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

'o"aher VI innds 10 mret Lei private r,
prnses.
Lizzie sfemed qniie happy in her i'm,
rance OF ler hssbsnd's rirrumslspcrs. rx
! er spoke again of assisting 10 suppon d
establishment. bun seemfd IN devote hel
sell 10 the pufsuil Of quiet pleasures, an
TO procuring lismiliion's happiness. b,
Mr. Burgrssf circumstance. instead .
! improving. grew continually worse. HI
venture oi - running IN debt llisls" re
snlied in running IN debt q great deal
hus The second year of his marrird / {
passed. and flie da,k shadows az disap
painted hope and lhe irares of rorrodIn,
care began to change the aspect Of Nj
brow. One dsy Irlend said 10 him:
81 am surprised al your ronduri. Hen
you are. making slave ofyourseIf. uhlI,
your wife is RI .ying The lady. She is mo
TO blame; II Is you. She would gladly d,
something for her avn support il yor
wosld permit her; aud il would be br,,e,
for hrr and for you. Remember lhe ,rus
saying:
Sslsn 6nds some mischief sill
For idle hands TO Do.
What do you mesn,' demanded Bur.
CESS. rrddening.
Il mean that. generally speaking,
young wives af an ardent Temperament,
when lefi 10 themselves with nolhiny hui
their pleasures 10 ocrupy their minds. are
api TO forget ,h 10 husbands. and find en-
J"ymenI IN surl soriely az he nigh, nol
altogether approve"
"Sif. you do moi know my wife," ex.
claimed Hamilton. :. She, thank Heaven.
is mol ono af those"
% hope not" was The quiet reply.
Although Hamilton Burgess had not a
jealous nature, and would never have en-
leriained unjust suspIcions Of his wife.
these wonis Of his friend sci him 10 think
ing. lie remembered thai Lizzie was al
ways happy, however he might lie op-
pressed with cares; aud now he wondered
how il was that she could be SO unmind-
lal Of every thing except pleasure. while
lie was SO constantly harrassed. The
Mr. Hamilton Burgess doubts
less forgot that he had taken the utmost
pains TO conceal his situation from his
wife.
IL was in This state OF mind that Mr..
Hamilton Burgess one day left his bnsi-
ness and went home unexpectedly. IL
was a. an hour when Lizzie least thought
nfssssiag bim. and on laIs orcasF0n she
considerably embarrassed; nor
lid Nj. Burgess fail to observe that she
was very lar'y in making her appearance
u the siIling-room.
On another occasion Mr.. Burgess re-
urncd home Lnder similar circumstances,
md. going directly 10 his wife's room,
onnd Ia his asionishmeni. that he could
lol gain admiiiance. Afier some delay,
however, dsring which Hamilton heard
"oisleps hnrrying To and fro within, and
MIS-. Burgess opened the
oor. and blushing very red. attempted 10
puloglze for moi admitting him befoie.
8 Who was with you!" demanded Mr..
burgess.
with me /" clied Lizzie. confused.
Yes. madam. ! heard Whispering;
md am sure SOMEBODY Just passed OUT
trough that side door,"
Oh, that was nobody bui Margaret!'
aslily exclaimed Mrs. Burgess.
Hamilton could lily conceal his vexa-
ion; but he did mol intimate 10 his wife
bat he suspected her Of equivocaiion. nor
ID she see iii TO attempt u full exposition
{ The matter.
Nothing was said Of this incident after.
yards; bu, for many weeks il occupied
lamillon's mind. All this time he was
with cares Of business, aud his
row became darkly shrouded in gloom
5 his rclplexities lhickened. A, last the
risis came! Mr.. Burgess saw The utter
npossibility Of longer continuing his al
inst protilless trade under heavy expen-
IS which moi only absorbed his small capi.
II. but actually plunged him into debt.
Iut one honest course was left for him TO
ursue; and he resolved TO close up his
fairs, and sell of the stock that remained
, pay is debts.
II was al this time that Mr.. Burgess
aw in IFS true ligh, The errm of which
9 had been guilty in opposing his wile's
csire to economize, and devote portion
{ her time to useful occupation. Il
Had allowed her 10 tighten our ex-
enses in this way" thought he, !. might
OF have been driven 10 such extremilles.
nd wla, has been The result Of my folly:
Why. have kept her Ignorant Of our pov.
rty until the very last, and now the sud-
en- intelligence tha, We are beggars will
sell nigh kill her - i
Sa,lstied Of the danger. il mol the i'm
possibility, Of keeping the secret longer
rom his wife. Mr.. Burgess went home
me day resolved 10 break the intelligence
o her without hesitation. Entering the
louse with his laich-key, he went direct
y 10 I.izzle's room, which he entered un-
To his surprise he found
IN the table genlleman's cap, Of that
llshion which he had seen worn
" poslmen and dandlcs about Town. Anx.
nus for an explanation, he looked around