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

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unrls hz,i nab hiIn mao PIesenls = De
lis,e &C IpiniiriE spd dssis uing. 80 lhAI be
lel veg vain a b. arqniremenis and made
quxe I s.Hounshs ab0Bllhea % he hale
bIslher. alier bis srium home.
6eorss hsJ Iaaxrd ID seieoms Philif
hame. lit ~eHid be so niee 70 have q
big -brssher." ne had said. Has lsifie
hesri had gaae oul ia love and admira-
linn towards him. Philip had seemed
Kind and broiheIly fof few weeks. Bul
as sess =. shs nsseily IL things had worn
sway. and Ne had foand niher and older
associates. he bad grswn very rarelrss Of
his little brsIher's feelings. Eaeh pass
ing week had sermed 10 roll him more
iclosely in his selhshness.
We leh George standing al The top Of
ise hal. twiriing ene al Ihe balls nl his
blue comforter. and watching the desrenl
az beanlilh orange-eolpEed rled. with
almost feeling % caselousness. Al! u
once. piercing shrek rang orcr The
play-ground. lie jumped on his sled u
once, and pushed il 70 The hollom % the
hill. where The smaller boys lad sssen-
blrd. They saw Tie skaters from ell d.
rrcil0ns hnrying 10 lhe spni. ..,aa.
II g TO The meadows !" was The CRY Of a
dozen. as again and yr, again thai cry
rang out. sliong and shnll. over their
heads. Somebody is drowning g.
i The sleds were dropped. aud all rushed
10 the shore. George was foremost.
Il The meadows were partially covered
: with woods. and beyond The range Of
these woods The boys had been forbidden
10 70. as 10 skate there was considered
dangerous. They soon discovered. new
erllleIess. thai The sounds proceeded from
that direction; and. slipping their smoaIh
boots along The ice. they reached ihe
wood. Here the larger boys had already
clustered, aud were standing with pale.
fearful lares. or anxiously irving The
slreuglh 81 the ice a. they attempted ID
advance. s.=..@ 800.
1 Dlmly abavc The white ice. nj a lille
distance. could be seen The head OF boy.
Crash aud dawn bnke another. WIN
!, had pushed Out 10 save him. The boys
gave cry Of lerror.
Never mind me Never frar..' shout.
, ell The last. throwing his arms srrass The
/ edges Of The ice. I. can hnld on gond
while yet; and don't belic.e il is decr
enough here Ia drawn me. Go and lelp
Philip; he will drown in lille while
, if you don't get To him. You large boys
cant romc--il won't bear you. Send
one Of the lille fellows, and gel il,al long
pole"
|. /" Come, Bob !" exclaimed an Older
boy, seizing The smallest boy near him by
The shoulder.
oh. no. :" screamed the little fellow.
I trembling with ,rHrr; Il shall gel 10
Mother wouldn't lei me. $1,000
/. Iiui you Dusi--one C you" insisted
he larger boy." FL.
II, is Philip III ro--ie, me p es.
claimed George. coming forward. lie
was very pale. and his large eyes were
: strained Ia the utmost. iIfs
Well, keep steady about il, and ,lun'l
! bea coward Here. take of your boots
take this pple--sli,lc oul as far as ) ou
can. and when The ice gets ihin and be-
, gins 10 riark. lie doan at. aud work
yourself along. Wlirn ynn get close Ia
The hole, push aron. HE slick. and hid
on To this end oriiWhile he lifts himself
oni. Ilald sirong!, Mind you don, 60
i00 ncarw 1l5F
j ialfa dozen boys al once were. giving
these ,ilrrriiuns 10 the Dew iI,Ierpd hoy.
j Yes; ! viii" hr ans were,i, dreamily,
and slide away, .rarrely conscious whel!l.
er Nh his fee, ur head. ~
We'll push beard after yoa!" shout.
ell The hays, .at
i Help! lleIpr' came more faulty
Philips c'y. Il seemed 10 George TO
come Irum under Tie ice. lie locked
down. and his ,bimd ran chill. The
waief looked cold, deep. and black. m
acrnraih.
i Jus, then cracking sound alarmed him
as he came upon lrart Of wllilish ice.
Tie cautiously lowered himself 10 his
hands aud knees, and wound himsclf a
iowg until he could plainly scelhe hole
by raising hls head. lle scarcely knew
What To tlo next. S. rrg :
/" Philip y he called. tremulnusly.
!. Oh. hel,,. for Gods sake! can,
hold on much longer--l'm dying uf col,l.'
groancd The boy.
Where are ynn. Phil 2 III
Down here--can', YOU see me g.
"Aie y"u under the ice!" George
asked. 70: The head had disappeared from
his sight.
:" Nest down, I'm irving 10 hold on
"a tee. bu my iingers are nunll,. Oh,
dear. deai-tcon'f somebn,ly help me ~
- ant yoa catch this pole. Phil p
George stretched il acrnss The chasm.
/" You cant hold ii s,,ong enough
dare mol le. go Of the tree. Oh, dear,
shall drown !"
" Do lake hold. Phil-do! I'll hold
with all my migi,l."
The sinking hoy stretched up nne half
frozen and. aud caught The sunk. He
partly rai,ed himself By il. bu. sank
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