The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-03-16

To marry the mother OF sir children
! and take her and them home-for Sam
SON could never. make up his mind I
: settle down on the Brooks estate
would be to disturb the peace Of hi
} sisters family. Who had been living Of
hun pear ten years. Besides, Jane
his sister. and MIR. bunker. bis brother
: in-law, Who had great influence ON hi.
: irresolute mind, discouraged him from
-assumins suchsa responsibility, as the
5 matrimonial s.ation occupied by tie
. late iamensed Brooks.
II should be clad to see YOU mar.
: ried and happy, DEAR" Mrss Bunker
: wouldsa say; Misunderstanding all our
!. affection for you. i am AFRAID you are
sometimes dissatisfied with you present
mode ofiiving."
:, "0h, | assure you. again, sister,
sssamsOn would reply, II appreciate
! your attenti0ns.p
"And9l am.sure we delight In do
ing for You. still if you desire to mar
ry. take somebody worthy of you, and
nothing would please me better"
but Mrs. Brooks
"Awidow with six children, Ibeg
Of you, YOU value your peace Of mind,
don't marry another mans family
look for someboay eIse." a
Jane could very safely give her bro-
ther this advice. for She well knew he
would never marry any one but Luere-
| tia.
So Samson hesitated. Although he
sighed for the widow, he felt that il
would be ungrateful to marry against
the wishes of those who did everything
to make him happy who were SO kind
: and so disinterested in furnishing his
comfort; and who thought so little
Of the property which would fall to
: them, provided that he died bache.
lar. that they were perfectly willing
!, aisnos, eqxions--that ne should marry
-aaypoay ,vcePsa widow with six
e children. -
Such was the state Of f,.. -
e Samson went one day to cut az mnell l
: out of the trunk Of large maple, WY
the wind had torn up BY the roots, no
i far from the house. Having throw
his vest on the ground, and rolled u
his sleeves, Mr.. Keeper commence
4, chopping of the log, about eight fes
to from the butt.
Ii was a "hard job" Samson aftel
"a wards said-and as the sun cape pou
Is ing down upon him, he was quite e,
hausted and heated. Leaving thcmal
ID portion Of the trunk hanging BY
sschip" to the stem, in order that blocl
he might be placed under it to keep
d. from falling quite to the ground, Sar
son struck his axe into the log,
Sc look for shady placeto sit down.
lie Near by grew a, stately basswot
K, from the roots Of which spung up lu
p- uriant growth of shaots,. surroundlr
Of the parent tree. Reaectingthat. the
hit would not only shade him from the su
but also serve as protection again
j." the swarm Of flies, he determined to fl
resting place among them, and bega
accordingly, to push them aside,
ie> search Of the most comfortable spot.
on At that moment the chirping Of
en-, squirrel attracted his attention to
&c. vast mass Of earth, which adhered to I
an, upturned roots of the fallen tree, I
1t little animal was sitting on the sums
ep- of the mass. talking saucily to Mr.. Ke
,m. per, who thinking Of the corn it won
consume the coming autumn, picked
no. a club, and with well aimeds bl'
La knocked it into the deep cavity left
,ro- the exhumed roots Of the tree \
she Keeper, with an eye to pleasing his
tleilephews, jumped into the hollt
picked the kicking squirrel out Of
itch mud, and having thrown itdownby
uch vest, proceeded to ensccnce himself
rest the bushes.
ting Mr.. Keeper found a most comforta
spot where he was quite Concealed Il
ride the sun and flies; and there lean
{ to against the ancient Eastwood, he
ID a dulged in a reverie, 10 which a Z
!, in widow, delightful family Of childr
d to c,der in the evening, and goosebe
his pie for dinner, were charningly mi
ach> up together.
sing Mr. Keeper was started from
lade pleasant reflections by dull crack
sound, in the direction of the tree
yer, which he had beenachopping, and pu
'nsI- ing aside the bushes, saw the "cl
sud- breaking, by which he had left the
r Of hanging to the stump.
sr of !" There goes the log to the grouI
1 of he muttered with some impatiense
If an No sooner had he spoken than
He trunk dropped Of. and instantaneo
her the huge mass Of roots and earth 0
n to balancing the stump, which was
the longer attached to the tree, turned ;
nted " back, and fell with heavy re
c la into its original bed.
irag "The dogs" muttered Samson,
is lucky ! didn't happen to be pic
mson that squirrel out Of the hollow ju
rried that time"
ps.- And he shuddered to think vi
! was. horrid death to be crushed unde
spper avalanche Of roots and clay.