The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-07-21
HILlSBOR0UGH, N. {, JULY I'll 1876.


dot lie pavement. ifti.ere i i sysriyioh
nf ,lulIness absat your boo;s, .he banl-
blacks swarm around you withtargerhp-
lrals 10 he eallowed tu 4 slime 'em nj" or
Z black em.u 81 else with tile more de-
finite application :" black yer boots = IL
requires some resolution 10 resist their
evident determination to do 50 whether
you will or not. and ydu area lucky niaii
II you getoff without being sllined.p
Not only III the daytine do tasy com
gregnte III tile liolal doors, but at night
filey still pursue their avutation. Ear on
fito ti!e nte houis tiies l,ersetaIte the re-
,lestrian with theirearnest tand determined
appeals, unlilas the State House clock
points to tile near approach ofmidnight
they disappear, not % their homes, for
they have none; not 10 sleep ~ comfor-
table beds, for They never press ther beads
10 pillow: but, you have sharp eyes,
you may see little forums resting III tile
SHADOW of some doorway. curled upon the
hard Stone step, With lie lead resting
on the box which contains its stock Ia
trade, or within tile narrow walls Of SOME
dry goods lox left upon the pavement,
there ID sleep ~ soundy Us you in your
carved l,e,lstead, and with mot half us
many thoughts OF tile morrow, nnt near
80 many cares aud troubles aud anNieiies
II drive away tie sweet restorer Of tired
nature.
They never come down .ate tobreakfast,
aud have no occasion 10 make on elabor-
ate toilet. The ealing Stands al the cotner
of the street gives the boDtblack cup Of
cuIIre and i roll for few pennies, anil the
hydrant in the State House yard suiiices
him fora wash-stand when he feels in
clined to llse one. But the bootblaek i
NOT particular upon this point; he does not
take naturally 10 water; he is afflicted with
a mild form of hydrophuhia ~
general thing. Sometimes he ventures AN
excursions by steamer g Smiths Island,
whereauy aquatic spropensities he may
ln,ssess can lie induIged fora trifle, and
those ablntory processes carriedon which
are otherwise neglected. He i not q re-
liginis creature. Tile denominational
differences Of the churches 10 not Affect
bis MUD, nor is lie versedin distinctions
of crecds. lie never attsnls sunday
school, and could moi repeal the catecllism
you paid him lor IL. Bat he knows ali
lie popular songs OF the day; lie can sing
with an nnmelUdiuus earnesnessi and
whistles with surprising elegance.
Slang expressions ne has always at COM
mand III i,fofusioli, aud Will make your
ulook run cold Oy his mufderous attempt
Ii speak tie English language II you open
a conversation with him. He is u devoted
adinircr 81 variety shows. and when be
can afford Il, seeks the gallery Of the
tbrraire With earger delight. With his
,~cke. iilled with gtomnlnuts, and his
iaxs Iii active moiiun, he lesiIs oyer the
railing waiting Tor The curtain TO rise. bn:
ii The meantime gazing at the audience
below, and occasionally droppiug nut
sleIl down Oh their heads, or else indul,
ging IN Gs-etinus remarks upon the per-
sanal appearanee Of certain individuals
When the curtain rises, and his tirst oui-
burst OF raptumus applause has subsidized,
he remains quiet, cfiiirising quiet, criti>
clsing tllc performances lie signifies his
satisfaction ~ stamping, hy whisiiing OH
his ilngrfs, sIirill aud loud, hy loudly ex.
messed opinions upon the merits Of the
song. the breakdown, orlhe ballet. aud
bs numerous " hfhfsn bully for SOU, !
etc. Nor is he insensiLle 70 the orchestral
effects. No sooner 10 tile big fiddle, little
fiddle. trombone, and triangle commenee,
than l,e, with lis companions around ilae
whole circle of The gallery, begin TO mark
time with i violence that threatens Y
hring de.sn The ediiice, aud only ceases
III eIIortswhen tie last vibration hasdied
away. aud the curtain ascends.-fiaiid-
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