The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-02

/ Us had been ,lnbbe,l) was mentioned
,. aniaersal utter ran round the olIic,
These little things irrirated me so,n,
e but As vas not ,he principal object !
! whom these arrows Mrre aimed. I !.
I solved 10 iorhear and let hing be n
b first 10 speak.
: +" 4 say, fellows" said roMd, iook
Ing customer. who went b. the nam,
OF Zeke. . do Qaakers eirr have camD.
; meetings p
"ies, answered another, "the,
have camp meeting over there in Quaker
Corner every night The fellow camp.
cut upon the ilonr every nap ne takes, =
!" Vel" said another, .I'ye heard
d boarding al the market house and
sleeping ia the bridge, but never saw
an illustration of il before"
/" Wonder if they wouldn't take IN
boariers I" asked tie first speaker.
III see il they don't want The rules
and regulations Of the house printed
II they do, iii board out The bill"
! glanced al my neighbnr TO see how
he bore this ridicule. Ills face flushed
aud his lips iirmly compressed rs II
y choke down the rising Indignation.
But he said not word / iancied
however, that h. picked up the type
faster than usual.
Thlngs could not 70 on this way
muca longer, for as rod. 4 auality
as lorDearance Is, | saw that storm
was gathering, and prepared d a,lmy
part as man when II burst forth.
u was Saturday aiternoon; The hands
were ranged round the ",tone." wi,h
their Butts in their hands, waiting TO he
pad OF. "Quaker' happened 70 be at
Que end OF the "stoae,' aad immedi.
" opposite stood \ Zrke."
4, usual Quaker was the "obsery.
ed oI all observers" aud sly whisper,
winch were answered by litter or 4
nudse Of the elbow, passed round the
group. As the Fireman paid "Onak.
er' Tue amount due him, he gave him
y new qnafter dollar IL make out the
change. This did not escape zeke's
eye, and he SAID in tone loud enourh
10 be heard BY ali
I'll the eagle on that quarter had
lille, aud were State prison conyict.
! wouldn't swap places with il, for
my confinement would be more prefer.
abie TO beng squeezed to death"
Ihis Was the hair that broke the ID.
mcls back. With the exclamation.
/" You d--d scoundrel y, he made
one bound, and, with a stunning blow,
brought Zeke 10 the floor. Then ie,k.
lng OF his coat. aad placing himself in
lighting altitude, he turned to the
as'on'shed group with come on naw,
cowanlly fnllians. II YOU ca,mot let
me alone peaceaDl y, will make you do
it BY force. have borne your insults
long enough, and il YOU have any more
TO oder come on with them!
This challenge was sufficient. Goats
came oil aud sleeves were rolled IN 4
minute. | saw that my friend would
be apt TO get the worst Of liyht, and
forcing him into corner, exclaimed:
Gentlemen, one word il you please.
1t would be cowardly for YOU all ID
attack this man; will not see it done.
And II ,ouwili attempt it have some
la'ng here Camping my breast signi-
ilcantly) that viii stop it. He il not
10 blame; he has only resented an in
suit, which any of you would have
done. You have insuIted him because
he has conducted himself strangely:
let hun explain his conduct, and Der.
haps We can make up our quarrel. He
owes sou an explanation-ir not YOU
he certainly does to me. Aud. now,
SIR said turning tohim, I" demand
Il Of you as a right"
Hehesllaied amoment. ,sCome. nv
friend" SAID |, /" let US have it. what.
ever . =. and at once put an end to
dis quarrel"
/" Well, gentlemen" he said, clam
not disposed to lay my private affairs
open TO public gaze, but | suppose
must do 1t tor once. You must know.
then. that from my earnings I,muss not
only support myself, but mN mother,
Two sisters, aud three small brothers.
who reside IN distant StatG Iesafsf
earn enough at home to snBport them
well, but my Se2s2n fer coming here is
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