The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23
!" Hos bng has she been eoasl'


Full an hour" said lhe girl, Who. a.
these Kind Of people often do. osersclsd
her pari. ~.
!. Then, probably. she will Be back
snon. and ! will wait Tor her,
/ :. U. no, slr; she said she should moi
be back all near dinner lime"
Why, you look as il you were GO
ing 10 have a company Of aldernen 20
line."
The girl answered in a simPering tone.
" M. sir: only iwo Or three friends"
Jane. during this consersalion. FELT
Consideration that disabled her from act.
ing inilrinusly. which would have been
10 have come out from her hidlng-plsce,
and tell the SIMPLE truth. Bul she knew
her nncls's straight firMard mind. aud
she was sure he would not make tie die
sincIlon which custom and fashion war
rant, af moi Gf home. a. meaning sngag-
ct. The girl, Too, had 30 positively TN
piIcated her IN faiseho0d.-had shown
50 completely that she understood 10
qualification. that Jane lslr' the utmost
horror. al being detected. She actually
Looked onl Of the window, To see IL there
was 40 possibility of escape In the
mean time, uncle Joshua lard down his
hat and cane, seated himself hy the open
window. aud asked for a glass of water.
"Iaue. Al length, came In the ronclusinp.
thai she had better remain perfectly qui-
eI.--ihai his calls were never very long,
and she would send Coz him the ne day,
and should escape al unpleasant feeling.
To her dismay, however. she presently
heard him call lhr the mornings paper.
She knew he Was one II those inveleraIe
newspaper readers, that 20 through the
whole; and she .IrIed To be- resigned Ia Al,
least an hours Imprisonment. Alas,
what a siiualIonl The dinner al a stand,
the marketing would be back, and ducks
and geese 10 waiting! Al length. hoWe-
yer. uncle Joshua got IN the end of the
everlasting newspaper: and. as he folded
u up, told the gIrl. who had entered the
roam every hre minutes, IN say To his
niece. that " he was s"rry matt" see her,
hur could noI wait any longer" Thea
turning suddenly upon G''s ci0ssi door, he
Rrasped The handle.
" Sir. SIR" exclaimed The girl. d" that
- the wrong door"
II was too late. lie had iurrei the
lock. aud the dnnf came open, There
stood Jane m one corner, not pale as a
Iily. but the color of iull-blnwn pl0ny.
lis surprise. for moment, Was extreme.
But he was not slow of comprehension;
aud the truth rushed upon him, greatly
exageraIed.-faT he belle we'd IL Was con-
lriFance in avoid seeing him. He stood
silent, with his eve fixed upon her.
Dear uncle" said she. - thought IL
vas q strangers I IId nos know it was
you. when | ran Inln the close."
81" Silence!" said he; "no more false.
huods. Begche!'. turning 10 the cham,
hermaid. And YOU have learned that
pour, ignorant Girl In peril her soul By
/ faIsehoods! Jane. Jane, | have loved YOU
like nv own cmld; bu, | shall moUbl,
yau no more. You shall nol he nblige,
10 send word to Your nId uncle. that vol
are not al home" Aud he turned 10 90
i" You must not GO. ivy dear, dear un
cle." said Jane, throwing her arms arouut
him. " You mus, hear my explanation.
- tell Won | will not be the cause .
any more lalseboods."
! "And YOU will give me up! Your SIS
ter's only child, who was left an orpha
to YOUR care,--whom Won have earr'e
in YOUR arms, whom Won have held upo
ynur knee. whom YOU have cherished n
your bosom. when there was 10 orhe
% receive hertz
: /" rhen," SAID the I'D man. with faI
teriue voice, =" then, YOU were my CON
fnrt.--mv own true hearted Jane. The
, had nothing but you 10 love: and no.
| have nohmu,--un.hIng." And b
: threw himself upon char, and put h
handkerchief to hls ewes.
s NV dear uncle. only hear me. ] tol
the girl 20 say that vas not at home
!. any joly called"
-" iad vet. YOU were al home!' sa
!. he. indignantly.
: But every body says SOFT is n
e any faIsehood. L only means tina, th'
n are mol a, home 10 company. II is u
i derstond." T.. r. >.
10 thunderstorm they are hid in the q
l. sell" Ills anger evidently began TO vel
l. for he laughed out ~. Jane, wha,
l. ridiculous figure you cut. when stu
Ie bled upon the wrong door! | am GLAD
CT did il; it is good lesson for you"
lel ali is, indeed, uncle. promise "
" twill never say am no, at home az;
Is when | am" ~.~ ..~. II.
/. "Cnoped up" continued he, sg'
,e laughing. "in one corner. like a mot
he in cheese; and there you had been 81
an | IN q an halo knnr Ike n uanuhiy child