The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-10-09
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deceive me again. On that day. Once in q
lifetime is enough for any sensible person
to,beiricked, on the FIRST Of April And
pretty Mabel Hughes looked defiance Of an
jokes, tossing back her sunny cnrls with
l,,lle white hand, and flashing 4 merry. saa:.
ey look AZ The company around her. .s
There was quite q groop OF young folks,
assembled TO dance the old year out, and
the new year in. Mabel Hughes took pre-
cedence most Of The village gatherings.
BY right ut ack ac~ led gcd beliesllip. and her
father's large hospiiable iioese was the rea,
de1sous on ihe present occasion. TIE
yosng folks had been sliscsssing anniverl
sariess apd while on that theme. April
Fool's day had had place in the list OF
memorable days Of the year. Mabel had
been fooled the year 5efnre BY gift Of an
erqaisits basket couiaiuing apparently
clusters 0t rich red stra wberries, far in adj
vance Of the New Ebglsn,l sessnn. With
llttle cry oi piessere she had put one al
luscious looking berries into her mouth, to
find 4 painted deception. Laughing.
yet ihorpushiy in earnest. she bad vowed
never again 10 believe Ia iii, Or speech
VI The date again. ..
A. she now made her speech she looked
foil ~ The face Of the supposed perpetrator
II the las, years jokes. and WIS answered
bys pair Of sunny irank eyes, that looked
isily equal 20 fun 81 any sort.
u can deceive you again. he declared, !,
IN sasser 10 her implied challenge. !. ZOO
have 90 idea how pretty you looked when
you eurled up your muse and pucsered your.
Ups over that berry," III. ~,
Why, where were you s''e4Hss5 ..,
!" In the ball, enjoying the Joke ]
We'll. make the most ef the sreco llee- :.
iian. lor yaa will never see me in q like
scrape again."
|" Until next April"
" Never I"
Vel see shall take The neri three
"""'hs 70 invent something Absolutely in
Pcnrirablr."
!" DEFY you y
"Hark - 5RHa" E
slowly tho peal of bells IRON the neigh
b"ring church. sounded the midnight hour.
~ The hrst stroke fell upon The air, the
group rose 10 their feet. joined hands in
ring, and 80 stood m.iionless TIL the last
eehn died away. Then. Happy New Year.
burst simultaneously from their lips, anil
after jnyoas greetings ali round. the party
separated, and the hnuse VAS soon wra pped /
in darkness and repose. s
50 John Martyr will play me another
trick this year." thought Mabel. The next \
morning. n she stood 6efore her glass
twisting the bright curls round her fingers.
+ Tie mar tfy his best. but he will not catch
me sgain. Heigk ho! he will have other
hhings Il think Of by that time. and per.
haps will forget are altogether" il
Far John Martyr was going iniu the Il
world 20 srck his lortuue. One year agn
DC had ieft college. having spent his whole
pairinony ~ obtain an education. Hr had
eft home frank bright bay. with uniform.
fd manners, rough WAYS. a country bred
Eoslh in eli senses. lie had cume home
frank and sunny ~ ever. but with The auiel
courtesy Of . gentleman. and an education
P@on by intense application during the en-.
lire college course. One year he had gi.ea
20 home. though alone in his little cottage
! bre,herlrss. sisterless orphan. lie had
pot intended to stay 80 long. bat there was
! ,nasneiism 10 Mabel Hughes dark eyes
|hal bound him 10 The village. until The adj
l1Iratiun deepenei into sincere. esrne al
|ove. and then the conviction grew that he
bust win wealth before he dared .elI his
passion,
Mr. Hughes was wealthy, q lawyer ini
ecod prseiice. but there we're nine children
A. The luxurious home. and the estate
rould give bat moderate competency Co
fsrh one.
John Marisn was not The man 10 won
Eisee from her home, unless ne could vi. Il
ler Al Iesstcomfort in his own, and he had
fs'ned his purse In the yeHr following his
elufn from college. Somewhere In Texas