The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-17
From he PhiladelPLis Saturday Courier.
JOR,S COMFORTERs,
BY HATE HATHAWAY.

BY HATE HATHAWAY.
What blessed era in The worlds hislo-
~ that was when the ladies had no nerves
Alas! was born too late instead Of too
early. IS The complaint Of some IL. am
cursed with nerves, and as consequence,
am ever and anon distressed with nervous
tears Of some direful calamity or painful
affection. am siInplelon for this, ]
know; but then. how can | help itl j
try TO be woman Of sense, but my nerves
are tho delicslely strung. Reason is mol
quite sufficient 10 suLdue the fears Of i'm
pending evil that TOO often haunt me.
II would not be so bad with me, if !
did not find so many good souls ready to
add fuel TO the flames OF my fears. One
Of my most horrible apprehensions. since
| have been old enough 10 think about il,
has been Of that dreadful disease, Cancer.
| am sure shall die with il,-or, if not,
some time in life have 10 endure fright.
ful operation for lis removal.
have had dull. and sometimes an a.
cute pain in one OF my breasts, for some
years. am sure il is cancer forming.
though my husband always ridicules my
fears. A few days ago lady called in
TO see me. The pain had been troubling
me, and fell somewhat nervous and de-
pressed. ,-- ..-
You don't look WELL" said my very
kind visitor. ...~
- -. -vs very ~.u." l -.ri:~<,.
"Nolhing serious, hope 7" RI
al am rather afraid there is. Mrs. A
-" looked very gloomy, | suppose,
for | know Eel, so.
"Yon really alarm me, VIVA. can be
the matter!"
III don't know that I have ever men,
tuned il 10 you, but | have for a long
time, had pain in my left breast, where
once had gathering, and in which hard
Jumps have ever since remained. These
have increased IN size Of late, aad am
now confirmed in my fears that cancer
is forming.
"Bless me !" Aud my visitor lifted
both hands and her eyes. "What kind
Of pain is liz" -"
"a dull. aching pain, with occasional
stitches running out from one spot, as If
roots were forming"
AUST the very kind Of pain that Mrs.
N had for some months before the
doctors would pronounce her affection
cncer. You know Mrs. NJ"
e. Not personally. Although | haze
heard Of her."
q" yoa know she had one Of her bEeSsts
taken off!n @7s" .*
/" Had she :" asked, in a husky
voice. Lhad horrible feelings.
"Oh yes!" My visitor spoke with
animation. "She had an operation per-
formed about six months ago. II was
dreadful! Poor soul! She bore il as
well as she could; but you might haye
heard her screams for over quarter Of
a mile"
My blood fairly curdled; but my WISH
tor did no, happen to notice the sudden
effect of hes words. a.~ 4.
| .How long did the operation last p"
| ventured 10 inquire. --
" Half an hour"
Half an hour! So long :"
"Yes; il was full half an hour from
the time the first incision, was made, I'M
Ill the last little artery was taken up
Horrible! Horrible! Horrible" /
CALCULATED, closing my eyes, and shudder'
ing. -%e4 "
elf so horrible 10 think Of, what. must
it be in reality :" said my thoughtless WIS.,
itor. "H il were my case, | would pre-
fer death. But Mrs. N is not an
ordinary woman. She possessed unusu-
al, for,itude, and would brave any thing
Cor the sake Of her husband and children.
II took even her. however, long time to
make up her mind to have the operation
! performed { and il was only when she was
satisfied tina. further delay would endanger
her life that she consented to have il done.
| saw her just the day before, She look
ed exceedingly pale. and said bnt little
i A very intimate friend was with her
whom l was surprised 10 hear talk TO heI
in the livellest manner, upon subjects oil
|, the most ordinary interest. She was re-
la,ing a very amusing story which she
. had read, when entered, and was laugh
, ing a, the incidents. Even Mrs. n