The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-04-04

I'uily, anu she placed her hand very
Iconfdingly on the beautifully soft coat
sleeve, and they passed on.
What morning that was in Fair
mount! Whats world Of conjectures,
surmses, inquiries. aud doubts rolled
over and over in the brains of not only
gpssiping ladies, but sober. matter-of-
fact gentlemen. "The like of such a
thing" had never occurred before in
the annals Of the village. There was
! something new under the sun--a lady
had bean, and nobody knew Of it! {!
/ Widow c., didn't your ears, not
anly the right but the left. burn that
day? All! we wonder they hadn't
dropped of; surely they must have
been crisp and crimson.
| The Rev. Mr.. B. preached to a
crowded house that afternoon; no com
pllment 10 him, though--the magnet
was III the pew before him. Every one
was sure the wedding would take place
then, but every one was again sadly
disappointed aud il tongues had run
at railroad speed before. they travelled
then on the electric wires. The mi.
mister might have preached in Greek
that day and his sermon would have
been quite as cdifying. Bu: one sub.
lject engrossed the village mind. The
widows beau-that was the topic.
1t actually seemed, too, as though
the lady tried to make all the talk she
could. After tea, arm in arm with the
strange gentleman, She walked the
Whale length Of the village. and away
out 10 the cemetary, and never returned
until the moon was high.
"A nice looking dress | guess she
had,a drawled out old Grandma w
as she listened to the account of III,
widows wanderlngs. I'm glad
halnt got to wash it, all drabblei u
with dew as it must have been; but
don't 'spuse she thought or cared |
word about it, she's so carried ava,
with him. But I'll give her piece 0
my mind the first time have chance
: see if don't. Cheating US all in thi
way"
But the good old dame began to fear
, BY Wednesday night, she should neve
have the desired chance. She hurrie
through her washing on Monday, an
hobbled over to the widows as soon d
possible but the door was locked, an
= one of tire rfeighboFs saf,t Mrs. c.
i and the gentleman went of in CARR
aye, nobody knew where, very early
the morning. "Yes, and never e
home till nine O'clock in the evening
Look out, Widow C.! your CHI
!. ractcr is ION the carpet"
i. II she knew it, apparently she lidn
) care, for the next day she went sal
: ing with her beau, and the next day
i rambling with him away of to the mour
i tain, and on the next forenoon wei
with him in carriage TO the static
i house, and there not only wept as 81
II parted from him, but actually embra
i ed and kissed him.
!: "What in broad daylight" exclail
II ed Grandma W. Well, il ey
!. seed Or heard The like ont J"
I Little Nell, the old lady's younge
le grandchil,l, wondered to herself il
4 were any worse in broad daylight til
5 at any other time. Perhaps you "
ut wonder too. We do, al least.
k. There was a very large attendar
i. that afternoon at tie weekly meetl
Of the Sewing Society. Eyerybo
ve went that could possibly leave hon
ve And what cliattcring there was VIII
70 the bustle Of assembling was owe
en- There was but one topic, but that v
I'd all sufficient, all cngrossing-the "
Ia ow's beau; for the gentleman must
an her beau, or al least he ought to be.
II Everybody had something TO 4
es something TO wonder about. But 81
in denly every magpic tongue was hush
We auniyersal stroke Of numb palsy seen
lie to have fallen on the group as, on 10,
rs, ing up, il perceived the very lady abb
= whom they were conyersing SO eager
dy standing in the door way.
cr "Good afternoon, ladies'" said S
nd in her usual quiet, ladylike way.
ed am glad to see so large aud happ
It's gathering. Il is a beautiful day
st, our meeting And then she prncee,
ite to the table, helped herself To bl,
n Of patchwork. inquired for the sew
Mt silk, which having received. she
~ down in the only vacant chair, !
M commenced hemming a very red !
no with a ,ellow wing on TO very 81
. twig, which latter had been hcmu
a on TO a square pirce Of white el'
on and tie whole when completed !
ar designed to form the twentieth par
as, brdspread She seemed all cngrt
ult cd with the birds bill, aud spoke Il
one. Everybody wondered il she
NJ. heard What they were saying when
- came in; but her placid couniena
mo- soon reassured the most fearful,
ut every one longed TO commence a
to sunal attack.
Sas Old Grandma W was the
the to venture. She meant "to do up