The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-28


! II was surprising IN ahaI confidential
terms lie vas addressing his nes ae.
qaainIaner. and hn~ ennrrIy ne lprs,, n
ak hsr name aud residrRre, Though ne
had 80 freely impaired his aWn. III
~ the tRaTning air came chill and
dewy aver the hills. she drew her el,ak
n"r- riasfiy round her. pulled dawn her
land. and seemed druwsy and silent.
EdEard WAS mot sarry 90 he left a while
q his ava rs1erlinns. n. thought Of
the mild eyes Of b.. mniler. AZ that yery
mnmehi. pfThaps. turned towards the
WihdaW snxinasly WARNING hi- GINNING.
"i tie mare sager ani,ripaii"ns If hts
"Hiy sister. and mare t',an III. q. lhausli
uaaa Il" the SiIelins shile that caught las
y"u'hiu! fancy"
lie vas reused from al. RESERVES hy
tie sudden stopping Of the stage. aud h.
f'nni lie aas 30 b. s"pTa'eI iran hi.
anrirnt friend. Jumping nut aih as
murh alirrIy ~ il liz were in attendance
"n youIh aad hean,y. h. asasnd her a.
Size tlrsrenIrh with sl,w aud difficult
steps. AMI opening III" 9 ,ts inr hrr To pass.
gave her crl'al snA respectful fare sell
i" shall MT sonn forget van. vnung
gsnllr'nan," aud Il Ihe tine ever comes
"hen r'n serve van. you will ind the
aged ran remember the kindne.s 81
youth."
Resumiug his seat. his thoughts wing.
ei their Nay towards the hone he was
nov rapidly approaching. IN Iwo or
three hnnrs he brg'u TO distinguish the
trees f,mlliar 10 his bnVhnnd. A lItil"
further. = male.ue Elm slrscheh ITS lnrd
~ br-neh.s over the STREET. that passed il
an rnhrr SIDE. the landmark III his
srlnol day pas'Imrs. Then a white
hau.r elim nrred through the green foll-
40. that aVer.h ,lpwr,l Il.-iad moment
mmr. Eisanl Nas IN the arms of h..
mn,her. wi'h his sister clingIng around
h.. nrck. An only .nn anI braller. re-.
turned alter twelve months absence. In
hcings whase best afleepons were gar
nerd 10 hIm. might reasonably call firth
very w.rm aud jny"us emotions. 4
shade h,weVrT passed over their br0ws,
a. the s,dd-nrd glance oi Edward tested
90 u,r east char. where he had lat be.
hsli that venerable inrIn. with placid
brn ~. cr'wnsd with hsIag SILVER. nov
lard INV ~ the du.I-snj they al rsmeIa.
bers.i Ihe deai
A wears residence IN the heart nf 4 O..
Is. would n,'arAilN pr"dnce so,ne change
10 a V"nng ntH. q. Vet nnlv ~ Ihe mara
ins IT ~ .nhn,,l. aud a, Ci.r,s Adnirng
eve. ran nv"I the iare aud tisura ol her
hf,Ul"r. she h!Hsard IL hcT nwa Easrri:y.
fhrrr wts an tulrsrnhahle % neshing ~
hi, Az anil msnnrr. that told he had been
IN = rrshn d,h .rrnI from her ava. aud =
sh,l'S II awe began 10 steal over the
deep lave she friI i1r h,m. Mrs. Stan.
lev. whose chsstturi ani pidss ;na"..,:s
UC,c dvr,iing oa The tnner man. rrjmre'!
that his hears rem nnrd uuchtilrd. darng
h,s IaIyrG"ur,e wih the ward, iur ia"
fnni an II iiral tenderness WAS s;,il lulI
aud Gushing over
Edwani STEADY was ponr--thaI j.. he
had nnly ms nAn nnhrn energies To car.
~ hin thr,nah the wnrl5. lie had ln.l
con ,d,.,ci AVS s,nI,rs - lawyer. having
iini.hrl ~. last year with que VI The most
distinguished memnrrs nl The har. a friend
nl hts late father, wan. Ihnugh he died
pnnr in me sense al the wurd. was rich
IN The ginl opinion Of his tellow.men.
Edward was resolved u should prove a
YER IT probation, aud adhered IN his lie.
terrain uion moi To suffer even the hohes,
interests ~ nature 10 turn him ASIDE frnm
his = eadfast course. The trial MAS pas,
he was admitted e. the bar-and nov
lclI privileged 10 rest and refresh himself
Tor while al the well-spriugs Of the
heart.
That evening. as he l,"ked abroad and
saw rhp moon, sending dawn such rllls
nf light through the deep shades of the
landscape. he thought how beautiful Fan
nv Morton had hooked. when she st'od.
a wear ago. in the midst OF such silver
waves, aud hr longcd to know h"w she
would look thea, standing in the self
same mhonheams. The wish WAS easily
accomplished. for her fathers house was
but short distance from lis own, aud he
snnn Imnd himself near The threshold.
The house was situated lule relreaung
from the str,-', aud the path which lei Ia
IL was snlt aud grassy, lrIng loo 10 thick
shadow. SD his approach was not perceIs-
ed. There she stopd, almost IN the sane
! attitude, leaning agaIns, the da"r. looking
up with eyes So deeply. beautifully blue,
thew seemed H. have borrowed the colour
from the night heaven To which their
gage was directed. Her fair. ilixen hair
rIiuered N The moon light with golden
lustre. brightly contrasting with the pure
whrteness Of brow, where the serenity
"f youth aud innocence was now softly
rep"sing.
"FAnny!" said Edward. emerging from
the shadow; and she sprang forward al
thu well.kn"wn voice, with a bounding