The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-24

shed were hose Of joy and thankluIness.
knaS hos foolish Il Is 10 cry when
] am 50 happy" she sail. raising her
dark eyes. sllll entering Ihrosgh their
dewy fringe; "bui I could MI help il,
ny hesr frIl bursting"
Mrs. Slshhope afrclionaiely kissed
her daughters cheek. and led her 10 her
lmPslisni lover.
IL there were moments when Sir lIsr-
~ Ihoughl al his noble house, his proud
arislncfalie father. IL Vas whsn f.r re-
mosedfron the witeh-ry Of flrlrn's voice
and smile. In her presence every hing
was forgotten. but her sincere love and
dev0iednrss.
Mrs Slanhnpe had come 10 losn 10
receive . small legacy bequeailled TO her
by an sgel relative. and that business al
is:gIh concluded. shs determined no long.
r. 10 Irespass on the hospitality Of the
kind friend. Who had invited Ihrm 10
make her house their home. during their
stay. An early day Was therefore fixed
for their return % The farm. where she
residrd with an only Notwithstanding
sfier his household affairs. and supplying
The place Of q mother NJ The beautiful
Lydia Dalton. his nnly child.
The change from their prssen, mode
of living TO The bushes Of hom.. would
doubtless be feli BY both mother and
daughter; but il was not that that Helen
dreaded. Il was the separation from her Ia.
yer. With her mothers permission. she
promised 10 correspond with him. and IL
was agreed that The following summer
he should came and claim hIs brirolhed
BRIDE. SIR Harry accompanied them TO
the cad Of tie first sisge. and then quit
ting them with regret set OF for the dwell.
ing of his father. Lard Rivers. in Wales.
Mr. Dalton received his sister and
niece With his usual kindness. and con.
graiuis,sd the latter on her conquest. Not
So LYDIA. she appeared sullea and re.
served: visions at splendor had sprung
up in her young mind. and their influence
on her manners speedily became VISIBLE
Z" Flank Egerion. her oil lover. VIII"
marked the alteration with anger and re.
get. From the moment Of Helen's re
turn . reserve and eOnlness took the place
of The ~arm sis,erIy affection with which
the cousins had hitherto regarded each
other; and when two months had elsps
ell without bringing any iidings Of Sir
Harry. Lydia was never tired Of taun,ine
her cuusin with the deserlion Of her no.
be lover. until Helen might have exclaim.
ed. in the words 81 an old Scotch ballad:
That am 10 ssksn. me ,pare not 10 tell,
. IN tasted ~ their scoTning.
Bath evening" and marniag.
The,r j-erIrs gies al ~ ny heat va knell. =
b., she was too happy and too trusting
not IL bear all this with indifference; and
her meek and gentle replies often ven
to the heart af her ihorghlless cousin,
WIN. but ior a hirer spirit of envy, would
have fallen upon her neck and prayed Ia
be Iorslsen.
The long and anxiously looked for e
pi.iIe al length arrived, 10 gladden. the
he.ri Of her Ia whom II was addressed
! It's contents would be as embarrassing Ia
| the general reader As all love letters usu'
ally are, save 10 The parIies concerned
BE i. sufficient io know. that il contained
f" Thoughts. that breathe and words lhs
burn. but II vas quickly followed b,
another, from The father Of her lover
which consisted only Of few brief and
chilling sentences.
/ &" lie had heard Of the engagement, h
should rather say enlargement. of hi
SOU. Mss Sisnhope AUS, be aware tina
the alliance would be most unequal one
and he relied IN her hnnor and good feel
ing TO break il off. and tn return any let
tiers Sir Harry nigh. in iu,nre send Il
her. unanswered aud unopened" Ill
assured her that their union could onl,
be consun ~ alrd al The risk Of his elerna
t,aledicIinn.
Long did the desol.,e girl 81. with thi
letter in her hand, which had so rudel,
crushed every bright and fondly cherish
ed hope. Mr.. Stanhope offered no con
s,,lation. she we'll knew that in the frs
hurst OF human misery il was mockery
But she bent over and silently kissed ,h'
pale brow Of The youthful sufferer, unit
reused by her es!esses, poor Helen &c
nembered that she had yet a mother,
fond. anxious mother; and for the SAX
az that beloved parent she sirove 10 shak,
off The oppression which seemed weigh
J ing her spirit to the earth. and to rehec
on wha, was proper TO be done in thi
: hour Of painful trial.
/, She could not bear 10 part from. 81
Harry. wilhou, one single word Of 'ex
plaaa,ion or adieu. and therefore enclos
. ed Few lines To him IN letter address
ed 10 Lord Rivers; in which she begee
! to assure his loulship. that his conIi,lenc
had M, been misplaced. aud that. with
gu, his consent, Harry Layton woul
} never be more 10 her than a very dea
! friend. Her farewell was aGeciionat