The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-04
ALICE WESTON.

still sal IN her limle drss ing rn,In. her
hrad resting on hes liaxa. and an ivory
iromb gllslened amidst lhe lnosened uess-
,es. fifly dollar bill Law on The Table.
with which she in,ended 10 purchase a
winter bonner and peIisse. lIhad been be-
slowed thai innrning by he's father. and she
would have noticed The rrlpslance wish
which il was granted. but she was abb
sorbed by The attempt 10 drride whether
certain Edgar Morris w.uld prefer a
pink or white hat. She was still bust.
ed with The important qnesiion-bui in
vain she ransarked her memory for some
remark which might furnish hint as to
his iasie. lie never rontersa d on such
iopirs. and carefully avoided rommend-
lng any style of dress. The longer she
dwell upon The suhjeci. The more pcrpIcx-
ed. she berame.
.Ah !. said she 10 herself. ST is Of IT,
lie use 10 sif here. mnsl he guided hy
my complexion. think will get a
whiIe one. with q very rich. white leHih-
sr. and The smallest Of delicate aawcrs
for The inside. surl, as saw .. lIaien's.
So saying. she firishrd dressing. glanc.
ed conicmps.ously al her lasl years hon
net. as she put il ON, ,lrrsi the bill in:n
her purse. she hook her way TO The prin-
cipsl shops. She was sill balancing the
merits Of silks and sailins. pink and white.
when she was slapped BY a crowd OF
people. who were prevented from cross-
ing the street By two enlangled carriages.
Her father was standing neaI, but he did
not observe her. fof he was engaged in
conversation with his next door uelghbor,
Mr.. Burton. h y.t -
"Allaw mr." said The latter gentleman,
/" a. an nld friend. 10 inquire The cause Of
your anxious and harrassed lock. We
were boys together an the hank of The
Merrimsck. yet while remain compare
lively young. your eyes grow dim.i yonr
hair whiIens. and ON youI brow are wrin-
klss made by The unrest Of perpetual
struggles"
.Ay, my good friend. bu, my family
is too large and our expenses great.
For me. who inherit. nothing, Toll Is
great"
"yfy income IL scarcely he half Of
yours. etmv hu.lrs OF leisure are double
ihooe you allow yourself. hare some
-, TO spare too,n your capi'al"-
and be hesilaled lest he might give oI.
fence. ~ s
81 understand ,ou." replied Mr.. Wes-
toni I" The offer YOU wish 10 make is gen
erqps, bui such aid do mol need. Siep
Ibiiher, where we shall not Le over.
heard"
Thus Ear Alice had listened with breath
less eagcrners. She nnsl hear all. Her
father nigh, refuse her lin communication
he was about 20 make. She .houghtshe
had a righ, 10 know why lie was grow
hg old beioie his time, She followed
Ilhe gentlemen. aud stood ullobserved be.
side them,
! The death Of my wife, said Mr..
Weston. as impaired degree Of sacred
ness 10 the subject of7wliich we,nere
speaking, thai has made me shrink ION
converslng upon IT; bul your kindness TO
me aud allne has given sou claim upon
my c nfi,lence. lmarried, as you know,
The daughler ef a wealthy man, frsll
AMI beaullial g1il, surrounded by every
luxury that mones couldp,ocure. Twas
in prosperous business. A. lew. years
: Of economy would have made me rich;
bu, ! was unwilling 10 propose a,diferenl
style Of living from that which she had
been accustomed To-. 1 struggled with
serery pnwer, bent every energy The
iask Of ofsupplying the AIrans oi lavish
and os.enialirus expenditure. Dayand
nsph, we're alike consumed in the, toll.
| iEveauponlheSabbath my spiril was in my
corpling room. Had mywiIe been aware
oil this, She would have Insisted upon re.
,renchmeni, but she bad seen her father
thus engrossed, thus careworn. aud she
regarded nv laborious life as aneeesslly,
without suspec,ng whence the necessity
arose. After her ,lca h determined 70 re-
ldure our expenses, bul my children have
been brought up in luxury. Theyrepinesl
at slight drtiriencies-7imaglnary wants,
land i feared least they might think me
rold and stern."
| .Yoa have misjudged,' said Mr.. Bur
!, ton. "Though they mnrmur.al tribes
they viii be active, xieofous, happy. III
"a greafchange. twill give them work
for The, heart. for the hands.
]. Nay, my friend my loi is fixed. Be
|. ihc.ioil Tor me, the leisure Tor my la,nl
ly.. cannot ri-k ihe loss Of my only
pleasure, ahat Of seeing smiling faces q
Ifuy tifc-side."
i The gen,lemen paried, leasing Alice
Ioverwhelmed by The discovery she has
tnade-siawly she re,raeed her fuoIs,eps
lfnrgellut Of her GRAND. She re-enlelet
II her dressing room aud gaze,l regre,fnlt,
npnn its ltIxpfious appointments. The.
seemed TO reproasll her,, whlr lhe hour
taken Gom hfe's highest duties and bar
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