The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-21

ssening, he almost dsspaired. He cav
her practising eli The arts 81 eoqusiry
merely ior NE graii6esiion Of .hr passing
hosr-smiiiEg % Ihoss on shnm lo-mor
ros she xnuld not ds,en TO loOk-endss-
soFing 10 lure sdmHers 10 her shrine only
that size night make sport Of fheir dess-
non. Tosnsea1 could not restrain him
cell, whsa he accompanied her hone-
sstd. IRON expressing how deeply hv
feelings had b,en hurl. From ksls's
conduct toward him. especially during
lhe last iew days, Ne .ss led 70 believe
that he vas MOI whnIly Indifferent 10 her.
and he isls IL 10 Be his duty 10 speak frank
y 90 the consequences OF such conduct.
kus heard him out in silence; bal the
color faded snd deepensd constantly On
her cheek as he spoke. although. By Leaf
INC back In corner Of The esrrisge.
she concealed her eo1aienshee. A,
length shs answered him, and her tone
vas cold and hsughly. for her pride uas
aroused.
"Iadsed. Mr.. Townssud. You .ske !
liberty which | shall allow % no gsn,le-
nan. however seeepubls he may think, =
and she emphasized The word IN blller
seo'n, /" he may have made himself 10 me.
For ny conduct | am accountable 10 my.
sslf oniy--shose who DO not like il, need
not Geek my acquaintance"
A sigh from her eompsnion vas her
only snsser. and the next instant the
earrisge stopped. Without . word her
lover handed her out Already Kate be.
gan to repent what she had SAID, bui
pride checked her from rsusc,ing IL.
Colby Alfred bowed % her. and coIdly
Kate enr,ssisd in reply. and then shr p.s-
sed into the house determined angrlly ne.
yer sg.in 10 behold her lover. But in .
minute sflsrwsrd she hurried 20 her
room, where she burst into tears. They
we're tear. 81 mingled regre, aud passion.
When Kaie awoke the next morning
her hrs, thoughts we're Of her conduel 10
ward her ioser The night before. She
frl, that she was wrong. Her pride had
passed swav. aud she determined. when
her lover called TO show her peniienee by
her eonduei. and IL he alluded 10 ~ frank.
" 70 own her error.
But Alfred had received . shock such
az he could not speedily forget. lie had
borLe with Kate long, bu, her bitter scorn
81 his sd,ice, on the preceding evening.
had fully con,inced him her errors were
ineusabls. He resolved never sgsin q
enter the presence Of one Who had spurn,
ed EVERY well meant effort for her refor.
nation. lie had fatiersd himself lhsl
what he said would be listened to kindly
alas! hou had he been deceived.
all that Cay. and all the ensuing day,
Kate watched for bis coming. until a
length her anxieiy became nearly insnr.
portable, aud her hrarl fluitsrcd when.
ever the bell was rnng. Sill ALFRED
came not. And when, on the third day,
Kate heard that he had left the city iol
the south, where he expected 10 remsir
fnr several months, she ielt that il was u
avoid her presence that he had gone
Ns,er, before that hour, was she iulls
aware Of the depth Of her love for Alfred
so long IS he had been her worshipper,
end ever. as il were, in her presence. she
had been unconscious Of his worlh, Sigh,
ing his delicate attentions, and wringins
his noble heart with her thoughtless CO
quetry. Bot now he was gone, and for
ever! This convection was unsupportable
10 The peni,en, girl, and she fell into vio'
len; Illness. which led her To The very brink
Of the grave. Her pride was now wholly
gone. Oh! what would she not have
given Ia h,,e been able To ask forgiveness,
Of him she had so deeply wronged.
Kate rose from her sick couch an al.
tered being. She was stll beautiful
many though, more beautiful than ever
Tor her couHtensnce now wore sad
sweet expression, such as il never had il
her happier days-an expression which
Irresishhly interested the beh older in her
tGN nCUW Ul0 CdueC W UCt utuCtst aHt
she sonn had as many admirers as ever
But no one nov charged Kate with CO.
queiry. FIRMLY but kindly she declined
every of. that was made 10 her; while
the time which she once devoted to plea.
sure was now surrendered 10 the poor OF
the improvement Of her mind.
Two years h,d passed ere Alfred
Townsend found himself once more in
his native CITY. DE Of the first persons
he met was an old friend.
"a hearty welcome TO you. Town
send" said his friend, ferven,iy grasp
ing his band, "why, you've been absent
90 long that, I'm afraid, you've almes
Tor gotten US. There have been some
changes among US since sou went away
as sou may suppose; bu, we'll be none
lhe less clad 1, welcome you back
There's II rry Smith, and Norton. ant
Beaufort all married, and | myself an
sbuut 10 become q Benedict. ! am very
Glad you've retuued, for | vas wishing
To-day lhs, ! had you here 10 wait on
me-"
Alfred bowed and expressed the hap
piness he h,uld have ia beng Of any
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