The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-10
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~iihsut mel sassrsisd l.acy. 10 khsss
awn basom l.slins u lsaslsaess wss
already beginnisg % be lslt 81 Inc bare
,dsa u sepalslisn from her husbssd.
"lcsnssaad a - lsng - you can" sas
Gfsy's lspehlng reply . ths. .Ahd
then shall haze COR dear little eifl."
Lucy langhrd in retsrn. bsl did MOI feel
~ happy d The idea ef :. going hone"
= shs lho1eht she would be. brfors her
husbands consent had been gained. Tie
desire 10 60. hensstr. rsmsining strong.
u Vas fiaally settled Ghsl The visit .honld
Be paid. 20 I'll The prrpasalions we're
made, and in lhe cuurss % week Henry /.
Gray saw his ale iske Lsr seat 10 The
Stage. with feeling 81 regret .. parting
which required ell his eifors 10 conceal.
As Zoe Lucy, when lhs pinch came, shs
regretted ever having thought Of going
snhoui her husband and ekiids bur che
was ashamed ~ l.t her real feelings be
known. 81 she ksp, on . show Of IN
difference, all The while ,hs, her heart was
aauesing. The .good By" finally said.
he driver cracked HE whip. and 90 rolled
The stage. Gray turned homewsrd wiih
doll, lonely feeling. aud Lucy drew her
veil over her face 20 conceslthe unbiddrn
,ears from her fellow passengers.
That aighi. poor Mr.. Gray slept but
little. How could h.i H,sLuey vas
absent. and for The 6in time. from
his side. On the next morning. 40 he
could think of nolLing bul bis wife. he
sal down and wroie 10 her iehirg her
how lost sndlonely he felt. and how much
la.ls Lucy missed her. hul s,,ll 10 Try and
enjoy herself. ard b. all means 10 write
him letter BY reIurn mail.
As Tor Mrs. Gray, during her journey
of iwo whole days. she cried fully half
! Of The time, and when she 90. "fore"
at last, that 10 ., her fathers, she looked
the picture nf distress rather than The
daughter foil Of Joy ., meeting her pa
rfnss.
Right glad we're Tie old people to see
their dear child. but grirved II The same
time, and l,llla hurt too. 81 he weakness
and evlden, regret Al having left her hus-
band. 20 make them brief visit. The
real pleasure that Lucy Eel, ., onse more
seeing The iaces Of her parents, whom she
teuderly loved. was mt strong enongh 20
subdue and keep 10 ccaceslment, excep,
Gar s.vsry short period ~ time, her
yearning desire again 10 be Hiih her hus-
band. for whom she never before expe-
riencej feeling Of such deep and earn
est affection. Several times during the
firsi DAY of her visit. did her mother find
Ter in tears which she would qnickty
dash aside, and then endeavorr 10 smile
anu seem cheerful.
The day after her arrival brought her a
let,er-ihe firstshe hadev received ftam
her husband. How precious was eve
~ word! How often and often did
|, she real il over. until every line was en-
craven on her memory! Then she sal
, down, and spent sore Two or three
! hours in replying 10 il. As she sealed
thus FIRST epislle 10 her husband, fnll ol
} tender expressions, she sighed as ths
wish arose in her mini inv oluntarlly, ,bsl
she could only GO with ii on lis journey
10 ihe village Of -.
Long were The hours. and YEARLY
passed, 10 Henry Gray. Twas lie SIKH
day Of trial before I.ucy's answer came
: How dear to his heart was every wore
of her sffectiouate episile! Like her, h
J wen, overi, soof.sn ,ha. every senlinen
vas fixed in his mind.
r 1.-Two weeks longer! How can hea
i i,!" he sad, rising up. and pacing tn
floor backwards and forwards. after read
~ ing her letter for the tenth time.
: On the next day, the seventh OF hi
lonely state. Mr.. Gray, sa, down to writ
j. again To Lucy. Several times he wrot
The ords, az he proceeded 10 the letter
. Come home soon. "---bu, often obli,e
rated them. lie did not wish TO appes
). over-auxious for her return, on her ia.h
= or and mother account, who we're mncl
attached to her. Bu forgetting this rea
n son fur no, urging her early return. Il
hal commenced aga'n wiring ih
a words. Gone home soon," when . pal
Of sult hands were suddenly placed owe
e his eyes, By some one who had stole
sof " up behind him.
re "Guess my nsme," said voice. i
is f,igned tones. But he had n" need
IL guess, for sudden cry Of jov from
n Il Ito .oddling thing, told that" Mamma
% had cone. .~..
10 How Mamm," was hugged an
kissed all round, need not here DC toll
That scene is we'll enough in its place
NJ but would lase interest in telling. II ma
a be imagined, however. without snHer,n
any particular deriment. BY VII who ha'
id fancy for such things.
t. "And father, TOOL" suddenly excla'me
" Mr.. Gray, after he had slmostsmothere
his wife with k,sses, looking up with
xrross;ou If pleasure and sunrise. al 4