The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-02


ed out. He had gone bat a short distance
shea be met lizzie. Ia her right hand
she dragged "A old hoop, which had been
taken lrsm dilapidatei -four barrel. while
with her left she was rubbing her red.
swollea eyes, She was in deep grief., for
she was sobbing paiafuIly. He stopped bis
child aud asked her what wa. the matter.
She answered as well as her sobs would
lei her, that the other girls had laughed At
her, and made fun Of the old hoop, They
all had nice. pretty hoops. wI'Ile hers was
ugly and hsaely. IL I'M ,''.. ... .'.a3
/" Never miad," said Albert, patting the
little one upsa the hsad-for the chiid's
|grirftouched him" perhaps we'ii have q
new hoop some time" r. 81" n3.t
Mayn't 1 haue one no@l Mr.. Grants
got one lelt-oh! such pretty one !''S ,.''
Tie sobbing had ceased as the child
csught her fathers hand eagerly. =" sta
Not now, Lizzie-notnow. I'll think
of it," - II '@7''"."7.5 ''''.' '''4
Sobbing again. the child moved on toward
home, dragging tlle old hoop after her.
Presently Albert Landmali met sone Of
his friends. - ss Z ~ =
Halle. Albert; what's up:" ''' ''@@'''' .
!" Nothing in particular"
I" What dye SAY 10 a game ofbilliards :"
Good Pm in for that" +" tHa .55#tH
Aud away Albert went to the billiard
room. where he had glorious time with
lis friends. He liked Billiards. II was .
healthy, pretty game !; and the keeper Of the
place allowed no nonsense upon his pre-
mlses.' 'rS+ N@4 G6t. -s@S- t.@S'" -
They had played four games. Albert
had won twa. and his oppunent had won
two. @ - '"@.+ "t@ a@@ s#h
"That's two and -two," cried Tom Piper.
"What dye say 10 one more e. II
"AiI right-go on replied Albert, fui
vi animatiGu.. @
|; 80 they played the ifth game. and he
who lost was to pay for the fise games. l.
was an exciting contest; both made capital
strokes. but in the end Albert was beaten BY
Just three points; aud, with light laugh,
he went up to settle sIle bill. FIVE games
-twenty-f cents game--a dollar aad :
quarter. Nut much that for such spart
and he paid the money with a good grace
never once seeming to feel that he couldn' 7
/" Have q cigars" said Tom. ..s.,r
"Yes.n r.. s#ansas4 ..ra ..~..-. ..s.
They lighted ther cigars, and ther
sauntered TO another room TO watch othe'
players. - ~. g. -, -.
By-and-by Albert found himself oyeI
agains, table at which SOME Of his friends
were playing; and close by him stood tw,
gendemen-both strangers TO him-one o.
whom was. explaining 10 the other the mys'
teries oi the game. ...''s.
"Itis a healthy pastime.. said he WHIT
had been making the explanation /" and
certainty il is one which can have no evil
tendency se Mr.
i Albert heard the remarks very plainly
and he had a curiosity to hear what The
pisrS .pbo seemed unacquainted With bill
liattls .swould say. 81 se4#s .fss
vi cannot, Of course. assert that ans
! same which calls for skill end judgment,
and which is free from the attendant curse
of gaming, is Of itself an evil, = remarked
the second gentleman. "Such things are
oniyevils in so lar as they excite and stimu.
late mrn beymsd the bounds Of hesIthlu|
recreation" H9s
THAT result can hardly follow such .
game" said The FIRST speaker. "S
But ,he other shook bis head. s"@"
/" Yea are wrong there. The results car
follow 10 two ways. First, Il can lead men
away from their business /; and second. II
can lead men to spehd money who have mol
that money TO spare. You will understand
me-. | would not cry down the game Of bill
liards for if I understood il, | should Ger.
tsinly try you game now /; but whenever
visit place Of this kind am led to re-
fleet upon . most strange and prominent
weakLess of human nature as developed Ia
our ser, For instance, observe that young