The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-11-02
THE NEEDLE WORK.


flower.
THE NEEDLE WORK.
The embroidery and croclleting was the
best we eyersaw. Miss Ella Yates Of Dam
vile had some table mats and lamp mats
elegantly crocheted with worsted 1t took
the premium. Miss Ella Is young lady
in herteen
The most ingenious thing we saw was
hair wrcathof delieate beauty nude entire
~ out Of hair. Al big rose in the middle
surrounded BY lilies and little rosebuds
and beautiful leaves.
But The thing fhattook our eye was
counterpart made by an old fifty year la
dy out of
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
One hundred and sixty pieces all sewed
together 70 make one quilt And another
counterpart made BY the granmother Of
lsx-Gov. Letcher who spun the cotton and
Fose the cloth aud then embroidered it
in fannbour stitch.
TWO LADIES RIDING HORSEBACK.
Two ladies made public trial Of their
equestfjenship' AIRS. Vim. Henry Jones
who lives near DaDvilIe rode first around
a mile track; and she sat the horse beau-
tifnliy and rode around as steady as assdic.
Mrs. Jones rode first accompanied by the
knight of the secona hoapr--Mr. Hodhett.
This lady Iabored under many disadvan-
tages: In the first place she led Off In
the second place she rode strange prnn-
eing horse; and In the third place sli : had
not backed horse before In four yea.S
Besides her weight must be over one hum
bred and sixty pounds, while that OF her;
competitor was not more than a hundred
and ten-Ifthat And she sat her horse,
though shedidn't race. fully ~ steady and
as.gracefulIy as did her rival competitor.
sIrs. Jones Is the daughter ofthe h,ic Col.
EIishn Keen and she has been riding d
horsc ever since she was four years old.
But you ought 10 have been there TO have
seen
MRS BENNETT RIDE.
She Il from near Greensboro--a North
CaroIinlan, She Is ola slight and beauti-
fal form andln her long black riding habit
with a jaunty hat on her head and dainty
little riding whipin her hand she took her
stand In front OF tho Judges and waited for
her time next When she was ready 10
mount two gentlemen approached her aud
proposed 70 bring her box 70 mount on.
She thanked them nnodcstIy and replied
Never mind, gentlemen, win attend TO
that.
A dark grey honsc was then led 10 her
splendidIy caparisoned. shcswitched his
forclcgs and he knelt down and she sprung
on him as light asa feather. The SUCCESS
fal knight Harry woodIng ATTENDED her
around the track. The int half a mile
she rode around Ieisurely but the next half
she baniercd her escort for race and then
they had it--neck 10 neck. Here she
comet her long hair 70 the breeze, and her
splendid charger looping aud flying like the
wind, while her mistress sat her ~ u Iaer-
maid on rolling wave. Shewas before ;
the crowd shouted huzzahs; aud when
she reached the Judges stand aud refined
her stecd up or her launches while her
Sir Knight fed by full nay yards past be-
foc he stopped his horsc-the excitement
knew no bounds Asshe dashed reckless
~ around the track, her long hair stream
Ing and the sparkle Of excitement and
daring IN her faca. she rcsembled little
angel thnl floats on wings more than any
thing else. The crowd beloved and
squaIlcd and paved the earth like mad
cattle. aud we looked fora torch light pro-
cession, or for Mrs. Bennett 10 be dragged
around town Ia a carriage by human be-
Ings-so great was the furor Of the crowd
and 90 loud the burrahs She then clal-
lenged Capt Berry Grccn-an old Caval-
ryman--for mile heat, and shc beat him
% death. And then she made her grey
sfced stand straightup. lay down like dead,
made her kiss her, and made her tell the
age Of her mistlessby paving her forcGect.
The mare paved The ground twenty-eIx
times.
VINO eHEIs.
Mrg Bennct has been married only five
months. Her husband taught her 20 ride
years ago aud now she can beat him RI
ding Her maiden name was Liitlepagc,
She calls the mare Lucy Neal. She has
been trimming her four years just took Il
up herself. This lady has gone down TO
the Richmond Fair; and shc win stop ~
the slotiswood Hotel. She got the pre-
MUM at Danville Ola ffscen dollar gold
head riding whip.
TINE lIorsEKEErEns pEpANrMENT.
In here there was bread and preserves
and jelly exhibited. several leaves q