The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1873-11-26
LIFE's yIcIsslTuDEs;
THE REUNION or neutrality-suspicious.

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4 snug little csatale nesting down the
seaside Il nad u, TIE outskirts Of a re-
tired village ii tie heart n EpgIaud ;and
ss We wiiseed days long gone ly, rarely
indeed WAS II that stranger waS seen Ii
the sleepy strsuts fr mel, did not theE
wander mles-Iy over see anj land as IN
these later times Of swift aud easy lucomo.
tion. But oac Of these extremely rare vis-
itors i WAS whu row paused bofore .he
gate 81 he iweliiug w,.heve rcserred IT,.
listening with rspt attention ~ ,la rlear
bird ike ton : tlpel nua,ed cut from the o.
pen window.
lieautiui heautiiull' he exclaimed.
Had I but ihe training Of that voice--
ssS knowsl will at least make the at
tempt.
A lev moments lstsr found the manager
Of the great London 0pers Troupe 10 ear.
mes, csa, ersatiol with ihs fair singer and
| her aged father.
No. no. ~ir.' sid the latter. ~ thr
visitor rose to depart. Nd, sir. thank
you for the prsiSe yan give ny child. bu'
cannot conssut 70 have her 60 ON the
stage. even though. ss You say. she woal'l
be literally repssd fsfaa sbs will rev-
er need 20 earn her, bread. aud, her voice
suits s,s. a. itlis.s li1llN ~ /
So the inansger departed. leaving his
address. 10 hopes. he said. that he should
some day hive the pleasure 81 hearing
more fayoraLly from lhe yoang Pris@t 'loa-
fld. as be snilingly called the 'blusiiIig
h.aiden before hisn. ~
Here comes yoar fiien5. Pulp Nor
gau.' said NJ. Leigh. stealing SIS glance
st his daughter. You had better 20 out
and meet him. | suppose be hss come TO
Join 10 your evening walk. as usual. All.
Phil. my hoy Edith isrssdy. Iie Of with
with you. for il is getting late.
Philip Morgan. unlike the girlhy whose
side Ne walked. was not the child of man
whc could lay claim 10 being in even mod
erstely comfortable circumstances. Oh
the contrary. Philips father was a poor.
hard working farmer. whse sterile traet
Of land scarce afforded bis small family y
dcctut support.
Philip wss the only san--the oiiy child.
in faci--althoash there bad once been two
others: and nov that he WAS approaching
manhood. and. moreover. hsd dared u
picture In the far sway future home 81
his own. 10 which Edith Leigh. as is mis-.
tress. Was ever the centre point Of his fond
dreams. be began 10 feel the necessity OF
going to work and carving out fortune
which would enable him 10 realize his yis-
ionsr
There Was 10 opening Tor him in that
quiet. sleepy village. lie must leave it.
and seek the crowded haunts Of men--the
cts. There lie knew there was always the
chance for an honest. industrious man 70
push bis wsy.
lie resolved to 90 al once 20 obtain >
situation Is school teacher. That was all
ii. ambition ct present. lie would be con-
tent 20 start thus humbly at first. Teach.
ers were mol 80 plentiful then ss now aud
consequently we're more literally remuner-
a,ed. Philip was'thnkihg Of all this. a.
he wallsed silently atEdiih' side. wonder
ing how he sheula tell her. how she would
receive the nexs. aud wishing that be had
the courage--whivh he had noi--to speak
10 her Uf his hse. and receive frmn her IL
return the ?reeions promise 10 be bis wife.
Although no words Of love had ever
passed beivcen these two. each had long
sincs read the others bqari. and knew. just
A. though the lips had spoken il. ihat they
we're ~ 10 al 70 each other that future
apart would he living death. Theirs was
tacit engagement. W Q
30 they parted and Philip went away
70 great city. and will no word had
bonnd theu, % each other; hpt the bond
the chain vas none tie less secure that no
lock had iesn placed upon H.
The months passed on. and three letters.
telling 81 bis success. we're received By the
dear ones whum Philip bad left ia the liz.
tle hBmlst -letters brought to thcm BY
courisrs who carried dispatches toa neigh
boring lord. lt443 A4 M8Htp
OFcoasxa Edith wrcte to him lat least.
until. in bis third letter. be requested her
20 wait until she heard from him again. ~
he was about 20 60 abroad IN company
with the boy bsronet whose tutor he bad
become. Al! had he but known Of the
weary days aud months and years that
mnsi PISS ere they should meet agsin.
8 srcely bad Philip lsndei 10 France.
when terrific tempest arose and swept q
rer the Island of Great Britrin, from north
.N -
70 south. leaving ruin and desolatien N Iis
path. Many we're the families lei, home
las and peaaiIsss on The world BY this feSr.
ffal visitation. aud aiming these unfortu.
mates was Rlish LeIgIfs father.
Poor Old man! lie was With dilheuliy
borne from his IiGe-lope hons. only TO look
on aud mosn. 10 helpless agony. ss the re-.
lsntless stream wrsstsd ID from its found.
alton. and bore II away on its srift course
10 the oceap---not his house only. but ell
bis worldly goods. bic sheep. his cattle. h's
horses---the river bore them nll away.
f,-.---...... -. IN Ii. 4.,,u.x l,fc had been