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

would MI be home all near dinner.
= That was enursly her own addition.
She had no rigbl 10 say -; she Was not
1ald IN ssy any hing buG thai was not
al h"me."
You allow, Ihen. that she told an un-
lru.h!'' r
"ceriainly, d."
" Now iell me. Jane, if Won think she
thought Il more Of an unlruth 10 say you
were "ut. Than that YOU were not al home.
II u al lhe same thing"
Jane found il was in vain TO Try 10 con-
vince her uncle, and .he only hung upon
him aud begged Of him 20 lave her as he
used IN do. The old man could not long
retain his resentment, and he said. with
q serious air, IS. aillingly forgive yOn
Tor your offence 10 me; bnt am no priest.
] cannot forgive your telling lalsehood.
You must ask pardon Of higher power"
Wfheu he made molion 10 90. Jane
enIrealed him o. stay 60 dinner. " II is
such long walk" said she. =. you must
not "a: we we're gong To send for you
Tomorrow. sh,lrnoi think you have
inrgisen me, IL you refuse" 81.
unelr Joshua Al length consented. and
she isli a.. il load was taken from her
heart.-for she loved him aiFeeiiOnately.
She earned him into another room. got
him all the newspapers she could collect,
and went cheeriully on with her prepare
Iions.
When Flank returned. he expressed
his pleasure al seeing uncle Joshua; for
however Questionable and inelegani he
might deem him. he could not refuse him
his tribute Of respect. The guests were
men oi gnnd sense and intelligence, They
were struck with the Independence and
ongInality 81 uncle Joshus's character.
lie eonvsred without humidity or affecla-
uOn. aud feli no modification al moi know
ING whal never came wIlha the sphere
at his observation. All this Jane would
have highly enjoyed. could she have SPAR
ed any time from her dinner. The
serEsn, was raw country lad. who
required being told when TO take a plate
and where TO put one. The boiled turkey
was UNDERGONE. and the ducks overdone:
The ossGeT.sauce spOilt before il reache d
the table; and bv tie time d,aner was
over. she looked as red a. Il she had been
cooking il herself. When Jane rose 10
leave the table, her uncle said he would
90 with her u see the etliirfa. They
repaired u the nursery, found tsym VITA
empty plates, creased to the $50. 'andty
vociferaling for Sally ,hr rhaa.les-m.. ID,
who was assisting below, 10 - i0.. ~
more dinner. Jane a, as, sus 81
quoting taem aud tnlIeher a. ~
the nur.try-nld lei ;h..u the = ,,; .lc,
The Misses Fuiwns, ni.h onr w. -a'A
" Ilurra! it Wis gid i
far she was - cTn-S tbsr ST. ..
Aller uncle Joshua he'd nia., H., $780,.
Them he So " NoW je.s, va
see YOU arR,'
| Jane IN III way, wjlb4eWtai mig.
ings; tor -. saw q shade vi sntja4cho,,
on his countenance.
=. Nv ,h'ar," sad he. ">jt 5aWn hv M
and ;akr every hing klgdt, as I mean ,!
Voc hUnW drsl IMPOSED your marriage
he.au>e I H. ,GLht Your husband cnu,
not make "nonah tn support y"u; bu
afterwards saw was mistaken. saw
ynn not only comfortable, but possessing
AL tina, seemed necessary; for then, yo
were moderate in ynur desires and ex
penses. | have since Eel, msglyings
! when | saw YOU increasing your manne
III living. But | SAID, they know bes
their own means. and believed tha, yo
were at least happier; but indeed, Jane
mus, say | find it otherwise. Whe
| las, dined with you in r.. Street, you
e dinner was simple and well cooked; you
$ little. smiling childEen round you, well b,
haved. and patiently waiting for the
1 turn to be helped. How was il to-day
f | A costly and more than abundant Dime
spoiled in the cooking; change Of plate
knives aud forks, with difficulty 10 /
procured. The children shut up in
II chamber. noisy and hali-ted, and the
Y mother looking feverish, anxious, at
l. unhappy, and unable to attend to the CO
versaiion at the table, hardly 10 gi'
D. answers TO her guests, SO necessari
q, was she engrossed' with the dinner!"
al 40 uncle, what pictured"
n ~ dare say, Jane, you want to tell q
/ every body does so; but | know be,l
than that. Il is very well for people
Il, live in wha, is called style. if they ha
in all things in agreement; if they can afio
TO have the best Of attendance. OF cooE
in &C.: but there is no gentllity in dol
Sc things by halves"
M, .Indeed uncle" said Jane, rallyi
:" her spirits, eve we're very unfor'un
as to day. Our servants are all bad.
hope to get better; and | have a "
n good nursery maid engaged"
"A nursery maid! Take care of Y,