The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-29


consent willingly. for HE young MAS
! frank good nalnred face was sire pass
! p0ri 10 iheiFIarnr. 10 that evening found
! him sealed with lis humble friends in the
! porch 81 their rustic home. and lie sweet
voice 81 Jessie Vernon mingled with his.
in The hear warm old song Of = Home.
. SWEET home," and the melody stole up
and floaled on The evening air. while old
Jacob and his wife listened 10 lie harmo-
ny. and The sweet music of The tluie, IN
I'll lheir heaIis seemed bo a. ii were
! away from earth and up among Tie stars.
Harrington fell The spell 100. when
Jessie sang alone = simple song that her
mother had Taught her long ago, Cor her
voice was like The swee. Wild gush ofllie
spring birds, and The plainliye notes drew
|, Tears 10 The eyes Of HE arisiocraiic man
! Of The world.
DAY after day. and week afler week
, passed on, and siill Harrington fingered
among The monnisins. Tie simple. art.
Hess Jessie with her warm and truthful
. heart. aid her eager thirst lor knoN'edge
! had deeply Interested aye fascinated Nam,
! and tie three Autumn months had passed
swiftly on. and he had opened many
!, springs d knowledge 70 her wondering
mind.
|. But now winter with his snowy scepirt
1 was approaching. and Ernest fell thai hi
! must return 10 his city home.
!, = Will you keep this 10 remember m,
!. BY. Jessiel' he asked ~ he placed rin!
!, upon her finger. The morning he leit III
], cottage. Jessie answered not. bnl burst
ing into tears left The room without sayin
+ farewell.
Y CHAPTER III.
. Deborah. | have letter TO read 10 20
and Jessie" and The old hunter sal dow
in his arm chair. wiped his spectacles, an
began q read alond as follows:
! MN. JAcoa Gnrr,
y Sir:-- Samuel Grey. Esq. 81 ----. lsie
D deceased. beqneathed his whole fortune, amour
le ing 10 about five hundred thousand dollars 10 70
q You ale requested 10 come and take possessi,
il Of your estslc Immediately. Inclosed are So
I. for present use.
Y Yours, respectfully,
= Moon & Fosc Atty's al Law"
Mrs. Grey was Supplied for lew mi
. menls. and Jessie could mol have bee
:, more aslonished had her brightest dream
y of fairy land been realised. After The fir
:. surprise was over, long conversation 70
y lowed, and the old folks reioiced owe
u their good fortune. Ill will be such I
= advantage 10 Jessie" said they. Il ";
= hard task, howeversao sever she de-
ie ties which bound them 10 thch. humb
le home.
.. Here had their only daughter, their da
ling Mary, frst opened her eyes upon
y world which had proved one Of sorrow
y her. Here had she given her hand 10 III
choice Of her young heart, and here 10,
Q. when the iidings oil his death al sea react
e ed them. had they watched her day b
g day. fading from theft sight. like q Ill
" withered BY tie blast, until at length b,
~ gentle but tried spirit had winged its II
fe umphant way up 10 that home where q
~ tears shall be wiped away
o. Then too, would the dove Of peac
ie which had ever lowered over their mmb
home, with folded wings follow them
le their new home in the city And Won
The cricket chirp on The new hearth eyt
=, as il had done on The old But mon
! passed on, and the liuie family were qui
u domesiicaled in their new home. 10
- sure i, seemed strange at firsito Mrs. Gre
~ 10 be waited upon and she often four
y herself saying yes ma'am, or mo si
10 her servants. Then The furniture "
ea so very splendid, that she felt somelim
W that il would be quite relief 10 be on
more in her neat little kitchen home.
lis But Jessie . seemed 10 take everythil
IN as natural as could be-" she said 10 h
IN husband, aud so Jessie did. She ney
as wearicd Of gazing at the beautiful pictur
ks and busts that were scattered all ov
MS the house. or Of reading the books Ii
filed the literary.
er, The first matters were soon prorid
i,h for her instruction, and at seventeen
10 rapid had been her progress, one cou
~, hardly have recognised in the accomplis
,ly ed and graceful Miss Vernon, our lit
an arlless mountain maiden Jessie. Still
m. simple, truthful heart was unchanged, d
nd ever on her finger gittered one SIM
ok ring-,he gift Of Ernest Harrington.
IN CHAPTER ".
Ter File, Ernest, am ashamed Of yor
&C. exclaimed Evelyn Harrington near /
old close Of a long conversation with b
ess brother. !. Miss De Maur is evident
ON in love with you, and yet you say, {
soolh, that you would never marry h
if she was twice as beautiful, and twet
ed times as rich. Suitors kneel for her fav
;rst You are the only one who does no no
M. age Ia her charms. And all for The s.
10 OF this country girl, uneduea,ed, iii
rate as she is. Earnest, where is u
Mr.. pride =
ard do not curl your pretty lip quite
&c conlemptuously, sister OF mine. NV he
rea, is not my own to give, and next sunni
ii yon will be ready 10 welcome my sw
! &C mountain bride 10 your heart Of hearts,
wn Never, brother. II you choose
,i;Scr,ca vourseIf. do not think that All