The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-14

he blessings. health AID canlen.w,a,
We earn cor daily bread. .ndil 1. ,n.iso.
rating. you'd ass exchange nv silsa.
iion for that q The Queen Of Engl.nd."
Wshsse spenls very pleasant hour
ssid Mo Barloa. - lhry rose 20 depart.
We shall insist upon you risiuns Is.
Mrs. GIesH. Come Charlone, se have
one more cali TO make. and We must Be
81 hpme belafs our guests srrise."
And as ] suppose sc shall 10 10 The
ball This evening, We ran e.lI Al The mil.
liners and gsl my bal dress"
iolIe!"
81 have one hundred daIars, whieh
will aessly reach the expenses. and I
suppose 'hsi you have your purse with
You"
Il have; but here 10 ihe family on
shom our call 10 10 re made"
.Whst. here: D~s any body live
here 10 this old dllapidalsd ruinf"
Come in and We shall see."
They entered = miserable ruin. through
the chinks and shaking easements Of
which the keen winds were whispering.
keeping the atmosphere Gar below The
freezing point in defiance OF The scaniy
Ere that fickersd in the chimney. Char
loite shuddered. bal she soon forgot The
dwelling, in The contemplation Of rs oc-
capanis. A shadow OF woman, with .
babe al her breast, sal beside a low bed.
with her Show on the pillow and her
hand on her heart; her auburn hair hung
in dishsrelleJ luxuriance around her pale
face; and from the long fringes Of her
dropping eytlids The big tears were
slowly falling. But there was neither
cob nor sigh, so deep, so weary was her
sorrow. A young man lay on The bed,
shose clustering black eurls. glowing
CHEEKS and bullisn, eyes. conussled
strangely with The livid lip. and brow
aad hands 90 like q wiihered lily. HIS
quick ear detected The presence Of visi.
,en; he TUNED his head and sprang
OF With glad cry.
"0h. Barton! have you come 10 sof-
ten my dsa,h-bedl ] though, I was fsr.
gotten BY the world. Very different have
been our desIinies since we played -
gs,her under The old elms that shaded
the old school house. Since The disas-
.fuus FIRE that consumed my fathers pro-
perty and my own, and Left me with my
young bride. scarcely q month married.
without . house or . solitary dollar. ]
have seen dark and sorrowful days.
The general calamity seemed 70 have
swallowed Up individual sympathy. and
there were so many in want that none
FUND relief. however obtained silua.
lion as an under clerk, in which capsci-
" ] served until disease laid me upon
this bed. from which | shall arise mn
more. Blu, how did you discover mel"
Your physician appealed 10 me las,
evening IN your behalf. and when he men
toned your nsme. / resolved 10 see you
as sosn as possible. II was the FIRST in
diligence | had received Of you since your
mslrisge. In truth, Beaumont. my mind
was 50 occupied, that hardly though,
OF you. OF any Of my friends unless | saw
them. or Heard their names mentioned.
But we must no, lose time in idle chat; the
doctor thinks there is yet hope Of your
recovery"
"Oh. repeat those blessed words again. "
cried Mrs. Beaumont. eagerly grasping
Barton's arm, say once more there 10
hope; for those word. fsli upon my burn
ing spirit like refreshing rain upon The
Searched and tagging fowrs,."
MARY. be calm. my love-" said the
sick man, and his eyes filed with tears:
"lhe hope, like mos, Of those that have
arisen on your pathway. will soon be los,
in the bsckness OF despair. feel iha, |
must die. Do not weep so, Mary. we
must all die, aud blessed are the dead tina.
die in The Lord. You will protect my
wife, Mr.. Barton. and return her to her
widowed mother, and the widows God
will comfort and supper. her. aud our
fa,herlcss boy. Barton" said he. in a
suppressed voice, " we are suffering Tor
lack Of food and fire."
"Yon shall speedily be provided with
all things necessary. aud servant sls","
said Barton.
"And il your lovely wife becomes a
widow" said Charlotte tremulously. " she
shall be taken care of. She shall live
with Us and be my sister. IL she will. or
win accompany her to her mothers
dwelling"
BLESS you. bless your bo,h," murmur.
ed Beaumont; and pour Mary clasped
her hands convulsively. as they departed
To procure aud despatch to them the pro-
missed aid. -.......5.
i As they proceeded homeward. they
we're suddenly accosted BY young man
OF their acquain,ance. with Mr.. Barton.
please step into this house"
i lie Immediately sprung from the sleigh.
handed gu, hiswits. and opened The door
designated. Within ell was confusion
aud distress. 10 the center Of the room
stood an iron faced man. an officer Of The
J law, speaking 10 threatening tone 10
,.la drooo,r, failnr. m an around m hose