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

singular old w0man expressed in his drs-
Tiny. but he did not doubt lis sincerity.
and he would moi repay il xish dissinu-
lali0n." -.
No. madam. I da not lave her. OH
sruise Ih.R with brotErrly kindness.
Where DO love. | cannnI hope. ani ali
your generosity eanBat avail me there"
where!" said she. 81 want no
half condolences. The imagination Of
age Is dull IN that Of youth. Tell me al.
or nothing"
"Thsrs is one. Then, with ~ham. we're
she poor. beggary would be paradise,
but whom lnrtuae has placed 80 far be-
y0nd my resrh. il wnuld be madness 10
name. and presumption IN aspire Ia.
Sometimes. embnldened by her eonde-
seension. I have dared Ia think. had my
lot been diifrreni-b0I not can never
bel need not say mnre--yOu know
where your steps are bound"
A silence followed this avowal. and
Edsard vas 80 much absorbed by his
own feelings. a. almost 10 fnrget the
presence 81 his companion. A. length
she spoke.
81 d" not see the grea, presumption Of
your hopes: II you mean the widow
Clifton. | see noIhins TO make her be-
ysnd your reach. unless you choose 3 our
self To put her up in the clouds. She 10
rich, IL is true. but What dues she want Of
riches in an"Iher! She has found no
jny in wealth. I know the history Of
her marriage: il was not voluntary on her
part. and brought no happiness--a stale
Of splendid bondage. Why do yon not
al least learn from her. whether your
lave 10 hap-less! lfI-an old womsn--
/ il my heart warmed towards you. the
FIRST moment | saw you. 10 her young
bnsom made NJ stone. thai il cannot be
melted. or impressed"
"She has often spoken" said Edward,
finding an increasing fascination in the
subject. and drawing still nearer hi. aged
friend. " Of the loneliness Of her destiny
and Of the insufliciency oi wealth To sat
i'ly the cravings Of the heart. These
Wild dreams dszzled my imagination,
and gilt the future with the hues Of heav.
en-. but the dread oi being banished
from her presence. Of incurrIng the dis
pleasure Of one who has been the bene.
facirrss Of our iamily-yOu, who are now
in the winter Of your DAYS. can have no
conception of The strength Of these men.
tai c"n1icls-,his warning Of FIRE and
iee."
Z" have not forgotten The memories
Of YOUTH" che answered; sand impas
siSe as you believe me. there is an in
\ age cherished in my breast, whose trait.
the waves 81 oblivion can never eface
nor the snnws Of age ever chill. Few
can lore as have loved: and love with
the. is immortal as the divine spark thai
lights up this perishing frame.
She leaned We,nbllng against the shout
der Of Edward. who reproached himself
for calling up emotions so sublime ia
!, their strength. thus glowing and triumph
AMI. amll,l The runs Of beauty and youth
lie drew her cloak more closely srounl
, her, and warned her that the night dew
was falling.
"You are right, said she. Iising; a.
, was forgetting am not young like you.
. They walked slowly on. in the direc
ton &c Mrs. Cllflon's house.
: MAY M, ask the name of the friend
: To whose kindness | ain so much indebl
edl" cried he.
. Oh" replied she. laughing. ="
Z thought every body knew Aunt Bridget
D fIr | AN me uf thnse universal auats
WHOM every body knows, and no b ID!
, cares for. My properly is my own. an
I | have a right TO brqueaih il whereve
i, | pIease-I have chosen YOU as my heir
l and you may consider yourself equal il
! fortune tn wldow Clifton. or anv oihe
2 widow in the land. Nota word Of thank
no gr.iitude--a, least, ull legal mea
Z surrs are taken 10 secure IL to your pos
a session"
! L" Singular and generous being" sal
Edward. beginning In believe tia, he
e brain was somewhat uusound, "whs
E have I done To exotic So romantic an in
1 terest. and wha, can | do TO prove my
| solf worthy lii"
c BE sincrre--trulh is the only bon
2 Of love, and conceslmenl with friends
/. falsehood."
:. They had now reached the gate Of III
i, avenue.
, "You will not 60 int"
: "No." said he, " cannot see her ia
b. night; tomorrow. perhsps.-shall l Sc
you then!"
e IL cannot tell what the morrow wi
}. bring forth. But one thing lie, me say
young man, ere we part. You mu;
n plead your own cause, and not expect
|, will he done by me. If you have nc
u moral courage and manly spirit suilicier
il 10 meet the consequences. whatever the
may be. you mcri. the downfall nf you
e hopes. aud the humiliation Of you