The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-07-16


added the mystery of fortune telling to her
profession. but from her feeble health was
unable to follow either. She had told some
Of her neighbors that she was originally from
France, which country she LEFT when about
two years Of age that she had been raised
.at Lexington, KY, but that latterly she had
been living in Columbia, S. G., aud that in
this latter place she had recently been robbed
OF money to the amount OF $1,000. There
appears to be some truth in this last state
ment, as letter from the sheriff Of that Dis.
irIci had been found, informing her OF the ar
rest off the robbers. and ofthe probability other
recovering the major portion Of the stolen mo-
uey. letter, apparently from her husband.
OF as" Capt. Alberty," but beyond this no
clueis yet obtained to herrelatiyes ortricnds,
i any. Her affairs are not yet all arranged !,
but they are in the hands oi gentlemen who
will see them properly attended to.
The deceased appears to have moved
in what is termed good society, with, howev-
er, but few of the advantages Of education.
She died in The midst Of strangers, in mis-
cry and IN want--denying herself what was
needful for her sustenance-pleading poyer-
ty in its mos. abject form, but with ample
means about her for rendering herself aud
others happy and comfortable. An awful
picture, truly, Of the withering effects of ay-
arlce. N. G. STANDARD.
ONR OF THE PRINrERs.-slr. Barnes, one
Of the Proprietors Of this paper. left this city
Thursday last, TO visit his friends and rela-
tiyes in distant State, and view again the
scenes Of his early manhood, after an absence
Of sixteen years. lie came to this city Oc-
tober, 1910. aud took situation as journey.
man in this office and from that time to this
he has never left his post stepping from jour
neyman to foreman, and then Proprietor. He
has never lost day from his duties by sick
ness Or pleasure, during the sixteen years
always to be found at his post, from early
dawn TO late hour of the night. A great
number Of apprentices have learned their
trade under him, and he did not consider
that bis duty was done by them, unless they
could put up, in good order, 1900 ems per hour
do any kind oi job, on handor power press,
and keep sober. One Of his apprentices, aft
er serving out his time, aud entering the world
on his g own hook" as a "jour," often met
with dissipated and worthless printers, who
made every effort to seducc him into their
practioes-was asked by one Of them where
he learned his trade he had never met with
such a suber printer before, and wanted to
know where he was trained. The " jour"
replied: 81 learned my trade with a man
who always tried 10 impress on bis appren-
tees two important points Of successful
dus;ry 70 get guod trade, and sobriety to
make il profitable" The State printing, Just
finished at this Office, has been done mostly
by young men who learned their trade under
Nr. b.; and we doubt very much whether
any other four men could be found, Mhu
would do the same amount Of work in the
same time. without getting " on bust" sese-
raj times during Tie progress Of the work.
We hope our associate may find in this
temporary release from his anluous labors
both pleasure aud budlly Improvement
Fei,ral Uaioa