The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-07

hi. living client. The s.ss, IN Iseoun, Of
next amongst her eTediE 80 i .,
ening that IL their respeeii. 49,: - lnfsal-
not lIquidaled. On or before .'a we're
proceedings would be eOmmsE IAN osy.
her forthwith. "sgaihs'
/ IL is in such . situation that
most feels her ELECTROMAGNETIC
that lorlon creature whom The eomdS
people. adopting the pathetic language o.
Scripture. designate by the expressive
phrase. " lone woman" Poor Judith
sal dOSn 10 cry. in pawe,less sorrow,
and vain self pity. She opened indeed
her hopeless day. bOok-bni she knew
too well that her debtors could not pay.
She had no one to epnsuli-far her lois-
er. in whose general eleEeTness che had
great confidence. had been absent on one
oi his excursions. almost as long as her
son-snd time pressed upon heI-ior The
letters sent with the usual indireelness
Of country convey ance. originally given
To the carrier, cOnliied by The csrrier 10
the buiIeIman In the next village. LEFT for
three days al public house. and finally,
delivered at Hilton Cross. By a return
post bOy-hsd been nearly week on the
road. Saturday was the day fixed for
payment. and this vas Friday night. aud
Miche'mas and rent day were approach
ing. and unable even 10 Look al this aecu-
mutation Of misery. poor judith laid her
head on her frullless account book, and
sobbed aloud.
IL was With a strangely mingled feel
ing OF comfort in such a son. aud sorrow
go 10 grieTe hira, that she heard Roberts
voice at her side. asking iendeIly. what
allied her! She pu, the letters into his
hands; and he, long prepared for the
blow, sOolhed and eheered her. IAN
must he given up." he said: and he would
go With her, The next DAY. u make over
the whole property" LEI us pay. IS far
as our means 60. moIher." pursued he.
"and do not fear but. some dsv or other.
we shall be enabled 10 discharge oil our
debts. God will speed al honest pur.
pose. In the meantime, Mr.. Irscombr
will give Us co,iage-l know he will
aud shalt work for you aud Mary. II
will be something to live fnr--s0meihing
worth living for. BE comforted. dear mo-
ther." lie stopped as he said ihis, and
kissed her: and when he arose. he saw
Susan standing opposite 10 him. aud be.
hind her the stranger. They had enter.
ed separately. during The Conversation be.
tween mother and son. aud Susan was
still unconscious Of the strangers pre-
sence. She stood in great agitation,
pressing Mays hand (lr1m whom shS
had heard the STORY aud Immediately be-
gan questioning Mrs. Kent, as To The ex
tent Of the eslsmiIy. "Sl,e had twenty
, POUNDS ri her own. that her grandma
Their had lefl her; but a hundred! Die
they want whole hundred! And woul,
they send Mrs. Kent TO pru oa! and sci
/ her coudsl and Turn Mary out Of doors
aud Rnberl--oh. how Ill Robert looked
} II would kill Robert. Ua." continue,
Susan. wringing her hands, II woul,
= sell myself for bonds omaa--I wonI,
: be like.a negro slave for orc hundrc,
: pounds" "Would ou!" said the sIran
I ger, ancins suddenly from The duut
/ aud producing Two bank bills, "woul
YOU! well. We will strike haIst
. will give YOU two huulted pouads e.
/ This lCle hand--ony this lttle hanj.'
/ " VIVA, do you mraa, slt!" exclaimer
! Mrs. Kent, ",what can you meiR.
D Nothing bu, what IS lair and Loaora
, be-" returned her lodget: " and here a,
/ two hundred pounds to dispose Of al he
l pleasure to night" "Susan. my dra
D SUSAN" Let her alone. mother" H.
] terupted Robert: "she mus, choose IL
= herseIf!" and for few moments, Their
4 was a dead silence.
b Robert stond leaning against The wall
0 pale as marble. his eyes cast down an
o Ills lips compressed in state Of Iolce
+. composure. Mrs. kent--her head turn
a ing now towards the bank notes, and nov
. towards her snn--was in a stale Of reti
D less aud uncomfortable instability; Mar
D chung crying about her mother; and ST
san--hrr color varying, aud her lips gu
I vering-sa,e uncoHsrlously twisting III
: bank notes in her hand.
/, Well. Susan!" said the artist. VIII
5 had remained in tranquil expectation, SUI
= veying the groupe with his falcon eye
: " Well, Susan. have you determined!
e The color rose To her temples and sh
# answered firmly. " Yes sir!--be please
d to take back the notes. love nobod
d but Robert: and Robert loves RE dearly
D dearly! know he does! Oh, MI:
a Kent, you would not have me ,ex RI
!. bert-your own dear son-and he so i
: would you! Let them take ,hos
J, things, They never can be so cruel as
=. put you in prson-yOu who were slway
e so kind! and he will work for you'll N,
= yer mind being poor! better any thin
- than false hearted TO my Robert" " Go
+ forever bless you, my Susan!" Go
J. bless you, my dear child!'' burst, at one,
e from Robert and his mother. as they a
d ternately folded her in their arms.