The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-24


lieve any thing about it,"
The peel hung gracefully from her hand.
:. But still, should like to try it F.; it would
seem like old times, and"
Over her head il went, and curled up qui-
etly on the floor at little distance. Old
Bowse. who always slept with an eve open.
saw il fall. and marched deliberately W To-
smell it.
/" B0wse-Bowse-d touch" cried his
mistress, and bending over 1t with beating
heart. she turned as red as fire. There was
as handsome capital S" as any one could
wish to see.
A great knock came suddenly at the door
Bowse grnwled, and the widow screamed,
and snatche,l up the apple peel.
It's Mr.. NJ; its his spirit come back
s2in. because tried that silly trick" she
thought fearfully to herself.
Another knock--lauder than tae first, and
mans voice exelaimed,-
llillo-the house.
"Whn is il 7" asked the widow, somewhat
relieved to find that the departed Levi was
still safe in his grave upon The hillside
~ stranger said the voice.
/" What do YOU want:"
"To gel a lodging here for the night"
The widow deIiberated
Cant you 90 on. There's house hall
a mile further, il you keep the right hand
side Of the road, and turn to the left after
you get by"
"It's raining cats and dogs, and I'm very
delicate, said the stranger coughing. Elm
wet TO the skin; don't you think YOU can &C.
| eonno,a,Ia.a ,,a. 4 Jnps, mind -Iaan;nr nm
the floor"
Raining. is it, | didn't know that"
aud the kini-hearted little woman unbarred
the door very quickly. "Come in, whoever
you may be unly asked YOU 10 20 on be-
cause | am lone woman, with only one ser
want IN the house"
The stranger entered, shaking himself like
Newfoundland dog npnn tile step. and scat
tering little shower Of drops over his host.
ess and her nicely swept llonr.
"Ah, that lanks comfortable after a man
has been out for hnurs in a Storm" he sad
as he caught sight Of the lire, and striding a.
long towards the hearth, followed by Bowse,
who shifted sa.pieiously at his heels, he So.
toned himself in the am-chair-4MS. NJ
ndrfs arm chair! which has been kept So
cred 10 his memory inr seven years. The
widow was hnrriiicd, but her guest looked
so weary aud worn out that she could not
ask him to muve, but bn.icil herself 10 ii .
ring up the blaze that he might the sooner
,lry his drippiag clothes. new ihnu.ht
I struck her; Mr.. VI. had worn 4 comfortable
dressing-gown during his illness, which .tll
hung ia the closet 1t her right. She could
not let This poor man catch his del'h. by ~.
ting ia that wet coat il hr was in Mr vi.
narhs' chair, why should he not BE- 10 VIZ.
/. Minards' wrapperf She went nimbly 10 lhe
cinset. tuak il lowa. fshrd out pair ol .iip.
pers from 4 boot rack below, aud btought
them to him.
81 think you hal better take % your cost
and buots-yua will have tie rhcumitic lr.
YER. or something like Il. il YOU dpnt. Here
are some things Tor you % wear While lhey
are dry ipg. And you must be hungry toa;
| will 70 into the pantry aud get somrln"s
TO eat"
She hustled away. "on huspi,ahlr thoughts
innnt," anil the stranger male The cSrh NE
with d qpilxisaI smile playing around ~
lips. ne vas tall. well formed man. with
4 bold but handsome face. sun huTncd aud
heavily BEARDED, and looking anything hut
delicate" !" though his blue eyes glanced uat
from under furehrad a. white as snuw w.
looked around the kitchen with mi.ehiey.
Gus air. and stretched uut his feet before him.
decorated with the delanet IIonilace's Zip
pers.
Upon me word, this is stepping into the
old mans shoes with a Vengeance And
what hearty. gnoil.humOrcl looking w"nan
she isl Kind a. a kitten" anil hr leaned
forward and stroked the ca, and her bro"l
and then patied old BUwse up'n tie head.
The widow bringing il sundrs good thiug..
looked pleased ii h. atteBtiUns to her uSmJ
4 friends.
airs wonder Bovss does not grnwl he
generaIly dues i Strangers tUaCh lim. Dear
me, how stupid =
The last remark vas neither addressed to
the stranger, nor ia the dog, but to hers'il.
She had Forgotten that the little stand was
not empty. aud there vas no room on IL lor
the things she held. -,
"oh. IN manage e." said her guest, gath.
erinr up paper. candle, apples. aud .pceta
elss ~ was not without a little pang that she
saw thrm IN his hand. fur thsy had been the
landlords and were placed each night. like
the arm chair. beside hcr,l and drpOsiting
them Oh The settle.
give me the tablccluth, ma'am, can
spread Ii a. well a. sny woman; I've learned
\ tiat along With scores ~ other things. 10 my
wanderings. Now lei me relieve you d those
dishes; thss are far TOO heavy for those