The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-18

si'ri, the image ri her -ain'ed fs'hrI ros,
bri"'s her. Ans~ would haw her hras
snd ar.p shhm,s-isrly. Mrs. t.--l.r an.
her dsnshirr lrli The p.rs.rasr nPna n,
srrissi II The ne~ ps-iW aud his GaIiy
and nn'sd die neal cottage whirli Iiry os.
:ruPi-i.
-Four ,rar. had passed since The dra,h
81 Viz. l.rsli~. AMI Ann- irll IL 4 il.rsr
slrndrr mrsus. slihsush hnslp.ndrd with
The si,lsie-i era. nniy. ~m.lJ saan he in.
snfiirl'ni Ia snppnri lhrIn. siILoui some
Partition an her "a. sh- Ihanghi mnri,
uP's he snhjrri. and finally her deter.
n'inallan ~as taken. Anne sslir po-.
sssssd mird hrsnnd her wears. an.l upnn
~ slsssi. prm.ni her father hal druar.I
large y - Il lis ii,nr and talents. Tier
plan Was 4, RESUME her sin,lie. and pur-
sne Them Nth uniiring d'lig-nre nnlil
SHE wss full, qualified ia he rome teach.
rr She rauld then hope iaT rmplnym-ni
10 ihr irmslr seminary near the village.
She quickly made known her inirnIlnns
10 her maihrr. v ha n fret opp"srd her.
fearing The r.n6nemrni and fiig.r aiien.
dani npnn snrh rnuisr snuld ininre her
hrsllh hut Anne assured her there was
NJ nrrsslnn f.r her f-,rs-ihai the ln9
stale ~ their funds msslr il ahsalnlrl, ne.
erssary inr something 10 hr Il nr---and
thar che had rhosrn This IN prrfrr-nrr 10
any .iher employment. Mrs.. lrrlie
gsxrd upon The plump rh-rk aud spark.
ling eve IL her danrhr 2. kissed her. aud
gave her ranssni. 80 the fair student was
10 .n,er npan her dnnes -. an ~ u rom.
reirni teacher could he found Ia dlTrrt
them.
f.wari- The close ~ day in the ear.
" pan III arrll. that month or sunshine
AMI trars-lhr stage cosrh mighi he seen
,olllnr up one Of the hills hy wh'ch the
,illags nf ; - was snrrnun ed. In \
LILLE Will. IL entered The ,illrsr. ani
stopped n Nu. I.slir's gaze. Annr
went on anil received ir,m The driver
The roll of music and pfk,pe &c hnnks
thai she hal requested him 10 hiring Lrr
frmn the County town. ~ then cave
his hnrsrs the sLip and away went tie
stage. da>hing anil rili along down 10
the tavern. tine passenger vss let here.
wha rallied Tor ranm. and ordered his
baggage inio IL: then i"qniring Tor the
residence nf coIonrl Ritlsuav. drpa,ird
~ the direction pointed o.i 10 him.
The stranger did not return uniIl tie
n II morning. ~hrn. requesting = pri.
vale int rsirs with the l,ndln,i. u. ask
ed his opinion concerning the prospect
of sustaining female srrinsry IN tie
place ilis hnsl gaze him e nsdrrahlr
rnrnarag. lnsni--sn much ftlrrd y Al the
stranger ~ nnr-,irridrd 10 remain 10 81.
aud a. rnnsrqurirr. Engaged hoard af
Ihr worthy Landlord a, Il { sign "f The sil- /
rhnr.
In short time Mr.. Mrreiii'-fnr such
we the scionlu,asier's !. amp-was snug
~ ensronrrd in neal Sc lool ronIn. in y
retired rari IL the village. Ills school
sas very select. and a. he laugh; only !,
the higher branches of education and thr
! ngnssrs. hi> pupils were generally
ynung ladirs-ilr daughters of the arls.
imracv af : - and it's ririniIy and
as many Of these we've 10" md lent or
ino proud Ia en 10 schuol again, he vas
MOI nyrrhn,a-nrd with scholars. His ~.
rival IN s. was most oppnrtun- 10
Anne Leslie. =, least So sh. thought. aud
eagrrl, did -hr en'rr upon the course uf
study hr recommended.
Ilavs and weeks rolled hv. and fnut
months al'rr the npeni, G. al Mr.. Meredith 8
srhnni. an uh.er 81 might have nmired
considerable change in the llllr commu-
nily, even ~ ,liai short spare of Time.
Manv had become earid With learning.
and turned hack. tnhtrs lid not like
VIZ. Mrre,liil,--ihry thought him too
quirl aud reserved aud preferred whil.
ing swav the warm summer DAYS IN Their
nwn pleasant homes. ~ solving pr,-
hlrns and parnng Latin srn,e icas With
The dull sehanlmaslrr. A few were sill
ragrrly pursuing The path of knn~ ledge.
hHluNg tlFN tsift SdN W W tNiVl MI
he Leslie. Blu, change had come over
Ihr spirit Of her Dir, am, and We, she knew
il not.
Mr.. Meredith. from an occasional call
a, thr cottage III suisfy Mrs. leslie with
regard 10 Ann-'s Improvement, had be. i
rnnr quite y frequent visitor. Anne Ieli
a Kind OF pleasurahe awe steal over her,
in his presence, winch made her very
quiet and leaving To her mother the
duty &C entertaining their guest. .hs
xoud reserve for herself the pleasure m'
listening. II tnr al inst,n, his eve rested
mon her. nr in the course Of conversation
he add. ssed h,msrli IL her. il would
make her i,pIahls. and cause her heart To
heal So Violently. that she feared he would
notice il, and attribute il To awkwar,inrss
in her having lead So secluded life. An /
nr though, IL strange size should feel SD.
She could converse with Cul,nsl Rig 4
way and DIR. ID .uglass. The village phy-l. ,
cian. and even tie minister himself. v lih- +;
ou, ,rrpidation. aud she was sure there
was uoiL,ny very terrific Ia tbs appear. I