The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1870-11-30
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Can any reader tell why, when Eve was
manufactured from one of Adams ribs, a
hired girl wasn't made at the SAME time 70
wait ON her.
A Western paper describes a letter Of
Hcrace Greeley' as loekiug '.as It some
body had SMASHED bottfc6fihk on it and
tried to wipe il off with ascurry-comb. =
The son Of farmerin Dutchess county,
IN. Y. hid himself in his fathers hay
nov to learnto smoke. Tie country for
miles around was lighted IN By the bon
fire, and a. soon as tie stones in the foun-
dation cool OF the farmer viii build anew
barn.
An English bishop querulously remarked
TO his servant that lie was dying. Well
my lord" said the good fellow. if We
are TO trust your authority. you are going
to better place. john replied the
prclate, with an air Of conviction, there's
no place IKE old England
What do You propose to give my daugh-
ter, asked a gentleman Of a country ed-
itor. who proposed to become his son-in-
law. Give her was the interfogatiye re-
ply, Why, I'll give her puff. Il i
hardly necessary 10 say that be got Il wife.
and that the puff conn il due tune.
In absence Of any other measenssr. . Co
lionel sent word to tho surgeon, that some
music was wanted. 'Car't blow a note,
said the drum major, for we haven't bad
anything TO eat yet No excuse 1t ak.
said the doctor, blow away, there's Il.
ways plenty Of wind IN an empty slonlaell.
A girl Of the period gave supper % o
few gentlemen the other evening Hn
mamma was present. One Of the gentle
men was telling ! slery be stopped %
sudden, and sad. y beg your pardon, the
conclusion is scarcely Ct for ladies' ear.
You hear, mamma, said the girl Of the
period: leave the room minute; yJu
can come 10 again BY and by
She died said Polly. and was never
seen again, for she was buried IN the
ground where the trees grow The cold
ground.' said the child shuddering again.
No. the warm ground returned Pol
ly, where the ugly little seed arc tusned
into beautiful flowers, and where good poe
pie turn into angel aud Fly away to
heaven
The artless generosity Of youth is Illus
trated in an incident told Of little Alba
NJ bow. lbs face besmeared with molaSes.
and his rags fiuttering in the breeze, run
ming up from the river, fOurishing dirty
single, and screaming at the top Of bis
voice toa comrAde:
.0h. Bill Bill get as many boys md
shingles as YOU can, for there's big hogs
il II 'lasscs busted on the payement--bus-
ted all 70 smash. 4
An EprroR's SnIRT.--Edit0rs have 4
first.rute tune ii Texps. The ladies u
town out there have given ID the editor Of
tie paper an embroidered shirt which con-
tains a pictorial history 81 Texas, iBclud-
ing the war With Mexico, and the meeting
Of the lirst Legislature, and also pictures Of
the State. all worked in red worsted.. The
q litor never wore shirt III bis life. and he
thought this was Gag for the temperance
procession which was 10 come of the next
week. So he made q little speech Of
thanks. in which be said lie would fling 10
out forever 70 tic breezes Of heaven. that
they might kiss It's folds, and chat until bis
hands palsiod it should never be traiIed IN
The dust---neyer. The Indies didn't I'M
derStand him, and when he talked about its
trailing, they blashed and said they we're
sorry they made X too long. But COM
uIi,tccman tgsk The editor aside and ex-
plaincd The shirt % him IL whisper. and
ts1ncxt day he appeared IN the Office with
tl,atthirt mounted overhis coat, and xfote
four columns Of explanstipp for bis paper.
Tie shirt j. much admired by The boysof
the town. and Whenever the editor goes out
fora walk they follow bin IN regimchts.
studying the biato1y VI Texas aud The iine
arts on thc bacE d u.