The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-08


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inss coed Asnds.
The hoass II ~kieh I 80 iedfsd esf-
ssinly promised hlll< in spp<sszars. II
was ihs hasbls hsine NJ pear wensa.
sAa~ss he ~ldas % q Prussian ssrgssas.
rsseised snaH pension. spen which /,
she snd Ter dsaghsrr sshs.ssd. The !
sidD~ ass sssd Treble. and shsn
Gas laid on asfiek bed 10 the house,
poof Brrlhs bad twe eoushss 10 st.
lend. Bar she sas bora - ia kindnesrs
she wss shs besl 81 nurses. ieu haze
had : l,sile erpsrssnes a sh4l. sis. " con-
iiused Jseqaes. inlsrsupting bis story n
address me. Ieodded sssenl and be wwns
ON. - had nos prssisely forgot Mssis
By this lime. SIR. shough eonslsnl enplsy
aa.n, and absence bad certainly daus
something sobsnlsh her Irommy thought
She might haze bten desd lsrg since. zoe,
for sugh, knees. Hence II uss hat lhers
was lillle 10 stand oui sgsinsl The lmprss-
sioa that Beuhs's good hooks and Kind
nursing were esieslsied 10 make apan ms.
Hoses I asserInla her iha, l loved her.
though | believe she cav Il. Nor did
she ever tell me. 10 her pretty hrekra
French, that she loyed me; but caafsss
,ha, lhonshi shs did. Do. I'll this csms
10 cfisw. recovered the use of my
arm. and was obliged 70 move On 70 Der
liz. With ,esrs in our eyes. Reflhs aT4l
| psrlsd BY The side Of her sick moshetfs
couch; and wi,h psaleseens paniers
who had been lef, a. Po,sdam with me,
mounted baggage Wagon Coz Berlin.
We had vet some Of our companions
LEFT q, Po,sdsm in bad state. The err
constance had a. important effect - re-
Rardea ne. THEE OF four days after had
tesched Berlin, one of shese insslids come
up ui,h Us. and soon afler sought me ous.
have q token Tor you.' and tie gave ne
= lock II hsr, which soon cav I, be
Bariha's. "A gil cane and gave |, me
for you,' continued a,ycomsade. and babe
me Tell sou Ier malher was dead This
informaiion producrd strong effect upon
line. Berths was now alone in the world;
she had No ons - proieC, o. care for her;
her mothers pension would cease. and
wha, would become Of herl These ques.
noa., winch | asked myself, threw me in
. siste II inexpresslble saila,ion; aud 6
nally. 10 be brlef, ssr. | mounted my horse
tfor | had beenearly usn.fersed froa !
loot 10 drsgoon regiment, and con.riv
ell 10 make my may back 10 Pcssdam.
say conirivell; for. had nv purpose been
known, l should have been prevented
most assuredly. But | did make my
way 10, Pn,sdaa, and whenI returned. l,
was with Bertha my vile, asthat made
her, behind re.
had been too long away on this oc
rasion fur my absence 10 PASS unnoiiced
ri In fact. vas Immediately se,sed and
thrown intn confinement Us an intended
, or actual desertsr. What. then, did ms
poor Bertha do. sir7 She had the conrsg'
| 10 60 to ,Ire I.ilie Corporal himstii; sh'
.hrew herself al his see,, and told oil isa.
done---ou, Of gratitude. she said. ~for he
, care of me. And HE, continued jacques
/ and again touching his hal al The wen.iol
!; uf his hesofs name. - he. ~ no had on HI
hands The affairs of The empire, he con
, descended TO listen. TO her--to hear Oh
> Whole story Of has poov solder. Ill
sen, her away without = positive answer
!, and though he spoke in kindly manner
poor Bertha was dreadIully frightened
: BIZ, on ,ha. same evening the emperor
. own surgeon examined my arm, end nes
r day | received my discharge. with a pen
4 sion.
: I'm the hurry. and excitement Of N
feelings throughout this IN st,efi entirel
forgot poor Marie, but as ! re,arne
', SLOW IL 10 my native village with Betths
:, YOU may be sure shssci thought Of lli'l
. else, and began 10 look on myself .
;. something OF rascal. | dare say Be'
:. ,ha then feared tina, she had cot salk
= bargain of me; for asny st,u'e and"o
n she questioned me about. my lew sn'r'''
: AT length we 60. home---to This village
:, sir. stopped at an inn: nobody kne'
, me. There was a question on m
= tongue which | wished. bnt found it'd
ID ficuI, 10 utter. did not sish that Mar
y nigh. be dead, butt heartily rraye
:, y ,hs, she might be married. Alas /! whe
II asked The question Of v'llager. I'll
/, | answerer not only told me 'ha. "sl'
!. was still unmarried. bu'." seeing me
. be a soldier, added tina. "she ~ss eng
:. sed 10 her cousin. soldier. who Ina
= been long a, the wars" As there e,
= is,ed a necessity, however. for c"min
:, 10 explanations, | left Bertha vt the mi
:. snd covered by The sha'ies. moved, vii
a rather a slow step, towards shs hou
- where | expected to find my brother al
:, sisters. found them all safe and vel
: and with them none else than Mari
= =, Every body welcomed and embyaced m
N Marie among the rest" ~
u, "ah!" thought I, as ! returned her er
Il. brace. moor thing, she loves me yet. 81