The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-11-21

!, .sao,sisc.ig - snisd kfi " .eaaae yanSm
mother are dead; my aunt is poor, and I
want 70 earn somethiAg sAslp .hsrs aWsp't
ysa please take, me .sir 'ssi,.K ,sbugs j, III,
I,slIi ne simple story, told in q way SHOWING
how earnest the boy was, not only checked
the sport of the clerks, but brought tears "a
1heE eyes. Tbs, Tbs, Looked. eksd ,sa the deIicste
chiid before tbsm s. with pity and respect.
and l!sH sps q .hsm, esacjng,a shilling on tie
desk, asked the Lest to !cilew his example.
They did SO. He then took The money.
snq snd t6 o!eEiRg # 70 GsGrge, said 81 You fe
too small TO be Of any ase here. my nv good
boy. But fake This money. and when Il yeu ;a
nave sro~h 4 Bit; perhaps We may ind
something for you to do. ''.'s''aia'e s'ah 9fsa
o'Geofgs looked 1t The money without aof-
fefing 10 taks ~ toliad liYi NJ y FaaF9sa
- Why ydsAy yes tske ethe e1noneysraskedi
the clerksalri "a ss.aat IN ,daSl3 iasis.ssA
Please, sir. I'm not 1 sssgaflboy, ,',saidi
Geolgel:Ivant to earn sesas thing 10 help
my auntsto keep me, for she 10 Very kind."
~ You are 10 aebIs little fsllsw.s,,isaid lhs
senior .clesk. NJ: We give y0aa she meae1
not because, we think ,y0A besgsy, ,but bv-s
cause We like your spirit. Such .. boy an
yea wlil MOI easily becomes 2 beggar.D lake
the money. my boy, and may God bless yon.
and give you and your aunt better days.
II like Georges spirit in this. aaair.,,It
was noble and sell re liant beYoud his Years.
II was the spirit that makes poor BOYS grew pr
into useful and successful men. Il made
George DO this, for in after years that li.tf.
boy became noted artist, whose praise
was spoken By MANY tongues. All children
should cherish desire to do what they can
for themselves, as soon aspossible. Those
who lean on father and mother for eyery-
thing will 6nd it hard werk to get alonx
by -and-by, as they may have to do whea
lthcirparehts die. ! Learn therefore, to heIb
yourselves, always taking care to do so un-
der the. advice and with the consent Of your
parents and guardians. II Ladies Repository.
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stAiBo1D RoBsSRv.-The Memphis Com
merclals says;sia5 srs smh.. 81 81 a Es.ess
One Of the. coolest oHtrages ever per-
petratsd upon a citizen Of Memphis, oc-,
cured on. Wednesday evening last, A well
dressed fellow called at the residence of
Gen. Albert Pike, on Pentotoc street, and
upon being Informed OF the abseace st that
gentleman from home. asked 10 sec his Aiece.
WHO was left ia charge Of the house, and
wholn he pretended tohavs been acquaint-
ed with during the late war. Although
falling 20 rerognize the follow upon enter
ing the parlor, the young lady treated him
with the courtesy becoming her position as
hostess Of her uncl.'s establishment, and,
sustained conversation OF several minutes
duration, 10 the course Of which the request
was made On the part Of the intruder that
lie might see the generals portrait. This
request being coupled with many sssnr-'
anres OF the high esteem in which The gea~
eral was held. aad the most fulsomr ast-t
,eries OF herself. the yoang lady reluc antiy,
retired into an adjacent room 10 prodVcs
the picture. UPsn her return TO the par
lor, but few seconds alter, to her utter
astonis ishment, and as il would prove, to her
sorrow, she found that the rascal had dis
appeared, and with him about $500 in gold
coin which had been placed in lock draw
er in the apartment. BY the time the lat
ter discovery was made The pesPe,rator of
the outrage had Isucce~ded in making his
escape dnubly sure. Il il
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Littleton Chambliss. aged sixteen years,
son Of James III. Chanbliss, OF Jackson
.o.rty EIa ,nh0 rutfixated 6lfean screa