The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-17

the perfect rcsse<<ion nf his senses. He
h rrrisin shss he was nos lie dupr 81 zen.
tFiloqrism. or any e,hrr ailusion. The
rslne OF tissr ransiesions must re ques-
tinn hetwrsn hm and The world. IN whose
prmsai The fars< Of his isle. simply as
slalrd hy himself. are here suhmined.
whrn 6ist he heard The Sisiue sresk.
Mr.. Blrnkinsnp says. he ceriainls expe-
rirncrd kiad &c sudden shork, mnmrn.
lary fcelirg &c consiernssion. But thIs
soan ahsied in wonderful msnner. The
Statues rnire wss quite mild and een-
lle--nai in the lfssi GRIM had no fnnerai
iwang in IL. and was quite different from
The ane statue might he expected 10
take nv any baiy who had derived his
notions on that subject IRON having heard
,he representative pf the class in . Don
] Ginvanni.' 50
Well. What times 10 yon nhy the
cool old ,iries r repeated lhe Stane.
qnie familiaily. The churchwanlen wss
able 70 repl, with some ranposnre. Ina,
such question: coming from snrh guar
Ter hsd taken him limie hy surprise.
.corr, come, Mr.. Blenkinscp. saitl
the Sie,ne. ..lon'l he s.icnished. "rIs
hali.pasi twelve. and moonlight nigili,
A. yunr favorilr police. The slrrpy and in.
ifm old walrliman says. Don't yGn
know thai We siaines are apt TO speak
! when spoken to n these hnnrsi Cullfrl
yourself. ] will help yon 70 answer nv
own question. Let ns 20 hack step by
step; and allow me 10 lead you. To be.
gin. Hy The good old times. do yon mean
The reign Of George The Thidf'
.rhe last 81 them, sir." replied Mr..
Blenkinsnp. ,ery respectfully. II am in.
ciined 10 think. we're seen by the people
vlln lived 10 ihnse days.
IL .honld hope So" The Siaine replied,
.'rhose The goood old times! Whist
| Mr.. Blenkinsop. when men were hanged
by dozens, almost weekly, for paliry
ihefis. When nursing woman was
dragged 10 The gallows with child a, hel
bIea.,, fur shoplliing. 10 the vslnc Of i
shilling. When you lost your American
rnlonics, and plunged into war will
Franre. which. 10 say nothing Of The use
less blood.hed |, cosi. has lrii you sad
died with The national debt. Surely yoi
will no, call these the good old iimes. vii
you. Mr.. Blenkinscpl"
NO, exactly. sir; no: on reflection
don't know that ran," answered Mr.
| Blenkinsop. He had now. was sncl
. rivil. ~sll spoken slainc-lost All sen-'
Of The pre,ernaiural horror Of his situation
! and scratched his head. inst as il he ha,
been posed in argument by an ordinar,
mortal.
"Well then." resumed The Statue, /" m,
dear sir. shall We take tile two or thrp,
reigns preceding What think you o
the then existing state of prisons and pris
on discipline I Unfortunate debtors con
fnei indlscriminaiely with tellons. in III,
midst Of filth. wee. and misery unspeaka
hle. Criminals under sentence of d.ali
iippling il The condemned cell. with III,
| Ordinary for their po,.comp mon. Flng
ging. 4 common punishment of womeI
convicted Of larceny. Wha, say YOU .
The tunes when London streets were ah
soluiely dangerous. aud The passenger raj
the risk &c beins hustled and rohhed ever
in The dav,ime! When mol only Houns
. low and Bagshoi Heath. but the publ,
roads swarmed with robbers, and \ stage
coach was as frequently plundered as
hen.r6ost. When. indeed, The road wa
esleemedlhe legitimate resource of a gen
,ieman IN difficulties. mi; highway mal
was commonly called Capiain'-if no
! respected accordingly. When k-fehl
I ing. hear-haiting. and hull batting wer
popular. nav. fashionable amusemenis
/ When he bulk Of The landed gentry coul
: barely read and write. and divided lhei
4 time between ox.hun,ng and gi,zzline
/. When daelisr was hero. and i, wa
!. mn honor to have killed your man,
!, When gentleman could hardly open hi
/ mouth withou, uttering aprofane or lillh
/ oath. When the country was continual
|, II in peril of civil war; through dispt
!. ted succession; and two murder0ns exc
$ cu,ions. aclnally tonk place. This er
il ofinhumanily, shamelessness. hr'gantiag'
G brutality, and personal and political ms
i curily, what say you Of il. Mr.. Blenkll
s sopl DO vouregard thus wig anil nigia
e period az constituting the good old time
l. respected friend?' s -
!. There was Queen Anne's golde
! reign. sir" ,leferen,ially suggested NJ
is Blenkinsnp.
h !" A gold reign!' exclaimed the Staiu
4, !. A reign Of favoriiism and court trickel
% al home. and pro6,less wan abroad. II
d time Of Bolingbroke's and ilarlev's a.
Churchill's intrgues. .Srhe Teignnf Sara
A. Duchess Of Marlborough. and of MI
nr Masham. golden 6ddles,ick fimagI
,d yon must 60 farther hack yet for 20
10 good old times. Mr.. Blenkinsop."
NJ Well.' answered the chnrcliwardt
ID II suppose must. sir, after what y