The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-14

H.
Mllloughby was duly installed in oiEie
on the following day: and that mach
my surprise, found that her qualifie.
lions for The charge she had u, deriake
were scarcely overcolored. She was
well-eslueaird. elegant. and beautiful gir
Of refined and fascinating manners. an
possessed Of one af The sweetest. geniles
dispositions, that ever charmed and grace,
The family and social circle. She vas,
oiien thought. for her own chance OF hap
piness. tno dueiile. loo readily welding |,
The wishes and iancies nf Others. In !
very shoH time came 10 regard her as :
daughter. and with my wife and children
she was speedily prodigious layoriie
Mary and Kate improved rapidly nndel
her Judirious tnilinn. and felt for once
positively graiefulto I.any Maldon FOR her
ofliclous interference ID ny domestic ar.
engagements.
Edith Willonghby had been domitiIed
with ns about Two years. when Mr.. Har-
lowe, a gentleman Of good desceni and
line property, had occasion 10 call several
times al my private residence on business
relating 10 The purchase Of house in
South Audley Street. the lille TO which
exhibited by the vendors was not of the
most satisfactory kind. On one orcasion
he stayed 10 dine with Us, and | noticed
that lie seemed much struck by the appear
ance Of our beautiful and accomplished
goveIness. His evident emotion startled
and panied me IN a much higher degree
than ! could have easily accounted for
even 10 myself. Mr.. Harlowe was wi
dover. past his first youth certainly. but
scarcely more than two or three. and.lhir-
~ years Of age. wealthy. not Unlocking,
and. as far MS knew, Of average standing
in society. Surely an excellent match,
II Il should come tn that. for an orphan
girl rich only in Gne talents and gentle al-
lec,ions. But ! could not think so. |
disliked the man-insiincliyely disIiked
and dislrusied him; for could assign no
very positive motive for anlipaihy.
My asersicn-reasonable or otherwise,
as il might be-was not shared by Miss
Willoughhy; and il was soon apparent
that, fascinated, intoxicated by her ex-
IRENE beauty, (lhe man was, | fell. inca
pable Of love in its high, generous. spiri.
iual sense,) Mr.. Harlowe had determined
on offering his hand and fortune 10 the nm.
portioned orphan. He did so, and was
accepted. did moi conceal my dislike
Of her suitor from Edith; and my wife
who. with feminine exaggeralion Of the
hints threw out, had set him down as a {
kind Of polished human liger--wilh tears
her 10 avoid the glitleTing snare. /
We OF course hadneigiher right nor power
10 push our opposition beyond friendly
warning and advice; and when we found,
hanks to Lady Maldon, who was vehe-
nently in favor OF the match--to, in
Edilh's position, the dazzling temptation
If splendid establishment. and TO Mr..
Harlowe's eloquen. and impassioned
,leadings-ihat the rich mans offer was
rrepocably accepted, we of course FORE
.ore from continuing useless and irrltat-
ng resistance.
| might, however, | reflected, be Of SER
ice to Miss Willoughby, by securing for
Ter such marriage settlement as would
lace her beyond the reach Of one posi-
lie consequence Of caprice and change. |
poke TO Mr.. Harlowe on the subject; and
lie, under the influence Of headstrong, ca.
er passion, gave me, as | expected, carte
,lanche. availcd myself OF tie license
o readily afforded; decd of settlement
vas drawn up, signed, sealed. and attest.
d in duplicate the day before the we'd
ling; and Edith Willoughby, as far as
wealth and po,iIion in society were con-
erned, had undoubtedly made a surplus. !
agly good bargain.
II happened that just as Lady Maldon,
edith Willoughby, and Mr.. Harowc
we're leaving my chambers after the exc
u,ion OF the deed, Mr.. Ferret, the attorney,
ppeared on the stairs. His hands were !
Ill OF papers, and he was, as usual, in hot
asie; but he stopped abruptly as his eye
I'll upon the departing visitors, looked
,ilh startled earnesiness at Miss vii.
,uby. whom he knew, and then glanced 2
I Mr.. .Harlowe with an expression Of !
ngry surprise. That gentleman, who
ID not appear TO recognize the new-com-
+, returned his look with a supercilious,
stare. and passed on with I
,diih-who had courieously saluted the =
Mr.. Ferret-followed by Lady !,
Ialdon. !,
i. What is the meaning OF that ominous
demanded Mr.. Ferret as
le aflianced pair disappeared together. {
Marriage, Mr.. Ferret. Do you know
ny Just cause or impeachment why they
loud not be joined together in holy we'd
,ck."
.rhe fellows wife is dead, them"
Yes; she died about twelvemonth {
90. Did you know herr l
Not personally; by reputation only. q
country attorney, Richards of Brain G
zee, for whom I transact London BUSH c
ess, sent me the draught of a deed ni Sc
ara,ian-io which the unfortunate lady, +
ather than continue 10 live with her hus. c