The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-06

Il did moi ask you 20 judge tle essr.
bon 10 present u Cor Judgment = said AIh.
son. greatly offended. Yoa may. per-
hzps. be sorry Cor this"
Anolher member sf The bar less scn,pu-
Ious shout ihe prinriples involved an q
case. readily sadenook the matter and as
ihs Zee. If hs proved successful. was 10 be
large one. opened il immediately.
When Mr.. romlinson received notice
oflhe fact that this long sellled dispuls wss
again 10 be revived, he was lhrow inloa
fever Of alarm and Indignation. The best
counsel that could be employed was OBJ
iained. and bis right 10 The whole ihous-
and acres vigorously mainIsineeh After
year Of DELAY. ocrasioned hy demurren.
allegations. and all SORTS OF legal hinder
snee. made and provided fer The vexslion
ol clients, The question rame fairly before
the court. where il wss most ably argued
on both sides. Cor some days. When ihe
dieision al length came. il was adverse TO
Tomlinson.
An appeal was entered upon. and pre-
partitions made for more vigorous con-
lesi in a higher court. Here The matter
remained for over year. when The deci.
sion Of ,he FIRST tribunal was eonfrmed.s
Two years Of litigation had made sad
work with old Mr. TomIinson. The
signs Of decay appeared in every thing
around him. His fields remained uncuI.
iivaiei, the fences were broken down, and
cattle slrsyed where once were acres Of
grain. or other rich products. Slaves and
stocks had been sold 10 meet he heavy
expenses 10 which This suit had subjected
him. and every thing seemed fast tending
towards ruin. Once or twice during The
period. Denton again approached him on
the subject Of Edith. but The proud old aris.
iocral threw him of even mere impatient.
ly than at first.
Edith, too. had changed during this
time OF trouble. She was rarely seen
abroad, and received but few visitors a,
home. No one saw her smile, unless
when her father was present; and then
her manner was cheerful, though subdned.
IL was clear that she was struggling
against her own feelings. in the effort to
sustain his. Her father had extorled from
her promise never TO marry without his
consent; This settled The matter Tor The
time, between her and Denton, although
both remained faithful to each other.
They had not met for over year.
hlea time the cause was carried uD
still hig her, where il remained Cor two
years longer, aud then another adverse
decision was made. Mr.. Tominson was
in despair. What with cour, charges,
counsel fees. and loss from ihe diminish.
ed productions of his farm, he had sunk in
the last four years over fifteen thousand
dollars, portion Of which had been rails.
ed by mortgage on that part Of his estate
TO which he had an undspuled title, al.
most equal TO The ful value OF The land.
TO the Supreme Court The matter came
at last. But the old man had but lille
hope. In three courts, after a long and
patient hearing. the decision had been
against him. lf il should again he all
verse. he would be totally ruined. Asn
was. so greatly had his means become 70.
duced. II was with great difficulty he could
raise sufficient money To ray off the hea.
w expenses Of the last court. The fees
Of his two alIornies were yet unsettled.
and he feared. greatly, that he should not
be able TO induce more than one of them
To attend at the Supreme Court. On The
other side, money was expended freely,
and The most energetic counsel that money
could command, enlisted. The fact was,
the principal reason why Mr.. Tomllnson
had lailed in each Of the three trials that
had taken place, lay in the superior tact,
activity, and ability Of The adverse coun-
sci.
The anxiously looked for period at
length came, and Mr.. Tomlinson made
preparations for leaving home, 10 meet The
final issue. after nearly five years of The
most cruel litigation.
dear faiher!'' said Edith, as lhev
were about 10 separate. She spoke with
forced calmness, while faint smile of en-.
couragemenl played about her lips. Her
voice was low and tender. "Dear faith.
er! DO not let this matter press too hea-
vlly upon you. have a hope that all
will come out right. | do moi know why,
but feel as ifl this dreadful blow will not
be permitted 10 fall. BE calm, be brave.
dear father. Even the worst can be
horne."
The maid s voice began to quiver,
even while uttered hopeful words.
Mr.. fomlins,n whose own heart was full,
bent down and kissed her hurriedly.
When she looked up he was gone. How
fast the tears flowed, as she stood alone on
the spot where they had just parted.
A few hours after the father had left,
gentleman called and asked to see Edith.
On entering the room where he had been
shown by the servant, she found young
man whose counienance she had never
seen before. He made known his bus.
ness after few embarrassing pIelimiua.
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