The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-07-24
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1ttu nLd lilly t-o1ssnd collars 20 citpO.e
rf mpsf leave IL. end. snc n, ria.
'ions have tie 6r,i siain. 10 eseh aI
my four brolhsTs sa,e fi'irsn lboU.Apd;
10 essh Of my si.iers, isflrs iheussnd;
C nv nfEhes HenIy. no lhOusahd; 20
nv Li,es Maria. 1hOm have slasys
l0vfls-"
Here his feelings well nigh GOT The bet
isr of his fef efbl,nes--hui. sfsr Psuse.
lie cnn'instt--
81 leave her Efiesn ,housanf; aud 10
nUtse herr, dice Lund,sd.'
Maria hid her fee in he folds af lhe
bed curtains. snd rinse iurnsd ssiLe snd
lei tie Rsr fall uIon ier slsesr.
ard now" said MeDonRsl. Win fell
cloud dfssing o,er hl, in,e!lsri. and fis
memory felns'ns 70 D. her csiise. .haw
much does ih.l msk,i" And he rul be
hand 10 kis head ss # % cool he f,sercd
brain.
: The lawyer wss subll.. aud kare TINT
Ills vas The only imr iar him. lie GENE
WITH iie purpose 81 mslirg good Thing
y IL.
"W,ll, Mr. McDorgal, after the sx.
psnte &c Jour furersl there viii be some.
,h,ng l,f,. perhaps hundred dollars. or 9
hundred aud 6is."
.Then," said McDongsl mskine Wig.
urous e1Hi and feeling conscious that ma
iure wss falling iss'--"Mnrion. you are
welcone 10 The remainder; now read IL
and lfl me sign. H."
Morgan read just ss MsDougsl lad dir
ised. hut The anlul Jodas had. in the rase
of ihe hra,hers, substituted 10 The wrlling
''hundreds" for .,housands +"
MrDougsl. with considerable effort.
signed--just saw bi. niece and ,he nprse
attest i;--and expired. Relations and
friends toun assembled 81 the iidinas al
hls death; ,he will was read snd 70 was no
difficult matter 10 divide the property.
Bni sorely did Morton suifer for his ,e-
meriiy. and wickedncss. Not unsecus-
toned to acis of fraud, his eonscienre
long slept npon ihs new in,quiy. That
slumbenng moni,ot was q, length, how
ever. swoke from iis le,hargy. and Morton
fell iis voice. Yet he long resisted iis
ters OF warning were ,---h-I .--..----
sistance. He could not rest, for strange
ard dismal noises we're heard in his honse
every night. Sooo they seemed 10 pro-
ceed from the very close, where he kept
h's gold. as if il ~ss poured ont oi one
vessel into anoiher--,hen poientously
scattered up on down the room. More
Than once. when retiring 10 resi-. hs
thought he heard some ene following hin
up stairs. Al length the very form q
Nc Dorgal appeared al his hed-side; and
turning sside the curtains. looked upon
hun with The very same ghss,lv psleness
snd piercing eve. and asked How much
will ,ha, makel" zg@ .
! Marion arose, dressed himself, and,
| lishnng a small lamp. retise'i to hls libra
~ and am aiied The dawn Of day, item.
bling and hall resolved TO restore the prop
! er,y, vel half yielding to lis so'e.ousness
and f.lse shame which sgsin 60. the bs'
Ter ef his fears. ..- >,...
He was. however, yet to suffer father
tortures. Ha.tily despatch'ng his mstiu
mesl, he departed for his office. 10 bury
amii., his musy papers the uneaslness
he could not Otherwise overcome. Ab
ruprly turning The corner of a neighbotins
street he suddenly came upon two un'
cnuih looking mrn, one Of whom. the mo-
ment before Mmirn came IN eight. hat
placed IN the h.nls ol the other. Two oI
three small Gums of money; startled by
the lawyers sudden appearance. he turn
ed his face towards h,w. as he Said
"How muchd thai makel" And Nor
ton sver,ed his eyes, turned pale, and hOr'
Iie,l onwa,is. 81. s.4 ~a, p -.
The duucs Of his office, however, did
not sll,v the feserish excitement nn'eT
" which he latorrd: aud taking up q bundle
oi papsr-, he went dawn I" the law coor,s
to make some inquiries Iela'lve tn his
profession. Just as he en,ered.s witness
Vas tit,.i,ng some petty ,hei,s 10 which
he had been subjected by a dishones'
Fl, rk. He had menuoned several sep
arste sums
..Weil. cir, aud how much Goes that
make :" asked the prisoners counsel
having his eve directed I" the door by
~h,ch Morton bad entered, for IN his ag'
| i,ation he had closed i, with peculiar
hang.
=. Hop much does that n,ake?" repea.
ed the witness, whose snennon was asN
drawn TO Morton. and with hs eye sn
fixed upon the nav trembling lawyer, ne
added, with a leer, III dont know exact
lly--bu. | kuow them that does.
There was malicious litter IN th'
court, end the spectators, following 'he d.
ec,ion Of The wrness's eye, also hxe
their gaze on Morton.
He could bear Il no longer. Selling III
asndle Of the door. he would ., once hss
made his escape, but the force win who
% had .hu, Il, caused ,he door 10 siicl
lis exerions to open II only increase
he confession, and the presiding jude'
| .nh asney,tv and In loud voice, so %