The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-16
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THE VOLUNTEER.


~ HENRY ". HERnEkT.
II was . hrighi ahd pleasant evening in
The la'isr part 81 0clnber. although ne
siT was some hli keen and frosty. na~
Ihsl The suiunnsl sun had lost ~ nil.
DAY power.
The woods wefe slrady clad IN thtir
gayesl and most gorgeous hues. though
The willows. BY ne side of The eiesI
Sehnylkill. retained their bright summer
serduTe. Hhile the red eedars higher up
90 The sloping fields sho~ed ike Pyrs-
myds Of unchanged gEsensTy.
About nile above The dam whichsnp-
plies The Fanmnunl works with water
from The heanIilnl river. there stands .
neat though humble cottage, with small
porch in front, large weeping willow 81
the eastern end. and pTsuy gsTdrn foil Of
late ahwering Phloxes. chryss0Ihtmums.
and ehins-ssInrs. descending TO HE mar.
gin Of the clear euTrsni, in . succession
Of law terraces.
The setting sun Vas shining brilliantly
on the easements oi this humble dwelling.
and giving a certain aspect Of quiet aud
chssIeaed eheeIInlhe,s, which VAS no
perhaps al sarisnee with the character
and temper Of il dweller'.
About a email rnnnd table. not so fsr
removed from The window, but that all The
gay sights and merry sounds which pas.
sed along the road without. might be seen
and heard hy lhnse sitting al il, wac as.
sembled happy group, though IN their
Happiness lhete was nothing thai ss'ored
Of loud mirlh or boisterOUs glee.
That group consisted OF three persons,
The principal of whom was delicate, gen.
! lle looking woman, Who must once have
been extremely pretty. 81 about thirty
years. Time had, however, as is often
times his wont. dealt gently with the gen
lie; reservine his harder and more cruel
treatment Tor harder and mare enduring
natures; and proport,oning Tie violence Of
HE assaults. aud the exhibition OF his
pitiless powers, to the measure Of resist
snce opposed to him.
! The fair pale brow was all unwrinkled;
/ delight brown hair unmarked BY single
line OF silver; the clear blue eye undim-
med by the lapse Of years; and the sofl
smile. though chastened, uneiTaced. " J..
Something indeed there was that told
or seemed 10 Tell. OF hardships undergone,
and sorrows past, which had left their i'm
press on The heart, never perhaps 10 pass
away, though fortitude and the sense oil
J duty had hindered the sufferer from civ.
ing way beneath their burthen. ~
She was neatly though plainly dressed,
and while employed busily on some fe'
male apparel she talked joyously and
hopefully 10 the two children, who CON-
posed the group around the table.
! One OF The tall slender girls, Of per
hsps eleven years old. bore so strong
T resemblance 10 the young looking, slender
mother, whom she nesrly equalled in
height. that il would not have been very
difficult for a stranger TO mistske the two
! for an older and younger sister, rather
/ than for closer and more intimate rela'
) lions. The girl, like her mother, wa;
busy with the needle; but the work or
which she was employed. though fine
and requiring neat end delca,e fingers
) wa. less costly than that on which be-
: parent was engaged.
; II was evident, al glance, that ,hnst
l two email shining instruments OF steel
welded by those slender white fingers
/ were the bread. miners OF the household
: And fortunate, indeed dad Mary Ark
wright deem herself when she saw 81
l many OF her sex tuling from peep Of day
: uIl midnight with the needle, and b
scarce able 10 provide the merest necesss
r ries of life for themselves alone, that she
e through degree Of skill, which she hat
e acquired in Younger and happier days
! aud hich she had Impair ed in degre,
G to her eldest daughter, could maintain no
herself alone, but her little family. in de
e ceney and comfort.
And in truth, there was something
more than mere comfort in the aspect of III
n small room, with its white, lalely.scoure
= floor, cavered in the centre by patch @
2 carpet; which. il it were OF that humbl
S kind woven of rags, was gay, and warm
+ and soft, under The foot. The bright bra
i zen adrons, on the cleauly-swept hearth
e supported blazing brand or two, whic
:, the GOODNESS Of The su,umnal evening rer
G dered grateful. A clean copper tea-ke
: tie, as bright as gold, hung singing an
!, snoring from its nose long jots Of steam
d from the crane above the fire. And y
j the man,el.piere a range OF candlesticE
d and culinary Implements OF the same m
II ,eriai, all bore witness TO the tidelness I
e the gentle housewife. There was be
i. reau Of mahogany. with few book shelVe
d above il spread with acIean, white firing
It ged, cover, on which stood work boz
$ pretsly inlaid ,ea-chest, with Chin
il vase full Of artificial flowers. ~.
l. There was large mahogany tea.tabl
d with the tea things arranged ready for us
II the bright, Britannia metal tea pot gliue
= ing like silver, The preuy China cups an
e saucers, HE large brown loaf and rich ye
j. low butter, no, merely neatly, but TASTE