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


and beauty, hsd > smile playing over
Il Ike . sunbeam. The boy Was nod
ding and laughing 10 her. and seemed
longing. a. well he might. to escape
lIom his howery bondage. and jump into
her arms. Never had poet framed q
loselier imsge Of rural beauty Never
had painter more lelieiIOusly realized his
conception!
"Well, Rober.'' exclaimed our artist,
. liule impatient Of the continued silence.
and missing the expected praise. 'Wslll'
But still. Robert spoke moi. DOn'I you
think IL good suhjsetl" continued The
man Of the easel. IL was sitting II The
window, reading Froissari. while ,hey
were carrying the after crop. and. By good
luck. happened 10 look up just as they
bad arranged themselves ialO this very
groupe, and as the evening sun came
slaniing exactly IS il does now across
the meadow; sa | dashed IN the sketch in
sIsnIly. got Mary TO sit to me-snd a
very pretty nymph-like figure she makes
l-dFessed The boy with flowers. just a.
he was decked out Tor the harFtsI home
the rogue is. really, Ct model for a
Cupid; they are glorious fsmlIy,-and
persuaded Sussn'-aI that name, Robert.
unable TO control himself longer. rushed
out OF the ruom, leaving The asionishsd
painter in the full belief that his senses
had lOTsaken him.
! The unhappy lover, sgonizsd By jea.
lousy, pursued his way 10 the farm. lie
had. hitherto, con.riVed, although without
eonfsssIng hts motive, even 10 himself,
10 keep his friend aud his mistress
ssunder. lie had no fears Of her virtue
o. Of his honor; but, 10 Roberts roman.
tic simplicity, 1t seemed that no one could
gaze on Susan without feeling ardent love.
and that such a man as the artist, could
never love IN vain; besides. in the cou.
sersalinn which they had held together,
he had daelt on beauty and simplicity.
Us the most aiTarnVG points in the female
character. Robert he'd felt. as lie spoke.
that Susan was the very being whom he
had described. and had congratulated him
self Ihal they we're sull unacquainled.
But now, they had net, he had seen. he
had studied, had transferred To canvass,
the mslchless beauty, had conquered the
,midlIy, which To Robert. bad always
seemed unconquershle; and Won her to
admit his gaze: had tanned that shyesi,
coyes, dove; had become familiar with
The sweetest face. and that dearest frame
oh! the very thought was agony. In
this mood. he arrived at tie farm: aud
there. working al her needle, under tie
viue'wreathed porch, with the evening
sun shining full upon her. aud her llIhc
brother playing al her ieet. sat his own
Susan. She heard his rapid step. and
advanced 10 meet him With smile aud !
blush Of delight--IusI the smile and blush
Of The picture. At such moment, they
increased his miseries, he Tepulsed hel
offered hand. and poured forth a iouen
Of questions on the subject which possess
ed MS mind. Her innoccn, answers wer,
fuel to his frenzy;-" The picture! hat
he seen the picture! aud was il pretty
much too pTeny. she though, but ever,
body called IL like! and Mary aud Har,
was not he pleased with them! VIVA
a wonderful Thing il was, Ia make a b.
Of canvass, So Ike living creatures! an,
what wonderful man the strange grnlle
man vas! She had been afraid ol him a
, frsl-sadly afraid Of those two bugh
. eyes--and so had llarry-poor Han
had cried! but he vas 50 merry aud 81
kind that neither of them minded sitting
To him now! And she was so glad tia
Robert had seen The picture! she ha'
: wanted him TO see il. II was too pretty, Il
3. be sure; but then Robert would no, m'n'
, that. She had told the gentleman
, \" 60 10 the gentleman now" interrupted
: Robert, and tell him lha, rehnquIsl
: youl II will be welcome news! Go l.
: hun, Susan! your heart is with him. e.
. to him, sayr'--and throwing from him
, with bitter laugh, the frightened am
| weeping girl, who had laid her ,remblIn!
; hand on his arm 10 detain him. he darte'
a from the door, aud returned to his oil,
, quarters, al the hail.
e Another fortnight passed. and Rober
: still kept alouf from his family and hi
$ home. His mother and sister, indeed
5 occasionally saw him; and sad account
had poor Mary to give 10 her friend Su
{ san, of Roberts i'll looks and worse spi
/. tils. And Susan listened, and SAID sb
I OH no, care; aud burs. into passion u
e tears, and said she was very happy; an,
= avowed never 10 speak To him again, an,
n desired Mary never 10 mention her l.
h him. or him tn her; and then asked her
S hundred questions respecting his looks
9 and his words, and his illness; aud charg
!. led her with thousand tender messages
/. which in the next breath she withdrew
B. And Mary, too young 10 understand IN
n Inconsistencies OF love, pl,led and CON
}. forted, and thought il passing strange.
e In the meantime, mlsIor,unes Of d'i
ferent nature. were gathering round Mrs
p Kent. The mealman and baker, who's
] bread she vcnded-her kindest friend an