The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-03-21


phus to the home OF Miss Fannie Brown.
lie knocks-is admitted. and ushered into
the parlor. where reclincs in graceful in
dolence upon sofa. the fair and faultless
Fannie. ~
But while he brcathes his VOWS OF " burn
ing love" and eternal fidelity" let US re.
trace our steps, and listen TO a CONVERSE
tion which. occurred on his way to the
mansion Of Squire Brown, between our he
70 and friend Of the same stamp. ...-s
Hello! Dolph. old fellow. where arc you
going. and what are you looking 50 solemn
about this morning - rs .ns
Same TO you, Fred. and as to my So
lemn looks, Why TO tell you the truth, have
gotmyself into scrape, and don't exactly
know how 10 get out OF it'll have prnmlsed
TO marry these two girls. Fannie Brown and
Lille Benton. and. really, lhate 10 disap-
point them, tho have not The most dis
tant idea OF taking TO myself " better
hali' Tor some years 10 come. Now what
would you ad,lss me 10 do"
Why III tell you. Dolph, when YOU
have amused Yourself sufficiently, jast re-
ceiye a sudden and unexpected order to
join some Imaginary command-and after
bidding them an afiectiona,e "adieu." just
take your departure for pats unknown
you need never be heard Of again in these
parts, a. this Is not Your home.
| a good idea, Fred, and I'll away to
! DOlclnea the Isl To act Immediately upon
your usgestlon--Good bye" And forth.
wiih he proceeded 10 the residence Of
Squire Brown, where We left him Just as
he MAS ushered into the presence OF Miss
! Fannie.
| b., On our return, vi find that a change
ha, coae n'er the spir; oi his dream" for
instead Of his usual self eomplarent look.
/ he appears with crrsllallen countenance
and detected men, " for lie iair Fannie has
jest lnlormed him that the firtdiiOn has
gone lar enough. and she has determined
10. .Imuse herself ia spme oIher Way.
Nov this was 50 entirely contrary 10 our
/ here's calculations. that he .Inwsrdy VOW
el to be al nncc rcyen.ed for hi sudden
,lI,cOmGture b. marrying a. soon a, possi-
Die the pretty rival oi the iaithiess Fannie I;
ini - on returning 10 his lodgings, he ,lis-
patched a tender missise 10 hls (" DARLING
Lille. appointing private tete a.tets Tor
the some evening.
Il l.lllie's telegraph = again put IN motion
in tie person ni sleek iIttIe negro. who
apprises Miss Fanntc that" Miss Lille say
CONE round de back way, and spend dc
e,enln'. she rot someihln to tel bcr."
~ i" Miss Fannie" mounts her pretty
4 little hat with Us crimson plume, and
threads the path with ter dainty feet round
lhy private way 10 the residence OF her
friend, and on her arrival, the usual cere.
lRpny ui kissing aud enbraclag being daly
performed. they mutually inform each 9TH
cf ul the state Of aflalIs between themselves
aud their numerous victims, and proceed
Il prepare the net for the gay bird. who a.
the very time is smoothing his rufled fea'
,hcrs belore mirror. and Consollng him.
sell with the satisfactory reflection that
tit vii be no bad speculation after all 10
marcy I.lllie Benton she is decidedly pref
III. aud old Benton uvns thr best pan.a.
ton IN The neighbr rhoud Of F."
Il 81 We will escort CUR hero Ia DR.. Ben
tons parlor. where he has just made his
Woht pfiCtihl uhW' anu u'sts"'" "'o W~'eN ~
fascinating smile upon the pretty Lille,
Who returns hi greeting with seeming gra
ciousness, but alas for wnman's cunstan.
lc, We will not anticipate, however. Be-
ing rcassured hy the apparent cordlaltty OF
his reception, ne grows mnre earnest IN his
demonstrations, aud becomes eloquent in
the soft, smooth tongued voice VI tlatte.
ry," until the fair Lille startlcs him from
his dream by piqaantly observing that this
is quite pretty speech. Nc. Jenkins. pray
how many times have YOU made il before =
i Never, as / liyr," he replies, assuming
a most touching attitude. and an air Of in-
! jured innocence which be imaglnes TO be
vastly becoming
I "Ah! Did you moi say something very