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


giAAl would srre M f,rhrr sTiIanm. An
Anne Leslie -ss nasirS. and lnIlr ina
giard The state ~ her heart. Anne "a
never hssn ~ srllnal hrIar.. car her Iat..
rf t.lighl hrr - hnnlr. snd she Ih,mvh. !
= dellghli,,l nrrupzii,n. Brisae g,slns ~
~ The lnornins. sl.e sosild HT.ner 4.
pfrils hsr .ery sa. ONLY. and Zen van
der II the seaa l,na>irT l.Sri whmr mus
Ia dfrssrs b iurr Than sing',am onrs
! Thru .hr w,,uld illlsl al her awI
illnughis. an ! tying uu her rn,iagr b nn,.,
wrni her asy ln the sch1 house. An
ne MS very aiirniNe sIu.irnl. bat OF
,."ilmrs on ihr very p-gr she wss s,nt,
las would APPEAR Il.- dark EYES and h,,l,l,
hrns q lhr srhm.lnasi,r. Anne w,uls
sisri aud shnl hr r,r~. has .r,y .onl
sh- M IL aprn lllrn again. and Then
right dawn an ,h- honl--so PLAN
. 0nld he the ssnr vi-nn. and a. il j.
rather embarrassing 10 hs,r pair e Eyes
lacking all The Time inln y,nn. il 70 na
wo"drr thai Anne would have H. cin.r The
hnnk. and i.aik nni up "a The M ."nlIehI "a
Duet her for while. Ia lhis way time
passed an
Golonrl R,lgway's.l'rsi daughter Was
Anar i.-slle's intimate lii-n,. snl At h.r
s.,llensiIun. Amn- rnsenlrd 10 spend a
,las that The named slh her. Tow ards
r,e"lng. a. -hr Was preparing To irinIn
home. ihr clouds a-snm-,i 4 srIy ihrrs-
irnlng aspect. ,inn'l RIhgway wss
ir"m hnnr. AMI III family urged hrr 81
remsln. hut Ann- frll sure shr could
reach ihr village hrf,,rr the .lurm came
IN. SHE hal pIor-.rIr,l about h ~ The
disIa,r.. when 4 Vi IL fash 81 lighiming.
followed by a r.ill,ng perl Of Than Ter. loli
h.i nf TIER prnlnh. sl,uAlim. The rrri6.
rd girl lnnkrd around in vain fn sh-llrt--
pale and hrrsihlr.s. sh" was read, o sink
10 the rrnn,d wish frar. when. 10 her
great jny. she saw Mr.. Meredith appr"scl.
ing. apI,a, rnlly an hi. VA, H. tn. X dp.
Ways. Anrr b u-lr,l and lrrmh ed. and
quite f,sgol lhai sh- Was ~ The midst uf .
ihnn'lsr stim. a. hr gently drrs her arm
within HI. and -lr icli Tie blessing ni
having snch ! snppnr for her lal.ni q
.nps. But "a length THERE came 4 flash
of such slallng brightness, snrcrr,irl b,
peel 50 terrific that Anne, forgetting
every thing hut he danger. rlnnq IL her
companion With ron, ulsi, fear. tie drew
the ,,rnhIlng AMI almost llle.r.s girl To-
lis hnsom
Annr. dearest Anne. are you hurt. ar
onl, frightened speak hut one ~ud
4, qulei ny FEARS" aud M,n,lulI qsz-d
On her pale larr win unuilrrsble an.
gni,h.
IL an moi luri-and ! knnw IL 10
y rnng Ia he % friglil-rri. lIul iha au.
fnl ilash, I'll. ! cannot endure 10 80 an.
rdhcr snrli!" And ,hr slll trembling rlrl
nestled c.nsrr t. him. and hId Ii lace IN
his bosom.
Meredith embodied Amr III his arms TO
'h.lirr her from the slum whrh Was
INV Discerning upon Them in all lie lu,y.
nd hui f.r his anslri o. her m,uult
,nul,l have vi. he'd for a pr,prtu ,lun
J. slnrm. ahiir it roc"rl lnr him the
,appnt,s hr rrjnyrd.
/" Anne" sal,i hr. " may speak m you!
IN ihi-. in y0i. III m-nl 1T rrrn--n nr
ir happir.i Of my hfr. ma, be allowed
. OPEN my heart m YOU, Anne. ln,r
,nu-,lrrpls love snn. I.uns have dr
tired IL reveal 10 You The ZAP urnns !rrl.
ng~ cherished IL nv ,rarnng hnsom---
liiTuins there III. li2hi, the warmth. ,lr
ragra,rc It hue: hnl al nn,lpiin lille
Il, ad of snnr njrriion prevented ne.
iri ! havr dared 10 inaginr lila, you
III. uvhi - ne Have pr.
ulnrd - much 10 { s,riing such 4
,ofr' Look. Anne. aml let me know NV
ale"
aene. did ! Ok up = lacked up inlnr,es
han we're heni an her IN gaz So ien,l.r
mi impassmne,i. that II srnl thrill of
ap,ure 10 Ter heart She gaze hun n"
nrrdr,lnonr. Bma- Ne.
edith rla-ped her welding form I" his
,rari. and imprinted on her cheek hi fri
nnsi prrc,ou. k's-. he felt tina, ,nnr ln,.
d hun. and tasted The deepest bliss this
world has 10 b-stnw.
The rain having ahaled. they haslrncd
heir Steps towards The village. FIR Mere.
Iiih sas alarmed le.t, serious ronsrqnrn-
rs might ensur from tnne's exposure To
he yinl, nee nf the storm.
Anne Leslie slept hut llile that night
She was too happy tn waste III iorgeIini'
less the precious moments. Tue neAi
Law al schanl il was very evident that shr
lad no, prepared her lrs-ons az carefully
i sh. WIS wont Ia ,ln. and many were
he aw kw,rd h!undrrs made ~ her reclla.
IONS. But Mrr. tlilh rrlnoked all lend
~ her an uncommon share nf his assis-
anca. and when schnnl was dismissed. h.
remed il his du,y To walk hnme wuh
rr. ,lnuhllrss 10 impress upon h.r mind
hr necessity nf hrstnwing h,,Ier a,ten ion
~ the future. la an incredibly shn,i
lme il was known ihrmnghrui the village
hal W. Meredith aud An"e Leslie were
, he married. u called farih a world o
s"n,lrrment. Every lady was astnnish
d thai Anne could fancy man VIII, VA.
l least sixteen ar seventeen Yeats 0l,!e
han hers, II. especially after having reius
j the hand Of The dsshing son Of Mr.. |