The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-11-02

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'rf the things that cns Be heiasd. You can
hnd string in the left corner OF the upper
drawer Of mothers bureau
.Bot We shall be late at schuoi. sa'd
Fred. ~
onIy have TO walk little faster. Besides, u
yss heep cool. you will find the string, ana
auf n in. much sooner than you san Y You
become vexed and worried.
sThat,s trus," SAID Fred, as he started
for The string, quite restored TO good hu'
snor. ~.
Several opportunities oesaFred daring the
dag fcr puttiag into practice the newig adopt-
ed rules. The hast was thiss--
In the evening, Giles broke the blade OF
his knife, while whiting hard piece oil
wood.
Ill CAM BE- heiped.a said Fred. $50 you
must NOT gel vexed about it,"
at migh, have been helped" said Giles,
"but l car do better than To fret about IT.
can learn lessen Of care for the future,
which may some day save knife more yalu-
Bile than this. These rules work well. Lets
Try them Tomorrow.
The next morning Fred devoted an hour
before school TO writing a composition. A..
ter he had written half dozen lines, ms
mother called him Of 10 do something for her.
During his absence, his sister Lucy madr use
ofhis pen and ink to write her name in a
school. book. In doing this. she carelessly
let tall a drop of ink on thr page he was wrI'
ting. Fred returned while she was busry
employed in doing what she could 10 repair
the mischief
"yau have made great blot on nv com
POSITION" he exclaimed looking over hel
shoulder.
~ am very sorry. did not mean to d.
H." said Lucy.
Fred va. 20 veyed that he would have an
swcred his sister very roughly, II Giles nat
not lnterposed
flake care, Fred; Won know the thing y
done and il can't be helped"
Fred tried hard TO suppress his sexation
al know it was an accident" he SAM pleas
sn,ly, after brief struggle with himself.
Lucy left the rom, and Feed sal dow
again 10 his composition. After moment
he locked up. No great harm has beer
dom, after al, he sad. Tive or three al
terstions arr much needed, and if | writ,
kNeh OVER dSdiHs NhH HaNS ~
so much for a cuol head, and MT settint
sexed,'' sa,d Giles laughing. Our rule
work WE'LL"
Atnlsht, Fred tore his pants while climb
ing over a fence.
That's TOO bad" sad he.
"Itssn be helped" SAID Giles; they ea
be N, ndrd.'
"Thr way to help il is what troubles me.
said Fed. al don't like to ak mother. sh
hiss 20 much 10 do.
Giles prnpo.ed that Fred Should get oys
iii. difficulty BY asking Lucy to do the jo
for him, as her nothrr had learned her
mend very neatly. FEED was At first nO
disposed to adopt this nrasure. lie kne'
thai Lucy disliksd mending very much. IN
W.. AFRAID he would be cross, it asked
do It !: but he at last decided to run he ris
of that. They GoGnd Lucy bus,ly emplnys
with a piece Of embroidery. aud quite ab
sora,d Nth her watk. Fed looked signih
canly al Giles when he saw how his sI-te
wa occupied but he concluded he had gon
Too far 70 retreat, and must make boil
pd,h.
II wish to ask great laynr Of yol. Lucy.
said Fred; but fear | have come 10 III
wrong time.
What do you wanti" said Lucy
I'm almost AFRAID TO tell you. It's TO
bad to ak you 10 leave that bewiichins wof
10 dD wat sou dislike.
ton are gre.t ~bile getting y shat
wanted saId Lucy, laughing. Z" Come Ou
with ~"
FEED, thus encouraged. held up his foo
and displayed the reui.
MEL. ieke them 81. aud ] will do m
best" sid Lucy, chceriuliy.
" Yng are dear. goud sister, said Fred
When | saw what you we're about,
though, that YOU would not be wiling TO d
it,
NV vncummon amiability quite puzzle
you. does IT, said Lucy. laughing. :"
shall have 20 let ynu into secret. 10 te
the truth, have been thnkiag all day VII;
could 10 tor ypu IN retain FIR your not gri
ting ysxed with me for blot,ing your comp
sl,l0n. - now you have u"
80 much FOR our rules. exclaimed Gle
triumphaatls Th.s work to charm"
Whst rules Y Inquired Lucy.
We lnusi tell Lucy all about it, "a
Gilss.
Ihey did tell her 81 about il, and the r
suit vas. that ,he agreed 10 jun them ~ r..
ins The new rules. Merry. N.ssu@.
scHaNyL, THE CAUCASIAN ABD.ET..