The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-14

a1sihKs nave oeen deeply oppressed ~
Anxiety. and The urighl 0f anxiety has
been rrmosed By Irhl nT gralilade.
shssi. h"wrssr pleasing and gracefully
Imposed. - only Goa deeply feIi.''
I'll! let not your piije be jealous of
the happiness | have dared this day n
purchase. What have | done for You
and y"urs. half-half 50 prerious To YOUR
remembrance. a. 10 mine? Your SISTERS
fearful blessing. your lnolhrr's hslIowed
praysrl"
she spoke With surh lrryour and sem
sIhlliiy. asd her counlensnce was lighted
up With such an sxzli-d expression. Ed
wsrd sas scarcely able 20 restrain the
lmpsienus impulses 81 passion that urg.
ed him On. The ennfsssion lrsmbled an
his lips. but pride and poverty. Iwo stern
monitors. stood by his side. and forbade
The a'oaal of his madness and Presump.
ton.
MOI" sid he O. himself, "lel me
live on IN the silence aud secrecy Of
hopeless desalian, rather than by On.
guarded Iashness risk ihr lass al that
confidence 50 dangerous, yet 80 d.lighI-
fnl. She allows me ~ be her friend.
LET me not dare aspire To be more"
Thus reasoned Edward Stanley. and
thus he sehonl-d the language Of his lips
thu. the passion denied uIIeranee in
~arils. flashed IRON his eyes, and moIu-
lated esey accent Of his voice. lie look
ed bark upon this evening. passed alone
With MIs. Chlt,a. amidst The bre .lhings
ri paeEy and music, aud exn.trd in the
reflection that he had not c0mmimed him.
sell By any ACT III imprudeace he might
hereafter s@Iuly rue. Sometimes his feel
ings rnse sp against Clara. Tor lie selfish
vanity thai had led her ~ sacrifice The
fHiune that might have placed him abnVe
.hs susp."inn III meTrenary motives. but
her un.ppe.sshle sorrow Tor her trans
erosion. would NOT allow him Ia cherish
any resentment towards her. Sometimes
iun his c0nsetsnce reprnachrd him for The
part he Was acting awards Fanny. the
uinl III his hoyIsh ianey-but every h"ur
passed IN her presence. convinced him
that she looked up"n him marr a. bro.
,her than lover, aud strapped 20 a man.
he III constitutional indifference. she
seemed scarcely aw are Of the wandering
VI his heart.
"oh, am so glad you are MT going
To leave ~. ! do not kno~ how | should
I've without you aud Clara"
f.nny's most ardent expression in Joy
aud sorrow, was. am 70 glad am
80 s"rry." Il vas a srsa, deal Tor her I'd
.ay--but she I"sked al Clara exactly q;
she did Al hun. and Ed Sar,l, whose hear
WAS nos enlightened, felt that she dIt
M, lave him. aud he rejoIced IN the con
! siciIun.
0ar evening. just between twilight, an,
darker hauf. he was Ieturning from :
log walk. when. hiilc before he lef
the woodland pa'h. that led into the pub
lie road he met an old woman muiiie'
! in a cloak aud hood-he bowed aud wal
/ passing IN. when she accosied him IN
voice which was not unknown. and ap
prnaching near to her. he knew by III,
spectarlrs cleaning through the shades
under the deeper shade ii mob'cap, hi
ancient friend "r the stage coach, aud h,
greeted her with grea, cordisli,y. Sh,
told him she vas travelling about as usu
al. AID had stopped in the village 10 max
a visit 10 Mrs. CliI,nn. The grand daugh
ter OF her did friend.
! 81, Is growing dark ana, late" said he
"lrt ne see y"u safe 10 her huuse, "a
you have mistaken the path that leads L
it,"
"S,np mnmen,." cried she. " il 20,
are not tn tho mach haste. aud let me res
on this log BY the way SIDE. am old
and IL wearies me to walk fast 81
dnwn, Young man, aud let the ask ai,e
your welfare. | have not forgotten you
kindness Ia the aged. n"r ever shall :"
/ Edward brushed the dust from the To-
with his handkerchief, aud prepared
sea, for her. with great reverence place
himself II her side.
Come" said she, d" mus, soon b
gone, bu, | want TO know Il | can serv
you. am an eccentric old creature. bu
am well ntf in the world, aud when
die. cannot carry my maney into III
grave. am nld there is pretty youn
girl IN the neighborhnod, whom you love
and would marry, if you were no, Poo'
DO not blush IN own II, Tor if It IS On
and | can make you happy by my means
:, | shall bless the hour that brough. US Ia
gether. even near The end Of my pilgrim
age"
:. Her tremulous voice fal,ered, and sh
raised hcr handkerchief under her spec
lacles.
/ THANK you. a thousand times. f.
your generous Offer" replied Edwart
much moved. "ba, indeed, madam. 20
. are misln(ormej. | would not marry.
|. | could"
"Younr man." cried she. "you al