The Hillsborough recorder., 1876-05-31
LETTER FROM HILLsDoRo
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THE ANcIENT BoKoUaHwITs IIIs1U
ASSOCIATIONS AND CULTURED sociEf
= CoNcERT AND FESTIVAL.
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FROM THE RALEIGH SENTINEL. 9hi
The Editor Of the Senliiiel, at least,
knows that the town of fIiiiIsi,orn is gs',i,l
place TO 60 TO, anu n need he, lie will fully
endorse hisIpresent correspondent in say
ing thQt even To casual visitor II tprosents
All air much more thai dsefige rcspec-
tanilif and dignity tyI@eil Lviitting one
that l4tiii lcsional AID rsyolulionar,
liich1nries. and can boast OF "some smack
Of age, some relish OF the saltness oftiine,
Yes, HiIIsboro isa place 70 arrived Al,
aud feel that you are somsw here. Years
ago, when was u child, 4 always expe,
rienced Il peculiar sensation on driving in.
10 the town, and though IL had beeiI more
tIla twenty years since ] last saw IL, the
same old sensation came over lne lasi
week as soon as plunged into the RED
mud. and caught sight Of the three noun
tains and OF the Emo and its long bridge
II has grown and enlarged iis borders
more Than 1t il the fashion 70 say Of il, fol
lIillsnoro's own citizens are apt 10 speak
of il as finished and DONE years ago.
But Il Is mi place 10 be "lighlied" or
run over. Itcan hold its own any day
with quiet dignity and All air Of Tile old
regime that inpressrs and makes one feel
like taking of olle'l hat. Tile long resi-
,lence there 81 u number Of old and wealthy
and influential families has given II con-
sequence always, and a character forfe-
isnenleil aud culture, such as iifty To.
bacco factories or cottyn mills could never
have done. Therefore, US said, Hillsboro
is somewhere, and is 4 good place 70 90 %
The concert and festival given by th,
ladies of HilIsboro last week. for the pur-
I,ose of raising a sum OF money 10 opresent
some piece OF scientific apparatus TO The
state University, was not only success
rstlietically and pecuniafily, but furnish
ed a fresh Illustration of the easy su'
perIorily OF style In whicl. AN old and
highly cultivated community performs q
work demanding great good taste, publi,
spirit aud libemliIy. All the yonns
Villages. newly sprung up along the rail.
road, ought TO have had delegates seut
rhere Just 10 learn how 70 DO II Nothing
was overdone. nothing was omitted. The
concert exhibiteda degreccf musical tai
ent aud culture which would give dis
tinction 10 the amateurs OF much larger
and more prominent towns; aud the dra-
matte perfofmances, tile scenery, th'
general management, showed finish an,
artistic skill very unusual indeed. A re
porter, however, i nothing Il not critical
| aud must object. 10 some of tie chnrac
tiers represented Ne UNREAL andtending &
delnsion and mockery anda snare. No
where, Mr.. Editor. are such floMer-girli
seen bot In Arcadia, nor such Spanist
countesses except Ia those chutca'tr q
| E.pogae Of which we all may dream, bu
into which, alas, we never enter. Why
then, should vain illusions be encouraged
and the hearts of The Hillsboro caelels b
rent with unavailable pangs .
As for the supper which followed, Hea'
Of ofAplcius, what n abanquct! WAS IN tha
same old Masonic hall about twenty-five
years ago 10 much the SAME sort Of an EN-
tertainlnent, aud having never been ther
sincc, tIlI last week, the ccnciusion &
which / arrived i that this II the way y
which Hillsboro people live all the time
| Tint table Is always set, Isuppose. Their
are the three mountains aud the Emo AM
the long bridge, and the coult house, an
the old elm trees Just the same; and tha
same supper table with the ice.cream ant
tile lamonade. aud the lot coffee and lh
fish, iiesh aud fowl aud the salads. Well
welli ~ A1f
But tile best or al was the ladies them
selves. matroEs and maids. 1 never sa'
80 many pretty women together ol
second thought, the best Of all was not th
ladies, but Tie spirit by which the ladie
were animated. T.iey weregiving layishl!
aud elegantly, aud with admirable eiiec'
their time, their means, and their accom-
plIshnenis fortle benefit Of the blghe
htere -ls Of their native State. Not -
Ash motive was In actlon--.it wns as purel
4 pa,rlotic muye as was eyer made 2
the women ofl770 and worthy Of the Gel
tennlal year. No wonder they locke
handsome. one hundred years hence The
great.grand children will read their naln'
with pride. preserved IN honora the un !,
verity, and meanwhile the Unlversi'
doiIs its academic cap and prIys thei
In 10 co,ue down 20 commencement an
. receive an ovation. =
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II you are 10 trouble or in . qusndary
,slI your vifc--thh. Is u you have ono---a y.
about /. al once. Ten 10 one her inventic
viii solve your difficulty sooner than =
t..,,, III. vit Of women has bee