The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-16

was, NhrtheF he had been sailor or
soldier nobody knew. and everybody
forgot % ssk; bUl Il MAS supposed he
must have bten either. as he had Lost .
leg and an arm. Thus muiiisiee. he
moved with difficulty upon crulche,; his
face wss dis6gursd with sundry patches,
20 cover. no do1bi. tie Disgusting marks
0fsome insidIOas disesse--a snnf colartd
wig. bearing evident marks of having
passed through eohfagrsiion. was drawn
far on his forehead. and concealed he
dfPredslions ~ line. aid The burrows
sh.eh age had implanted on bis brsw;
his elalhes hung 10 IsiIsrs around him.
his beard was .unshased; sllogelher lie
Was a sad specimen Of what humanity
may be reduced 10 IN The rude cnnlscl
With adrersily. Miss vs. eompas-
sionate heart was deeply Iovrhed.-hsr
commisserslion was nnbOnnded. Smiles,
denied %. devnird suIlors. acre freely
bestowed upon the decrepid beggsr. She
would converse with him. hand him HE
crUlehes. Gil for him. with her oEn fair
hand. The goblet in the bubbing fountain.
and present il with grace and couriesy
that might have enchanted . prince.
Some sald. she was an angel. others
lhoughi her fool; hut she Was indepen.
den, az opinion, and pursued her own
way, regardless Of what was said or
thought.
She was an early riser, and usually
look walk uhilsi her mamma and her
diRnl6ed lover we're dreaming.
The old beggar was Just as fond Of
hobbling in The woods as The young lady
was Of walking there. She siodled 30.
lsny. and the old man was doubtless
serviceable 10 picking up plants; however
be was employed. they often returned
together; he Vas. 20 be sure. an odd
companion. bui, though il did look sincu-
lar, she was privileged person, and no
comments were made. Some weeks had
thus passed. when one morning tie heir.
ess ~as absent from The dgeune. NAM
ma had missed her from her accustomed
seat. and her eye took the range Of The
table. She was not present. Mamms
locked inquiringly 10 Mr.. r.. and
Mr. R. returned the inquiring glance
ia servant was despatched 10 Mis-,
VS. chamber. 10 see ifshe was risen
or I-she chose 10 have bseskias, seaiup
Miss " was not in her apartment
neither was her bed disturbed the pre-
--is-------.pss-s- sysWaK wns 1Ifr maflei
| Where could she be-, Had she wanalerel
oui in tie evening and lost hrsself in IN,
woods! No one could leIl. Miss w.,
maid was also absent--siranger still. A
quiel looking gentleman al the loot Of th'
table, who appeared 10 take lille in,eres
in the general confusion, drily obserscd
that he believed the old beggsr with IL,
scorched wig had gone also. az he wa
nowhere TO be seen. A light broke sud
denly upon the company; circumstance
before inexplicable, were now calculated
The demure and benevolent liillr heiress
who scorned the flower Of chivslry as
scmbIed al the Springs, had eloped viii
lame old beggar; u was an unaccounta
bic perVersion oi taste--a strange inialua
: uon-a mnnsirous dereliclion Of sens,
J and feeling. Mrs. v was distracted
: Mr.. R savage: the gentlemen volun
! leered their services IN the dlstresse,
!. mother aud deserted lover. The fleet
est horses we're called Tor. the fugiliset
) were sought Cor in every direction. 10
wards noon infnrmslion was Obtained
, that younglaly answering TO the desrrlp
. ZION Of Miss V, was seen al an earl,
/ hour proceeding in ihe direction of Coru
wall. accompanied by plain loukini
woman, and very handsome yonn!
, gentleman. without either wig. palche
: or crutch--on the contrary, he had
proIusion Of dark curli#g hair. his fac
] was perfectly smooth, with clear brow
: complexion, and he was six Zee, high
; having the use Of both legs and arms
: !" My nephew!" exclaimed Mrs. V
, i"Itis all as il should be. then, '-observe,
: the gentleman, and The pursuit was aban
, ,doned. a Is. s... 80. as ~ a 2.
The old beggar was never aflerwsrd
: seen; neither were his clutches; but III
\ memorable scorched wig, with a lsrg
$ supply Of patches, and the ia,iered ves'
e men,s he figured in. were discovered i
D the inlerstices Of The uplurned root q
D Ia huge Tree. Somewhere between th
9 Springs and Beaver Meadow Swamp.
d From the Adventures Of Cadet in lndit
e A FIGHT-SNAKE AND DOGS.
+ Near the roots Of many Of these plant:
d we're holes, resembling rabbit burrow:
:. Suddenly one Of the dogs. spanie
r whlch had been hunting abou. al som