The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-11-09

those innocen, little things, and reflect
what an example you are setting them.
Mr.. N.-(surprised into an ironic laugh
Ha! ha! Example to four girls, the eldest
not ten.
Mrs. N.-(with motherly dignity and
foresight.) Example, yes. Careless though
yeu are, ! suppose you would like those
girls 10 marry better persons than yodr.
self, and that you don't wish them brought
mp to think that habits ef late hours and
intox:cltion are the qualities Of gentle
man.
Mr. N-(savagely.)-Jnli be kind
enough 10 restrain your Imagination.
was as s.cellected when came in last night
as am nov, AMI, you have never IN your
life seen me otherwise. except the one
night when your brsther arrived from
China.
Mrs. N.-Ah! don't speak of that. The
recollection will haunt me to my dying
day.
Mr. N-Dying fddlesticks. We GER
taialy were very JOY full. anda little screw
ed. But you never saw u befors or after
wards.
Mrs. N-Because you are artful enough
either to keep out Of the hsuse, when II
lhappehs, or to steal up to your dressing
foam like a cat, and ls, nobody know. Bst
it's no business of nine-rain ysur health
your own way.
i Mr.. N.-Nsnsense. (fries to. read }
What rev those children are making
Why are they nst in the garden Or the
school-reomf
il Mrs. N.-That's right. hunt and drive
'em out Of the hsuse as if obey were hate
ful pests to YOU. IL you ielt rightly. yos
wsuh be glad TO hear them in such spirits
lI-when children make noise it's preoi
they are as they ought TO be.
II Mr. N.-AL! Dses Mr.. Smirker say
that so! Thes listen 10 that row aud
give him the sack.
Mrs E-lrsther driven in, but instant.
ly assailing on the weak part Of the eaemy''
/ llline.) The sacki Is that sulgarity The
( way To talk Of a professional man AID
E genIlsHans But as mamma says, when
/ husband forgsis what o'clock, he fsrget'
everything else.
1 Mr.. N.-(bitterly.) The old lady knew,
what's o'clock as well as most reople.
/ bad yesterday to pay FOR that wine that wa
8 sent her in by mistake, and not returned
Tor the same reason.
L Mrs. N-WelL. . dozen of cheap por
a does not cost mach, such as is quite goo'
e Tor womel. fit had been the SORT OF win
II you drink at the club At . guinea bottle
,r il wosld be something to make q fuss
bout.
II Mr. N.-Another wicked story.
Mrs. N.-0h, yea choose TO say so; bu
). DIR. Smirker told me that was the price o
wine they keep at the clubs.
d Mr.. H.--Bat the misunderstanding ss
had 20 right 10 say that drink II. ] ne
j. yer drank wine al that prics or anythln
le like il in all my life.
Mrs. N--lf you must drink more tha
is good for you, should think u might
better to drink good wine than bad. whlc
:. net only makes you silly at night, but stu
pid in the morning.
! Mr. N.--People may be both silly an
In stupid without The help OF any wine st al
my dear.
10 TProud Of his last hit, Nr. y. CIV,
:. elaborate attention 10 the paper; Mrs. !
is geing out Of The reom in rage, but re
in collects that Mr.. n. has previously take
i. meas advantage Of such demonstrations
he leave the house, but not ehequs. :.
ir Mrs. N.--l wonder whether Waite
10 CIaride ever used such expressions as ths
te to his wife.
Mr.. Mt is matter Of indiferencs
ID me what Mr.. Claride may or may not d
r but am inclined TO think that nc does NJ
lg reproye Mrs. Claride.
h, Mrs. N.--No, because he remember
~ that he is gentleman.
Mr.. Nor, because she is too much
au the habit Of being lady to need to r'
es member that she is one.