The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-11-14

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exseBiion should cone. which Vas 70
take place in eight days from The lins
sentence was pronounced. Isabella de-
parted for home with . promise Of re-
turning in "a lev DAYS. Time rolled
away. The fatal period hsslrned % jis
contamination. The eighth day arrir
ed. and yet The distracted fslherin vain
awaited the return Of bis daughter. No
ldings OF her could be oblsined. She
lsfi her home nearly . seek befors
with the intention, 40 The neighbou sup
posed. re-sisn her father. Whilher abe
had gone no one knes.
Wresched. indeed. was the parent. 90
The hour Of execution approached. She
10 whose life his own seemed bound up
vas absent. aud he Vas about 10 die
without one last embrace from Isabel.
10. The muffied drum proclaimed that
The period had arrived when Capt. Nor.
ton vas about 10 launch into that ..un-
discovered country whence there IL more
iurn." The soldiers we're. arranged in
order. and their deeply sorrowful coun-
finances showed The sincere eommisse.
ration they Eel, for ille renJeaaed, and
The malignant and ressngelul. glsnces es-
cry where cast upon tbs sceuser and his
seeomplirss plainly proved the almost
universal belief OF the innocence Of this
victim Of private haze and individual re-
vsnge.
The signal Vas given; the rides were
lerelled To close the scene. when 10! in
the distance. q cloud Of dust vas seen.
caused by the rapid approach OF Two
horsemen. Orders were given 10 stay
the execution. All stood in brsslhIess
Expectation. On the riders cane swiftly
10 the mountain torrent. nor stopped un-
Ill their horses stood in the front of The
condemned. A minute more. and Isa-
bella Morton vas in her fathers aims.
Ii would be impossible 10 describe the
joy.-she deep. imprisoned feeling
which they exhibited. In many an eye
vas seen the unh,dden tear. and ma
ny rough soldier vas seen 10 wipe his
sun-burnt cheek with his nome-spun
sleeve. as be gszed upon lhs affecting
scene.
In the mean time. Maj. Henderson.
Tor our other traveller was none else.
vas in close consultation with GsBmsbi-
ss i've orders for the indefinite postpone
meni Of the execution, and for . new
trial. Maj. Henderson, in testimony OF
the accused, confirmed The evidence Of
the former witness; and in proof Of The
falsity OF the whole testimony Of the &C.
cussrs. stated that il had been scarcely
three years rnce this same Cams vas
invested With commission 40 Captain ;
which. being csrrobors,ed by more than
half dozen witnesses, rendered null and
void the whole charge. Upon looking
round. the accpssrs we're no where 10 be
seen, having. upon the discovery OF ibei,
villany, silently sbscondrd. Capt. Nor
ton was now declared innocent and free.
With many thanks TO Gen. Marion
and The soldiery, for the great in,sres,
shown in his welfare, he determined 10
depart Immediately 10 his ovn home
As he wss about To noun, his horse. he
grasped Maj. Henderson By the hand and
said: Hitherto, l have only kno~n You
as firm and Incorporating sdhersn
to the Republican party. and eonss
quen,ly az my enemy. hope, hog
ever. (sll party considerations bsinl
laid aside. hereafter to know you {. ,
friend. shall be happy 10 see you q
any time when you can make il conse
nien,. and | hope hereafter you will re-
gard my house as your home" So say
ing. he mounted his horse. and, accom-
panied by his daughter, who, by the a.
lsidui,y Of Major Henderson, vas alrea
DIV in The saddle, rode of. Surely nj
billow.iossed mariner returning 10 III,
land Of his nativity and the home Of hi
childhood. after . long wesrisone AMI
dangerous voyage upon The stormy ocean
lever felt sentiment more exquisitely plea
Ising. than did Cap. Merton and his daugh
tier, as they approached their home
the sea, Of So much domestic happiness
l When Isabella heard the decision o
The Court Martial, by which her lathe
was dromed TO death, she felt tina. ,hsr'
was still hope il Maj. Henderson coul'
be found. She knew that he could ,es,i
iiy to the lalsity Of the charge preferre,
against her father. and TO him she deter
mined 10 90. Where no was no on
knew. Having ascertsined the direction
which he had taken. she departed iron
home accompanied by cousin, boy q
Fifteen. and trustv negro servant. Wit
the success Of her efforts the reader j
already acquainted. Three days ate
Their return they received visi, iron
Mai. Henderson. II. 10 almos, needles
to state ,ha, The oath which the fsthe
had sworn, was recalled, aud The daugll
tiers "plighted VOWS" remained unbrok
en-. Al the close Of the war.-which tool
place in about six months from the tim
Of The occurrence Of the events which W
/. have jus. related.-Msj. Henderson "a
made the happy possessor Of Lowell
wife. more dear to him than all "GoI
Il.