The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07

A TALE OF A COUNTRY TOWN.


howerer. 10 walking down Tie Higi
Street uilh Sir PeEegrine. they eneoun
tered Miss 0glehy, who. Wien she Wsl
- I.-Eaan. about year agn. had me
SaFiIle Al the Riley's: she eagerly seiz
ell his hand and congratulated han on hl:
arguisilinR of fortune. an event Nhirh,
she said. lad been communicated 10 hel
short time ago in : letter from her deaf
Young friend, Mary Jane Riley. Sanlle
enuId have spared her presence and her
congratulations. but he saw Than he had nn
rrsnurre bnl % be extremely civil 10 her.
and Iherehy engage her in his Interests;
accordingly he asked her if she had meE-
toned Tie Circumstance 10 any one in Al.
lingham. aud when she replied in the me-
gaiive. earnestly requested her 10 keep il
secret during his stay. This Miss 0gle-
BY inslantane0usly promised, and with
the fullest intention 0f performing her
promise: she never liked Co talk about
any ones good fortune so much IS their
bad. aud The good fortune Of Sarille
would hare been particularly disagreesbie
90 her, because she fell convinced thai,
as soon as Mis. Slapleton became &C.
qnainied with il, she would invite him In
her house, throw Rose in his way. and
very likely completely console him Cor
the loss Of Miss Anna Maria Riley. Miss
Ogleby remembered that Shakespeare,
that wonderful master Of the human heart,
had made Romeo's ardent passion Tor Ju-
lie, Immediately succeed 10 d,sappOint-
meni in Rossllnd; and she spprehended
that the sr,less. blooming. and unsophis-
tiealed beauty of Allinghsm might, by .
similar process. Danish rum SaSille's
memory. i.c artificial. oyerJressed, Sc
mi-fne lady OF bloomsbury. Miss 0gle-
BY only departed from her bond Of con-
eealnent 50 FAR rs 10 reveal The circnm-
stances of The case 10 Miss Mallord. who
eagerly united with her in the expedien-
cy Of never breathing them TO any person
in Allingham, especially the S.apleIons.
The mex, day. Miss 0gleby called on
Mrs. Slaple,on, and mentioned. with
seeming earelessness, that Sir Percgrine
had very shy. stupid young man stay
ing with him, whom she had met in Lun-
don. and she iu,Ihwilh did the hOnors Of
hrs small siluaIion in the India House,
and his rejection by Anna Maria Riley.
adding that "it was very silly Of him 10
be breaking his heart about the matter.
for that dear Anna Maria had never given
lin the least encouragement. and was as
happy as the day was long with Mr..
llo5sUn, who had the spirit Of prince,
and would look ten years younger than
he was. il il we're not that he was so
amazingly Stout" The ladies' were not
prepossessed in Sarille's favor by this ac-
count Of him; and although they were in
his company three times the next week,
there appeared no chance Of close init.
macy between him aud Rose. Miss
Ogleby was constantly al her side, rally
ing Saville whenever he approached in
no very measured terms on his i'll late in
havig been crossed in love, and making
delicaIely playful illusions TO green viii
low. pining SWANS, aud &" Barbary Al.
lens cruelty"
Savllle, however, was as completely ia
scinaiej with Rose as the spinslers could
have feared, but he was ,imid. silent, and
easily kept al distance. Mrs. Staple
ton treated him with al the freezing con-
strained civiliiy which she considered the
proper portion of a young man possess.
ing so very small a life income that il
would be impossible even 10 squeeze a
settlement, out of il in the shape Of life
insurance, and Rose felt no great interest
in The victim os the cruelty Of a Guilford
street Anna Maria. who had refused him
in favor of fat elderly commencement
man! Rose and Sasille, however, were
destined To become better acquainted.
Every year the town Of Allingham was
enlivened by a visi, from the country yeo.
manry, aud they we're certainly very
amusing, no, from The similarity OF their
move nenis 10 those Of the military, but
from their utter dissimiltude. -
Al the conclusion Of their visit, they
favored the inhabitants of Allingham with
sham fight. Ia very sham one indeed.
which took place in large field about a
mile from the town, and j, was the Gus.
tom for the beauty and fashionof Alling-
ham to attend, to witness their harmless
attacks and powerless delences. The re-
view was a, this time about TO take place,
and Sir Pcregrine had promised 10 con-
vey Mrs. Stapleton and her daughter ia
The scene Of action. Accordingly his ba.
rouche and curricle drove up 10 the door,
and Mrs. Staple,on found tina, she was
expected to occupy seat in the former
with Sir Peregrine and married couple
in the neighborhood, while Savile wa:
to have the pleasing Office Of driving
Rose in the curricle. I; was too late Il
make any objection 10 this plan, and IL
parties proceeded on their destination.
8 vllle's spirits were exhilara,ed BY
the fineness Of the morning, the novelty
Of the scene, and the society OF the love