The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-02-16

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The night shadows were beginning to
settle down upon the earth. AL day the
rain hasp beRa i4ilBig, sSatHetines In a
heavy shower; the rosss and pipkssip the
garden had a sickly look, for the petal
hung low and were heavy with water and
with mpJ hat hsd splashed upon them .
Tue clouds were still dark and threatening,
bespeakinga stormy night1 The little
town Of Ashton, IN yirgiRi9. was unusually
quiet. Thesstrefis We're too muddy and
aheyweather too Indictment TO entice pco.
IIHle from their homes. Only now and then
q solitary traveller was TO be seen.
II Ina vine wreathed cottugeo on afiowered
spfinkIe,i iawti de SUPPER tad lbesn Wai-
tFAg6scilaH liSaF f6rf llis 1nsastes fthe
hppse whose .bpsiness. bad .peccesilste,i
hss being Absyflt fppi hdmealI Has. MIR,
JatdJs M.sltbs tax ealactFl pflths dis-
trict, aud consequently did not wait the
lasam nUf lAeaAnt weather before pursuing
his journey. Tberelpre. he had equipped
l,imselfl III his India rubber oversafment
] III nh morning, aud had gone about his
business, leaving his wife tie pronlise Of
an eatly ftlahih tle evehiig;l mltsnp-
I iisrstime hsdrohe sl,Jgme. without his
making his appearance, 1lrs. Jasobs
however, was not anxious ~ yet, Such
delays were too frequent TO cause this one
to give her any uneasiness Of mind.
His n,Red ias,pt hh. ihSd4J lslsy s'ith
evening duties. Singing gay soiig as She
went, .wiihIa wuiI of coliage written iu
her darklsparkling eyessIrK .3lEl
Anon sIle disyVbep her little ones and
put them 10 bed; aud when the night
shadows turnesl Into an iinky blacky ysss
sls seated hsnslfb by ths laIbp aud trgan
to work, still leaving the supper Table
spread, aud tlle food On ills stoyeE keeping
warln, for the return Of her husband. But
The little clock on the manllssLeIf had
told tile llourpf len before his step was
heard al tie door. Hslcaals 10 hurriedly,
i = III
and sirode u. = seat will,Vut removing bis
dIippisg ouier garments. I 4.
Il must 20 b Richmond n night lie
said, Ia answer 70 his !siit's questioning
look. - ea
TO Richmond = repeated bis wife, In
disulay. "FveBlo miissi thc STORM
Can't lie ffeipeL,' lie Iethrled, .Busi-
ness Is business; YOU know
He remvvcdlris hand ftnnh pocket
and ts,k0 0Jf his lms Ahd lissrl,sa a4Sk his
halrs revealing lie handsome fiee. .ota
Iight-eomplsximiel middle agsd NAB.
He had large gas eye, but they wore All
aIlxioas expEsssipn, aud their glance wan
iered r~s,ks-lyavout tl,e aiartmeiIt. {
.Jans, he said, suddenly, Again diving
his hand fIo I. 10 iruublerome pocket do
500 sl,ppose Chat sou could taSs charge
of a largrs rsuw of.snoney until tomorrow?
Why, yes. ,lie answered Ia surprise.
~ have collected S5.eoo, 7 he continued
IL IL 100 late 10 get The sum into the l,ank,
AID / donol care 60 carry somncil with
ine.' ~
a,,well, You can leave u heie a. wellas
not. No one would think Of my having
such a sum of n,oney.' aII ltzas
4 He drew large wallet from bis pocket
and p,sysd ii ip I,sr bands. II
.IlLelmlgs i1l lie government, snd !:
you let il psy fgpn yppF bapds ! am
ruined ~ eplebID WiI
And be arose ~ 4 y depart.
Iuasi..S ,ssr SiiEvyIf 'ef'' 1T is''' Y 7
NO, 1 have 10 tinic 70 lose. ! mus
reach Risbnwihby tnldjlight, si"odoye,
Take goodcare oftho money, andailnd
yo,L faslep aIlllls ,Ioors.' aaars laae ~
lie gave her ahuuied kiss. and was
gone. .siiiM e,tiaiAl ssu sses.N
l,ut the sound ~ his footsteps bad
scarcely died away Mrs Jacebs kesan 70
feel strange fear creeping prsriher. why
Il was rhe knew not. She bad hved there
seven years aud slsist these asany night
wIthou: doors .beiiie even shut. Now,
they wors lacked saiid bolted, she could
not think cfgcing 10 bed. She wss 700
nervous fDrthsp2 sIiisnss
She a'ssilkewise too nervious 10 work
She ,iutths money IN Tive pocket Of her
drrs., and clasping Il lightly in her hands
site sat very sill, gasiug anSionsly i;tlo
nothinggnsss. apd lis,ehing 80 inienlly
that silence bec4imea fearful mingling Of
dIse6fdaht souidsih, her ears. = III ~. !,
AN boar passed j. lnd been ~ sgete
her. Presently she heard q seund. ~ was y
no. tile rain, fer tllsre was q perfect iuli
~ the stonpT ise9a'dn9s beeE negnoor,
cor she lived Aishebasshts dfshe village
.po,s t,ls,aucs ftdu any one. AID she Was
no. likell to bs csllsK upipF cas- cfslck'
Again Sic heard II. II seemed - II =
wlrssnI .~a., Va rEYs.V STOW y T.ss,t
sirsnes lllat she sh0nIdTave iofg"tten y