The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-07-13
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TIE UNLUcKY MISTAKE.

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Mrs. Sinclair. though aniabls ans
!h.nd.Oms, remained single 'ull she ~sl
.ass,ly lSIis. when shs ieeeissd and &C,
copied an Vdsr Ol marriage from Mr.
Sinrlair. . bsehslor u about her exn age,
Son aIterwaEds shs unexpecisdly came
InIO possession sf . large properly. Be.
sueslhsd b. ads AM relative. Tbs sovd
IOrIuns was sped " followed By . sewers
.iIlusuon. Her husband. ia every Ies.
psrI an esumasls man. waslsksn sudden.
IL ii and died. Having no near relations
u hsr own. and those distant being nj.
ready sufficiently aillurni. shs delsrma-
ed g. sdaPI one Of the nieers Of her late
husband. should sisher Vi them please
her. She had a. ysi seen hase Of hIs ~.
laurss. all VI them residing IN distant
towns. Sue had. hO~sser. heard him
express . great regard Tor his halt brolh
81, whose name was Harden, winch
made her DESTROYS 10 OBTAIN SOFAS. iafsr-
nauoa rslaIlse 10 hrs family. Az she
wA, rsv"lsIng the sabjsei in her mlnd,
shs reeoIIer,ed that Mr. Sinclair had leld
her that poor widow by the name OF
Mansfield. who procured allvellhond by
sssing. was a sls,er w Nc. III afdsn's frat
vile. and an her she resolved 10 call IN
The hope al I'D a'nsRg the iniorrns'ian she
desired. she put ON her bonnet and
shawl aud lew minutes ~alk htoughi
her IL The DOOR of Mrs. Mansfield. hum
bic dwelling. Tue widow answered her
knock and conducted her into small bul
neat apartment.
4 am afraid said Nrs. Mansfield. in
answer 10 MIS-. Slucia,r's inquiries. that
/ can give You No Satisfactory mforna-
ton concerning them. My sister, VIII.
vas Mr., H.rdsn's first vile. died in q liz
lie more than year after her marriage.
leaving an infant daughter q Few weeks
old, and | have never waited thsm since.
His second vile has kewiss daughter.
b., as to the merits of either am wholly
10 the dark
At,his Moment li,,le girl belonging 10
family that occupied par. OF the same
house, entered with letter ~ her hand.
Il have just been To the P.st."fEice
Tor Mrs. N mris.. ss,d she. and the Poet
mater asked me 10 bring this LITTER TO
you. lie ga i the postage was paid
'ThIs mua be from one of lie IIar-
dsns.' said Mrs. Mansfield. by the pest
mark. Alter neglecsisg me eighteen
sears. | don't why they should notice me
NAow.'
II hope il is from one The young la
dies. said Mrs. Siaclair, Tor some pso-
pie cay sha, YOU can judge Of womsn's
character BY her letters
Yes. It IS from Florence. my niece
replied MIs. Mansfield, booking a, the
'sisnamr, aud size va ten going lay
the letter aside, but Mrs. Sinclair Iequsst-
ed her 10 read II.
Her niece informed her ,hs, the peru
sal Of some letters which she wro,s TO her
mother about the time Of her marriage.
watch she had recently found while over
locking some old papers, had awakened
IN her so strong desire TO bee her. that
she had with her fash.r's concurrence
'srl,sen - her for the purpose Of Insi1-
Ing her 10 spend several weeks With
them.
You must certainly accep. the invita-
'lon,' SAID Mrs. Sisrlar, IL will afford
you such an excelIen; Opportunity TO judge
'ot The young ladies'
Il am afIald shalt be bisssed in favor
Of Florence" she replied, especially IL
she should resemble her mother. | con-
less, however, thh have some Inclna-
ton 10 make the make the visit. though
Florence does no, in,imse that her moth
erin law joins in the invitation.
Before Mrs. Sinclair took leave. Mrs.
Mansfield had decided to write, in answer
10 her neice's 1T er. that she might expect
her in two weeks. for having some sew
'ag on hand VIII oh she was obliged 20 I'm
'''h. it would be impossible fur her to 60
sooner
Two days before the one Mrs. Mans
hs'dhsl sci forhur journey. Mrs. Sinclair
again csl ell on her. Il have been ilTlnk.
ing. said she, that | should like to.ac-
&C 'mPany sou on your yisitio the Hafdsns
at 1t will be agreeable to you
IL certainly will be- replied Mrs.
M.asfrld. but should they no. be APP
ipr I'D OF your intended visit"
1t wod,l have beeaproper. but u 60
with you. IL is now too late. and as tfley
are people Of wesIth and fashion. Il can
certainly be no Inconvenience ito h.em
10 receive two visitors instead oil one.
twas finally arranged. that IS MIRA:
Mansfield lived entirely alone, and would
have no one to prepare her breakfast, that
she should spend the night Previou, 10
their departure, with Mrs. Sinclair. Her
trunk was therefore conveyed to she
splendid mansion Of the rich widow and
placed in the hall, and after carefully ex