The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-05-09
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WIN moral courage, AMI SOON 4 apprarei
Ia every onr except Eilen Saunders Ia
taken a peep into The haunted rilaE:her.
And how comes il YIN never trans
guessed. asked ihe pals0n 81 Ellen
-were yau afraid IL witches and gohbins
o. had Won no curinsit,!'
- never thought he chamher VA
haunted" answered Ellen: II supposed
You did mol wish me d inirnle into il
and though my curiosity was great. re-
slrsIned 4. hoping tlial before left srlloa
Won would lei me see lie curiosiiirs i
which ! had heard 80 many strange re
porls."
And so Won shall; you shall all lonk
now 10 your hearts rnnteni." replied lie
parsnn. who accordingly led his pupils IN.
10 The haunted chamber.
Ailnlenurse were graiiiicd. and III were
happy hui Ellen only with lively re-.
lIsh turned oser and examined with IN.
creasing delight lie many curious relics.
and specimens Of arl and nature, Ilai gave
a strange. mysterious ar 10 tile parsons
study.
And nov" said The parson. after il,ey
had left the haunted chamber, " who shall
we make Queen"
Miss Agnes, Of course" cried Ellen.
whosympalllized with lie sorrow lllai still
hung il sign in The brigh, eyes Of Hiss
Thorpe.
What say you all.' asked the par
son.
Il say Ellen Saunders replied each
girl al The same lime.
thought once she deserved H." said
The parson, . hut I've changed my mind.
The first 10 ahase herself shall lie exalted
highest" confined lie: . Miss Agnes shall
hold the first station on that lay, Miss
Jane The second, and 50 on in Tic order
Of your confessions; ard yon. Ellen. u III
bring up lie rear, attended BY Mr.. Will
hams. What say you. are you al con.
TENT"
They certainly all were, and none more
50 Than Ellen Saunders. who very hearth
~ joined in the laugh II herown expense,
she couli mol bu. feel touch or
pity FOR Williams, when size saw how
much Fun his name excited.
a good conscience is sufficient ho.
MOI" whispered The latter 10 Ellen. while
The girls were now Too busy 10 notice
him.
IL know IL" answered Ellen. i" and
therefore think il right that my rank
should be lowest. lnieed | wish only
that all The others could be as happy as |
am"
.They'll never be-" returned Williams:
/. in Your heart is fountain such as their
breasts do not contain: a fountain that will
Hess yon, and bless all about you. Green,
md bright, and fresh is The bloom of love.
mess which il will for ever produce. and
hrice happy will he be WIN will be
Flowed 10 garter for himself The immortal
Of Thy naiure!" Ellen's face
urned scarlet, but she did not even turn
Ter head towards the speaker, and hurried
III loJom her companions.
Need we describe The preparations made
0 celebrate the first Of May at ihe house
t Parson Cole. Shall we picture the
reen, enameled meadow in which. be.
lealh the shade of aged oaks. lhe May
queen was to be crowned! Can we de-
crlbe the floral decorations nf lie seats,
nd especially Of The throne! Can We tell
low the birds were singing-how the skies
mlled. and all nature wore an air Of soft
epose? Snail we tell Of the great crowd
{ people that came 10 witness The ceremo-
y-of the songs that rang SO sweetly in
hose old woods. and Of the delightful
ports that made The day one Of lhc hap
iest that any body had ever seen!
Wen leave all these things TO the
pa6er's imagination and We will leave
i'm or her 10 fancy If they can The nnut-
cradle emotion Of the beautiful and maie.-
c Queen, as she sat upon her throne OF
overs, expecting every moment 10 have
resented 10 her 4 subject, whose arrival
ad that morning been announced. At
myth the parson came. leading up an ex-
.emely handsome and elegant young man,
nd approaching The royal seal, said, after
deep reverence, ." present 10 your ma
,sly nv nephew, Edward Cole" The
.ueen, as queens ought not 10 DO on such
ccasions, irembled violently, and Eel, as II
he would faint. Her senses reeled, her
YES grew dim /; and when she was final
! able 10 look calmly about her, the
Dung man, the observed Of all observers,
lme leading up the hlnshng Ellen Saun-
prs, saving, Permit me 10 present 10
our majesty the timid young creature,
no is this night 10 figure as a bride at
our maiesty's party"
The Queen again shook violently, but
as soon her royal self again, and was
l,Is enabled TO see that Mr.. Edward Cole
I'd Mr.. Henry Williams were one and
lie same person. But she was every
ch queen; her pride came 10 the res
lie, and for The rest Of the day she filled ,
er station with unusual grace and dig. :
ty.
/, remains only 70 be said tina, young I