The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-01


hand from the handle oi lie rarlage DIOR.
which she clulrhed with drspesa'e irna.
riiy. The door ilew open, lie sudden
jerk diseigsged her Lold. and sle ssrug-
gled vainly in her csplor's powerful grasp.
" Save me fsEe me :" she financially ex-
claimed, as she fell herself hume of.
+" You are. they say. as kind and good as
yon are beautiful and happy, save me
from this cruel man -
Lady Compton. inerpressibly shocked
by the Pileous spectacle presented BY The
unhappy giIl--ier seaniy clothing soiled.
dIsarTayed, and Torn By The violence Of
her Struggles; her long faxen iresses flow
ing disorieIly over her face and neck in
tangled DISAGREEMENT and lie pale. hag-
gard. Wild expression IL her eounienance
was for few moments incapable 81
speech. Her sister was more collected !;
Violet" she Instantly demonstrated. do
TOT permit This brutal violence
What right has she or any one 10 in
ieTfere with u.s." demanded The young
man savagely. "This gih is Major
Brandon's v ard. as well Us niece. and
shall return TO her lawful home Stand
back" continued he. addressing the ser
wants, who, at gesture from Hiss Dial.
sion. barred his progress. Withstand
me at your peril !"
Force her from him" exclaimed
Lady Compton, recovering her voice.
IS Gently gently will be answerable
Tor her safe custody ill the morning."
The athletic fellow struggled desper-
aiely; but however powerful and deter.
mined, lie was only one man against a
score, nearly all The bysianders being ten.
ants or laborers on the Compton estates !:
aud spite Of his furious efforts. and mena-
ces Of law and vengeance. Clara was torn
from him in a ,winkling. and himself
hurled with some violence PROSTATE on
The road. do not lei them hurt the
man." said Lady Compton, as The ser.
wants placed the insensible girl in The ear.
riage lshe had ialnledl; land tell him il
he has really any legal claim 10 The Gus.
toby Of this unfortunate person, he mus
prefer il in the morning"
Immediately on arrival al the castle
the escaped prisoner was conveyed TO bed
and medical aid instantly summoned
When restored to consciousness, whether
from the effect Of an access Of fever pro
ducing temporary deliriIm, or from con
tirmed mental disease, her speech was al
together wild and incohereni--lhe only a
all consistent portions Of her rawlings being
piteously.iterated appeals 10 Lady Comp
ton moi TO surrender her 10 her aunl-in.law
Mrs. Brandon, Of whom she seemed I,
entertain an o,erpowering, indefnabl'
: dread. Ii was evident she had been sub
iec,ed TO extremely brutal treatment
such as, in these days Of improved legisla
ton in such matters, and greatly advance,
knowledge Of the origin and remedy o
cerebral infrmity, would not be permitle,
towards the meanest human beings, mucl
less tenderly.nuriured, delicate female
Atlength, under the influence Of compo
sing drsught, she sank gradually 10 sleep
and Lady Compton having determined I,
rescue her. If possible. from the suspicious
custody Of her relatives, and naturally ap
prchensive Of the legal difficulties which
!. she could not doubt would impede The ex
! ecuiion Of her generous, il somewhat Quix
oiic project, resolved on at once sendin,
!. Off an express for Mr.. Ferret, on who's
acumen and zeal she knew she could plac
! the fullest reliance.
Clara Brandon's simple history may b
briefly summed up. She was the onl
I. child of Mr.. Frederick Brandon. who,
! widower in the second year of his maj
riage, had since principally resided at tn
Elms,' handsome mansion and ground
which she had leased of the uncle Of III
late Sir Harry Compton. At his decease
which occurred about two years previou
: 10 poor Clara's escape from confinement
! as Just narrated, he hequeathed his eniir
fortune, between two and three ihousan
pounds per annum, chiefly secured o
: land, to his daughter appointed his eide
brother, Major Brandon. sole executor 9
his will. and guardian Of his child ; and j
!, the even, of her diving before she had a
tanned her majority-of which she wante
:, at her fathers death upwards Of tire
q years-or without lawful issue, the prop
D er,y was to 60 to the major, TO be by hr
: wil!ed at his pleasure. Major Brandon
whose physical and mental energies ha
d been prematurely broken down-he wa
Al only in his flty-second year-either b
v excess or hard service in the East, Pc
Y haps buth, had married late in life III
!" widow of brother officer, and the motht
: of grown up son. The lady, woma
~ of inflexible will. considerable remains I
! somewhat masculine beauty, and abo'
y ten years her husbands junior, held I'M
= in state of thorough pupilage; and, VI
!, !, checked by him, devoted all her energl'
I to bring about, by fair or foul means,
!, union between Clara and her own son,
: !, cub of some two or three-and-twenty yea
: Of age, whose sole object in seconding h
y mothers views upon Clara was The a
is QUESTION of her wealth. According
lie popular surmise aud report, the Young !
!" dy's mental intirmlIy had been broug