The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-12
from the Saturday Courier.
MARIA. THE ORPHAN.
m rue R0acE or PRINCIPLE.
nYALADr OF rae cOCSfay.

funeral procession passed slowly up
Ion, street, and entered tfe venerable
s.,,,l.olace attached W The Stone Chapel.
Tsr,s were deposited the remains Of Mrs.
I,wrnce. and with them the prcnnlary
I.,sndence Of tao orphan daughters. 81
Mr.. Laxrence, until . year previous
:. bsr death, had lived in the greatest OPP
,l,oee; bui. unfortunately. her husband
lame surety for q friend 10 . large
,,.oual, which hs wss Obliged 10 redeem.
This. sided 10 many other losses. left
L,n with a comparatively small piIIance
a. himself aud family. This bow was
,,o raj COR him. What give up his
a. residence. his splendid furniture and
eunass, aud cone down 10 the vulgar
m,,hSi Of Iiylng. No! he could nnl-hs
v,IN noE--and Ihr grief oecasioned BY
,As ehange IN his fortunes soon caused
kls dsdh.
H.. sile bore her trials with christian
Ike lnralude. With the small annuity
sheh che possessed. she found an agree
,ble home IN the family af distant rela-
I'VE. She devoted her time 10 the In
,,o,snsa, Of her eldest daughter Eilza-
b.la. anil 10 watching the unfolding beau
A.. II her lizzie rosebud. as she fnndly
armed Maria.
The struggle Of noble-sOul, cantend-
M against affection, 10 often to0 great
IA, q, frlil tenement. With Mrs. Law
raes the cord which had been too llghI-
~ strung. snapped snddealy asnnder; its
t,asrsaI tones sull thrilling The hearts Of
y. auditors.
rhe family wiih whom Mr. Lawrence
s.ded kindly offered 10 take charge Il
Eplibsih ,aow nine years Of age,l aud
ss.low On her a gnbd education. But
M,ra-who would supply tho place vi a
mother to her? No one seemed inclined
% axe the care Of child two years old.
How ephemeral llle friends Of the pre-
Rul day! They hnuer around the glare
ni splendor OF wealth. and bask IN It's
sunshine; but exunguish its hlazonry.
,ni where are theyl Like the Insec, they
1ssonaie. they hy to some new ,llunIna-
ron, and are seen no more
Accordingly, none offered IN supply the
Place Of mother 10 Maria, until Mr. and
W. Harris, who had been beIuended
" Mrs. Lawrence in her days of pruspe-
hU. and weie disIanlly related, came Tor.
uarl. They resided abou, thirty miles
from Boston.
"FsIll be but a poor place far gen.
tsn,a's darler," SAID Mrs. Harris; " but
perhaps when she gets bigger, some Of
be- Boston relations will make Q lady OF
her."
Maria vas happy in her new home.
ARde IN the Wagon was az agreeable as
ierrage. Aunt Hsnnah's turn over and
iiils cake % baking day pleased her ss
vel a. The rich cbnIeeunnary her mamma
rel 10 give her. The checked linen
iiOck in summer. the red and blue worsted
N winter, were quite ~ comfortable as
lhe satin and uierlno 10 which she had
ceel accustomed; and though she SAID,
"'nek! suck! aunt Hannah" when the
coarse woollen stockings we're puI IN her
t'icite liule feet. she soon forgot u, lo"k.
ing at the boys as they coas,ed down the
steep hill al the back Of aunt Harms
house.
u childhood. the country seems pecu.
L'rIy adapted tn the unfolding capacities,
the youthful exubcrauce Of spirits has
nee scope. All nature, animal and vege'
aoIe, bursting into lie and activity, APP
pears 10 conclje with the expanding
mind better than the confined limits u
Tie city.
hara's growth was remarkably for
ward. She pursued her studies Al The
district schonl, from hooks furnished by
'ef sister Elizabeth, who regularly mad,
. '"ns visit at aunt Hannah's in the sun
,aet season. aud impaired ali the know
edge her sisters mind could receive
'hese visits proved Of great benefit Il
Nara. who. though unacqusiased will
'Ae city life, was an elegant little girl
and readily distinguished from any chll,
10 the village.
No change occurred 10 Maria's situa
"on' until the summer IN which sh,
r,'nPie'ed her eleventh year. During
"e recess Of her school, ont fine afternoon
&" August, a splendid summer vehicl
'e'sarely passed The school.house. Til,
.l''ldren with one accord, dropped ,hei
'"s' profound countesies, when a Joyful
cry Of d" SISTER Elizabeth! sister Eliza
Oe'"! caused the carriage to stop.
Se0ueman sl,ghted aud inquired for Mis-
Lawrence. Maria ran hastily forward
anu IN few moments was seated b.
her sister.
Alter mutual interchange Of affecto
oe'ween the sisters, Elizabeth Introduce
+" Maria Mr.. Arthur Elllngwood as he
oF"'her. Maria's surprise, al first, ovel
zane her natural pOllIeness. bu. soon :,