The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-16

"1hzg's slways she way !" said Nielsol.
f'e'fsiis. -Ais@ss crying ar srolding;
l"r rise looking as If sou h.dn'l a fr.nd
% the wnrld- I'm getting sirk ef lhi..
BHi na nsiIrr. M crying. na rlnnn,y
!" ks Al t;uy's. That's lIse place lsr !
msn Ia rtj"v him.eli!'
-Edssni Edwanl!' exrlaimed il.s
srriri'ed wifi. naw sPprnag hing her hu--
hand. an'l Ia, ING her hand npan hi- arm.
t. Don't talk Ia this WAY. yea 4 kIll n. 90
J 8 No danger" /" hr rrpl,rsl. roarsrIy. - A
woman is.,'i - rs-lly kill-d. s .r's pa,
~ many lives n = raI. I5ua say. Mag
Have ,"n any brandy IN ihr hansr!
m - have "nr murr glass i.nlghl
Aud Nichnis air~e. hui. ia doing so. he
rrriei arn,Ss llir ioA.m and frll upun the
hei. where he remained. and MAS soon
snoring lnnd In a ,liunkrn slumhrr.
Oh. what wrriehrd night Was thai far
por Mrs. Nlrhais. w etched beyond
r"n~eplion. wnh great dhiIirnIly Yhe
s'irreded in Iemoving her husband $
rloIlirs. and getting him covered up ~ bed.
Then. unablr h. r-rlI ia slrri,. slir passed
The grrsirr part Of ,Ic lime iiII morning
IA weeping or sell irpr"arhrs.
II y ~" wnnder il,sI Mr. Nirbnls had
no inclination iar si~rp; nor that shr spent
mot ,'f The hours Of that dreadful night
in Tears.
IL Was long past daylight when Mr..
NicIioi. awoke. The sun was shining
highlly Inlo The rnom from ,Ie open rur.
iain-; pui all was s,lrnl. lie rai-. q hlni-
srlf up AMI lmkrd aruund. un a snia
lay his wife a-lrrp. T~a,- were sIi-mn-
Ing "n her pale rllrsk-. Ills head acI,..l.
and iiis m,n Wa renIn-rd. Some nh.-
mrnls elapsed heiare hr was able ,n. ON.
preheni lhr mraning Of What hr saw and
ell. Gradually. then. the me,nory oi hls
evenings drhanch grew di-inri, and
there was !. faint rcnllrriinn of what lie
lih SAID 10 his vile on coming hone.
With deep sigh. the unhappy man
thew himself back upon III, pill"a; that
sigh penetrated The ears al his wiir. and
she started up ailh an ansu rring sigh.
Nrhols perceived ihls. aud lei hls lids f.I
-irienmg SIMMER. TIE law noililng hul
he hrarI his vile approsching-l,r Iri her
breath npon his Iurehrsd. as she bs M over
him. What was that upon his cheek. The
sadlen i"nch of which senl n thrill along
his nerve.! Il was n ,ear I! A snllei sob
WAS now heard. Aud then his wife mov>
cd from The brtl-sisle.
FIR n half an hour did Nichols cons
iinue to leigu sleep. He rnull not make
up his mind To meet his vile after The
slebauch he had INDUCED ia on The pre-
vious night. aud for which he now hearti.
ly desplscd himself.
"AhT" he sighed, as he Law musing
over The unhappy aspect Of affairs; .ll
Margaret wnnl,i only c"nl,nl herself lii.
tie mnrp. u she wn,.l,l only make hume
the pleasant place il slioul! hr. noihlng
rond tempt me abroad into such ron-
panionship.
A. lrnsili. as he l1y with such Ihoughs
filling his mind. sigh moved hls lips. an,l
forgetting ihafhe was arIing a par, his
eyes unrlnspd. Mrs. Nirhuls was stand.
lug near. lnoking npnn hiS fare.
Are You nj we'll. Edwardl" she ask.
ed. stepping io the he'd SIDE quickly and
laying he, hand gently upon h,s inrrhead.
| Her vnicr was law. earnest and tender.
Nol vely well. dear returned Nich-
ol.. in a snb,lurd uannr. his lids falling
upun his cheeks ~ he spoke.
Mrs. NIrin's pressed hrr rs to his
forehead. and lh,n lald her face, now wet
with tears. against his.
! Titus wa The matter reronrile,l between
them. aud never alIcr was ,here the reno.
lrsi allusiom ihereln. DAYS passed before
The pr, ssure on hath their irrln,ss WAS
sufficiently remn. ed 10 perm, their hearts
Ia bound tightly: yel. du,Ing The time,
they were parli nlniy kind towards aud
considerable oI each oll,er.
IN due time, The sunshine came hack
again. aud il was more permanent sum
shine. Stronger reasons Tor sell-cnnirnl
we're seen To exist by Mrs. Nichols than
were before apparent Ia her mind, aud che
called INTO exercise strength o. purpose
III Il made her eiInr, surcrs,inl. Was shr
moi herself happier. independent oi the ef-
feet upon her hushanl! Yes. FAR happier.
The irrlful spirits were casi oul ui her
mind. aud cheerful spirits came in TO fill
their plarrs. A new habit oi feeling Vas
established.
lDoes our lilile story need word to en-
force the lessun 10 wives That we would
teach! Allen. especially those wlio are
cheerful aud coinpanloable. have many
,empiaiion- to go abroad and mIuge wI,ll
the pleasure serking. Let wives WIN
have gmd h"'nr.Inring lem; crate hns-
hands. remember This. aud lei them nul
fill To repress pervisli. ffelful. fauli-
finding temper. if inclined thereto. foI
nn'hlng will so surely esirange man FROM
hume as this.
AMUSING ANECDOTE OF JUDGE D
AND LAWYER F.
Wo eoa (r,,,,, /. late ,,...sc. H.. L. Vt..