The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-07-22

and eager eyes. and stood ike . statue
mill she had gained the stand and advan.
red quietly 20 has side. For \ moment
The two Stood Ihus; the whole andienre
thrilled with The scene. we're upon their
iesi and bending forward. Delzney open
ed bic arms, and Alice threw herself up
on his bosom with y quick, wild gesture.
Thus fpr abe spses Of q minute they slood
every one fully, by single intuition.
understanding The scene. One Of Ihe
ministers then came forward, and gently
separated them. ...-..-. -. .-.~~-.-
No, no. said Delaney, you must not.
you rsnnui take her away from me
Heaven forbid that should DO that =
replied The minister. BY your own con-
fessinn, she i mol your wife, a %..
No! she j. nOl.'' returned Delaney.
mournfuliy. -..--.. -.~-
But che is ready 10 renew her VOWS
again. Alice said. smiling through her
tears. thai now reigned over her face.
Before that large assembly. al stand
ing. aud with Few dry eyes. was said in
a broken voice, the marriage ceremony
that gave Delaney aud Alice 10 each other.
As the minister, an aged man with Thin
white locks, finished The rite, he laid his
hands upon The heads Of the two lie had
joined in holy bonis, and lifting up his
aged eyes, that STRAINED with drops Of
gladness, he said. in solemn voice:
What God hath joined together. lei
no man put asunder. .-.
Amen! was cried by the whole assem-,
lily. as with single voice. ... .@.....
We have become convinced, lately, that
there are still some people in the world
who have never read this little story, which
we reckon among the classics. We re-
print il 10 be remembered as sort of tai
ismanic aid. in those eases Of manifold
perplexiiy which We meet in this ioling
world. a..-. ... Mrs. Kirkland.
THE DISCONTINUED PENDULUM.
An old clock that had stood for fifty
years in farmers kitchen, withou, giving
its owner any cause Of complaint, early
one summers morning, before The family
was stirring, suddenly stopped. Upon
this, the dial.plate (if we may credit the
fable) changed countenance with alarm I:
The hands made vain effort TO continue
their course the wheels remained notion
Iess with surprise; the weighs hung as
" dead 7eaoh mombor feIt disposcd 10 lay
the blame on the others. AT length the
dial instituted formal inquiry as to The
CA Sc Of the stagna,ion, when hlnds,
wheels, weights, with one voice protested
their innocence. 'sst @-'
But now faint tick was heard below
from the pendulum, who thus spoke:
Il confess myself 10 he the sole cause
of,he present sioppage /; and am willing.
for the general satisfaction, 10 assign my
reasons. The truth is, that am tired Of
ticking. ~ 'ee.'7' '@7 'a@'..-' ''''.7~ .-+'
Upon hearing this, the old clock became
SO enragsd, that twas on The very point
Of Striking, .m ''.''@
Lazy wne!". exclaimed the ,lial.plate,
holding up its hands. ~ % - -"
"very goodi ~ replied the pendulum
!" /, is vastly easy for you, Mistress Dial,
who have always, as everybody knows,
SET yourselfup above me-i,is vastly easy
for you, | say, to accuse other people of
laziness you, who have had nothing 10
do all the days Of your life, but TO stare
people in the face, and 10 amuse yourself
with watching all that goes on in the
kitchen Think, beseech you, how
you would like to be shut up for life in
this dark closet, and TO wag backward aud
forward, year after year, as I do" @.. +
"As 10 that" said the dial, is there
no, window in your house, on purpose
for YOU TO look ihrough!' -Ss
" For all that" resumed the pendulum.
al, is very dark here and although there
is window, dare not stop, even for an
instant, to look out a, il. Besides. I am
really tired Of my way Of life ara If you
wish, III tell you how | took this disgust
at my employment. | happened ,hi.
morning to be calculating how many times
l&HOuiu nave 10 tiCk I'D Ule CutiIsc VI wv
ly the next twenty-four hours perhaps
some of You. above there, can give me the
exact sum. ." .es"
The minute.hanl being quick at figures,
presently replied: 1851 1872 80 81
Eighty.six thousand four hundred
times" 81 5ss @e sS
"Exactly So" replied the pendulum;
" well, appeal to you all, il the very
thought Of this was not enough to fatigue
one and hen began 10 multiply the
strokes Of one day by those Of months and
years, really il is no wonder il felt dis
couraged at the prospect; so, after a grea,
deal Of reasoning aud hesitation, thinks |
10 myself, I'll STOP" 1~@s T@%@ !"
The dial could scarcely keep its coun-
tenance during this haransue; bu, resum-
ing its gravity, thus replied: ssa @* -.
:" Dear Mr.. Pendulum. / am really az.
tonished that such useful, industrious
person as yourself, should have been o.