The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-10-17

- Nhile a icy Ions sOrr. a shaver
4 glassy Iinsls.s Obliged Lsr snauy
neck
. And Diana gIsoe Nas II hsI slsP.
kPollas musie IL heI suicr.
Sic Ms il lie grrt spring 81 liz. sud
never lid liz sun unlaI.l lo,,lisr blos-
snR. "0ur future hame. ms dear" I.
vas II lie Dnclnr sid. n lie handed lltr
into Tie lille parlor Il twelve by lons.
leel. Charlotte Bell was not llander.
siHieA IN ans means. hui slightly hen II.
iferel. She backed anI p.al,altly lell Ike
. newly Gagged canary bird. There we're
he Windows 81 :lil small rugged lights and
fnnrouilI sash. There were mirrors. Lul
baiely long enough to reflect her pretty
lice. and not encssei in gold II that.
Tie d,noping ceiling hing above with
appalling loa ness and huge eight day
r!nrk. as old II the .oldesl inliahitani.' .
siandiI 2 alone IN lie rorncr. with a lull
NOON abnve ils fare. was licking the pul.
salian q lime q. regularly Is il no one
was eSecra,ing Il atall.
Weeks and months passed pleasantly
by. Tie Due,or pursued The even tenor
ol bis way-healing lls sick. and spread.
ing The sunshine Of gla,lness around the
palliof poverty. Charlotte. who was ac-
counted . belle III lhe city. gu along
bnvely IN her new posilion. Tier slsi.
tors we're kindly treated. anil her haspi-
ialilY was The theme III general praise.
All they could say about her Was. ihal
she was lillle ton proud--insl a lilile,
and this was nit red u whispeled in suirt
confidence alone.
The Doctor was quiet man. II he
said little he thought good deal: III Tic
common pallanre nflhe village " he knew
a Thing or two" Charlotte was sly and
cunning a. fox, the linle rogue an,
hegsn TO hint To him about fine bricl
house. with ma lie flpniand folding donrs
Crown glass windows and lnll length por
traits Brussels carpet and mahngan,
cllairs. rosewood tables and yielding di
vans, ct ceiera, II ceiera. She serret
him with a dish &c these III simple styI,
AZ first; bui as the symptoms .hecam,
more favorable. increased the dose, IN
I'll the Doctor himself fell ready 10 or,
peceafi, and Weld al discretion.
i Weeks and months passed hy, an,
poor Charlotte was beginning to ,lespai
'i'vf-rcsnzings her pheasant dreams. Sh,
would look al lines a linle sad nj DR.
Bell. Ills even said The Doctor one,
surprised her in Hood OF tears. But shl
was always kind and gentle. and an IN
generous thought towards him was lrea
son in her breast. She loved him with
her Young hearts best and purest love
and seemed u live nron his Smiles : vi
when alone, she could not help contrast,
ing The rough and unseemlv house in
which she lived, will the stately mansion
Of her father, in which she passed her liug,
mer Years.
u "fhis won't do" thought DR.. Bell.
81 must srhuO that gentle heart, for
know the soil is there 10 grow the
choices, flowers lowers whose fra.
GRANGE will cheer the dnlesl hours of hel
life. and add sweetness aud adonmenl Il
her being, and yield their rich perfume,
wherever she may set her feet" Ana
The Doctor drew on his second glove.
There is a peculiarly in the climat,
of the old Bay Stale. a naii,e can snuff
the air. and though there be cloutlIes.
sky, tell within an hour Of The time o
rain. Ii was sober, golden afternoon i,
autumn. Stirred BY the sulry breeze
the yellow leaf rustled in M, lancholy Ella
qnence. Eddyirg gusts were sporIin.
on the hills, and the valleys sent up lhei
plaintive murmurs to the car. A lhon
sand birds, Of every hue and song, wer,
chipping in the sombre wonds.
"Charloue. Charlotte, slip on YOU
bonnet, and go along with me this after
noon" said Dr. Bel. And in thirty mi
nuies they we're launtmg slowly am
pleasantly along the road. Now M,
then the clear and sllyery laugh.of Char
luue rang swcetly through The woods
The Doctor cracked a joke or two, ant
talked with voluhiltv which was rar
to him. How would you like 10 live ii
such house as that" said he, pointin.
10 a lowly hnvel, near the road. Char
oue cast inriive glance in tie direction
Of The hui, and would have doubted iha
il contained human being, had she no
seen the smoke curling hziiy from il.
roof. " Some miserable drnnkard 81
prowling thief, dare say, makes iha, Nj.
home 10 screen him from The eyes Of ho
nest men" said Charloue in reply.
We'll See" thought DR.. Bell. And
/ they travelled on.
/ An hour had not elapsed, when the
/ Doctor remarked:
I Il perceive, my dear, we are to have 4
liule rain, and may be caught before we
can rearii home.
Charlotte looked back towards the
west. and discovered Thai heavy clouds
were rushing wildly up The heavens. Al
that moment ,leafening peal of thunder
started her. The Doctor turned the
head Of his sleed homewalds. Il was a
sublime scene thatnow presented itself TO
the trembling Charlote. The approach
ing storm was in full view, and the clouds