The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-12-02

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.f.sa.er snd daughter uho 50 an.idss tlirir
friends II ! suspense II mingled feelings,
aiiansl amounting u agnny.
lie stood beGOFe Is unFle. All eyes
or moment nere fixed upon him, and
lien turned ii lOoE unon L. unele. who
SEEMED 10 Eel tie universal gaxe. lie
fnul1 not rise. bni ronlinuell 10 gaze upon
The nnhle.l0oking sns,h Who si00d cOulns-
Ill mi ahashed before him.
One beautiful fare baihci IN Tears and
rrinlsnned with agitation. claimed his no
tire. /, vas dian a his fir cousin. lie
knew Il must he her, hnl lie dared nns ap'
pn,aeh her. Tie Painful silence made
lin irresolnie.
|. She lrll in one moment ihat her true
cn,.ain stood before her. She looked from
her fathers face to his. Tie hand Of na-
lure pointed unefrinely IN his beautiful
face il Tie certificate If his right. She
saw 10 nne bni him, and. yielding 10 the
impulse Of lhe moment, Iose simidly from
her seat. and taking him kindly BY The
hand. lead him hlushingly 10 her chair
which stood beside her father, then. with.
oil 4 word, left the chamber TO hide her
cmnlion.
That simple action, so fnll Of the ten
tlerness Of her nature, struck upon the
hearts of al present: whilst the proud
heart nf ihe father lrcmbletl Is he saw The
effect of il upon tie persons present.
Summoning up his wavrring resolution.
he gave him cold and distant welcome |;
and then. turning To his legal advisers,
proceeded To listen To the proofs and evil
tIcnres Of the friends who had aceompa-
MED him from the scene Of his ianily's
disaster.
Days passed OF in the difficult investi.
CATION, hut nothing, beyond what was ex.
pcrted by the uncle. could be produced
ny the nephew to suhsianiiaie his claim.
These were # too vague 4 character To
he of sufficient weight in the minds of
the persons assembled, 10 give him pos
session Of the property. Noiwilhstand-
ing which, all felt and saw the powerful
likeness which the youth bore to the ia
mily.
lie wandered daily about the domain.
where he continually found objects that
he knew he must have scen before, but
was convinced thai his own evidence in
his own cause would not avail han. Mes
>engers were despatched to Ireland 10 en-.
deasor TO re: some more connecting links,
'iu'i"s >'I.-L s'.'sn 40 renaaine,l All in,uaIr
of the mansion with his friends.
Often would the cousins meet, rs If by
chance and each meeting convinced them
both, from many "reminiscences of Their
childhood. that his claim was just one
but they had 10 convince cold and world
| ly hearts, and her pIeadings 10 her faiheI
/ were only answered in cold and reproach
luI manner iha. forbade the repetition o
them. Ills anger was really agains, him
! SELF, for he would have reioiced, had h
dared, TO have pressed the child of HI
brother 10 his heart. But he had moi mo
raj courage enough to prompt him to yiel'
up the title aud estate that were as his life
!, Thus every protracted delay caused b.
the ease demanding some more convinc
ing evidence, gave him pleasure mlxe'
! with pain; for he could not but feel III
youth who treated him with such defer
emre, leaving his cause entirely in III
) hands of The man 10 whom il was OF III
! most consequence that ii should fail, wa
the noble child of his brother. '-t
! The sun was shining with merida
/. splendor into The noble chamber which
:, and my kindred chairs were appointed
5 ornament. The painted windows stoo
! open for the soft summer air TO bear
t theswee, odours Of clustering flowers, al
the birds softly twit,ered as they enscon
: ed themselves from The summer heat
: the deep shadows of the noble trees. III
j blue sky sparkIed like an amethyst, al
: tie sheepslay dotted on the breezy down
q sending the soft music of their bells in
+ the verdant valleys beneath them. A
= nature seemed in Il delicious languor.
IS held in my arms the form of a not
= you'll lie had seated himself TO ga
e upon The portraits of his mother and
!. Their that were hung opposite. Their foFr
ri were arousing his struggling recollection
ID He felt that he was their child; but N
$ hncholy came over his young heart as
=, uncle mixed himself up with his though
His stelnness chilled him, and he pray
To- that he might be proved the rightful h
as. 10 the satisfaction OF all, not for the wor
10 ly advantages, but that he might in su
ic All event show the father and daug hter Il
e. he was worthy of his descent.
er But The image of the daughter was
I'd more often before his mental vision III
p that of the father, for she had tacltly
nd knowledged him. The first pressure
81 her hand. when no other hand was h
ed out 10 welcome him, remained indellb
ne and he desired his success il it hrou