The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-08-15

him. My father was absent when Albert
first came. but soon. returning, my husband
sent to request his presence. When he en-
tered the room and saw me me there his
brow darkened with lrown, and he looked
at me with troubled eye. | darted for
ward and throwing myself upon his neck
exclaimed:
!" Forgive me, father, but could not obey
you. ! loved Albert better than thought,
and we were married this morning"
With smothered groan the old man sunk
in chair, and said
Misguided girl YOU have brought de-
structon on yourself by this rash step,
Excuse me, sir,y haughtly interposel
Albert, stepping forward; !" da not under.
stand such language. am gentleman. and
cannot be insulted with impunlts. Adelaide
is now ny wife, and as such demand that
she quit with me the roof oi my enemy"
ooh, Albert" | cried, yon must over
look my fathers language. This is SO IN
expected to him lie hardly knows what he
saws"
"The carriage will be here shortly TO con-
vey us to the steamboat, and you will obige
me by seeing that everything i ready for
your journey, Adelaide, was the cold reply,
and with an almost bursting heart | lett the
room TO obey him.
What passed between the twn never
learned, but when came down stairs, half
an hour afterwards, with nv travelling bonnet
on, nv father met me in the hall, and | no.
ticed that his face was ashy pale, and his lips
qui,ered with rppressed einntion. Throwing
myself into his arms. whispered:
!" he of good cheer, father, will soon re-
turn, and we will be happy together yet"
/" God grant IT,, was the iersent re.ponse.
I" Remember, my child. that though won have
disobeyed me, my heart and hOme will ever
be open to Won. Farewell; | see that yaur
husband is waiting for you-msr YOU be
happy in the lot YOU have chosen" and con
ducting me to the door he pressed kiss
upon nv brow, and extending his hand to
Albert, WIN coldly graspeh his, lie turned
and re. entered the house.
:" tried TO buoy myself op vith hopes of
brighter future, and succeeded in snme
measure. But SOM. alas! we're these fond
visions dissipated by the sad news sent Us
by telegraph of my fathers death. Hs
health had been feeble for some time, and
when reached home learned that he had
retired to bed as well as usual at night. and
was found lileless the next morning. Died
of disease Of the heart was the verdict
rendered by the Coroners jury. Died
of broken heart was the verdict ren.
dered by my conscience. The way ol
The transgrpss0r is hard says the IInlv
Writ, and mast keenly dad experience the
truth oi these words.
"My father dying ntestaic, oi cnurse all
his property became mine. NV husband
having nnr attained his object threw 0ff the
mask he had hitherto worn to me and be-
held his true character in all its naked de-
formity. How nv soul siekrned at the con.
trast between what believed him TO he, and
wha, he really was, lie samhled. he drank.
he attended the race causn, ami habliualIy
mingled in the lbwest aud basfst spciety.
When under the inflapnce Of liquor be s"rne.
timcs treated me brutally, aud a. still lnyed
him inndlv. this treatment nearly hrnkc ny
heart. When nv first child was bnra--i
beautiful buy-I Ielt that ! now had some
Thing to live for. and upon him was la'I.hed
all the lave nf my nature. ofher chr'drn
were born ~ me, hut all died in infancy
save this nv iirst.horn. named LoGis, t"r tue
father so bitterly mnurned.
:" Gradually nv large fortune was sqnaa.
de- "a in tie hands 81 my husband and we were
reduced slmost to beggars. Ahert's excesses
had iuld npOn his constitution ~ such 4 isr.
gree that lie was unified fnr labor, even had
lic been so disposed. In this s;rsii'l cas'
about in my mini what was 10 hr toar. aud
at last came to the conclusion Of giving les.
snns in music, that being The only asaliabe
talent | nnssessrd. With the assistance oi
few obi friends | obtained number nl
scholars. and could easily have supported my
family in comfort but tor my husbands seti'
isbn,ss. lie. thanks To the uiinst law
which gives the management ol . WON MS
income into the hands IT her lord anil mas.
ter, spent the money faster than cnaId Earn
IL. 'Trnnbles COME nut in single spies, hut
IN ba.,alions.' Nv bny--ihe pride and iay
Of ms blightei exi.tence--l discovered With
mothers uBerrIng instinct. was falling
inta dissipa,cd habits. In vain wept aud
cnircatrd. cited him 10 his fathers ruiuuas
course. steadily and surely, With an aga.
niled heart. | saw him trcatiug the down
ward path, which has proved the destrnc'laa
Of 50 many noble and gifted ones. o. tbs
was ANE AlE NHrA we w N''f
and in nv bitter anguish The cry went np ib
Heaven. Ny burlen j. grcairr than ! can
hear The curse or tisnbedIence vas re-
leutlessly pursuiag ne. and strive as would,
| could not escape until the lull measure had
been meted nut TO me. =
at length nv husband died. and removed
from his contaminatng example. J i'ndiy
hoped that nv boy might yet be saved. VAN .
hupe As il the ,nrrow that ! had brought
upun nv fathers grey hairs. visited IN retrl'
button aron my own head, the darling nf my
hean--he whom had thought would prove
The suacc an,l sdppnrt If my old age--went
stepby step dawn 10 ~ ignominlous grave
Aud am left alone, poor 10 purse and feeble
n body. ID drag out ihe remnant Of my DAYS
uneheered by the voice oI affection. hut,
thank t;nI. MT without the hope nf BRIGHTER
hereafter: for lie who has said, Mhum
4 Ioys 4 chasten, has through AIllietiDn,