The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-12-17

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supplied the place of costly lace within il.
The blossoms Of their young love hail early
sprung to gladden. their union. They had two
chidrcn-lhe one laughing, brawn.eyed
aud brown haired little fairy Il three wears,
with face full Of the rosy dimpes thar pro-
m-ed to enehant the world with It's l0yeli-
ness IN older years, and that disposition Of
mingled lave and mischief which makes up,
to me, the charm Of childs character. The
whole t0untry round was proud II the grace
and beauty Of the little sprte, and scarcely 4
day passed that she was not stolen away from
the little cottage home to make music in the
houses Of friends WIN loved her as it she bad
been their own. OF course She was "every-
bollt s child" and blow to her could nat
Iall to be blow to every heart in the little
Village. And her name was Eveieen.
The secnnd was growing, laughing, blue
eyed, plump little beauty, Of less than a year,
promising to have all the charms III the older
at her age. Aud her name was LiIiap.
was sitting one aittrnnuu in the quiet lit
tie sitting rom, with my feet upon two
chars, "a thing commonly manage, when |
can find them,) reading pleasant Duak, IN a
state between asleep and asakc-my host
away ii his shop, few hundred yard~ nf
and my pretty hostess eng ged IN her house
hold lab ,rS-when | was suddenly thrown
out nl my indulence bya scream that brought
me TO nv feet like an electric sEuck II was
a woman's voice, aud had IN il an excess Of
agony that cannot be indicated in words, 30
loud that it rang over the quiet little village
like a trumpet, brougii, every one forth to
ascertain the cause.
| sprang 10 the door that separated the sit
ting ron,n from the dining apartment, and saw
the whole at a glance. Inc young muthrr
stood at the dour with her first bOrn--pur
darling EYeleeu-in her arms, diving A
briel aud hurried word from the servant told
the sad story. The httlegiri had accompanied
Il chl,l-uncle up stairs, while the mother was
busy below, and while the attention Of the
older child was one moment turned away Size
hal seized a bottle oi cnrrosife sublunair, in
alcohol, and drank enough To take twenty
such little lives. The little thing had tottered
down the stairs, and the mnher met her al
tie landing, with tile emptied bottle in her
hand, aud the palsun 0oz'ns trom her mouth
tile child all unconscious vet Of the fear.
luI thing she had done. Was il any won,
der that that terrible shrek rang nut over the
quiet village. and that already the occupants
Of every house near were rIshng toward the
place where the mother stood.
But few moments could possibly have
elapsed since the poison was taken, and yet
the effect Was already fearful. After the first
shrek { d rrnr the mother had qniet TO i
calm despair for the mumrnt, and stood with
her child in her arms, making nn effort iul
its relief. aud Indeed II seemed hopeless, foi
already the subtle puisnn Seened tiitosad
through the frame, :'c brown eye, had tost
/ their lu>tre, the face was b.ackened as il
after death, and the teeth were tight set iuS
c0ntnl-lye spasm that eNiaeutly wnuld no
pas arav. | examined the Little lost darin.
inr moment, sass that il WI. hupeiess, AN
turned away, uuable IL bear tiat motheri
agony.
The little donr.vard was already half fol
uf the villagers, aud sibs, ~ ans aud lameu.
Italinns over The fate nf the diving child wer,
heard in every direction, mingled with q1icl
aud hurried questions as 10 The manner u
its occurrence, and vain attempts ~ answer
ing, whirh added an oppressive caufIsiUn I
tic sadness Of the scene.
The little plaY.irlluw uncle who hid bee
upsiair- with the child. had run instantly I
call the father, and but few mamrHt. ha
elapsed belurc he sprang into the middle ,
tllr group lie had ,fen told all, and as. e
no questions. ! Ind time tomark that his ey
was very stern, and that hi. lips HeFr Iirnl
compressed. Others. tDu, marked il, aUd
knew. afterwarl. that murmnr ran ROM
The circle Of how strange It was that he b.
trayci no i,rlmg."
lie reached oai hi, hsrtlS and took the chil
from the mother. It's eve, were closed nnv
, aud white noLe coming ltum between u
blackeniag lips. Was c,er dealt, more a
.lrcd: saw him open the rteIids. auj
heard him give sigh af relief. lie t"lt u
: aftrrwari, thar tl,r eve WAS uut ,hfunkeu, ~
! :, tlcFt, bat uni begun. lrn hrattrmpttd
open Tie mouth. bat tae teeth wers tisii 81
, aid tlies resisted his efforts. But with
, iurrr that seemed almost brutal hr actual
arruchcd the teeth apart aud opcnCtl Il
mouth.
"Shamc !" rriei one of tie by.stanlers.
: The fiihcr did nj heed them, but mutiu
I'll to 4 ueighbur to take tue child in lbs arm
lie dad -.
/. = Bring me tic egs.bastet r he spol
{, very striniy, and almost without openias |
. teeth. 10 TIE servant.
What do sul wartrfit:" "What 81
: you d. With it, " lie is erazy." AID maj
i such remarks fo'lnWed, but thg basket ~
!. there III mOment.
v lie seized one nf the rgss, broke Il. iass
Y tel his fingers again h tween The teeth, wrc
I thed them apart by force, tionyh thcy sE
% with ~ cuntulsi,r mIlinn as 10 tear {
. flesh from his Eugcrs--aui pburFl The alb
Is men into tie ihrlat, There was .lig
stranglr, but nothing more, aud the spceiat,
= Herr hurrlird at tic aciiUn.
u, /" Don't tie child Is diving" !" said one.
e "Plrase don't hurt The puur little itir
To il cant live !" the mother found suice 10 )
~ lastng her hand upon his arm.