The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-05-12

enough aiore daylight this morning"
Maria rang the beIl and ordered Tea,
with sccompanimenis.
al believe you never drink coffee.
sugi; breakfast for the family will not be
ready this long time; rise very early
10 improve in drawing
EsIlyi Why, I've had my breakfast,
and cleared IL all away alore sunrise, all
this winter"
"Sh0uld YOU not like To 60 up stairs
now" said Maria. when Mrs. Harris had
despatched her breakfast.
Lud a marcy! how many stairs yOn
have got, sll carPesed, too. Why, IL seems
a. IL ! could pick them are roses of, and
smell on em. PRAY Maria, what are them
black men holding them chains for!"
They are bronze images, aunt, plac-
ed in inches TO receive them. Lamps
are placed in those chains; aud they are
used to light the entry and staircase"
| Maria tapped gently al her sisters
doOr, and announced Mrs. Harms.
q" You arrived early. said Mrs. Filing
wood, after the usual SITUATIONS.
"Yes. yes. You know I'm bright and
early. Ny husband had lot of apples
and sarse to sell: we thought il they
would sell here, 'tw"uld pay for earring.
so we concluded TO Kill iwo birds with
one stone, and come together. IFS elgh.
teen years since | was here. You want
bigger. Mss Fleetwood. than ms Lucy,
who'll be i've next June. 'spnse there
are a great many new things to be seen.
and Mana, | 'spose you know all the way
about"
| The blood tinged Maria's neck and
face: and she exchanged glanres with her
sister. but made no other reply than"
shall be very happy 10 make aun. Harris
pass the time agreeahly."
Yes. yes. | knew you would--my
husband thought like enough YOU would
he ashamed Of u; but told him you was
dresdlnlly altered then, for you went all
round our town last sumner, aud called
on all your old acquaintances.
| "Ah!" thought Maria. Z" shall have
10 survey that dress ofmy chIldhoni many
times this week. Mrs. Harris liule thinks
If the difference between our city aud
her native village"
| What nice baby you've got. Miss
Ellenwood. Poorly creIur. what has
sunty got for it. dear" said Mrs. Harris.
Extracting q huge nut cake from heI
Ielicule.
"0hr' said Mrs. Ellingwood, do
not allow her to eat solid food--she is
only eight H"nths nld."
"Ls! | always Eel my babies at three
months sarisIn forgot To tell ynu
brought you kag If June butter; tits as
waller as your marlgolds used 10 be,
MuIa."
Just like yourself, aunt Hannah,
ALWAYS making presents" SAID Mrs,
Eihngwuud.
4 Ms. Harris declined going down Ia
breakfast. " She could snuse herself
nicely BY looking out Of The window
she said.
/ Mrs. Ellingwood aud Maria were plsc
ed IN a sad dilemma. Maria was now
seventeen, and in conjunction with he
sister, mad issued cards Of invitation fol
large parry, the ensuing Thursday
To recall them was impossible, To ge
rid OF their wsrm-hearted ia ngh un'"u,I
vIslters, was equally hopeless. VIVA
( could be done. Her remarks wOui,
attract atteniinn. and the stamp OF haS
ing a herd of Vulgar relations. be im
pressed on them by their numerous ac
qualntance. Mr.. EliGgwood would b.
mornied-Heary Williams. who hat
solicited Marta's hand IN warn, woul,
exult--and one, iearer to Nara than al
Others. would be present TO see, ant
perhaps hear them.
There was ample time TO Arrange
Mrs. Harris dress. and il Maria coul,
,lelicaiely intimate the improprleIy u
making remarks, all would, perhaps, pas
off well in the crowd. Mrs Harris
) much to the annoyance Of Mrs. Filing
wood and Maria, walked from ON,
/ | apartment, to the other. made absurd re
) marks on all she saw; offered 10 wash vi
the dishes, or any thing in the world
: that would help; and when en,reaIed 4
cit down would say, " Marcy. no! I'm 81
used to stirrin about, | should 60 fast 4
3, sleep; besides, there Is so much passing
1 I should keep Jumping up all the time Il
look out" 49,.
a The even,ful evening for The party a
: las, arrived The company, a mos
!, beautiful assemblage, met in rooms sPlen
didly furnished aud brilliantly lighted.
d All passed off wen for time. and Mrs
d Ellingwood and Maria we're mwardl
congralula,ing themselves. when Nh
e Harris. finding his quld troublesome
T. aud seeing no convenience for deposi,in
e 1t, (the rooms being heated by furnace
rose and walked TO a window filled wit
the rarest exetics. Here he espled
I porcupae with its htaclnth quilts Jul