The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-04-20


ie,iaymfpi. What inrrenp q isas shet
whrn aianr. IS thought IL was an Owe
with us. and W should never love sgsIn.
as we had nnrr lnsfd.a =
Il lir heard me ihrnagh. without mskir 2
IA rInglr remark. and then he bursl inio
loud laugh. Il should like 20 know,
Anneiie." said he. I'll that 10 what allied
yun ihis wefkf"
4 .-yrs. SAID |. Upon ihis he rhs eek-
ed The horse and began 30 turn rnund.
"whsl are you rains 10 dol" said !.
s'Gaing bark" sail he. /" if Thai is sll
whi-h j. ihe matter with yon."
laughed heartily a. he dad. for nov
NV sin was confessed. l frll very hap
py; hut ! pulled lIse oiher rein and drew
The whip over The ears uf The horse. and
away we went like bird, towards my
mo,her's home.
Bn' we made . resolution. then. Kate,
ihai feiiheI had augh, against the other.
Il should be settled hefnre the sun went
down. so that we might 60 70 sleep. IL not
al .peare with all the worll. al least at
peace with each other, forgising and for
/ getting.
This resolution we have faithfully kept,
and I have never seen another week of
such misery az have been lrlling you
abou'. and trust never shall. hope
you will find in yonr new relations. Kate.
all the enjoyment we do. This 10 lhe
best wish can offer yen-tiiai your riRsr
cross WORD may alsa be your last.
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! Eieefricify-.a Curious and BeaufifnI
Experimenf.-'fhe Philadelphia Led.
ger speaks of beautiful and curious
experiment through the instrumentali-
ty Of. electricity, which the editors have
seen, OF lighting gas with the tip u the
finger; :
This experiment may be easily per.
formed, and has been by Air. James
Swain, of this.city repeatedly, in con-
nection with the beltings Of the engine
and shaftings Of the Philadelphia Led
gerpress room, and is far more aston
ishing than the spirit rappings which
are setting so many people crazy. Eric.
tion, il isswell known, will produce
electricity in certain substances, and
the friction Of gutta percha or com.
mon leathern working belt upon the fly
wheel or gulleys Of steam engine
aud shafl.ngs produces il in consider
able quantities. II person will in
sulate himselfb by standing upon board
fixed upon glass nsulators--common
porter bottle would answer-and hold
an iron bar, or number Of iron spikes
, inlishand. he may, BY extending the
|. opposite hand to a gas burner, light It
: with the tip Of his finger as easily as
with a match. lie viii. feel a sensible
= shock pass through him, a pr;cking
sensation in his finger joints, and see
brilliant spark pass of with crack
!, ing sound to the gas burner. The elec,
! trio fluid will pass through several per
sons joining hands, the same as Will
an electric battery, and the last may
fire the burner. We have heard tha,
the same thing may be done BY rubbing
the feet rapidly upon green baize. $,
as to charge the body with electricity
I, but cannot answer for its practicability
The experiments with the belts we hav,
!, both seen and performed. Any manu-
! factory in the city where gas is burn
!. ed, may be lighted by the workmen il
this manner, and the experiment i
worth trying as singular and beauti
! full effect OF a principle which man i
destined to make yet more subseryien
to bis uses.