The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-10-07
A CURE FOR ENNTI.
4 CAPITAL STORY.

risen, when Dr. Elliott entered my apartment
Y" All. Doctor" said |, in a feeble voice. !" you
see before you poor young man who is fast
going to the grave. am surrounded by every
thing that wealth can purchase. but at twenty.
five years of age, have lost all sense Of en-.
joyment. My existence is a burden. and |
only desire death. have consulted the most
eminent ply ysicians in London, but they can
do nothing for me-"
"They were right" replied the Doctor,
abruptly.
"'rhen must die :"
"Yss. undoubtedly. when you are eighty
years old"
Heaven do you know remedyi"
"Perhaps. perhaps. Let me see, Sir
Thomas, have you abused the pleasures
which youth and fortune have procured for
your"
al have used them, but never abused
Them"
"what are your first thoughts upon wax.
ingi'
"yague and underlined"
"Haye you ever been in 1--we"
ALIAS have no strength to love or hate. "
" Do you like the theater!"
4 cit is bore"
"Do you like the pleasures Of the table r.
- have no appetite"
"Do YOU enjoy the beauties Of nature -
al only see clouds aud shadows
"You are very sick. but not incurable."
"Doyo believe it !"
al know it but you must make great
sacrifice"
"Whatis is that!'
You must renounce your country. your
friends and the use Of ynur fortune. You
must forget that yuu are Sir Thomas Went.
worth, and the immense wealth you possess;
YOU must go TO Switzerland, taking with you
only hundred guineas TO buy some goats
and little cabin. You mnst live there iGr i
year, breathing the pure mountain air, aud
laboring with the sweat Of your brow to gsir
Indies cannot purchase"
"You forget. cannot trayel-l have n,
strength"
"Itw will return. There exists in societ,
class cf men among whom your mala,ly i
extremely rare. These are the poor; IN the
ranks you must mingIe. Depart, then, a
soon as possible. Return IN year and You wi
return cured. There is. but one plank be
tween ,oa aud shipmreck ,rnOun.. =. ~"'
you are a dead man."
50 saying, he took his hat, and poliIel,
wishing me pleasant journey. departed.
4 | deliberatrd npon hi, advice. and conclud
ed to follow il. To ms steward gave direc
tions concerning my affairs, aud the mex
Iay embarked for Dover. without acquaintin
any person with the object oimy journey or ~
destination.
supported the fatigue of travelling bette
than anticipated, although J gave up a
hppes d ever looking upon my country Q
kindred again.
. After Journey of three weeks the snow
! SUBMITS oi the Alps rose before me. At 81
sight was seized with profound sadness
and felt sure that ! should never leave thel
] alive. arrived al Bcrne in detection
spirits, and remained there two days TO mah
NV arrangements, and finally decided upc
lie valley of Lauierbrunn Tor my habitatlo
rose al sir. tnok guide and began n
march but the grand and imposing scenes
nature we're not IN harmony with INV physic
y strength, and what brothers would have be-
4 source Of unbounied pleasure, was to me
!. suffering. We stopped for the night IN Z
: yally Of Grindcwoid, and 10 the mnrnlhg.
s the first time 10 many months, had go
4 appetite. 80.
At sunset arrived nj my destinatlo
= and entering the 6rst house, asked the h0
pitality of the inmates, which was cheerful
: accorded mr. In the morning ! assumed
!, shepher,l's dress, and left the friendly ro
y not 10 enjoy the charms 81 nature, but TO
!. dulre IN NV own sad reflections.
= Ihad taken but lew steps when hea
y the snund ol music, aud the slllage rapid
|, filled with people to attend divine scrvi
). The crowd proceeded towards the church, q
y. aM aitel tie entrance Of tile pastor, ven
v able msn, inspiring respect and estee
y Hardly were the services concluded, vi
y the flutes aud hautbnys were heard Az,
and man and woman knelt helore the AZ
"a, "a, and received the nnptial bencdiction. Hap
W ness and gany shnne IN ail lsCes. glanced
e ward tie seat occupied by tie young g'rl,
The valley, aud observed one will eyes Ia
- On me. Her beauty was more delicate
noble Than that Of her companions, aud oe
,ionally tear would steal IRON beneath
eve lashes. Tier sadness gave her an al
tiunaI charm 10 my eyes Like me, she
unhappy | said, "but happiness viii >
smile upun her, while with me death o
- will nut an end 10 INV misery"
Next followed ball. and two hund
young people danced merfily 70 the soun'
thc same Instrument that We heald 20
church. Seeing young shepherd reeliii
in the shade II All ancient plne. sunie o,
dances approached me I" JOIN III their ann
ncnt; but declined, aud they abandn
me 10 my own reflections. Ihe young
with whose beauty had been 70 sirack
not among Tie ray lhrong; she had %
peared Immediately upon lrasing the chu
AMER ihe rustic ball the girls. baud
hand, singing gaily as they went, advance
The Ioot OF hill, whose summit was COVE
with ice. Al at once they started aud =
ed at full speed up tie slippery emine
They seemed Ike irnnp Of Angels asc'
inc ID Ileaten. Hut what was my &c