The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-11-07


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.Fcr Chris.'s sake"-Eph. ~. 80.
Fairbrook Hall, the English residence of
nj .jor. DE Lacy. was a pr'ncely abode.
The extensive lawn, the splendid gardens,
with their large hot-hosses. green. n.houses.
and pineries, and the grand baronial hall.
all proclaimed the wealth Of the owner.
Major and Mrs. DE Lacy were beloved
By all, rich and poor; and their numerous
tenants were often heard TO declare. that
lew in the country could boast Of such
landlord and lady as they had. The Major
had fought many hard battle under the
:. Iron Duke !" and lew could enliven a dull
evening better than he, with tales of his
adventures in foreign lands.
No one loved better 10 hear these tales.
no matter how often they were repeated, !,
than did little Zephy, The only child Of the
house-a dark eyed. sprigh,ly lt,le thing
of some twelve years. Every thing that
wealth and love could procure were lavish
ed on little Zephy. No little girl tar miles
around. had so many toys, or sarh aspien-
0id uoit anu uott > Huuscf ~ %HAHC 8'PhFs
The pretty little basket carriage and pony,
ofen noticed on the high road. was hers /;
the prettiest bed in all the flower garden
belonged 10 Miss Josephine. Strangers
might be heard saying. they feared The DE
Iacys spoiled their only child. Or remark.
ing on the strange contrast between the
black hair and dark eyes Of the little girl.
and the hlue eyes and fair hair OF her pa
rents,
Hut no one guessed the real truth. which
was that little Zeph was only the DE In
cy's adopted child. and that all the love and
luxury lavished on her were given 10 her
Tor the sake of another. Not always had
the child lived in the midst Of the grandeur
which now surrounded her. Till she va,
seyen years Of age, her home was iar dif.
fereni one from Fairbrolk Hall. DIM, W
ry dim recolleciions she had Of living now
in one town. now N another; OF lots u
womrn and children. aud. above all, Of sol
dieu in rcd coats, and the roll Of drums
and the irumpet's call; and then more
clearly, . quiet Scottish village hume, will
rows Of tall trees growing on each SIDE Q
the one street where their small hons,
stood and az the end OF the street. on !,
raised mound, q curious old stone cross
round which the villagers would assembl,
To gossip. or discuss the news nf The day
One day in especial was . marked one il
little Zeph's mind.-a bright summer day
which she hal spent with some other Of III,
village children. playing 10 the woods. pull
ing the wild lowers, or Watching some liz
tie bows as they fought mimic BATHS. W.T.
swords made Of the broken branches whiel
Law around. The bows were ranged Of
opposite sides 81 narrow path, ,-one par
" representing The French. The other th
English army for these were wsrlikc days
and il was the year 1915. The frencl
were beaten, of course and oh, how littl
Zephy Fraser joined in shouts Of delight
for Zephy's father was a soldier. lie woal,
never get hone. she knew, till the Prenc
we're beaten; and she was tiring 70 see him
and 50 was neither. Indeed. only tina
morning Zephy hal heard one of the neigh
hors say, that they thought Mrs. Fraser wa
Just pining alter her husband, she looked 8
weakly now,-just A. u breath Of win
would blow her down.
The evening was pretty far advance
ere the children returned to the village
and when they did -, their attention va
attracted 20 an unusual commotion. Al
most every inh,bitant Of the village wa
grouped round the cross, listening 10 q ma
who stood ON the mound reading somethin
aloud from newspaper which he held
n. hand. Exciamations Of wonder, d,
light. aud surprise we're heard on all side
..raken prisoner al last" No fear he
be let escape this time T. " What gran
battle !" " weel Wellington's the maj
after all J" Pity the wives and BARNS
the soldiers that have fallen!' -
Eagerly the little children ran forwar
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