The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-05-18

mssnseould eonnsnd. 1ss soughl sndss.
nerslly oblsined. 10 avaid large psErd
villages. and yel nsrs iormsdabls psps-
l0us tDwnss wss ofsen . lax 90 ihe msl-
deh's ingenuilss ysi nsvsr. fsss once Ca
Eiampes. wss she eampsilsd-by Ne
imrossiblzsy Of slseshsrs crossing iwo
interesting slreams-io eonsign 10 snsn-
gsr's hsnds Der pstriO0s charge. snJ have
her brother ssuisd on hand, berros
ron one end 70 The osher Of ihs ioxn.
From hence her forward path sas be-
set silh rev and unlaIe,een Obstacles.
The whuls route 10 Paris sbounds IN
slsep hills. op ~hich the strongest horses
end difficulty IN dragging their customs
ry Loads. No 1onarr shrn. n cfnssisxs
veil nigh sunk under hers. Her feet had
become 90 blistsfed. thai she was lorcsd
10 leave OF shoes: and being constantly
obliged 10 stop snd lake breath. she made
but lille ss,.yri. aflsr every such hall.
The agony of her brother in Witnessing
her distress. would make her resume her
sssk with \ cheerful smile.
ID was mol till after twelve days usa-
~ march. during which she had 10 climb
The bills Of Atpajou. Long Iumsav.. and
Bourg Ia Refine. that they srri,ed 81 the
village re,i, Aong Rouge. near Paris.
where they found IN The hosiess, the
widow OF an arnllery rfiieer killed a.
Waterloo. an almost maternal friend.
The good woman burst into tears on VII
Messing one Of her own sex so.duifully.
yei painfully loyed--lavishedo on both
travellers The kindest acknowledgement
ed Tor poor Genesiere (shose chest The
straps bad begun cruelty 10 lscera,s) .
new and more comfortable one-insisled
on her taking few days res ; while The
misgivings Of her brother regarding de-
lay (lhe cause Of which was carefully
concerted from him) were obviaied by
the kind isndlad,'s positive refusal 10
make the slightes, inrosd on their slender
stock Of coin. On parting, she embraced.
wish mingled admiration and regard. the
recruited way farer. and assured her OF the
ultimate success Of her enterprise, which
could only, she said, have been dictated
by express suggestion from on High.
Cheered by this friendly fsrewell, &c
neviess once more donned her harness
avoided. as directed. The city of Paris. by
keeping the line Of the new boulevard
and Champ de Mars crossed the Seine
10 a.boat. and. laie al might, arrived al ST.
Denis. where less hospiIsble reception.
a'a.! awaited ,he poor travellers. A par.
~ 81 young sporting men from town. tin.
log in the hotel. chose TO consider Gene.
We've as an adventures, and her brother
ss an imposture. and TO insult them accord
ingly; snd while the innocent girl. chok.
ing aith indignant surprise. was equally
unwilling end unable 10 reply. Maurice,
wrilhing onhis seat from iLsblll,y TOT has.
iise such insoicnce. exclaimed, !" Miscre-
ants that you are! the best proof tina, am
a cripple is my not having the powsr to
punish 500 as you deserve"
This burs, ofhones, feeling only pro-.
voked fresh insults from the giddy crew,
10 escaps from whom. Genevieye. ~ spite
Of her fatigue. insisted IN removing her
dear invalid from the inhosp,table shelter
Of tie inn. 10 one beneath the canopy Of hea
ven. where the tired girl lsid;herself down
at her brothers feet, her head RISING on
his knees, and their hands iwined .togeth-
er like the branches Of the old plane tree
above them; aud the fine serene mldsum.
mer night was passed. by both IN peace
and safety.
The only other, untoward incident
which marked the remaining journey was
a ih under storm. in the fnres. Of L'Isle
Adam. which brough. back on the poor
sufferer from. a similar. visitation return
Of his frigttful CONFUSION fits. During
tie continuance, The poor girl-holding
her brothers head on her bosom. her
hand fast held over his eyes to shield Them
from The lightning. shsl,eIirg him from the
rain. as hes. she might. with her own DO,
dy--pu. up the mos, piteons prayers TO
Heaven that she might no, thus far have
led him only TO fall a victim to second
ca aslrophe-adding The natural. and. in
her case. almost pardon"ble wish. that III
the blow were again TO fsll, is might in
death unite them!
4" Her fears were happily no, realized:
the storm passed of. leaving the way
i,res unscsthed. 4 three days fever.
however, occasioned by slarm, and neg
leet of her own soaked gsrmeals.. Ge'aln'
ed, them at their evenings quarters; aud
Besuvais, the halfway house OF their
ardous journey. lay ye. a. good way be-
yond. 1855. |
Twas reached a, last after twenty-lwo,
days march, during which three Of ,he
Eve gold pieces so carefully husbanded
had melted away. Fresh courage and
economy then. became necessary. 10 save
The high minded twins from The humilla-
lion of asking aims, and volumes might
be written on the hardships, and Difficult.
ties and nrisstions, Of The remaining half
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