The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-06-05
MARY FEN WICK;
OR. THE ALIBI.
~ A LAWYER.

Some twenty years ago before sif am
and ra.lrolds had snnihilaied distances
and made /. going TO London" The every
day affair il now is from all parts Of The
kIngdom, Iasoke, on beautiful April
morning. from the uneasy slunbers Of a
mail coach passenger. jusii"tims 10 drink
10. at eye. and nose, The brilliant sparkle,
refreshing saund, aud reviying cdor Of
my naive waves. a. they leapsd up 10
kss, as II in fondness, the rocky barrier
which Our eastern coast opposes 10 the
not slways placid German Ocean. ] was,
ere ling. 10 pass q barrier OF a different
description lnow happily nominal one)
between two sister ns'ion.: or, in plain
English, 10 en'er the town Of Berwick
on Tweed, . few miles beyond which. on
The southern side Of the border, business
obliged me 70 proceed. ''"
l Al the inc door where We stopped 10
ehsrge bssses, 10 this capital Of "no
mans land''-wLose inhsbiisnts assert
their snomalousIindepend Speaking
dialect which they take care shall be
neither Scotch nor English-I aiso ex-
chsnged. for the brief remainder OF my
Journey, taciturn commonplsce sort oil
fellow-passenger--fro whose physiog.
nomy never dreamed of suguring any
ihing-foi one OF a very difieren, descrip'
ton, from whose modest. We, speaking
, countensnce. and the evident interest she
exciied in the few who were astir al ,ha
J carly hour, IL was impossible to ayoit
: augurrng gres. deal. -.
The coach door was opened, and will
e swimming ere. flushed cheek, and silve
g hair, blowing aboUt in tie morning wind
a a notwithstanding man took leave will
even more than parental tenderness OF
simpl stressed, yet gen.eel looking yount
I woman; who, returning his tremulou
d {" God bless and reward you!" with al
u almost fillslf fare " ell, drew down over he
y face thick black veil, and stepped in OF
e posite to me. now fell more inclined
g and at the sane time more a! loss, I
'e open conversation. 10 inuude on fe
II male sorrow seemed unjustiiable. TO tres
IS il with callous ind ference impossible
D. That of my new companion appeared
III be OF grnteel, subdued sort. arising NOR
re FROM sympathy with others than iro'
Sc personal causes; aud ere long, put'lR
ID back her veil with The revivins cheeElu
e! ness Of one whose heart II lightened oil
re unmerited burden, che looked calmly o.
Il on the fresh aspect oGna,ure. 50 in un'so
he with her own pure and innocent counter
ance, and said, in the tone Of ono brea'l
re ling af;er the release from the pressure
be lpainful feelings. How beautiful ever!
y thing does look this fine spring morning!
l. 1T does indeed" sad /. struck vii
ll- the conidIng nairete Of the involunsa'
* remark; "and suppose you sre the mo
e. sensible III i. from being young ,rave
Ter ler!" Her only answer was one OF tho
be Quiet smiles which admit osyarlous tran
nd llations, and which coupled with her air
oil. rural simplicity, | chose 10 conslrue an
or sent. Coupling the remark with The G
NO constance Of her only luggage being
~. small baud-box, Sc. her down for f
ali mer's daughter OF the ncighoorhood a
re, said, IL suppose, like myself, you
aft not going far?" =, ,
ow al am gong to London. sir" said 81
ds, in atone of calm self-possession, as IT SD
ad- Journey had been to bei an everyo
IN occurrence: and so indeed had been, !
ow me,sphorically. hu, literally the case.
nj "Fo I.ondon!" repeated |, with me-
ed, surprise than could we'll account I
it, "were you ever there beiorel"
ere "Oh yes!s was the reply, render
for more piqaant BY its singular compost,
,ey l"I came from seventy miles beyond
day before yesterday"
av- II would be quite superifdous TO
ow tina, my curiosity was greatly excited