The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-03-21

No a'snl. deaf think d sss. bal
o sas more e0hfnsh.'
Wtli yea eel me where u sss.' se.in
snqaired Mana.
The girl care her the required isfar
nation. s,.d also ihr name al ne asessses
af lie iaon shere sho had waskad. and
ths name q Inc lady sst1 aL0u shs
boarded. adding. she u llls k,a5esl o
maa efef sas.'
The niad of M.sia wss nas made no
She deeIdsd upon entering ; isetat. A.
other di6isOi y nov t.rrssnad asfIf.
Would her islher allow her 70 sske L.s
clashins and what money she hsdl She
eesefmliiesli ifhe shoulJ sill adhere 10 h.s
rssnlslion. 10 ssk him iise gass.ion.
In The morning she 1nrl her l.,hsf a.
the bfesklssI table. Neill,rs spoke unlul
The aeal VAS iaIshsd. Atlrng,L her Ia
lhsf inquired
We'll. Mara. have ynn eonrlsdrd 10
many Henry Sievensl' #. -
Maria hesIlaled moment. bat said,
firmly. fl haze no.
You heard my discrimination last niahi.
sala he. now repast u. You must mar
~ H.nfy Stevens. or qa,l nv house.
4 csnnol mary HIM. l.lhsr.' said she,
'saoaer would qui', not only ihls house,
bai The world -n~~-.f ~
Then co. 'aid be sngrily. rising IRON
hrs chair. s..a'.see -
.shalI | ,sks my e.olhe.!' asked M..
ua. es..t-.-.- -.
Yes; and never LEI me see on hes,
iron you asain.' said be. ,lsmming tLe
d"or siolen'ly. and leaving her done.
Maria sunk back ia her chair and ept
binerly.. Fora moment she seemed 81
most 'nclinsd 10 comply With h,s ai-h;
but The idea that she must larsser be link
ed 10 VILLAIN. and suffer reproach il his
,iiiainies were discovered, vas more Than
she could bear, and she prefened The an
eilsh OF sepstshns IRON sll her friends,
Tree and with honor. g. that Of marrying
Stevens. She hastily pscked up her
things, and 10 lev hours left he fathers
house. s.t ,-...r.. -.... e mn r..
As she passed through the city Of Bos-
tons where her sisters resided, Q desire
sprarg up 10 see ihcm---bn, from their
recent ireaiment she dared MOI vi.il them.
and she also feared again meeting her "a.
iher. z....
Ms,,s .-~s. a>sii f.-.;-a.a ~:.l -i..i.
ing. aud had sbouI twenty live dollars in
mnney. Although she bad been sur
soandej with me.l,h. she never. ill now.
knew The value of money. A thousand,
reflections. doubts and fears crossed her
MUD. a. she was pursuing her journey 10
the place designated by the girl oil whom
she had inquired in her fathers kitchen;
and though she i.lt cad at the thoughts Of
being driven from home. she could scarce
suppress smile at the awk = ardnsss with
winch she should engage 10 any kind Of
labor.
She at las, arrived a, the house of Mrs.
D.. the LADY designated by Hannah.
and easily Obtained board in her FAM
lily. She also learned that Mr.. P,
The overseer whose name che had taken,
was in want Of help. .a ...s.-.. 4
IL 10 unnecessary for us 10 follow the
foftunss Of Maria through their various
channels. She entered The factory learn.
ed to work. aud found many friends, a.
mong whom, and the only one IL would
be Of interest TO The reader To name, was
Caroline Perkins, girl about her own
age. These two soon became intimate
friends. In The factory their looms were
neat each other, and they occupied the
same room al their boarding house. They
wrfe mitch attached 10 Mrs. D.. Nth
whom they boarded. and she. in TURN. e.
WINGED deep in 'erest in their welfare.
Abou. six months alter Mara entered
the factory, an incident occurred which
BOUND. Il possible, tie two friends closer
to each other. One evening. as they
were in their chamber and Caroline was
engaged in repacking laere frank, Ma
ria, WIN was looking on, was rather sur.
pr'sed at the amount IL clolh,ng and Jew
elry possessed by Caroline. and jnkinsly
inquired II .heI beau was jeweller.'
Carol,ite blushej, and after sone hest
taIlon informed Maria that her father had
once been wealthy, bot. at Ill. death. i,
was sscert,ined that his property. though
amply suflicien. to paw his own debts.
would be swep, away by The failure Of
some friends for wh,m he had endorsed
notes. Tue credners had allowed her,
to Keep every thing given her BY her IA.
Their except her piand. She also told her
that although she might have supported
herself by music te4chlng, she preferred
working in factory to remaining among
those. who, though they wero once inti-i
mate friends. would consoles hers after the
loss Of wealth, as lar below them. 1
Maria repaid Caroline by telling her
own history; and her reasons for leaving
home; and corroborsted her story by the
display Of jewelry and nther ,rinkets her
father had allowed her to take.
Probably there were never Two persons
who enjoyed themselves better than these
two girls. None. save then.elses, knew
their history, and as their natural d,spo-
sif,ons were mt arYouont ihev ,saver a n.