The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-07

wac: his barns, snd ricks, and orchards:
al This formed an apartment TOO ismpting
10 remain long nnlensnled. in tie briph,
month Of August. Accordingly. il was
almost immsdIsIely engaged. BY gentle.
man IN black. who walked over one fair
morning. paid ten pounds 90 depasile,
sent Tor bis trunk from the next town,
and took possession on The instant.
Tier new inmate, who. without posi-.
lively declining to give his name. had
YET eoniriEsd 10 eEade al the questions
which Ms. kenl's "simrle cunning
could devise. proved a perpetual source
OF establishment. bolh To herself and her
neighbors. lie was a wtlI-nade. lille
man. near upon forty; with considerable
siernness Of feature, a forehead OF great
/ power. whose effect was increased by a
slight bsljness on the top Of The head.
and an eye like falcon. Such an eye ,
u seemed to 90 through you-to strike
all that il looked upon like coup dc sol.
ell Luckily, the stranger was SO NET
eiful as generally 10 wear spec,acles:-
under cover Of which. those eyes might
see and be seen without danger. Ills
habits were a. peculiar as his appearance.
lie was moderate. and rather lanciful. IN
his diet; drank nothing but wafer, or
strong coffee. made. as Mrs. Kent observ-
ed. very wasiefully: and had, as she also
observed. great number Of heaihenish.
looking books scattered aboai his apart.
msn'; Lord Bernor's Groissart, for in
eiancs; Sir Thomas Browns Urn Burial;
Isaac Wal,on's Complete Angler; Basker.
yille's AriOstO; Gneihe's Fiuss; a Span.
ish Don Quixniie; aud ihierlined PhIlnc-
isies and Mlddle,nn's drawings. Tie
greater par: Of his time was spent GU, Of
doors. lie would even ramble away,
for three or four days together. With no
other companion Than boy. hired in the
village TO carry what Mrs. Ken, demon.
mated his odds and ends which odds
and ends consisted. for the most part. Of
an angling rod aad ske,ching apparatus /:
our lncosEiio being. as my readers have
by this time. probably, discovered. no o.
thtr Than an artist, on his SIMMER pyo.
gress.
Robert speedily understood tie siran-
ger, and was delighted with tie oppor,u.
nifty Of approaching so gifted a person.
although he contemplated. vita degree
OF generous envy. which kings rega.
liza would have failed TO excite IN his bo-
SON, those ehJ feuUrts Of al nations
which we're to him as sealed books. "
and the pencils. whose power appeared
nothing less Than creative. lie redouh-
led his industry, 10 the garden. that he
might, consc,enIiously, devote hours To
pointing out the deep ponds and shallow
eddies Of their romantic stream. where
he knew from experience, (Iur Robert,
among other accomplishments. vas nj
mean "hroIher Of The angle,") that fish
were likely To be found; and, better still,
he loved to lead TO the hsunIs Of III:
childhood. the Wild bosky drlis, and the
sunny ends OF lanes. where a sudden turn
. in the track. an oserhangIng tree. an old
gate, q colIage chimney, and group o
callle or c,Iildren. had sometimes, form
ell a picture on which his fancy had iet
! for hours. II was Roberts chief plcasur,
TO entice his lojger 10 scenes such al
/ these, and 10 see his own visions grow
ing into reality, under the glowing ptn
/ Gil Of the artist; aud he, in hls turn, w"ul'
admire. and marvel al the natural feellni
OF the beautiful. which could lead an un
J Interested country youth instincuvely Il
the very elements Of the picturesque. 4
general agreement OF taste had brought a
bout degree Of association, unusual be
tween persons so dIlieren, in rank: aPsf
ticuIar instance Of this accordance disssi
we'd the intimacy. -.
Robert had been, for above fortnight
more than commonly busy in Mr.. Les
combe's garden and hot houses-so bu
sy that he even step. a, the Hall tn
stranger, on the other baud, bad been
during the same period, shut M painting
in the liiIe plTlor. a. last they met: an,
the arust invited his young friend TO Loo
al the picture which had engaged lar
during his absence. On walking int
the room. he saw on the easel. pIciut
! in oils, almost finished. The style wa
Of tia, delightful KIND which combine
figure with landscape; the subject va
llay.cauying; and the scene, tina. yer
sloping meadow-crowned BY Farme
Bells tall, angular house; its.vine.w wreath
ed porch and chimneys. the great waInu
tree before tie door, the orchard and tn
homestead, which formed The actual pros
pecl from the windows before them. |
the fore ground was a wagon, piled wit
| hay, surrounded by the farmer. and hi
fine family; some loading. some rakin
after. all intent on their rleasan, business
The only diseneaged persons in the fell
were young Mary Ken, aud Harry Bel
an urchn Of four years old. who rode o
her knee on the top Of the wagon. crown
! ed and wreathrd with garlands Of vim
! leaves and bindweed. and peoples. an
, corn flowers. In the front, looking u
& nj Mary Kent AMI her little brother, an