The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-22

Bd'g fee Chapters yrSm Lire and Let Lire
NJ MISS sED0wIcE.
continusd.
A NEW FRIEND.

NEW fMtENU.
Lucy ran her eye over al the iiydes
in The directory. and selecting fOr,uEste.
" the Tish, one. che went 10 Hudson
Square. aud Was admitted 10 one Of the
6ne houses that overlook st. Johns Park.
She asked 10 speak wiIh Mrs. Hyde. and
vas shown into large room on the Sc
sOnd floor. Mts- Hyde looked up as
she entered. and Lucy ~ once tecrgnis-
ed the in'eIlIgsns and benevolent counle-
nance impressed on her memory. The
recognition vas not mutual, for the lady.
merely saying. "sit down. my child. I
an busy JUST now." proceeded TO look
over an account book. while . Girl Of four
teen stood By snxiously awailing the re-
cult. Three Of Mrs. Ilyds's daughters
SAT BY the wiudow. one reading aloud
book Of travels, one drawing, and anolh.
Ct painting, aud near them . seamsuess
plying her needle. and listening and en-
jOying With the rest Two lntle girls Of
four and six. were sitting beside their
mother. hemm,ng rufIles! 81 We mus,
DO them very neatly. Grace" said The
Youngest, " for mamma says Mrs. lux
will look al them wilh her specisclss;
and besides. mamms says IL 10 . shame
10 do work badly for q poor woman"
Two boys were 81 table with map. aud
states, and there seemed 10 be in this hive
bu, one unproduc.ive lsbourcf, . busy lii.
hs utchin, who. among other miscellsne.
ous mischief, lei fall . glass which lueki-
ly not breaking. the lille PharIsee ex
claimed. d" Was not that esrefuI!" This
excited general laugh. and even our poor
strangers face relaxed into smile. which
the liuls giil.. glaneing their eyes tow
ard her. caught, and one said in low
voice. bu, loud enough for Lucy to hear.
"Don'i che look sweet when she smiles!"
aud the other replied. &" Yes; but Won
der What she has been crying so for!"
and Lucy was relieved when Mrs. Hyde
said. returning the account.book 10 The
girl in waiting. "All is right. Harriet
girls. give Harriet joy!"
mo, give Mrs. Hyde thanks" said
ilarries IL never could have 60, on il
you had not kept my courage up. Mrs.
Hyde"
"Ah, we can only help those who help
themselves. Harriet. What DO you wish,
my ehlldl" 10 Lucy.
TO speak alone with you. ma'am."
replied Lucy. in a tremulous voice. for
the dread Of asking trust and employment
from stranger to whom she mus, con.
lees she was in disgrace, turned of as a
liar and thief. took possession. Mrs..
Hyde led the way TO another apartment;
when there. Luey's brow contracted and
her lips quiversd. There is something
'r'esis,ibly touching in the distress Of The
young. We expect storms in winter,
but we shrink from the cloud ,ha, lowers
over the promise Of early sumner
What is the matter. my childl" asked
Mrs. Hyde. so kindly that tears came Il
Lucy's relief, and she was imboldened Ia
say" You do no, remember me. ma'sm'
mo. do not"
,"l never saw sou but once. Mrs
hyde. and that was a great while ago
when lived a, Mrs. ArdIsy's." Lucy
paused. bu, Mrs. Hyde shook her head
aud Lucy proceeded 10 refer to the con
'ersa,ion that she had then heard; to ths
circumstances Mrs. Hyde had recounted
and occasionally to the very words sh,
had uttered, and finally reminding her o
her own exclamation. show much lik,
mother she does ,slk!" she succeeded il
recalling the image Of the little girl
whose identity. though grown a heat
taller, she perceived. The most accom-
Pushed fla,.erer could no. have devised
mora inpenious moda of anproach thai