The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-22

! shirb The isslins hrsrt may eonerlse. b
, shirh no me sh-sh sIsempl H. 4. serbs
II sssmei Al ss- hrfsrr d.. Miller r.
. turned. M, he raae - lepglh, s,,i ,sk q
h.s lr,rsd's srn wiiinn his. 10 lead hl.
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Nos ronps.r so-rself. my der sil
kem-mhef lI,ai Mrs. los ard !. q q 40
si'usilaR % hear strong exrnfmens
Mr.. Howard spoke NOT: hul The doeia
Gel, h.s ahoIs i,smr uembIs rs lie y ansl
on his arm. H.lra's eyes acre t.,.ene'
On The deaf o. 70 .prred. They sp.rk
I'D Ike di.mnnds. aud her checks arr,
like ihr rose. To lhr inexperienced eye
.hs might haze appr-ted The p.r,usr o
heal n. As shs vas af be my. Ste made
sn rHst % r.ssr herself. bsi in ssln; sna
By fricIbIr grasp af nj. arm. The dsrlol
constrained Mr. IIa~ard 10 walx srro..
t.r f..er. instead oi sprlneiag ins ard h.I
When he bad I'D him qaIrlly 70 he bed
side, and had see, h., wile's hssd- 81 ..
p-d = he. ~ lrf ten.
WHAT'S w"ld 81 ios and grief en- the
ham.n heart rndur~ =, I',g same m"menl
'of unel Has swrt, re, h.~ agon,zma
~ss I'm. sB.stngl How did Helen drink
IN th- @mds u love and tenderness ,h.i
her husband musmuIsd in her ear! how
sa0th,ps we're thu kisses be ipprIn ed IN
her lowered asl-and how precious %
Rim we're he single smds &c shIspersd
l,ss. ,ha fell from her q.ivtring ip-!--
aye. treasure &, hs ihe s,lsre &c YEAR,!
Beyond exp. cation. Helm fingered q
week sf,sf Mr. H"ward's re,sr.: snd he
seareelv LEI, her By dss. Of by night.
Far son- tlmr the children had bern 81
Mr. A,wnod's. a. The eight &c them seemed
'narxri,ing ~ their mnlh-r's sinking state;
bu. once. a'ier their fathers return. ihs y
afrr broURh, humr, 20 give and 20 take.
The l.-i, fond. parting kiss. As,he young
81 chiId As taken IRON her. Helen lnnk-
I'd a. the lslhrr. Hooked a. The liiile ones.
and 'Lsn raised her fearful eyes 10 heaven
Words wnuld have been useless. had sas
been able 10 uuer them. Her face OF
pressed lar moie Than languaRe could
haze done. and i,s meaning was rngrasen
on her husbands saul. rso DAYS after
par,ing With brr children. Helen bres,hrd
OIL her sliri,. sh,le her head recl,ned on
'he bnsem Of her husband, as peacefully
and genlly as an infant falls ssleep IN ne
mo,hei's aims.
In The soilinds-,hs utter desola,ion
lha, f,ilass The last sad rffires T. De.
pat. d Trend. iso,hi,sR ~ 81 natural ~ 10
/. s.ninerver, iei,c ihry have lsi hehInd.
PIT eula'iy de- We love 20 t,uch aud laok
~ ta"sr lngs. which have not been
rmahtd f,nm the posilou IN whnh The
ia-' nus. glazed them. ahn'r, aud bey and
Ill. ~ the ,an- stachrd 10 an, menu
rsada. d,aty. ~ ahrh the .h"ushl.
-nh telling ai the departed have been
IS &c ,td,i. ...sa..ss sv.g. @.... h
One Of Nh. Towards first occupations,
when left 10 himself, after the irlerlnenl
Ut his wife, was 10 examine The contents
Of her secretary and writing desk: the
keys to which had been last turned by her
nwu hand. He suffered not a scrip of
paper that bore the mark of her pen, TO
pass unread He found much that was
interesting; much that was calculated to
exait his wife in his opinion, in respect
o the qualities both of her head and her
heart. In seaching the desk, he found in its
most secret compartment, large packet, |
:arefully enreloped in white paper, and |
led With ribband. This he laid aside
Until he hal examined all the loose.
md apparently less important papers.
This done, he took the chair which He
IN used to occupy. and placing il at her
able, hsproceeded to open the packet. II
obtained all the letters he had written to
is wife before their marriage; one, written
y herself. To each Of her children. TO be
landed TO them at future day,--and last
fall. one to himself Thishe opened with
remblingeagerness. and throbsing heart.
was dated few days later than the
lst he received from her while in Wash ;
lgton; but il was wriitenat intervals, and {
18th evident effort. The writing testif- |
! how weak and tremulous was the I
and that guided the pen. II was as fol- (
w. =se ...s.ss..t44. ~..--. .~ II
Ny dear, dear Hasband,-- So a
The days Of your own Helen are num- :
cred, and almast finished. Yesterday
'lemnly adjured Or. Miller to tell me
e woFs. Of my ease; and he says that a d
W weeks must finish my earthly course. &
nd must we par,.--iorever,-and so a
'on!--The very morning Of life scarce ]
pas,,-and yet am summoned away! C
NV shall I bear to leave my husband,
I'd my children'
For many long months past, my heart b
Is seemed as if corgealed in my bosom, O
I'd in looking back all seems like irou Il
ed dream. Have been in kind of b
eep! Thank Heaven, / am now awake! {,
land my heart beats with feryent love e
ID gratitude. though so soon to cease Il
'atiag forever! zrya- p
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