. The North Carolina Presbyterian. lice at the drawing, is poe of much picure^ue of the finest vonths (ft a wide neigh-b«>rhood, with generally tUeir fathers aodmothersrelatives and triendi, are assembledin the spaeiouA hall of the town-house, ^emayors, prefects and sub-prefects, are thereto receive them, with nsnally several officersouartered in the district. On every faceI an expression of hope and fear,anxiety and excitement: andv as each advanees ti»war4t the tataf umtaud draws thepap«r deciding his future (lestiny, all thespectators, as Wwll as tlie parties imm
. The North Carolina Presbyterian. lice at the drawing, is poe of much picure^ue of the finest vonths (ft a wide neigh-b«>rhood, with generally tUeir fathers aodmothersrelatives and triendi, are assembledin the spaeiouA hall of the town-house, ^emayors, prefects and sub-prefects, are thereto receive them, with nsnally several officersouartered in the district. On every faceI an expression of hope and fear,anxiety and excitement: andv as each advanees ti»war4t the tataf umtaud draws thepap«r deciding his future (lestiny, all thespectators, as Wwll as tlie parties immedi-ately concerned, ft-elthe m<«tlively who draw a higher n4«nher than henumber of recruits nqniredi are ex mpt,whilst those who draw a lower numtter arecondemned tos^rve thnir country aa militai-r«i for the space of seven y^ars. Some areexempted. These exceptioits include allbelow thja height ot fivo feut five iMche^;all criminale; all who are thesubj- ct of anyphysical incapacity;ttteildestotorphan^; the.
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