The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-22
house: iu.l :. Mary Isins had gotten osl

ho"sss Jnsi 40 MARY ising hau golien ot
OF sight.
| Mr.. Elton. in hrs usual prompt an
kind msnner inquired into her sfFsiif. en-
iold her IL she stood in need Of snyihin
lei them know. as his companion wonl
gladly relieve any wants she could. An
Mrs. Milton in her sweetest tones con
6rmed what he said; and she. blashel
with delight when she saw The hsndsom,
preacher look on her with admiration. 70
he was beginning TO think her .ruly love
ly woman.
In her truthful. plain, manner Mrs
0'Hsna thanked them. and ioId her diff
cuIIies. and erpaliaied warmly on Mary
irring's kindness. and expressed her fear'
Of what would have been her fate If " The
darling young lady" had mol heard of her,
Tor the rich she said had neglected and
mislresled her. and she told Of how the
wealthy Mrs. Milton had only that even.
ing served her--lhe poor woman, II. must
be remembered. did not knnw that lady
personally. consequently The startled man
ner of Nj. Elton and confusion Of his
companion were wholly Inexplicable TO her.
Mrs. Milton sismmered out.
The servant mu.l hare made mis-
take"
Never BIZ oft, darlini. for heard her
tell the mistress twas awailingfor the fifty
cents. and she said. "l'll mol give another
rent; 70 tell the woman 10 go about her
business" iselli
A considerable pause succeeded this.
for Mr. Elton felt embarrassed. and indeed
distressed, for be il known, the " gentle
fame" was well nigh kindllng in his
breast. and 10 have il thus suddenly ex-
singuished was painful Ohrwhatis ismore
sorrowful 10 high and well toned mind
than to become conscious of deception in
acharacler TO whirh il had attributed vir-
lnes and principles OF the puresi orIer.
Mrs. Milton too was confusrd.r and not
knowing how TO exiricate herself. she
threw purse in Mrs. 0'Ilarra's lap and
lefi the house. la'i.t esipsB .ee1
But although she heard the grateful wild.
ow invoke blessing on her head. and ur.
Elton with genilemanly poli,eness accom-
panied her, and with christian delicacy
forbore mentioning the occurrence, but
conversed on other subjects. this was no
palliaiion. she was unhappy. for Heaven
similes not on 0siensible Charity"
She had spent her money without gain.
iug credit in his sight, and without ENJOY
ing the heavenly Sabbath 10 The feelings tia,
blesses the heart that prompts to deeds Of
charity from pure motive; yet she show.
ed mol her chagrin. but while her face was
serene and cloudless. as an Itslian sky.
revenge was in her heart, and only waited.
the opportunity to vent iis hurricane on
Mary Irving. whose angelic charity had
been so vividly conirasied with her own,
aud whom she looked upon as the robber
of her e oil name. She felt tha, Elton
had falhomed her conduci. and searched
out the deep hidden (she had hoped)
frailiy thai produced il. sioi
This was morifying indeed. to Mrs.
MiltoB, who wished 10 be first with all.
and from her agreeable mar ners and So
cial disposition, she had been looked ups
on by ). Society,"" that great affair in small
towns. as noaaparea, and now il was too
much to have her conduct cnnirssted with
Mary Irving 's-the gentle Mary, who in
her isolation was overlooked. or merely
a convenience to the fashiona-
bles, mol an associate even, much less a
leader.
The next Sabbath morning, as Mr.. El-
Ion walked to church with the old pastor.
they passed Mary, and her modest beauty
greatly pleased our young clerical friend.
whose pleasure vas almost unbounded on
learning she was the lovely character Mrs.
O'Harra had depicted. In few days he
managed TO be acquainted with her, and
in a few months Mrs. Milton had the
Of seeing Mary Irving be-
come the enved wife Of The Rev. Waldo
Ehon.