The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-15


Eould Eemain single altogether.
just = lie sfrissl 81 The fourth child
Was bskinniDe ls rsu,s AN unpleasant. nm
defined soahi in The mind &C MARTA. she-
lher. Al ~ ~. be had done right 10 many
esend good and charming girl. On an in
ees6r nf eighly pounds wear. me uncle
,&ho had prorured him Tie situation died.
This gentleman had been aware Of the
brearh between The bToihers. and Of lis
cause; and though during his lilrlme be
had neser extended any peraniAry sssis-
lanre 10 Marin. he INDUCED al last in =
pnslhumnns stroke Of juslire and benryo-
lence. lie lell one-lLird nI the small y
mount n mnnry he had Al his disposal 10
Jnhn. nd swp,lhirds 10 Marin. marking
thus biz estimate IL his comparative claims
on his aid. The only objection whirh
could be offered 90 the wisdom Of this be-
quest was. thai il gave n LILLE In one man
who had ioamurh, and didn't give enough
10 one man uho had nothing: but be
quests must DOT be examined too curiaus-
~. and. Ike aallery, are welcome TO all
people IN all circumstances.
When Martin. on This accession Of for
tune. came 10 calculate his REQUIRES, he
found thai. BY practising sirirI economy,
he might be able 10 give up The drudgeIy
Of the eouniing-house, which was so
thoroughly dislaslrful 10 him. andre
firing 10 cheap part Of the country-live
ON hls income. His wife eagerly urged
this course; and soon the only point fnr
discussion was, the plare where they
should 90 10 live. After poring over the
maps Of England and Wales Tor some
weeks, Marlin-who. | verify believe, in.
tended the thing frnm the 6rsl--suggesled
that lraell would be a very agreeable
place 20 live in. II was his birth. place.
He had. OF curse, many friends there,
AMI some (poor relations. lie nnder.
took TO prove thai il was as cheap as any
locality in the Island Of Great Britain; and
as for The purify Of lhe air. The beauty Of
The situation, and the pictnresqueness oil
The village ilsell--lhese would strike sny
one Immediately. Mary, his gentle wife,
fell in love with Irwell al once, when she
heard her husband speak in this manner
of il. She pleaded FOR il above all other
residences whatever. She was eloquent
beyond Marlin himself in praise Of iis
cfisspness. us picturrsqueness, IFS air, is
water. lis sky; until actually Martin, in
determining TO settle forthwith In lrwell.
half thought ,ha, he was but yielding To
the strong inclination Of his wife TO live
there. So Martin and Mary Slanmoe,
with their four children. entered lrwell in
the London coach, as Martin, fifteen years
before, had Quilted il.
They took pretty little cottage. look.
ing on TO the hills that Martin loved so
well. A large garden and orchard were
attached TO il, anu a most seductive wood.
bine covered porch enclosed the door,
furnished on each side with seat. on
which Mary and Martin became acrus-
toned 10 sill in fine warm weather. Mary
thought Of a plan for adding To their in
Come, which turned ont good beyond
their anlicipaiinns. This was the esta-
blishmen. nf an apiary; and very literally
aud regularly did the bees pay rent for the
we'll constructed hives with which the
garden was soon stocked. Their landlord
and landlady. ! am happy to say, proved
worthy Of such desirable tenants. They
did not smoke them 10 death with sui.
phnr--nor practice any other villainous
arts 10 which poor honest and industrious
bees have too often been subjected. The
operations of the apisry were conducted
on principles beneficial alike TO bee and
man.
II was on bright and exhileraling
morning in June that Mary sat in the
porch, teaching her Youngest child. girl
Of five years old. to real. Martin had sci
out for The neighboring market town d.
reclly ALTER sunrise. in order 10 make some
purchases, and had promised to return Ia
their usual midday meal. Little Ellen
was puzzling over very difficult word,
made up Of Two long syllables, when the
creaking Of The garden gate in front of the
porch, caused her mother TO look up lrom
the page. She saw man who had no
ye. reached the middle period Of life. geu
tlemanly in appearance, though clad al
most humbly, with an expressive, in,elll
gent face, pervaded by certain air OF sad
ness. lie advanced up the path from the
gate, and stood before The porch.
81 think | am moi mistaken IN believ
ing this TO be The house Of Martin Stan
more!" said he, raising his hat.
"No," replied Mary, &" this is his house
bu. he is from home at present. expcc
him hack every minute"
"Then." said the stranger, 4" with sou
permission | will wait for him. But al
low me to sill down; for l have walke'
some miles this morning, and feel rathe
tired"
So saying, he sat down in the porch on
posite TO Mary; and lutte Ellen being be
tween them, he took her upon his knee
Something there evidently was in his fac