The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-11-22

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Mary. FEum lie Grst. she III hesn =
ware nf her position. and determined .
make The hesl II n. She knfw Fhe ruuld
never expert In mingle IN equal IsJus
/, with The Eirh Or great NJ lhtir neiehbnE-
hund; and wondering ~ hrr mnIher's ex-
IrasaganI anIFipaiions. she gently. bat de-
eidedly. discouraged them n anrs. though
pslnFd 10 find her motives entirely mis-
understood; her malher aIIrlbullng The
rhrrk 10 unwIllirgnsss On tie paEl ii Ma
~ ~ allaw her Ia paEliripslr in amuse-
mems whith she could never beIiese
would be voluntarily resigned. But Ma
~ Was firm. even with Ffank. though
y ilh him her pari was different. more a.
81. yet mole difficult: she Was all in Ill
10 him. supplied The plare ofall; and Vel
hr had been accustomed IN 20 many lhings
Of which he never knew The raIue--things
supplied without question in his brothrI's
somewhat wasleful eslabllshment--ihai
she fell lhose minor priyalicns must be a
continual strain on bis good humor, and
that on her tleynlved the task Of prevent.
ing them from becoming strain upon his
love. She tried 10 give Is modest tome
rs possible 10 their establishment 10
prove from the very FIST thai supeIflnitirs
were not necessaries and that now,
while life and joy were young, was The
lime 10 accuslom themselves lnliye with.
out indulgences which might be requisite.
YET moi ailainable, in alIer-years. But 10
do all this with husband all his life ac-
cusiomed 70 Understanding hospitality /;
always ready 10 enjoy The passing hour;
whose fayorile maxim was, we'll never
do il Younger" 10 do This efficiently. and
yet moi disagrceably: TO check ex,rava-
gance without infringing on real comfort !;
10 lessen their circle Of society, ye, leave
no wearisome blink; 70 chnnse 50 we'll.
and exert herself so well, that The few
more than supplied The plare OF the many
this was surely an ar.lnnns task lnr quiz
ct unprelending lille Mary; but she sci
about il with all her heart and all her spi-
H.: and il was done. M.z ..
She succeeded 50 well, thateyen George.
who began by calling them faols, and in
deed, as far as Frank was concerned, by
verifying his words. was now fam 10 call
him "a lucky dog.n lie unnld. nnan -.
iiny the comfort and The quiet Of their WE'LL
ordered dwelling; and was never better
pleased than when one of Mary's fairy
notes would furnish him with an excuse.
by asking him TO ride mp "Lady Lilly"
and give her 10 poor Frank for one day
with the hounds; or to bring the grey
hounds in the morning. that he might en-
| ioy days coursing after his hard work
ali the week; and 10 remember all The
while il must seem TO come from himself,
as Frank would be twice as much delight.
ed then. Yes, Frank is lucky dog :
she is woman in thousand" was al.
ways Georges solloquy as he FASTENED
TO obey her behesis. But latterly il was
] uttered more slowly, more sadly; then
| followed BY an impatient burst. But
where's the good Of il all OF all heI
good sense, all her good manag' mem.
they have nothing 10 work on: have no
Thing 10 spare them; and sooner or later
H the crash must come al last"
/ II came sooner even than any anticipa
), ted j: il came 10 them, as well as many
another, in Ireland's fatal year. Blu
/ though FASTENED by general calamity. i
! was not the less inevitable; for Frank
, had embarked far beyond his means. nc
) afterprudence could retrieve that step
: Ground imperlerily cultivated; shortcom
5 ing crops; cattle insuflicien,ly housed ant
, fed. dying in the hour Of need. and ,hos'
, even purchased a, a price nearly doahl
, their value on time"--time that expires
! without bringing anything TO satisfy il
{ demands. A. last. as We have said, tha
D wear came when none could afford to b
indulgenl, none could wait for money ono
! due; debt after debt was demanded. an
paid oui of the produce of the farm as Ia
5 as il went. in the hope that when the mex
gale came round. Mr.. Jones. too. migl
4 give little time. Vain hope! an eject
!, men, was served; and Frank and Mar.
i found a, last that they had only TO lie
+ pend on each others true heart Tor com
II for, and counsel under the long-impendin
II blow. -..~
g Al leas, il was on that they each mos
!. relied in the hour of need. Though CRATE
d full TO many friends who offered symPalh
i; and assistance. they resolved To be inls
u pendent for the future, however lowl
n might be their lot; and agreed there wa
u no shame in honest poverty while The
e could truly say, according To The apostle
e injunction, they "owed no man anylh'n
N blu, love-" George Nugent and jon
Trayers were both included in The famil
,e council. George. really distressed, ~
r wi,hou. the least notion ofbusiness, eonl
Of offer no better suggestion than that The
III should sell all. and pay all. and take u
their quarters with him until better Tune
in This offer he pressed on them warmly
Of kindly, Cor he made it bean the aspect
a. favor to himself.