The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-15


Hslsn hsnI into an sfoay efls.r,. sas
ialllrg a her hasband's irel elssprd h
hands 10 hrr. %Do yuu dob. my ear
fesf she erred, in . sgies ehoaked b.
sls ssslenes Of her sasson. 30, Z.
NOT has brsak ny hrar! Fosssl ina.
have dlspirassd y0s. nov. or sFsr.--fs,
iriJsily D ssvh nsvsr do soa q. "a,
thai III % ieraissn ami ioFssaessT
] She vas locking mp into his eyes. b.'
their expression wss esld God nnleelir,
40 sssr. In ruth. he " aabored; Tor NJ
ss~ The agony ef his 4 n feelings; bul
he ihaueLi that. peIh. ~en he lea,
ready 10 fafsise. be shSuid have lees Ire.
queni oreasion 10 do 80, and Ne soasss
not feature 10 relax.
Helen losk, q steadily q him for mo
meni--shile her heart ~ss lhrobbins,
and e,ery masel~ % her lace vas .afE.
ire wi,h sngaish.-is catch lhe 6rst IN
dieslson al iargivepess and reconciliation;
but na'hiEg Of The kind wss visible. A
ehangs came otter her in momenL Tier
msseLes ceased IN iresible; her hesu eeas.
ed iis Eemulous llirobblns; and she eslm-
~ arnss sad len The roam. This was
snmeihing new; and Cor an ins.sss Mr.
Hasafd feared TIA, be hsd gone TOO Ear:
fnr m iusf,ni ne vas Inclined 10 follow
her; but the former ihoughi rcturnsd-- !.
have made peace loo resdiIy; more marx
ed disPlsss1rs mar have better siTsei;''
aud be restrained The impulse. There
was voice within which WHISPERED that
be had mi done quite rights sever,hsles,.
hs returned 10 hs sneagemenis. aad LEFT
Helm 70 attend % hers.
When Helm LEFT The pariour. she wsn,
20 her chamber. She fell perfectly cain
and indifferent " For neatly seven
yssrs." shoaght she. .Ii has bern almnsi
ny whole study 10 please him. and ~hsl
ismy reward" She sat do~n aud mused.
Her entire intellectual being seemed 70
solved into memory. and her whole mar
Tird life rushed IN review brforo her. She
saw her own Uniform desire 90 secure his
appreciation. and do his plrasnrs--anli
Mr.. Howsrd's exsciing. his fault 6ud,ng.
his uninreisins spirit. |. u is too uus.' =
though, she. -. he 10 selfish. arbitrary.
and impsr4bler Al ,hs siose 81 shis
train Of lhnugb,. HrIen's own feeling.
alarmed her. Her heart was too quiet.
She ioneed NJ have IL eush forth. as in
iimss past, IN tenderness io~afd her Inns
hand; bu, il would not. |, was rather
feeling Than though, tina, led her 10 repea,
=. Tie issel6.h. arbitrary. and inplacs.
ble;" and firmly ela.pine her hands To-
gether. she exclaimed. in deep bitterness
OF spirit ] shslLnever lo.s him morel!''
Never before had Mr.. Howard been so
anxious for the Tea hour az on This after
noon: aud scarcely in his life had two
hours stretched themselves 10 such an
inirrminable length. He could. with dit
fcul'y, fix hi. mind on It's appropriate
business. An unde6ned feeling Of self
reproach and apprehension haunted him
=" But" thought he. I" she will ily 20 nv
arms the mamcn, | enter The house, and
then | will assure her that all 10 forgotten.
Long a. the time seemed. slowly as il
dragged itself slong, he would not 90 10
bis house until The usual hour; TO have
done otherwise. would have been ioa
great sacrifice Of his dignity; but when
the bell chiIned the signal for HIM {, leave
his Office. with rapid steps he fastened
homewsrd. The iea-table was spread
when he entered the eating room. but
Helen was not there. Very shorty, how.
ever, she appeared, and with only calm
word aud cnurlesy--for Helen had always
been courteous, even TO her husband
seated herself al the table. Mr.. Howard
like wise t,ok his seat, bu, mechanically;
for. TO par,ake Of The evening meal was u
matter tha. had not entered his mind.
His eyes glanced al Helen's face from
time 10 time, to discover, il possible. what
this new manner meant. That fare he
had hitherto been able TO resd as easily az
The printed page; but now, he vas CON
ple,ely a.faul,. Could he have discovered
any indications of suppressed feeling
he slleh,es, quivering Of The lip: could he
have discovered any mark Of anger in any
feature. he woull have felt relieved; -or
could he have perceised any nemnnr or
in her voice, il would have
lnieted. in some degree. his feelings: but
Ill these signs OF emotion were wanting. !
She looked. indeed. very serious. but
neither displessed nor sorrowful: and the
'oice though some " ha, lower Than usual.
" as perfectly clear. and mild. and d,s,inct.
10 che performed The usual sersices Of The
ga table. or briefly answered any trlfiing
question he proposed to her. Mr.. How
I'D rather fingered al table, though he
inev neither what no ate or drank; but
rs Helen remained as unaltersd a. mar
Die statue. he al length arose abruptly and
retired. His feelings were compounded
II wonder. anxiety. apprehsnsion.-and
! kind Of displeasnrs. Of hich i, had been
difficult to decide whether himself or
Helen ~ere the object.
Tha mex. dav, aud the next. and the |
,exi were s,ill the sane, and Me-. How
lrd's anxiety began 10 settle into feeling
,f vexslion and irrtab,li,y. " She may