The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-16

menced laying she table.
All same ealing % be done, 4 see
remarked Nie,nls.
AID snms drinking inla iI.e bargain, :
said nnr OF lhr rnmpany. smiling.
Hope ysm's~ r.snr prspzrsi with .
good sPprI'ir.' This MAS said by Andrr
som.
It's in fir randiion." returned
Nflls'is " Never lrar tui what nm do ~,
part"
Seon The table was rnrerrd vi h aysiers
rocked in sarrns sI,l,s. irrrapIn and
eh'ekrn salad. with I'll lhr rnnsllnrn,s AM
arre-snrles nf a iaxGrnus snp,.r. ~
'liese were asldrd ixo m three kinl. oI
wine. also brandy and h.l whi-kry punch,
Upon ihrse 'hr i've young men with
"appeiiiirs, went "a wnrk. rxhlhiiina a,l
easerne-s. moi Ia say grrr.llnrss. su.h a.
may be sern IN animals al.o have beeu
inr considerable Time ailhaui f,nsi. Az
their apfHiiie- hogan 10 tl,g lillir. liiry
we'r sha'prnesi by the punrh or brandy.
6|'d irtd,ng This. Nicho.s" sad
Andrrson. roarseiy. leaking across The Ia.
hir ~ his ir'riai iilr insiird garsi.
= First rate" q plir,i Nich.ls. in tone
OF sone that rsinrrd The salisIarlion re
irli. How niirn ,ln yuu mrei lo enjoy
,"nrsrlsrs ailes this Ias.inn!'
.Ahoni "..rr aarek."
.Ah /! so olirn!''
" frs. Shall we pni Your name down
as one of "ur nunbr,!'
= don't knnw. I must lhink about H.
Say yrs."
Ihr Temptation is certainly strong.
Is il,r FEEDING always as ga .i.''
Aisa,s. Ani 30 i. the drinking.
Shall we pni y"mr name .loan!''
. N"i now. l'm drlIhrraIe snri nf a
person. Sl..w to make ms mlnd up an
any snhrri.'
OhsmriI. take ynnr time. Bli. if The
argnmrntr now hrf,re ynu Il, mol prove
r"nrln>iSt. | will set you down for an
anrhurnrs'
! he consequence we hare seen. Long
brfore The hour 81 ten arrived. Mrs. Nlrl-
"ls hrgan 10 link f"r her husbands return.
and-,o wonder why he said out ~ long.
ZEN u'cloek at length zane. aud slil he
was away. She now began 10 hearken
Inr approaching iooi-sieps. and To llsirn
lor hiS wrll-knuwn tread AIMING tie many
son"lins lee, thai echoed along The pave
mrni.
What ran keep him 50 laiel'' she
aske'i herself. wnh rising emotion oI
anxiriy.
Al length NIL herame still in the street.
Tie murnur ol vnirrs was hu>hc,l. and
on > nnw and then was heard The fuol lall
81 a solitary passenger.
lIak Surely that is his tread! And
YET ia something il differs illrrelrom. I,
lacks the rvennr.s and iirinn-ss"I his >lep.
Nrarrr &" the Window hrnts The anx,ous
vi aud now she is listening with a
brraihlrss eagrrnrss. Ia must he her llus-
baud; YET. why should there be- a change
in his walk! Tic rs at the dnor. lie l,as
paused. Mrs. Nirlmls' face Us pressed
against tie Window pane. Her eyes are
snIvng 10, pierce The darkness. hut she
sees nuih,ng. lIark Yes. Ii is her
husband. Ilr-has a-rrudpd the steps. and
nnw she distinctly hears The ra,,lInp nl
his nigm-kev in Tie l,rk. Ahv dies he
moi enter! What keeps him so long al
the sinoil II is nni leked against hIm.
At last The entrance was effected. The
door swung heavily open. aud struck
against the wall with jar. Then shut
flmg sound Of feci was heard. aud then
the ,io,r eln<ed with lnu, hang.
By this time the heart nf Mrs. Nichols
was ,hrohblng with new aph range
Tear. What rnu'd This mean! + rcrly she
lisIend as her husband mu,ed along the
passages aud game with kind of lum-
bering .nose up The STAIRS. A moment or
two. and The ,lnnr of her chamber WAS
thrown oprn aud he came in. One glance
was snfIicieu,. II e,ealed the blasting
truth that he had come hume in state oi
inlnxiratinn.
" t;ood evening. Mistress Nichols =
said he, as he staggered in. II hope 10
find you in better hun.r than you were
i at iea.lime." lie spoke sarcaslically.
The poor, stricken wife could moi utter
a word. She siood. as IL fixed tu The spot.
her cheek blanched. and an expression Il
the deepest grirl an her rounlenance.
j. Hnpe you've j'yrd ynurseIi,," he
con,murd. as lie sunk inio char. h,s
llra,llaIlIng on one side almost To his shoul.
der.
4 have! Enj ,yed myself 6rs,-rale,
Prime oysters aud ierrapin; wine. brandy
punch. and gnnl fellowship. Firsl-raie
Better than mnplng a, hume with Wit
IN The dumps IDuIn', inlrnd ,o go. SAID
| wuuli NOT. lake,l home hrs,-ihal IS
hume when the eond lady is IN goo,
hu,nor. Happened, she wasn't. So wen
To Guys. FIRST rate oysters alrl trrrapin
Didn't promise to go again; but guess
! will. Eth. Maggy! What do yon say
Got over your pei! Any sunshine yei!
like observation-disclosures did. But cloud
/ .nd ,hun,lar naIl 'rhev. .rs my especla