The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-23


Jene. | know have made this day an un-
comfortable one for you. and God knows
u has been 50 for me. IshouId be sorry.
If had moi meant. bs all nv advice. 10
do you he greatest kindness have ever
done sou vet; and close With one re-
mark.-lkat no style Of living is good,
or 10 use your own phrase. gsaiesi. that
Is not thorough. cOnsisfnf. and treil
carried through. God bless you!"--and
he hurried away.
A tribute Of tears followed his depar-
lure. Ia the midst Of them, Frank enter
ed. His friends had taken their leave
t. What Is the matter, janet" said he.
40. understand; uncle Joshua has been
reading YOU lecture upOa extravaganza.
l suppose he never saw such a dinner.
tie knows nothing Of fashionable life:
and. dare say, he thinks we are on the
+, road In ruin. Come, tell me what he
SAID about H." -..
lie SAID" replied Jane, sobbing. " i.
, was badly served aud badly cooked"
Frank1soked rather cTestfallen. Ex-
tremely polite, must Confess"
: Ill was all true" said Jane. 81 am
mortified about H." *.*
" Never mind, !" said Frank. 81 told
them what cursed servants we had"
From this time, uncle Joshua's visits
were less. aud less frequent; and even
Jane began TO think il was hardly worth
While for him TO take the trouble Of COM
ing.
When The year was drawing TO close.
Frank found. with some disnay. thai,
instead ol adding 10 his capital, il was
with difficulty that he could get through
without diminishing il. This conslc,lon
harrsssed him, AID he began tn he AK
lous about the future. lie could NOT con.
ceal from himself that business had de-
creased, probably, by inatientIon. Sull
Jane was his confidani; aud TO her he
communicated his an&Ie,ies. She pr"pos-
ed they should relrench m their expenses.
But, aiter various calculations, there
seemed 10 be nothing they could give
up, except what was too fritfing tn make
any difference As il domestic economy
did not consist in tniles! While in this
state of perplexiy, Frank received q
proposal ol joining speculation that wor,
very promising aspect. When he talk
ed OF il To Jane, she. al first. felt timldl
ia in Veninring their ALL. But she wa:
| easily convinced that Il was better lhaC
re'nHciiag. The lille capital which
thes had been, all their married life
accommodating, with the legacy. was now
ia,+s;ai ia ii ruierprIs" tina, Frank waN
. very sure " uld yield Il east t"eaty pet
cent: ana As ;aeE we're Justavely deter
u..nud aoG o, 80 aevond their presen
. a,p,.,. expenditure, the interest would b,
".l~'a, q. added To the orglral invest
-. ,..0 there was no reason Why they
-. Ho,. Ia time, be wealthy.
c 3i~ss." SAID Frank. II am sicl
Of .iablTlous hle:--sIck Of being every
budy's servant There is no such hsr,
sse.k ma~ ~ as the puhi,c. Even III,
Ella. cs, sbou, whom we make so muel
, f,.ss. have their sure moments of recrea
um,. aud time allowed for their food
But physicians, who depend on thei
| profession for daily living, have not :
1 moment they can call their own. lie
v 4 the dinner be ever SO tempting, we mus
o leave it untasted. And it is almos
a necessary for us to learn TO sleep, lik
: horses.-standing. and ready to run at
!, moments warning"
y 4" Ii is very hard" said Jane, in
Il sympathizing tone.
II " And after all" continued Frank
;, hardly to be able to make living!"
n "How unfortunate" said Jane, e. TIL
II you fixed upon this professlon!"
IT ut has been tolersble steppin
p stone, however, said Frank
ir This is phrase that is always recu
q ring TO the worldly and ambitious, in min
sr If not in conversation, With them. ii
s, world is made up Of stepping stone
,e One rises upon another. like fig
a Of stairs; and when they get near Il
ID and they fall
r. AT any rate" said Jane. with son
re twinges of conscience, I've have mat
" out much better than we had any right
: expect. considering we had nothing
begin with. We have. ill this yea
ne always lived within our means"
er We must take grea, pains to shut o
10 ewes Upon truth. There Is rsdlan
vel about IT, tina, makes The outline OF
rd form perceptible, even amongst the clou
Is. of dust and rubbish that are someum
no heaped upon. it. Error does not so OFT
arise from ignorance of truth, as UNIV
mo- lingness TO receive it. Many wand
ale ing thought had entered both DIR. a
/ Mrs. Fulton's minds, tina. they w
,ry departing from the principle on VIII
they first set out, of limiting their desl
MIR to their means. But they consoied the