The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-22

ds1eens dior from lisai whirh he fnsese,
snd hssieaed 20 the psilsr. wlirfe he expe,
'ed to 6nd Mrs. Burgess in company wIl
i''e osne Of that cap. To his surpriss
hs (ound lhe parlor sicans. and a.eelln
nsFgzrel ~ llie hall moment afier, n
'mpaisnsIy demans.d q Lis wife.
| . She Is in The NOM. sir." replied ia
.soneslic.
Without s.ying awofd Hamilton ssail
l'asi Ded 30 Lizxie's i..om. where lie l.un.
her rfsding Iale magazine with sf.eses
indiiTrrsncsl
f" Madam" cried he. angrily. .whs
d"es This meant Here have been ehas,
nv you all nrer lle house, wilhoui heinr
able 30 catch you. What company have
you just dismissed T.
" hat company 2 cried Lizzie.
fe-. madam. what company ?"
do moi speak so sngrily. dear Amny.
Why are y0n 50 impa.ienl!'
% Berause ! wish 10 know what gen.le
man has been fsroring you with such a
confidential VISIT"
Hamilton remembered other occasions
when. on his coming hnme unexpectedly,
hrs wife had shnwn signs of embarrass-
menI; added 10 tins. her present equivocs-
ZION rendered him violrnIly jealous. She
appeared 10 shrink from him in fear. and
became alternately red and pale as she an
swrrcd-
"There has been no gentleman here 20
see me-,
:" No one p
No one. dear Ammy.'
Mr.. Burgess was on The point Of de-
manding 10 know who was lie owner of
The cap which he had seen ON his wifr's
table. and which had now mysleriously
disappeared; bul emotion rhecked him,
and he paced The ilnor ia silenre.
This is too nuel, :" he mutiered, at
length. in The bitterness Of his heart. ~
could endure poverty without ul,rring a
complain. for myself; | could endure any,
thing but il,is :"
why, Ammy, what is The maiiei,"
cried Mrs. Burgess, in alarm.
" Nollling-only we are teggars !"
answered Hamilton, abruptly.
Have you been uniorinnalel" calmly
asked his wife. ailrclionaIely taking hun
By The arm.
Ycs-lhe most unfortunate OF men
| am ruined-we are beggars-bui'-
Drar Ammy- 5 on mlisi nni iss ,i.is
cast you down. Business failures frequent
Iythspprn. but they ought never TO de-
slroy domestic happiness. Come. how
poor are wei Are We really beegars 7"
My creditors will take everything"
Hamilton. gloomily.
They will not lake US from each
olher," said Lizzie.
Mr.. Burgess lnoked al hls Young wife
with a bitter smile.
" Are you such deceire,!" he mu,-
eled through his teeth. Can yon talk
hns when you lave just dismissed Iov.
~
- cried Mrs. Burgess, d glow Of
Indignation lighting up her lace. .Whal
10 you meant"
/" Don't deny what ] say !" replied
hamilton. You were having an inter- |
lew with gentleman when came in."
LIZZIE lremblcd with indignation.
/" saw his cap or the table,"
Lizzie laughed outright. /. Come here"
he sail. leading her husband away.
Hamilton followed her. and she wen,
, bureau, unlocked deep drawer. and
pening il, called her husbands attention
, its contents.
II was half full Of caps.
Hamilton looked al l.lzzie in pcrplex. i
3. Mrs. Burgess louked al Hamilton
nd smiled.
IL suppose you will now declare there
re twenty gentlemen in the house," said
lizzie.
Lizzie" cried her husband. clasping
er d a ds. am already ashamed Of my
aspicions. ask your forgiveness. But
xplain this matter To me. | am dying
] perpiexiiy."
WE'LL, replied Lizzie, archly, ]
lade those caps"
IouT'
Certainly; that is. | and Margaret. !
ept my work secfe, from you, because |
ou wele opposed 10 my exeriing myself; !
nd, although y0n have come near sur
rising me more than once, have carried |
n my reasonable designs pretty success
lilly until ID day."
But, dear Lizzie, how could you!'
IL can answer that question. | saw
relly clearly into your business affairs,
nd knew thai we could not live in this
lyle long. So thought would disobey |
ou. My cousin George, the hat manu-
ac,urer, seconded nv designs, aud pri
a,ely seat me caps to make nearly year
60.
Hamilton opened his eyes in astonish-
neni.
Surprising, isn't ill" But this isn't
u. You insisted on my keeping Margaret
rhen ] might just as well have done my
myself. thought ! would
make her useful, and make her help me
york on The caps. Besides. you were not
a,isfied il | neglected TO use all ihe spend