The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-30

4 80 1hnaA 0dWaiia OF the law
ansysd against The widow. who was
compelled 10 throw herself into the hand.
OF an attorney; and he-wosId ne had
oeen The only disgrace The profession has
snann.-wss q seOundrel. who, having
led her 10 The threshold Of court Of law.
and drawn every shilling from her purse.
there abandoned her. because sl.e could
n" longer satisfy his rapaeily. II is On.
necessary 20 dwell upon. for the reader
vii readily imagine. the grief Of Mrs.
Benson Al the persecution 10 v hieh the
friend 81 her youth was thus subject from
The husband Of her bosom, as well as the
sIill more bitter anguish which pierced
the bosom Of Edward and Emma, aud
rent tie heart Of the Nldaw.
Matters were II this pass. when the rent
Of Mrs. llolerol.'s farm became due, aud
the money which had been laid by 10 dis.
charge u. was IN The pocket Of the al.
iarney; while, 90 add 10 her esIamilies,
the country assizes were al hand, when,
- the cause would be undelended, the
triumph Of her persecuIor would be COM
plese. aud the " widow's feld" would
pass into the hands Of the spoiIer. The
'"Ieni day" passed over. aud Mrs. IIol.
croft was in daily expectation Of the
summons TO "The Hail." which awsiled
deianliers. for il was tie custom Of Lord
Dslebury 10 see his tenants upon such
occasions. At last the mandate came,
snd The widow prepared herself to obey
u. She had nerer seen his lordship. ex.
eepl al distance; he had the reputation
with many who professeJ to know him.
Of being . cold, naughty noblemau. and
30 reserved AID exclusive in las bear.
ing. that Il was said Of him. tina, {" he
was rather felt than seen" in the neigh.
borh0od.
The feelings with which The widow
entered the library, mo which she was
ushsred TO the presence Of lard Dslebury,
will readily be conceived. lie was stand.
ing with his back TO the IRE, reading
. newspaper, from which he raised his
eyes a. his visitor Imidly advanced 4
few PAGES from the door. which was
Immediately closed bchind her. His
luriship glanced al memorandum which
was lying on a writing table al his ell
bow. aud then said.
"Your name 10 Hulcrofl. | believe"
"Yes. my lord" faltered the widow.
'efiow is IT," he enquired. '.ihai the
rent, whish hoe, I apJs,sssnu, oeen nm.
erlo punclually paid by your late hus.
band and yourself, is not forthcoming on
the present occasioni | sm told that
yonr crops have been abundant. and the
price OF corn is higher than il has bean
for years"
The cold, equable tone in which these
words were uttered, struck like ice 10 the
hear, OF his auditor; who at last, howe.
yer. summoned frmness enough To tell
her story, which when she had flashed,
his lordship referred again 10 hIs notes
and then said,
And 90 The last years harves, has
found It's way into the poke, Of the law
yer. instead Of into tina, Of the landlord
AZ he spoke he rang the bell, and order
ed that his steward nigh, be sent TO him
when quick as thought, that funcIionar,
was in attendance.
4" Henderson" said the nobleman
",ake This good woman to your Office. ant
give her a receipt for the rent in arresr
aud then sec that the papers relative Il
an action Of ejeclment which has beef
brought against her by the person up .
the grange youder, be transferred Iron
her solicitor to miac. snd bid him b.
prompt. for, as ] gather. shereis no TIM
10 lose."
Tho steward hesi,aied; and ven,urin:
. step or two nearer In has master tina,
the prescribed distance. he said.
-sYour lordshipis aware that Me. Den
son has vote for the sOun,y--snd m!
young lord .-~. ~.~r
.And il I've had twenty votes, il woul'
not siTec, the justice Of this ponr widow
cause" relorled the peer, in samewha
sharp key which. however. he immedl
ately moderated. and added mildly
"Hendersan, you will see 10 this maiIe
for me-" Ills lordship shen, with some
lhing approaching IN s"'le upon hi
lip, dismissed his visiter, and, dropping
his eyes again on the newspaper. resum
ed its perusal as if nothing had occur
red to interrupt il. -
The result was. that in the cause
Benson rersus lIalcroil," The plainilt
was defeated, and in addition to the PEI
vilege Of paying his own costs and sh
. defendants, had The satisfaction Of know
. ing tina, instead of running the widow,hI
T prosecution had been the means OF rails
. ing up Tor her powerful patron in Lor
: Dalehurv. e...-.
{ The modification of his pride. howe
: yer, was not the only punishment, whic
0 Benson was doomed to undergo for hi
unholy, persecution Of Tho widow and III
Q la,herless. With all his faul,s--and the
4 were not q few--want Of natural siie'