The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-03-24


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not mine. he 5ss~."
Vet take me 70 thoss realms sf bliss when'sr my
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From the Fsiend Of Yssth.
THE SELFISH AND THE UNsELFIsH
BOY.
By uARr IRVING.
.Please. Brother Philr' Thus ina
plored lIuIe boy, who sss stssdIng be.
hind the chaiI of larger one. on frsez-
ing evening &C Nosenb-s.
Il cant please now. and won't please.
So there. da you hear'" exclaimed the
older. snrlily turning around in the great
armchair in which ne had seated him
self IN read the weekly newspaper. Get
OF my rorkes. there. or look oua fas your
toes! wish Iiille buys wooldn'i BE- 81.
ways bosi,ering ene when ones busy!''
George. the .li,lIe boy" Al whom This
ouibursi cf vexaiion was aimed. skunk A.
way. looking sadly disappointed. lie
was slender little fellpw. about seven
years old. with pale blue eyes, and
light brown curls srchinx over high
white forehead. The big veins in his
throat swelIrd az he tried 10 swallow his
nlbulauvn, and his eyel,ds winked ieme-
IL over two gathering hot drols. which
Philip had taught him 10 consider dis
grare 10 his lille manliness.
I'll think Phil might be q biz clever!
lie knows how had want ms sIed." he
said To himself; and suddenly one Of The
,ear-drops. ,hs, had swelled loo round for
his eye 10 contain. Tell dawn on the
white rufilc OF his checked blue apron.
He brushed ], away very quickly. aud
with glance AZ his dreaded brother. si.
died back into The shade Of the newspa-
per.
His little cousin. Henrietta. just then
came skipping inn the room. and turned
The tide of his shoughis.
.Oh. George. only see wha, I've got y
She held over her head fried nu,.cake.
Gu, into something intended for The image
Of hand, while she went on dancing.
FIRST on one foo, and then on the her.
"Shu, the door, young onesl growl-
ed Master Philip, scowling from behind
his paper. ~ should like 10 know wha,
sent you romping in here. Clear ou,.
cant you and le, me have moments
peacc az nv life I"
The lii.le girl ripped out, and George
followed her. asking
.Oh! Eta, who gave you that hand
cakei'
"Sally, 10 be sure. She is frying.
down in The kitchen. and che has whole
pan iull. Let's 90 aud coax her 10 give
you one !"
Down they went into the ki,chcu.
where they found the frying pan kissing
over red.ho, stove, filling all the air
with sor, Of savory fag. The cook.
maid. with her great ladle. was bending
over the bubbIing fa,, watching the diving
and browning nuts. She lifted her
scorchcd face. as she heard the children's .
feet on the stairs.
"Didn'i tell you 10 let alone trou-
bling me. Miss Euai What are you di.
wing down here Tor. 10 grease your pink
gown agen the ket,ies!"
"George wants you 10 fry hand for
him. jus, like mine" she exclaimed dsg.
ing out Of the way Of the spntiering fai
drops. while the girl was lifting she kettle
of The stove.
i well, well, you must keep on, Of ,his
hole. then. Kitchens isn't boys place.
| shall give you but one; 50 be of"
She tossed hoi cake inio George'a
hand. George caught il. and ran ~
stairs with il. shifting II from one hand ,t
the oil,es as he went, as he found il IN
comfortably warm. Eta accompanied hin
into the piaysoom. where he laid hi
cake on window.sill TO cool.
"Eiia," said he, "it seems 10 me
trouble every body to-day. Father sal,
SO when | asked him Cor sled-rope
mother said so when ] carried her m.
red miiten, with . hole IN the thumb
/ Phil keeps saying so: aal now Sally!
woRder what makes me such trouble !
Eta laughed. "lrs funny. George
but you don't trouble me, though =
IL wish Phil wouldn't be SO troubled
To- might, because he did promise TO pain
an eagle on my sled, aad pa. on ilae iioss
: so that could kase IL so-me0os after
Rooa. lis going to be rare sliding dow
1 the big hiii. I teaa yen! Don't you hea
the wind roar! See. my poor sled! Ism
J. il too bad!
may be Phil will fx il BY and by.
ii sfm 30 afraid he won't" sighe
George. aSxiouIy. Its getting darI
and he said he eouda'l do i. By candle
light"
.How cold I ami" said Eta. shiver
n ing. Let's 90 back into the sitting room !!
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