance himself, and gazing down
upon the rushing flood below.
Harry, at this, moved on few PAGES,
but, as lie did so, he fell his head begin
10 swim. Then he lost the power of ac.
curaiely posing his body, and under this
feeling. stopped down 10 grasp the log up-
on which lie was standing. In attempts
ing TO do this, he pitched over, and, with
a cry of horror, went down into the rush.
ing and roaring stream!
Mr.. Green, soon aliergoing 10 his store,
experienced sense Of uneasiness that
connected itself with thoughts Of his son.
lie remembered how disappointed he had
looked when he told him he did not wish
him 10 go to Mr.. Jones's mill-dam; and,
from knowing Harry's disposition, he had
some fear lest he should be tempted to
disobey him. understanding well that
danger always attends disobeiience. his
uneasiness increased The more he thought
about The possibility Of The lads being led
of to do forbidden thing. So oppressive
did this state of mind become, that MIR,
Green determined TO go home some two
hours before the usual time of his return
in order 10 see if all was right. On hi:
way, he met neighbor, who came hur
richly towards him.