The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-25


deeper depression Than before. he thought |
with regret Of having permitted this i'm
presslnn 10 remain on the mind Of bis
supeiIor. and resolved To explain il awsy.
II possible. a. an early opportunity. eli
Iher personally or in writing. His mind
Then reverted 20 bis sister aud niece. and
he reached his home wilh load oa his
spirits whieh he IN vain endeay0red 10
dispel.
The enrale's dwelling was a low
whisrwas'led cottage. Consisting. inter.
nally. Of Two small raans. with sleeping
apartments attached 10 them. In the
parl0ur. al 'he moment Of Nfr. Benson's
return. sat Mary and her molher. engsg
, ed in some feminine occupation. The
cloud on her unclI's brow was som nb'
served BY The niece, aud she SAT down
BY him anxiOusly iDquiring at The same
, lime il he were well. The curaie psrl.
ed the locks from her ialr AMI high fire.
head. aud kissed her sfrclinnsleIy he
fore he answered her qaesii"n. " Were
you well, dearest. little care would affect
me; but as long as your eneek Is pale and
thin. Mary. so long must ! be Ill al ? Sc.
You take 20 adequate support. and Sem
indeed IN the condition which the poets
deserib- as characteristic Of true love I'M
rewarded" lie spoke lhis in a playful
tone ol reprOaeh. Without observing The
effects Of hts language. Mary bIusled
and became palc alternately; aud an se-
curate observer might have beiIeved lnat
the analogy pointed Out. unsusprruagly.
by the curale, was nol far from thr ruth.
This nIghl have even occurred to h'in.
sell. u1suspici0us - he was. had not an
interruption occurred from m. delivery
Of letter BY boy al the cGu4ge door.
; The curate read ~ aaeaaveiy, aud sim
ply saving that b. was under the necrs
siS al gnIng 10 the village. rose aud lell
The house.
The letter ahich the cursle ;rreived ran
az fellows - To the cura'e Il LingbJurn
Sir | take the freedom II addressing
you. for reason that can only he explain.
! ed on personal lnIefyI"w. when ! heg
OF you most earnestly 10 grant me a. early
a. your convenience will permit. A
stranger" The messenger brO,gat n
from the village nn and Ihefr an answer
was expected Nv the writer. II can
scarcely b. said that the circumstance
, excited much curiosity IN the mInd Of
, Mr. Benson. though the Handwriting was
that of an educated person, anh such Vas
not the common way IA which ORDINARY
tales Of distress came to thu benevolent
I curate's ear. His mind. however. was
a., fully prenccu ned With the dIshrarlennR
prospects, held Uui IN the Inlervlew wIlh
the rectr Before proceeding " the Inn,
! he resolved Ia paw a visit To the 'Taties-
men WHO supplied his fanny with ne
cessarles, aud discharge their several az.
counts. As he rearhed. with Ih,> intent.
the door Of the village bu cher. he heard
his own name mentioned wuhln, and. ma,
DESTROYS OF hearing. either evil or good of
himself. stepped INTO the house al once.
The parry cOnverslng with the butcher
was the recior's servant. who, after hastl-
" salutlng The cursie, LEFT The place. The
master Of the shop was nan Of very
! mIddllag character aHd no favorlte of
Mr. Bensun's; circumstance the ior'ner
knew well enough. bat which The ab
sence OF any rivals IN his trade entitled
him. in his own opinion. 10 disregard.
Alter lhe account was selted, the curale
was about Ia taks his leave. when his
allenlina was arrested by some words
multered indlstincly and with s"me de
gree of embarrassment BY the butcher
re- ndlng future payments. On being
| asked. the man, recovering his usual un-
blushing confidence, repeated what he
| had said; aud the curate found, to his dis
NAV. that the babbling servant Of the rec-
tor had overheard the conversation al the
rrctory respecting the reduction Of salary,
the repe,iuon oi which 10 the butcher had
produced an uuwillingness TO give the
usual credit. God pity and help any
poor sister and Mary, if others should
&C. with M like this man" thought Mr.
Benson to himself. as he left the shop IN
silence.
None Of the other uadesmen to whom
the cura:e gave The sums the! were ea'
u,led to, repeated the conduct or sen,i
menls of the butcher; but the anxious
fears Of the clergy man suggested that This
fnrbesrance nigh be owing to their ig-
uorance OF The Slme circumstances. al
ter the las, accounl was discharged. the
curate found himself with little Of his
slIary remaining, and with m"Iancholy
prospects of the future. In this state he
still remembered that his services were
required, aud utIer'ag hope internally
that the distress for distress he was
prepared to find-msghl nol be pecunIary
he entered the lille inn Of Ldnghourn.
The boy who had been the bearer Of the
letter appeared To be wsIiIag for him, and
con iuc,ed hIm up Stars, "h'te' opening
Il Ia