The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-01-22

the demands aagainst1hlm. Alter all bad
gore under the hammer, the remorseless
debtor law came in and attached the body,
and the high souled Milton was taken 70 The
debtors ssll. His daughter followed him.
and as her pale and wasting features passed
through the streets. the light word dwas
hushed, and the more feeling yieldedl
tear for the tate of the family. IL was u
the instigatlon vt Wilson that Milton had
been arrested and imprisoned. When his
wife told HIM OF the pale faced daughter,
aud how cad she locked As she went 10 the
cell. q sickening sensation crept into the
merchants heart. But he was too proud 10
acknowledge his wrong rhe Law was with
him. and he would not relax. 2tt salmuaA
Six months wore away and the case u
Million was seldom spoken OF. Ills daagh'
ter siekeaed and died in jail. aud for the
frst time since his imprisonment. he Iwas
.aken out to attend her funeral. As VIII
son looked upon his old Neighbour, At the
grave, he halt made up his raIad to forgive
his debt. But he feared TO retrace the step
he had taken. Milton bad not asked aaJ
ia,urs vi hin. apd he kad NO reaspa ln eY-
pee ciemeney Had the debtor sued for
| cIetneuey, The merchant would have tskfa
srra' credit IN opening his frisOn doors.
When Milton lirst came Iutp the r,llags.
these was az orphan boy, Wild. pnc4rfd .oF,
aud sin-u.atly Sicigu,, ths dread oI 81 The
ue,ghborbuud. Fpr some pst,y Scl. laid 10
him, ne was zen, TO jail. Milton was isI.
,Or. aud bsing keen Judge pl human IA.
ture saon found that tie boy had beeR snort
slnued against than .InaiHg. Putting mo-
ney into the orphan hands, and a letter
10 "a Trend 10 New Orlraus, Milloa mn
iooked the ul door and bid his Prlsonsr
s"pd bye. fi;een years had passed SINCE
thea. g.. e..t.ss.a. rsf .-.-s. sss.g.. s.~.frr.. 2
Late one sammel al:srnuoa, hilson SAT
~ hls cell, his lace butIsd IL las AsBds. AID
his broken spirit wrapped ID IN gleomy
thoughts. Tue door. Was SlpWlY O,5eaed
Aad stranger sio"d iOu.ing upon the prl-
sunrr. The strange Was oi noble form and
tnIen, his iealnrrs sghrtay but handsome,
and h;s apparel Of the tishest raltefi.I.
Milton silrrsd not, supPosipg the ja..or
stood before him. .. ~u 49,.
n~' William Milton" .rt.....-:.
The prisoner sisried ai the saund al the
,tr~pgc voice, and Iouked 'asapily ap,n the
sisltnr. .".A.......... ...- -.
= You have lnrgo;ian me. Mil;oa!"
"l.know YOU not" neshapieaiIy answer.
ell MI.soa. Il.
Vita quick movcmept, the stranger
stepped forward and kneeiei upon the :iaor,
and rlasped the prisoners hands, kissing
them again aud again,
D0n't know ne and yet fur f'teen
years no waking hour has passed that !
havs not thought Of you as nv earthly 81.
Uoar. From this same cell Won oncr led
Inc forth, aud gave ne money and yuur
blessing. have cone long journey TO
see aud bless my saviour and weep upon his
neck. lam rich William Mihon<-du you
near that; lam rich! As vou be.prd the
orphan. and opened his prison doors. So
shall the orphan now do BY you. am
4" Ugly Mars"-Mark DougIessr'
j" Milton'sryes were streaming with tears
for sucL gratitude snd such words had been
strangers TO him for mauy year. Hope.
ihIh, ambition. again sprung np in the de-,
srairing debtors heart, and he howed his
head upon the bread shoulder Of the poor
orphan. and sobbtd like child. Awhile
the two fingered and talked In the bsgrim.
med cell, and then passed nut arm in arm.
There was astonishmeut in the village
when the! recognized the forgotten vii.
liam Milton leaning upon the arm of the
distinguished looking stranger. The pri-
'onrt's hair bad grown gray in the last
yesrsrof bis imprisonment. and his manly
lorm had lost some Of its sigor and toll.
ness. .t -
a Mark Douglass aud Milton entered vii.
sons store. and the former pulled his purse
from his pocket. and threw the sam, ~
agreed upon befote he entered the Jail, con
tempinously upon the counter. Then