The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-02-12
~ MRS. 8. c. NALL.

In the small and picturesque village oI
Kathleen. nn the banks Of the vide and
beautiful and luxuriant Shannon, is a
small ,urf-huIlt eOltage-in which lived
pour industrious woman. distinguished
IN the PARISH and out of the parish by the
soMriqud Of L" the lone widow"
This paiheuc term. so expressive Of
extreme desolatiOn, was bestowed npon
the widow Of a wild and fearless man.
whn would have paid upon the scalIo!l
the penalty Of sedilion had he not in pri.
sou terminated his existence By his OW n
hand. Ills wife loved him with the yea
lous aud devoted love which the weak
feel for the strong. No idea 0f crime
associated itself with Z" her Robins" al,
ventures. And though she had never
heard OF " Roman virtue" she admired
the same species Of patriotism as il shone
forth IN her husbands devotion to a cause
which he believed right, and sacrificed
himself To support.
When Poor Dummy, the subject Of
my tale. was bnrn--ll was but a few
weeks after her mother became a widow
she was a perfect aud well iavuured
child; and At was. indeed. one Of the Al.
mishty's especial blessings that the lone
witow's' auen,on TO her beloved infant
diverted the melancholy that rose III iull
power after her husbands loss. Even
10 the unconscious baby would she wall
over the misfortune which had so heasi-
~ fallen upon both.
They took yer father. cushla. but
I bless God they didn't lade him To a
lshametuI death. Az. smile, INV hearts
darln'. for there : no shame upon YER
nane-smile. nv little Jewel, and laugh
at the small birds mat are p-c,na' 81 We
thrrigh the bushes N"rrv he ve'r soul,
nv blessn'; nav the ross and the ,rnu.
BIZ be far from We aud sur, the A!mleh-
~ will ne d ,lbl, il,hcr TO ynu. On,
nv heart : hrr1kn'-yes why for
should wa,h YER smrles IN YER mo
ther's tear" and then the lone widow
wnIlJ lay her child upon the turf. and
turning her t7cc TO the thick bushes Of
haNtnnrn and elder that sheltered her
l't'Ir cottage garden, wspt mans and hut.
ter t.ars Sull her rrIid hpguIcd her of
her grief; and us beauty attracted the at
tenlion Of more than one kind hearted
IRISH lady, who prevented the lone wiz
dow from wanting any comforts, and
furnished her htlle cottage with many
rural luxurics. The child was more than
two wears old, wien one morning. the
parish priest was disturbed sooner than
he desired by the lone widow Mis-
tress Furlong, sir, yer reverence" as
his bare legged servant announced her;
and the poor woman. carrying her little
girl in her arms, entered the parlour.
lit 5 sore trouble We got at my
heart on account Of liule Alice, your ho>
honor, that 5 brought me here" she
commenced. after many elaborate curt
seyings. 1t 3 what some of the neigh
bours say, with all tenderness. God bless
,hem,-tha, my child. yer reverence
We'll, nv good woman! compose
yoursclf-ptay 90 on.
"Is not altogether right II spake
the name presently, yer honor--onIy,
somehow. it chokes me jus, here" And
ell" paused for a moment, and laid her
hand upon her throat.
God will enable you 10 bear whate.
yer he puts upon you, woman dear!'
observed the kind hearted man. pushing
a char towards his parishoner; may
be he may have thought fit to take the
reason from her, and if so''-
"Oh. no. M, no. exclaimed the ago.
nlzed mother; al not that, not that, your
honor-She has a load OF sense or her
wears, indeed, though | sav II; she IS a
rock Of sense, # body may tell SO Of
thr,r own flesh and blood; IL Is not that;
b., took. ver reverence, If call her she
dos n"i hrar-- and Anty ,iaIIuw has
sassy, younger than mine by eleven