The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-10-24

anu approaching the person from Whom Y
came, who was none other than the woman
whom VIC have Just seen land from the ves-
sci, she quietly, and in that soft, sweet
voice Of woman which none can resist, in
quired ii she stood in need, or was she
III, or was her sorrow such that it could
be relieved? portion Of the railing near
us was vacant, and towards that, and al
most at our side, these two women came
to converse. The stranger was fair,
handsome girl Of about seventeen years,
neatly but coarsely dressed, with shoes not
only well worn, but heavy and unsuted as
much for her sex as for the season. The
poor girl in honest simplicity, and with an
earnestness which despair alone could I'M
part, related her history uninterrupted by
i single observation from her companion,
but often accompanied by tears OF both.--
We have not space for it at length, and
we will give il, changing its order just
enough to enable us TO state it briefly.
She said that she was born in Boston !;
she had no brother or sister now she re-
membered that she had sister, the Oldest,
whose name was Lizzie; that sister, years
ago, against her fathers will, had married,
and with her husband, having been bansh,
ell the fathers sight, had gone off, and had
not been heard Of since--nodoubt was dead.
At the time of her sisters marriage, her
parents were wealthy. The pride which
drove away Lizzie had brought silent re-
grets, and after while, came melancholy
complainings by the mother, sighing for
the embrace of her first born. These soon
led to anger and elimination at homo, and
dissipation by the father, abroad, Lnss.
es came upon them, and at last, gathering
the lew worldly goods they possessed, they
left the proud city of their birth, and set
tied, five years ago, upon land purchased Of
the government in Wisconsin. Her brothers,
some older and some younger than herself,
one by one dropped and died; and soon the
mother, calling in agony upon her long ex-
lied daughter, joined her buys in happier
cline.
None were now left but the father and
this poor girl. lie, too, was humbled, and
stricken By that slow but certain disease
which lights up the cheek and fires the eve
with the brilliancy Of health, even when its
victim is ON the confines Of eternity; he
/ would sit and tell to his surviving child the
acts Of winning love, and sacrificing deyo-
+ ton which had made his Lizzie the very OBJ
ject Of life. He would talk Of her sweet
smiles, and her happy disposition, until
memory would lead HIM to The hour when hC
bid her depart, aud not let him see her face
again. His decline was rapid. and this lone
child saw the first flowers which the warmth
of spring had called from the soil Of her mo.
Tiers grave, disturbed, lprooted, ami throw
aside, that his ashes might minglc with those
of the mother Of his children.
At his death he charged her 70 pay oil, Al
Ear as she might be able, Tie debts incurred
to procure the neeessaries OF life; the land
which for want nl culture, bad not increased
in value, was sold. and left her but few
dollars. These she expended in rearin.
some boards to mark the spst where she la,
seen buried, one after another, her bcl0,es
kindred. She had heard Of Chicago. She hat
heard that in this city there were Office
where strangers wishing employment conlt
find work. She had on foot travelled man,
miles, until she reached Milwaukee, an,
thence by the kindness Of a poor sailor VIII
had seen her day alter day on the dock
watching the steamers depart, bad inquiries
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hither, but had not The money. lie brungh
her to Chicago ON his own vessel, aud hat
told her that by crossing the bridge shi
could find one of thosc places where sitaa
tiuns were given to worthy applicants.
Such was her story. che had mentlonet
no name except that of father, mother, an
the endearing appellations ofbrother George
Willie, SC. Both ui the women were erylnj
bitterly. Tie lasliouably dressed lady turn
cd her lace toward the river, that her tears
at such a crowded aud unusual place, Nigh
mt be observed. She requested us 10 TAX
her Two hay, George aud Willie, she caile,
them, BY the hand, 10 keep them from dan
ger, aud then putting her arm around th
neck Of the poor, friendless, wandering or
phan stranger, said, "ynu are my own SIS
ter. AIN Lizzie =
) These two beings. children Of the sam
; parents. how different have been tlieir path
and huw deep their suferings We haN
seen them tngcthcrin "LiLLir's' carriage, dri
wing along Lake street. They are doubt
less as happy as their bcrcatenlenls, relieve,
unly by the consciousness III duty faithful.
performed, can permit. But while the SUI
ltflHg ~ utai ialUei diltl Hlathtl WA ut ihiht
" known frum tic story Of the daughter
what must have been the mental agony .
that other daughter, unkin,lly banishcD
, from her mothers side, and driven out int
the world without fathers blessing: Villa
must have been her grief when her letter.
written from prosperous city, From tb
house or her wealthy aud Kind husband, tel
!. ling them ot her success, aud of the birth q
her children, were unnotieed aud uuansWet
ed !: size must have frlt indeed tlat I'll
hearts ofthat father and mother, her siste
aud brothers, must have been hardrHt,
against her. We will -ay ~ mafc. FAa
scene viii live ID our memory while u
can remember the holy love ui father. mO
tier, and kindred.