The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-08-13


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Thi. nols be 81 once desrairhee 10 ihs
Post Office. 10 HE sflernnOn Of The same
day he found 10 his letter boz The ioIlOw'
ing mole: H.. --.
"SIR-Your kindness commands my
grsiiiGde. II. a. | esnnoi bui believe, you
sre sincere in yHUr feelings. you Can have
The inIersie~ you request By calling al
No. - Sunbsuy street. l.. l.. NJ"
Mr. Neville knew This street 10 be re-
tired and by no means fashionable street.
though none The less respectable. But he
did not expect 10 find in fashionable life o
person advertising thus, for losn. lie
look his way 10 the street. and found the
house 10 be an snliquaied nsnsion Of the
last century, with bronzed lions head
Tor the door knoeksr. lie appearances
vas very responsible, and was evidently
once the residence Of an old and disiiE-
guisbsd colonial family. lie knocked,
and woman that seemed 10 the condition
Of a servant, opened the door. On asking
for the lady who had advertised. che
showed him into small wainseoied Toom
on the lsf'. A patch. work earpei covered
the floor, old, high backed chairs stood
slIfiiy around the room; . black besuiei
was in one corner. and oLe or tao portraits
Ofgentlemen Of former age, in cues and
tufts. hung on The wall. The sir Of every
hing was genieel end respectable. He
hsdiime {" make these observations. wht n
. door opened and . fsmsle entered, in
mourning and deeply ssIlsd. She grace.
fully CONTESTED. and said With . siIvery
SOice, that strangely thr,lled his soul:
"PardOn me, sir, if | do not unveIl. II
you decline 10 giant nv wishes, l do not
desire sou 10 know whose request sou
have refused. lest we meet again. My
object IN advertising as | have done. ! will
briefly explain 10 you. am SouIherner.
| married The son OF he lady who dwslIs
here. He was descended from one Of HE
crown Governors Of he province; but he
was not rich. He went South end became
unfortunate, and Lost all my property with
his own. We came North. lie dwell, here
roah lsocnay:"- mel brsoncd 'uni ei-sd
make him over The house, and all she was
worth. shrink at the exposure Of lbis
act. bu, IL is neediul you should know the
circumstances, sir. lie got the properly
unknown 10 me. and Loot il all in q lew
weeks by gambling. He then became
desperate, and giving himself up 10 in
temperance he soon died. This vas about
. yesr since. was left destitute and
remsined here, my mothes-in-lsw giving
me an asylum. She. as well % myself,
were ignorant until yesterday, that he had
mortgaged the whole property Obtained
from he mothern.u - 20.
sd" Morlgsged it !" exclaimed Me-. Ne.
Ftie, ueepiy INTERESTED.
Yes. eli. Yesterday morning the
mortgage csme to say that one thousand
dollars we're due upon Il. and that unless
paid IN three days, the whole should be
sold. | did not feel SO much for myrelt,
as ] did for The venerable lady who was
thus 10 be cast 10 The street. In the i'm
pulse Of the moment / sal down, Wroie
and sen, The adserIisewent TO the Gazette,
hoping against hope. thai il might NEE,
the eye Of some benevolent person.
through whose AID This calamity would be
syered." ..-- .n-s.~s
She ceased, weeping and trembling
with the deepest embarrassment.
/" ] will advance the money, madam.
The mortgage | myself sssurne for The
present. Let your fears be slIsyed. Will
you do me The kindness TO raise Your yeill
all the while you have been speaking
your voice hsaseemed familiar"
She gracefully yet modes,ly obeyed.
and he beheld The loved features oil The
unknown. : ..- d. --.... 4.-.s.. - ..-
"Csn i. be possible y he exclsimed.
This is a moment ofhsppioess did not
snacipa'e. Do you recognise mel"
&" Yes, cir. You rescued INV straw ha,
from the wafer with your fishing pole. II
have never forgotten you! !" -a. -. r.
"Oh, tha, we had met before you we've
married. But / tiust-"
He blushed, and with an embarrassed
air, added i
Pardon me. Ihave long remembered
YOU and have daily hoped to meet yoo
The lovely widow hung her beautiful
head. gently smiled, and suffered him 10
take her hand and press it TO his lips.
Tha, day three months, 10 the surprise
OF every lady Of his acquain,snce, Neal
Neville, ESQ.,. became the happy husband
of The fair advertiser. True bene violence
never goes unre wsrded.
~ B. THE INFLUENCE OF HABIT.
Habit, tits commonly said, is second
nature, and there is much truth in the