The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-02-19

the donr. and sinp tlsfr 81 tlsF. ah'nlng
fci mother. end never hcraing iLe neigh |
bars tsi.dren that nsrd 10 rune wanting
her 10 pi.y. Throsgh iheIiEe-lnns hsurs
she would never STR. bat juss keep her
eyes fixed on the lonesome boreea, 10y
rnail:A and uhen the shadow Of lls mnnn
tain ssh grew lung. and she caught .
glimpse oi her mother ever so faf Of. COM
ing towards honic. slle Joy that weuld
dnsll nn abe pslieHi face VAS bf,xhier Than
the sunbeam on tbs river. Faint and
weary MS lie poor womsB used 10 be. be-
lorr ever she sai down she'd hare Mary
nesting IN her bssom. No meter how
iinie she might have eaten herself that
day. she walld alsays brine home III
lie white bun sas Mari: aud The child. ihsi !
had tasted nothing since morning, would
est so happily. snd then faIl asleep quiet
~ IN her mothers arms.
Al The end of some months ! goi ihe
sickness myself. bui not so heavily as
Richard did before. Any way. he and
nv mother tended me well through i.
They sod almost every li,ile slick of for.
ni,nre that was left. 10 buy me drink and
medicine. BY degrees recovered. and
The first evening was able 10 sli mp.
noticed strange. wild brightness 10 my
mothers eyes. and hot flush on her thin
cheeks she had taken The lever.
Before she lay down on The Hisp OF
straw tha, served her for bed. she
brought lillle Mary over 10 me. Take
her, Sally," she saitl--and between every
word she gave The child . kiss" lake
her; she's safer with you than she'd be
with me. FOR you're over The sickness, and
',isn'l long any I'll be with yon. my
Jewell" she she said. as she gave the liz.
j lie creature one long, close lug, and put
her into my arms.
'rwuuld take long 10 tell all about her
sickness--how Richard and ]. as good right
we had. tended her night and day. and
how, when every larlhing and lslihng's 8
worth we had in The world was gone, The
mistress herself came down from the big
house, The very day aneI The family re-
turned home from France. and brought
!, vine. food, medicine, linen, and ever.
thing we could want.
i Shortly after the kind lady was gone
i my mother took The change for death; he
senses came back. she grew quite strong
il like; and sal up straight in the bed.
!. !. Bring me The child, Sally, afeagh,
s che said. And when carried little Mar,
\ 10 her she looked inio The Tiny face. as
Q she was reading il like book.
!. You Won't bo long away from me
!, my own one" she said. while her tear
! fell down upon the child like sainine
!. rain.
al !. Mo.her." sald |. as well as coul,
e speak for crying. !. sure you know rlld'
g nv hest 10 tend her"
E II know you Will. acushla; you wer
E always u true and dutful daughter 10 me
and 10 him that's gone; but. Sally, there
] that in my wenny one that wont lei he
{ thrive without the mothers hand over her
!. and The maiher's heart for her 10 lear
i against. And now" Ii was all she
/ could say: she just dasped the linc
! child 10 her bosom. fell back on my arm
: and in few moments All was over. A
first. Richard and could mol believe tha
: she was dead; and il was very long be,
!. fore the orphan would loose her hold Q
I lie siiifening 6ngers; but when The neigh
: bors came in 10 prepare for the wake. We
/. conlrived 10 ia,ler her away.
] DAYS passed on; The child was very
quiet; she used TO 60 as usual 10 slt al the
Z door, and watcl, hour after hour along The
road that her mother always took coming
+ home from market, waiting for her ,hs
! could never como again. When The SUI
9 was near setting, her gaze used 10 be more
U fixed and eager, but when darkness came
i on, her blue eyes use TO drop like ihs
i flowers that shut up their leaves. and sh,
would come in quie, without saying !
i word. and allow me 10 undress her ami
|, put her 10 bed.
ii /. troubled Us and The young ladies
y greatly that she would not eat. II wa'
c almost impossible to gel her TO taste NOR
e sci; indeed, the only thing she would le
d inside her lips was bill Of little White
u bun. like those her poor mother used e
e bring her. There was nothing leil unirlet
n 10 please her. carried her up 10 The ois
house, thinking the change might do he
r good, and The ladies' pe.led her, and .ake'
,e 10 her, and gave her heaps Of toys ans
10 cakes. ard pretty frocks and coats; but sh'
:, hardly noticed them. and was restless AM
.. uneasy until she gol back TO her own low
Of sunny doorstep.
il Every day she grew paler and lhinnei
S and her bright eyes had . sad. fond loo
er in Them, so like her mothers. One even
10 ing she sal al the door later than usual.
ii, .Come in. dlnluah," | ssid 10 hei
); Wnn't you come in Tor your own Sally!
d She never stirred. wen. over 10 he
ID she was quite s,ill. with her lillle hand
m crossed on her lap, and her head droopin
| on her chest. touched her--she ";
in cold. | gave loud scream. and RlchaI
he came running; he stopped and losike'i al
4, hurst out crying like an infant. Our lii.