The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-11-06

family etinesd i'm femafkshlr degfe<
those right and kindly feelings which fnnlt
hardly hare been expected Iron Cliye.
tie frnwsgdnsss Of early life
and sle inllexlblc siernness a more advan-
red sge. When The Foundation OF his
fortune Mas laid. I.nsd Give esineed
paiseuorihy lerollecsipn "a The ifends ol
his eahy DAYS. lie bestowed nm annuity
of,eigkl hundred pounds on lis parents,
shile 10 other relations and friends he
was propor,iensieiy liberal. lie sas
drsosedly attached husband. ss his lellfrs
10 Lady Give bear testimony. Hernandez
mans was Ms>keis ne. sislerso ihe eminent
malhemalirian. 80 called. who long held The
posi- of astronomer roysl. This marriage. |
which l0ok plare in 1852. with the cir
eulnslances attending ID, are someah bal sin
gulsr. and worth recording. Give, who
Was ii that period just twenIy.sesen. had
formed previous friendship with one OF
The lady brothers. like himself, aresidenl
nj Madras. The hsolher and si.Ier. il sp-
pears. kept up an a7eciionale and constant
rorespondence-shat Is. as constant an
interchange OF epislolary communiea eaiion
IS couId be accomplished nearly century
ago, whea The distance between Great
Britain and ihe East appeared so much
more formidable. and The iaciiiies OF pos
tal conveyance so comparatively lardy.
Tie epislles of lhe lady. through The par
iiaIay OF her brother. were frequently
shown 10 Give. ard they bespoke her 10
be. what from all accounts she was--a
| woman OF very superior understanding,
and of murh amiahiIily Of character
J Give was charmed with her letters. fnl
. in those days, be il remembered, the lsiI
! ser were not so fsmilarized 10 the pen as
+ al The present period. Al ihal time. 10 IN
J die really good episile As 10 penmanshlT
| and diclion, was very formidable task
and what Few ladies', comparatively spea
4 king. could attain 10 The accomplished
4 sister OF Dir Maskeiyne was one OF III
4 few exceptions, and so strongly did he
Z epis,olary powers attract thesinierest an
,f gain for her The affections Of Give, that
. ended by his offering 10 marry the youn
Z Iady, if she could besindnced to visit he
i brother Al Madras. The latter, lhroug
y whom The suggestion was 10 be mad
. = hesilaied, and seemed inclined TO discou
Il age The proposition bul Give in this i
! stance eyinced that determination Of pu
to pose which was so strong feature in h
r cI,aracier. lie coulsl urge. loo, with MOI
: confidence q measure on which 10 mut
of Of his happiness dependeJ-for he VI
Il now no longer the poor neglected bo
s sen, on, 10 seek his fortune. but one WI
i had already acquired lame which proI
4 ised future greatness. In shoil. he won
i, take no refusal; and then was the broth
h Of Miss Maskelyne forced 10 own. ii
a. highly as his sister was endowed wi
= every mental qualification, nature h
of been singularly unfavorable 10 her--pt
&c sonal attractions SHE ha.I'none. The fulu
hero Of PIassy was not. however, to
~ delered-bat he made this compromis
! u II the lady could be prevailedupon 10 vi
ha India, and tha; neither party, on q person
i acquaintance. fell disposed for anearer co
. neclion, the sum OF i've thousand poun
or was 10 be presented y her. With 4
"a understanding all scsuptcs were overcon'
IL Miss Masac.yne went out to India. q
.rt Immediately after became the wife
II Give. who. already prejudicedin in her lav'
nj is said 10 have expressed himself surpris
;la that she should ever havebee represent
i. 10 him as plain. So much far the in'uen
~ of mind and matter over mere pefsal
- endowmen.s. with the sad end of Il
ad distinguished general, every reader is fan
&c, liar. His lady survived The even, by ma
! : gears, and lived to venerable old age.