The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-08-27

the scnl. and The intense hrigLusss ~ he
smlle that a lines shohe ocI npon his
face. and wreslird his lips viii . cslnrs.,
proved ilsl Inc bean was yei young. and
vas warn .. ! gnscphlslicssd. ne sss
iDsi The man 70 whom lhs female hssn
knssls d0wn with feeling skin 10 sd0Fa-
non. sssh an one a. Il can 81 once love
and honor. And Nary Marshall Iossd
ihe rich ard cslehrsled artist before sic
wss aware lhal her hsan Was capsule az
sneh an emotion. Her friends noticed
with pleasure bis particular attentions 10
her, and many surmises were uilertd, A.
though no Sord Of sleelian had passed
bfiveeR tie parties.
Mary bad passed The summer sscslioa
in sisiiing Win her ins,ruciess. tn VIXEN
lhs winter holidays approached. she could
not be persuaded 10 spend Ihem snywllers
bat Of home. And eer,ainly beneath no
other roof could she have found 50 true a
welcome. or lell conscious Of diffusing so
much Of happiness.
But even in The little Paradise lurked
demon like canker worm in Tie bo.
som Of rose. Ella Green wnsled wilh
bitter envy IS she marked lIle tender and
confidins affection lhsI existed between
The daughter and widow OF George Mar
shall. She could mol bear 10 look upon
il. and so watched an opportunity TO ST.
tempt lis destruction. MARY" she said
The frsl time she fuund herself aloue with
The young girl, :. l am sure that you could
no, love your stsp-molher as you appear
10 if you knew her history as well as I
do. But Tor her your own mother might
have been living this day. These letters"
and she produced those which she had so
1 wickedly intercepted. and 80 malicicusly
used, "lhese letters, which your mother
found one day, where ] had carelessly
left them, were. I do believe, The occa-
sion Of the malady which ended in her
deslh."
Il Mary read The letters, locked Of tho
dates. and then said, .Thess letters alone
could not have produced such fatal re-
suit, and | an sure there csulJ have been
nothing 10 aggraya.e their impression. for
have beard ma,hsr ssy often, lha, she
never saw ny own melLer. having been
in Ohio several years. But why were
moi my father and his frst love married
ihenf" ..@ z.., - -.a
/ Because" replied the malicious wo.
man, !" Lucy MAYNARD was coquene; ard
abont this lime had Irritation with Ceu-
4 lleman Of the name OF Elliot, who soionrn-
ed few weeks in our village. do be-
lievc tina. Elliot and Lucy did sincerely
love each other, but knew how she stood
in relation TO your father, and SO gave Mr..
Elliot timely warning; but some how your
!. father took offence al that affair, went
abroad, aud came home with his young
4 bride. Lucy had gone with her parents
TO the west, and she came back after the
young mothers death quite a different
creature from what she was in hei days Of
young happiness"
/ Mary had kept her eve fixed upon the
speaker, and during these few minutes read
her hearts history; and full explanation
j ola certain sweet pensiveness which SEEM
ed at times TO awaken and breathe tone
or sigh from the deepest recess Of her
mothers quiet but passive spirit. She
Il turned from Ella Green with feeling al
, most too bitter for the peace Of her pure
young heart, and retired to her own cham.
Der. @&@ aG#
"Can it be possible!" she said, as a
thought connected with the name of him
] who had wooed her mother, quivered like
an arrow through her heart; 8 II may be
So, will ascertain, and then, | trust. my
Heavenly Father will give me strength to
do my duty"
i When che again left home for the semi
!, nary. she wore upon her bosom besuti-
} FIJI miniature likeness Of her step-mosher,
which had been presented to her by that
i kind friend, and which she valued so high-
ly that she seldom exposed it TO by
J, wearing it. Soon after her return to school.
I she met the gentleman who had excited
i an interest in her young affections. With
/ her well-balaneed mind prepared for tho
result, she waited until he should notice
+ the miniature Atlergth his eyes fellup-
{ on it. The blood rushed to his cheek, and
then ebbed away. leaving his face pale as
marble. There was a tremor psrceptibie
} in his frame. and he soon after Withdrew
from the company. Mary was convinced.
The man TO whom her young hear, did
homage as the first and most excellent Of
! created beings. was the same Of whom
Miss Green had spoken, as an sdmiEer
!, of her stsp-mother. He had loved her
! with an andying affection, and that love
had been reciprocated, and although sub
! dued and hidden, she fell assured still iiy-
J ed in strength and beauty.
j 81 viii see them happy she cried,
: /" and find happiness in their felicity. su-
1 perior to any selfish qualification. owe
! this to my me.her, for 10 her love and pa
) thence and devotion I am indebted for
, whatever is amiable in my heart or lcvea-
: bic in my department, as swell as for The
I sense Of my duty TO my fellow creatures,
: and reliance upon the sure mercies Oh my
} God. Oh, YES, owe her everything. |
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