The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-03-30

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somewhat yagrsnt habits led me into was
dreadful. The very frs, morning. | onened
pateriamilias's newspaper, which was always
laid IN one familiar spot upon the breakfast
table, never to be violated BY any hands but
ms. There stood. with my back to the fire,
coming The outspread sheets. and nodding
: cheefiui good morning to my host, when
ne entered. | had the hardihood even to
read to him (out Of his own paper . the last
indian dispatch--yery politely, as thought
ana TO request his assistance to decipher the
possible place intended by a dozen letters
wn'eh the telegraph clerk appeared to have
se'ecteu at random. TO do him Justice. he
pore thls lnroad on his rights with tolersby
outward eomposure; but was formally made
aware, on the first opportunity, by Mrs. p.
the outrage had committed, and made to
ieei as uncomfortable as | deserved. Then
! ieli my handkerchief on the drawing room
hoor, one glove on the library table, another
10 the goyerness' parasol, (Which, certainly.
was not The place for il. and how it got there
nave no conceptlon,) and was formally pre>
sehted with each article separately. and an
account of its discovery, in the pTe,encs Of
one day, the whole household was under
strict cross-examination as to who had come
INTO The drawing room with dirty shoes. /
was The culprit, Of course, but was too great
coward to confess besides, the lady Knew
perfectly well who it was, but was polit.
enough 70 entertain the fiction that such con.
duct was impossible in any well bred person;
u must have been some Of the children or tho
house maids, OF course and the whole inyes-
tgatinn was intended Tor nv solemn warninv
aud improvement, just as they used to whin
a ilttle boy yicarousy to strike terror MD
misbehaving little princes. '''
lhen the terrible punctuality which made
slaves oi US all, aud kept me always looking
a. ny Wateh, and always afraid of being late
l"r something, as indeed. was once ior din.
ner, 10 spite OF all precsutlon-four ninutes
and hall exactly. Shall ever FORGET is
II they only had had the charity TO sit down
quietly wIthout met they had put me on
WIN no soup cold fish, and the last ragged
cot OF the mutton-if they had sent me to
Ded without any dinner at all, as once han
pehed to me when was a little boy. or in
hlcted upon me any other reasonable or hu
name form oi punishment-but no there they
were, all waiting for me in the drawing room.
an standing up, the door was wide omen. and
the head OF the family opening ere upon me
az once, before ] was well inside Il with
Now Mr. -, will you take in AIRS, p. -
VI course, hammered and stammered oyer
az aPology-"qate unintentionaI, !" &C.. "Ohi
" cosrse, they knew il must be quite urinlen.
tiohal-onlJ In semi whisper Mr.. II.
dil not like waiting for his dinner 70
lnere was an abominabe child, too. in that
family, the very incarnation OF premature
meth"l aud order. All the other children
had redeemlng points Of carelessness and ds-
struclIYeness about them and we soon es.
la9iished sort oi freemasonry among our
selves as fellow culpris, trying to keep each
other out OF scrapes as much as possible;
ihey conveying 70 me private warnings as to
how soon the PRAYER bell would ring ia the
inorhlhg, aud furnish me with much valuable
secret intelligence as 10 the enemy's weak
pninls. and the Interpretation Of the laws of
the Medes and Persans. 10 whom was in
captivity aud finding substitutes for i'm.
pounded pencils, mending a broken Cupid.
who carried the wlx matches in his auiyer
brushing the boys clothes after bird .nesting,
: beluie mamma saw them,v aud actually
cutting up the ribbon Of my eve .rlas, into
shoestfings, for one young lady who was
generally III trouble on that score. But 4,
70 tue imp speak Of, he was irreprOachable.
u left the door open, be got up and shut il
--noi quietly, you understand, but officious.
!, aud rcproachfully. Il took down a vol.
lme lrom rs shelf. ami il left nv hand
lor one moment, il he could get at il, it was
lp ~ ~ place again before knew what had
become o! il.
! took courage pne cold morning, there
1rng NJ pne but Ne and ! In TIE room, 10
.flr Tue hre, and pat the poker, when had
lone with 4, under the CRATE, (which take
o be the natural place for poker, when up
nmps this wclI.hehayea little monster, and
irtanges by rule aud measure where he has
,.sn told Il ought 20 be. take credit to
myself ~ very great fUrbearance and
'rg'H alone--that | checked an inclination
. punch bis head with IL. Il il excusable
y any faii1nal beings to put themselves "a.
Ter sueh a lifelong penance as this, aud to
lting ~ their children, and force the M.
'appy stranger whom they get within their
.ales - 10 likeWises
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