The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-10-30

nffi as ] 81 The lime routu Dol heip thiuk-
I'M. prrs;plisstls .lsrpslrhed 10 Uurnssy.
nne &c Inc lstyrsl ef lhe islands whirh dot
NE British Channel. in quest of gentle
man Of. nh then. high character on lhe
s ok Exchange. who, il was alleged. had
sbsrnndea with q very large sum Of mo-I
nv inlmsled 70 hlm for investment by a
Baronri of considerable influence in ofli-
ciaI quarters. From cerlain circumsIan-
res. il was surmised thai Guernsey would
be his first hiding plare. aud was obliged
q post all The way 10 Weymouth in order
20 save The mail packet, which left that,
plaee on The Saturday evening. or night
rather. with The Channel Island mails. Mr..
- had gone. il was ronjeclured, by way
Southampton. Ny search. promptly and
zealonsly as was aided By The Guernsey
authorities; proving rain. ! determined on
going on 10 Jersey. whrn letter arrived by
ps.i informing me tina, Tie person Of whom
/ was IN pur- uil had either mol intended 10
defraud his client. or that his hear. had iail-
ed him M the threshold of crime. A few
hours afler had leil London he had reap
pearsd. il seems. in his counting house.
alier having n Few minutes previously RI.
iecied The Investment Of ,he money ,n sr-
cortlanre with his clients instructions. and
was now. through his attorney. threaten.
ing the arcusrI and all his siders and
sheiiors with The agreeable processes that
in England usually follow sharply al the
heels Of snrh rash and hssiy proceedings.
NV mission over. | proposed 10 re,rart
my steps immediately; but unfortunately
found myself detained in the island for
nearly week by the huricane-wealhcr
which suddenly set in, rendering Il i'm.
possible for The mail or other steam pack
els 10 cross the Channel during lis con-
iinuance. Time limped slouly and heavily
away; and frequently. in my impaiiencs
10 be gone. | walked down 10 the back
pier. and strained my eyes in the direction
in which the steamer from Jersey should
appear. Almost every time did 90 en-
coun,ered two persons, who, could see
were even more impatient 10 be. gone ,ha,
myself, and probably. thought. with mncl
more reason. They were widnw lady
not certainly more Than thirty. years ol
age, and her sou. fine curly haired boy.
abou, eight or nine years old, whose ma.
iural lighl-hearledness appeared TO bt
checked. suhdued. by The deep grief and
sadness which lrembled IN his mothers
fine expressive eyes. and shrouded hel
pale but handsome face. lie had her hy
ihe hand often cIasping !. with both hi'
tiny ones. aud looking up 10 her as she
turned tespodinely away from the vacant
roads,ead and raging ws,ers, with half
frightened. haIf-wondering expression. o
anxious love. which would frequently
cause his mother to bend down, and hur
riedly strive To kiss, away the sorrowiul
alarm depicted in the rhild's face. These
two beings strangely interested me; chief
ly. perhaps. because. in my compelled
idlencss, | had little else except the obsti
nate and angry weather 10 engage my at
,eniion or occupy my thoughts. There
was an unmistakable air Of " better days
about the widows grace of name
which her somewhat faded and unseason
able raiment rendered but the more strik
ing and apparent. Her coun,enance, on
perceived at the first glance, was Nof re
markable comeliness; and upon one oc
casion that |. had an opportvnity f 90
serving il. was satisfied that, under bar
pier influences than now appeared to over
shadow her. those pale, interesting lea
lures would light up into beauty as bfi
liant az il was refined aud intellectual.
This introduces anoiher walking mys
terry. which for want of something bette
10 do. was conjuring out Of my fello,
watchers on the pier. lie was a stoulisl
slrongly.sei man nfforty years Of age, pc
haps scarcely so much, sllowily dressed ]
new glossy clo,hes; French varnishe,
boots. thin soled enough, winter as ], wa
for drawing. room; hat of The laies, ge'
fashion; variegated satin cravat. faster
ed by two enormous-headed gold PIN
connected with a chain, and heavy g"l
chain. from his watch wais,coat. peck,
over his neck. The complexion Of b
face was cadaverous while, liberall
sprinkled and relieved with gin and hral
day blossoms, whilst The coarseness
his not oyer-cIean hands was with si'
gular taste sci off and displayed by SON
haIr-,lozen glillering rings. ! fell a grow
ing conviclion. especially on noticing
sudden change in The usual cumming, in
puden,, leering expression Of his eyes,
he caugh. me looking at him with son
earnes,ness, ,ha. had somewhere hs
the honor of previous introduction to hlu
That he hal4no heen, lately at all event
used to surh resplenden, habilImenis as
now sportc,l. was ahundanily evident iro
his numerous smirking self.surveys as
strulied jauniiiy aloag, and frequent sto
pings hel,re shops that having mirrors
their windows, afforded more compile
view Of his charming person. This ere
ture wa convinced was in some way
othcf connected, or .. any rate accquaii