The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-03-04

ri ssnIladlsi"n. oEsr Lis stesl sing is.
rsmisds upuh .. ~em,n.'r chr day ItlG
hsms N s.ssl1y." xilh . .ies 10
smase myseh. =-a
ls'sfIsd nv eourss towards The Iesi.
dense 81 > geRtlsRan aha had teen ny
t'irnd FssE siLre lie lime nF VET lnetIh-
Er ~ csrlbsrR. sud who lad f.squsnIy
ssksd ms IL ssli npnn lin. lie sAs mar
nsd aud the filler &c eight es.ldIsn.
=. That Hss mLrL - 1 thaugli. but loo
mush q Sss nai, Iosaysr. Ole day sp.nt
IN his iaml'y Gss tLOUsh 4, prose 1hallo
ne; and 10 R'se me he imare,slon af :
b. aTsn ca esIth. The Isdy a The house
rs The silent saul u lie aio'e. aIlis
she. iIs size ~ho mskss ny bI. ssedasss."
SAID the happy man. Bu' sLs ssld, " il 10
he"
My h6hd." said l one DAY, abr
what a,sans hase ,ou become 20 hsiPy
IN your marrsgsr'
oh" he replied, smiling. IL lad a
scent trek"
"a tick (! By an means. dear friend,
Iell ms what u wss."
"Oh. lhsve essr, sten from the dsys
nj IN, youth. prayt our Lord 10 give ne
good tls."
"L""k 'he'e!" though; " here I am
no~ unmarried Tor I'll my d.ys for Ills
Turk which never G I hold Of Aud
~ih"n' the sperIal gu dance OF our Lord.
| shall nestr dare To cIonseri. ms WIFE,"
| The l'dy Of ny I'iead had a younger
sisifr ~ The house Nobody conld exact
~ become attached 10 her on the sole sr-
count OF her external beauty. Bun IN l,y-
ing together with her, one Was iresistsb.y
atI'acied by her manifest goot'ness and
l"lness Of soul, and her friendly and very
agreeable manners. Every one in the
h"nse loved her; and size gas pleasant and
f'ble 10 ALTO al but me: for 10 me she
WAS slsay. cold and reserved. | was al
ways ssrr' d, ~htn discovered that this
gave me pam. aud ihsll-reslly felt attach
ed t. this girl.
/ B"tthP circumstance nl this attachment
were unlike those Of NY former love sf-
faIr.. In them ] was led BY external
erlces. by bind ssplr.tinn.-here | vas
attached by 'oul, and the beauty Of This
cool acne had gained my heart. Blu, this
excel Ell, soul-why Vas she so cold 10
mel"
My irifnd t,ld me tina. il was in conse-
qaenre OF Maria's having heard me spo-
Ken Of rs srhangssble Individual: . per-
son " ho amused himself BY breaking uff
engagements. Just haven! Uas such
ms fault! ] chargesble! I who fe!l as If
hsi been created pattern oi faithful.
IA lmPos.Ible that could suffer such
sc'n'l injustice! No; as true as INV name
wSs C"n,tsnune. So certainly must Maria
do TIE justice Aud from this tine COM
mP"ced following when che avoided me.
! had 10 r' To convince her that wa, no,
the ehsrg"stle. hRhihearnd male fluI
had been repiesetteG 70 her. II Was in
deco ro' =" easy tn succetd. bat al las, I
0'a 'ur''ed. Aud !avine 20, me 10 .
'rst which, ord toporatl, ste ro.en.-
I'd 10 ms r'orosal, III further 10 try me
by unlon Tor lifr.
Twice during our eng age men, she or.
claimed with de'ighe "Oh. how oI,a
a." That YOU also have fsult- | feel new
less lonely with mine !'-Tbs pleased
ne much, Psrur,larly as saw that in
overlooking my faults Maria d, d not snare
her own.
The day Of our wedding was fixed. |
"fd"rFd Garage with two se.,s. The
company Was mvred. Nara and we're
married. No'hng ian be more common:
except perhaps ,hi.. tina, NV wife and 7
agreed we would receive TIC marriage
ceremony IN earnest, and axe j, real,
make II living. IN our lives. The result
U.s. that nov. alter twenty five wears of
eotnubial life, tomorrow ne celebrate
our silver weddl"g) We love each other
more, aud possess in ore another f.rprea.
'e' o''ss' than IN the mnrpIng ol our union.
Aud hence se have come to the cnnclu.
SON. that unhapginess IN marriage does
~" arse from the ind,ssolnble martiape
ceremony, as some pretend. hot from The
c'rem"hy's not being realized in the
marriage.
Speak not tn me Of the bliss of he hon.
ey-mooh! That is dove-rooinp. M. opon
'h"rn-'nvesled paths We mus. wander H..
ge'her; peneta ate INTO lift's most hidden
depths, in veal or woe; under ioy and so,.
row We mus, forgive and he inrp,veu: and
snlt love better, love more, Then by de.
grees something mysterious will happen.
AL hongh wink es NAV furrow cheek and
brow, We are h' auuful to one another: and
though We add year 10 We r, we still an
pear Younger. Then 1t happens that the
troubles. m'sfor,unes and dlsappoip,men,s
at this world can no more din The sun of
our happiness; for he beams bright firm
our ir'e"d's heart and eye; then i, han.
pens. that while our early life is drawing
to close. We the more strongly feel that
oGr lie aud our love shall reverend And
this mystery, on the other hand. is ner.
iect'y nstural; for The deeper, the mo,a
sincerely We enter into life, The more !,
opens itself into depths of everlasting
beauty.
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