Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-02-10

comprehend lillic DeyOnu INC mu!upIlca
ton table. By degrees he succeeded il
adding dollar to dollar--little careful @
the means, until he became one ofthc mos
wealthy merchants Of our city. His wifi
soon began to feel her consequence, espe
cially as her husbands reputcd wealth ant
her own splendid coach and gaudy trap
pings, introduced her into the best society
In few years new edition of Dobbs' b.
came apparent, and as graceless set were
not to Be found in Charles-st. from Fayettt
to Franklin.
Emily, my DEAR
What
Come my love, | want YOU
'What do you want2'
& want to introduce you to your new
goyerness.'
SIS she cross, map and fat awkward
girl Of some eleven years old came rudely
into he room, and made her way boldly
and Familiarity to where Mrs E!lsford was
sitting
This, my dear, is ----, what's your
name! forget
Mrs EllStord.'
No-nol that, your first name.'
Carollne,' said she, half weeping, as
thoughts Of other days, and of her high
minded and honored husband came over
her.
| swell, Caroline, this is Miss Emma-I
want you to take particular care of her
man ers--she is quite polished now,--in-
deed, cannot ever be enough grateful to
Madame Gallopade for the attention she
paid to her polite education-she was in.
valuable, and fear shall never cease to
regret her leaving me. Do pray, Caro-
line, be careful not to make my children
rude; Of all things, shudder at plebian
manners. Emma, my dear, this is Caro-
line, your new teacher
Il don't like her much, maj
Pm sorry for that Caroline, you must
be very careful to make the girls like you
they are very amiable now, and don't
want them TO become rude. II you arc
polite to them you will soon make them
like YOU
Just at this moment Angelina Dobbs, the
celebrated belle--the admired of all admir-
ers--of money, came sweeping into the
room. She did not deign to notice Mrs
E. at first, but when her mother told her
this was Caroline, who would give her
some lessons in music, as well as to take
charge of the girls, she rolled her inex-
pressive eyes upon her, and after scanning
her from head to foot, with a half sneerng
air remarked.
'Well, | reckon she'll do. What's her
name--l didn't hear
Caroline
'Caroline--hem! Ma, wish you hadn't
went to Mrs. Melonee's ball last night
you really looked so awkward that was
ashamed of you. And when you do 60
out, why in the name Of common sense will
you dance? ! never saw any one in my
life dance so ungracefully. Why, Mr.
Fortunes laughed right out when you
made that false move in the cotillon--and
no is such gentleman in all his manners,
and SO Intelligent q interesting, wouldn't
have it happened for all the worlds
'Well, never mind, my dear, its all over
now
'Yes, but do mind though, and it amt
all over yet. don't choose to have you
laughed at, especially az its tends to make
me extremely ridiculous
Duly installed in her unenvable Office
Mrs. Ellsford used every exertion to mod
ify and refine the crude material upon
which she had to work In the delecta-
Bile Miss Angelina Dobbs, she found such
a specimen Of unregenerate gentility, as
IS to be met with every day, in wha: is cali
cd the good society Of the city, but the
philosophy ornecessity made her submls-
slve 10 her lot, IL she did not murmer. She
had to suffer daily with tile unoouth manner
insults and intrusions ofthose who consid-
cd themselves greatly her superiors, but
she bore It all with accomplishing gentle
ness, and though | saw her as often as
could, yet she never limited even remote. {
ly that she felt her unpleasant situation.
Miss Angelina Dobbs had often met
in company, and had found some little fav-
or in her eyes. | occasionally called to
see her, but il was for the real purpose Of
seeking an opportunity for word with (
Mrs Bllsford, which it was rather difficult 4