The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-08

4 fnfEilo Tor lev moments, he minated
10 me that he would willingly LEI me INTO
The secrets Of his history provided The girl
was moi present 10 lisien.
Accordingly direcied Iisiie Hesly.,'
40 the old man called her. 20 90 for ply
stefan az my scq.sinIsncc. telling her |
would flsy by her father until she return
ed. The night was moi cold and | fels
that il would benefit her body and divert
her mind 10 take walk in lhe city. xigh
The ways Of which she Was very well &C
euainied. f rUi
Heuy had scarcely Iefi the house. when
the door-bell rang. 1he sick man said
The lower part Of The house was mol eccu.
pied. and requested me TO see who was
st the door.
Carrying The lamp in nv hand. ! pro.
eeeded down The stairs. I found well
dressed man al The door. who seemed SUI
prised al seeing me in such place.
"Does Mr.. Farley reside herei' he
asked.
IL don't know that he does," repli.
ed.
swell, then. is there no more than
one family living in The honsel''
"There is only one family. believe =
"And you don't know whether the
name Of The family is Farley or nol." sand
The stranger whh smile.
saw The drifi Of his remark. and repli-
ed that ] was moi acquainted in The house,
never having been there before.
"The name Of the family may be
Farley" said /. but have not heard
il. All know is. there is an old man
and his daughter. and he calls the girl
Hei,y."
"The same" said The stranger" he
10 the man would see."
Hoping he might bring relief 10 nv
new acquaintance, l readily conducted
him up stairs, and into The apartment, |
had left.
On approaching the bedside. found
that Mr.. Farley had fallen asleep during
my absence from The room.
I" Let me sit here" said the stranger.
quietly seating himself al the foot Of the
bed, and Shading his brow. which oh.
served betrayed some emotion" and do
mol tell the old man | am here. II is the
girl would see; and 1 will wait here un-
Ill she returns"
Scarcely was the stranger seated, when,
az / approached the bedside, the invalid
awoke. .5
"You must know" said he. conlinu-
ing the subject Of his history in manner
which showed his slumbeI had been light,
"you must know that | have not always
been in the condition of poverty yon see
me lnow in. ! was once in excellent
circumstances, and enjoyed high stand
ing in society,""
"How did you become reducedl" I
asked.
"By series of misfortunes, of which
| need not tell you. BY degrees lost,
until | became quite foriuneles., quite
friendless!"
"ls The girl who brought me here your
only childl" inquired.
.Ah, il is of that would speak,"
sighed The sick man. pressing my hand
t" | had anoiher chld--a SON"
"And he is desd!"
"No-but he is dead TO me. I los,
him through my pride-my worse than
folIyw
Where is he now!"
"Alas, | know noi!"
Has he deserted you?"
"No-I drove him from nv door. II
was in my days Of pride and afliuence
,ha, disowned him and cast him of PEN
niless."
The old man pressed his feeble hand
upon his brow, as if to still It's throbbing.
and closed his eyes with suppressed
groan.
81 loved my son." he continued afier
a pause" ! was proud of him. too. but
even he could not change the 6rmness Of
my will. Il is tha, which has esiranged
u.s."
In what manner!"
"Can you guess! Had you known
Edward, you would have discovered ere
this. His generous soul, so unlike my
own, was totally free from the family
pride and prejudice to which | owe my
ruin. He had no idea Of the aristocracy
Of wealth; and when he found among the
laboring classes maiden whom he thought
might make him happy, he cared not FOL
her humble condition, but resolved TO VIII
her hear, and hand"
j sand you opposed hint"
Firmly--bii,erly- hlindly opposed
him" exclaimed the o.d man. " He wa.
f myJor, and l could not enforce my CON
mands, but ] threatened. little thinking my
threats were iG vain. told him in mo
, ment Of calmness that the hour which saw
] him united to the poor girl he was wooing
D saw him no longer my son. But his soul
. like mine, was above compulsion. and IN
i. like mine, il scorned the sllurements @
| wealth. He believed that toiI and power
: " were honorable, and that worth wa