The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-15

not. and she enLId not bear The thought
of returning IN her xilh blasted eharse-
Ter. She hoped that if she remained ia
the city the truth might come out. Her
heart prompted her IN 20 ~ once 10
Charles Loyeli; there she vas sure Of
faith and sympathy 10 the full. Bot what
could he do for herl nothing; while her
resorting 10 young man % her only
friend might render her liable N further
and more cruel impulali0ns. What thea
should she dot She had not . shilling
in the world. for iwo days before she
had sent all her unexpended earnings 10
'desr Jennie" Again she passed her
employers in review. and among them
Mrs. Ardley. always good nsiured and
kindly disposed, had made the most fav-
durable impression. and she had half re-
solved 10 go and tell her story 90 her,
when q recollection Of the lady whom
she had seen a. Mrs. Ardley's. ihe Mrs.
Hyde who ''ialked So like q mother"
darled into her mind. The "reminiscences
seemed like revelation from Heaven.
"She had such feelings for servants"
thought Lucy; "she will hear me. and
give me good advice al any rate" Her
decision made. she proceeded 10 the pre-
parstions for departure. And first. un-
daunted by fear Of Adele, she asked 10
speak alone with Mrs. Harlell. To this
Adele objected. and that lady babe her
say whatever she had 10 say without ~
ny FUSS. She then. in spite Of Adele's
interruption and proieslaiions, told the
story Of the lsudsnum calmly and ex-
aetly. There are lew who give all The
weight that should be allowed 70 gener-
81 character against unfavorsbls appear
snce in single case. especially IL they
have appealed TO their own senses. Ger
iainly Mrs. Hsrtell was no, one Of The
exceptions. She had seen I" with her
own eyes" the cape taken from Lucy's
trunk. She had witnessed Lucy's re-
lucIance to have her trunk examined. and
her confusion sflerwsrd; and she resdi-
ly aequiesced in Adele's suggestion, that
the story Of the laudanum was an alter
thought. "trumped up" 10 save herself,
and TO make revenge on Adele Tor the
! part, innocent and unpremedilsied! which
she had in exposing Lucy's guilt. Lucy
remembered the drops on her night
gown, and referring 10 them as zorro.
, boraiion Of her testimony. she produce
ed il. but the stain was effaced! Alter
. LILLE hesitation. after again and again
! kissing Eugene, who chung 10 her. a.
: il he understood all that was going on.
} she told the story OF his shrieks. and
, showed the marks still on his arm
, Adele. quick as thought, exclaimed.
? "Mon Dier! migrate l'ingrste!' r. and
proceeded 10 tell story Of Lucy hav-
8 ing let Eugene fall on. his coral belle.
8 and bribed her to secrecy by msny PROM
8 ises Of future carefuinesss Mrs. Hsr-
tells maternal instincts were deadened.
: She listened with credaliiy 20 Adele !;
{ and telling Lucy she had no more time
. 10 hear her falsehoods. babe her leave
: the house Instantly. Poor Lucy EN-
. braced Eugene for the last time and
b crying as heartily as he did. she un-
/. locked his arms from her neck, and gave
/. him 10 0phelia, whispering an entreaiy
tina. she would watch over him ill her
{ fathers return. 0phelia answered by q
| hurst Of tears and outcries sgainst AIDE.
= lie; and Lucy, begging her TO be quiet.
, lef. the room. The servants, who had
! heard through Ophelia the explosion in
| the nursery, gathered round her TO ex-
e press their sympathy and their deiesia.
i lion Of Adele. They offered TO speak
kind word for her wherever she went.
b Lucy was comforled by their good will.
and she left Mrs. Hsriell's with COM
: posure that, in her circumstances. would
: seem wonderful, did We no, know the
} power Of calm endurance in . soul con-
scious Of integrity. and therefore stay
. ed on God. am sure have done
=. right" she repeated to herself: 81 am
sure my mother will approve. / am
! sure the time will come when nobody
, can make Charles feel like blushing Cor
i. me; and more than all. am sure that
J God. who knows all. 10 my friend. 90 I
J ough. not 10 feel very unhappy--but. oh.
poor little Eugene y and she brushed
the fas,-comine tears from her eyes az
:. she entered shop to ash for directory.
! To be continued.
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