The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-05

/ you at the coarse plastering. the cheap, yul.
gar paper, the rough wainscot.ing. Does
/ this look like home? ?" Tears flooded her
face, and the poor woman sought her mean
! little chamber overhead. i Isi
Mr.. Manning got leisurely up. walked
across the floor once or twice with his hands
behind him, looked out OF the high, narrow
windows on the broad landscape, and forgot
| bis momentary troubles, for such showers
were common, and il would be a severe squall
TO mar. for any length Of tine, this sual
undisturbed mind. -f
| Nov, might 70 back years, and spin a
long yarn out OF ths. might say that, be-
tween the husband anl vile, there had
been from The first, lack of cnngenality in
tastes and dispositions. might say neither
possessed sufficient fnrce ~ character TO rails,
and sustain the other Ismisht say that he
was too easy, that bis goodness was ofa mega
tive sort. amounting t. nothing but what
would cause irritation 20 sensitive con-
panion, who needed aud longed for a sup
port to which in her weakness she might
cling. might say all this, and il would
be true. ...
I4migllt say, too, that she had no right to
be constantly irritated by the circumstances
around her--that she had no right TO be con-
stantly bringing uuhoppiaess to others, be.
cause Of the few real clouds, AMI the many
imaginary ones, that elouded her domestic
sky. | might say much more. telling the
many why's AMI wherelorts oil the misery anil
darkness that had settled upnn their roaf,
and weighed heavily, at least upon the heart
0I one, but what would it avail @ .s
/ lie, the husband, was kindly alIectionate
| Shs, the wife, had loved him above all others,
was still loving him, would be content, spite
of all his shortcomings. had he wealth Ia
pave the way. ..
Was there, then, any real reason that love
should dwell in their midst silent song
bird-ihat the sunshine should live only in
the outer porch of their hearts. and gladhe.s
thrive only out OF their dsellins ..
"Poor Jenny is TO be pitied - remarked !
to Aunt Hannah, the other day. I'm sure
my heart aches for her," ....a..
did you tell her soi" inquired .iant
Hannah, looking keenly over her spectacles.
"Yes, could not help it. ! go often to
see her. she 50 needs sympathy" ....
| Humph," said aunt Hannah, who. when
she degns to speak, selects the most express
/ siye words. She went on, +" hundred aud
| fifty dear friends plying and sympathizing
with her, Jenny Manning, who might be hap.
lpier than queen 80 friends who care not
/ two cOppers for all her sorrows who would
scarcely give that amount TO relieve them,
but who pity from momentary impulsive-
ness, and, out Of sight, either forget entirely
or pirate Of the Inconsistency Of her con-
duct"
But aunt Hannah"
| Don't aunt Hannah me. have lost all
patience with the world. People seem de-
termined TO be miserable. many Of them.
wonder if anything but misery would con-
sole them in another world. They would
then find no use for all the ine phrases about
uncongenialities, impressibilities, distress
Ing emotions aud sad spent days. Their
ewes would tire IN the constant glory oi
heaven. There would be no rainy tears to
wipe away. and eheerfalness would be Of no
moment, il il went unrelieved by the heav. 4.
| ing sigh. tell yoI, Anna Howard, have
no patience ; here you are. a great girl OF
twenty summers, lending all the aid in your
power helping your friend to be miserable.
! II you only tried half so hard TO make her
happy, would be proud Of you"
did love Jenny Manning very much, aud
felt hurt at Aunt Hannah's remarks.
thought them over aud over on nv way home
and the more thought the more thought she
was right, and what she said felt was true.
! went up stairs TO my own Handsomely ly
furnished chamber, excu,ing myself that eve
ming TO the gay company below, trying u
think how, in what way, ] could do anything
to make jenny happy--so happy that Auni
Hannah would be proud ~ me. 0ne, two,
merriiy sang out Little French clock, an
then dreamed glad, pleasant dream.
woke in The morning with the resolve 10 do
something worthy nv wnmanhoui, to manu-
facture, il possible, bit Of blue overhead
for nv friend
! called on her at an early hour. She
seemed surprised, and little embarrassed
TO see me at such an unreasonable time. l'u'
quietly took OF my cape bonnet, using il
for fan, and asked her TO sit down little
while and hear me talk. told her | felt a.
IL ! had been wasting too much sympathy
upon her or rather, something very foolish
that went by that name. ! had now come
10 offer something better-something that
the most Of people were too proud, too sell
confident to accept. My only excuse was a
real heartfelt interest her welfare. Would
she suffer me to 90 on -
"Yes, she supposed ! had been hearing
some new tale OF scandal regarding her ey-
trayagance. her unhappy disposition, her dis.
like Of the country. might speak as long
as liked, she was getting hardened, il made
very little difference 10 her what people
thought or said regarding her Affairs"
/ This was said in stuical sort Of way,
and her face wore not 50 much Of its usual
discomfort as it did Of something not so
good eyen--a fixed, determined look Of GO
ing on in the old way till il ended IN a sour
Indifference, misanihropical hate for every.
thing that lived in The sunshine however
perseycreJ. had come to spend the day,
and Jenny Manning should be the happier
for it.
glanced about the rough.looking apart.
ment. at the stiiT dining chairs, the bare Ia.
BILE. There were no ornaments, no pictures,
i rnnn nF thnsn .,r.fgy l;tttn tLsuVa that gn