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

Pf"tnhtaa hi Dtthg IN company
with Rose. without being haunted by the
intervening shadows Of The maleh-break.
eIs. The married couple, who oeeupi,
. cd part oi Sir peregTine's bsraucle. on
The occasion Of tie review, had organic
: ed an imPromplu picnic party for the
! next day but one, into which The lady se.
hemenily proposed Miss OgIeby and
Miss Aallord should not be admiIIed, Tor
j she had every reason 10 suspecl Ihsl they
had spoiled match Tor her youngest sis
J ter, b. giving The irresolule almirer long
: and exaggerated details Of one Of her for.
! mer iiIr;ailoRs. The day (probably ow-
: ing 10 The very shors notice that had been
given Of the picnic plry) vas splendid
ly fine. Rose and Sayille were in inli-
male association the whole Of IL; they
walked home arm.in-arm, and before the
el"-e VI The evening The faiIhless heroine
Of bloomsbury was forgiven by SaylIle.
and forgotten by Rose. Mrs. Sisplrion.
however. now began 10 look very awful
and disappearing. and took leave Of Sa-
vile with marked c0ldness. lie CON-
planned Of this 10 Sir Peregrine, and the
good-naiured baronei, who By this lime
was quite cured Of his passing passion for
Rose. earnestly recommended his young
friend 90 make public al once the state Of
bis prcunisry circumstances. and boldly
stand forward candidate for the good
graces of both mother and daughter; but
Saville fell all his horror Of maneuyring
mammas aud mercensry young ladies re-
turn upon him, and lie did mol rest I'LL he
had exscted fresh promise from Sir Pc
regrine 70 preserve his secret inyiolate.
The day alter the picnic the town Of
Allingham was foil OF the Irritation be-
tween Mr.. Savillc and Miss Sispleton.
and The spins,ers trembled with fear and
envy al the lidings. Miss 0gleby imme-
dialely called on Mrs. Slaplelon. and 50
forcibly dwell on the dement's OF SaEille's
small income. so earnestly rfcapiiulaied
Mrs. Riley's horror lest poor dear Anna
Maria should be induced 10 think OF him.
and so courteously dilaled on the immea-
surably superior prelensiOns TO make q
good match possessed by "sweei lovely
Rose" beyond The aforesaid poor dear
Anna Maria" that Mrs. Staplei,n work.
ed herself up 10 pitch Of thorough dis
dain and hard hesrleLness. Sayille call.
ed on her about an hour after The depsr-
lure Of the match breaker, aud just as he
entered the drawing-room, caught a
glimpse Of The reirealing white muslin
dress Of the banished Rose. Mrs. Sta
pleion received him with frown, an
swered him in monusyilsbles. and looked
at her watch seven times during the ten
minutes to which he limited his stay.
Poor Savile VAS deeply wounded aud
disconnected. As Sir Peregrine had com
pany that day, he had no opportunity Of
speaking TO him ill The ensuing morning;
but al breakfast he made known 10 him
his intention Of quilIing AIlingham the
next day. never 10 return 10 il while Rose
remained Miss SlspleIon. Sir Peregrine
in vain attempted TO combat the romantic
high-1own notions Of his young friend;
and after a time suffered him to pursue
his own course, and to make preparations
for his departure.
All now went on most prosperously
for the match. breakers; they had done
enough; all that remained for them was
to keep quiet. Whether they did keep
quiet OF not shall be disclosed TO the read
err in goud lime. Ssville had resolved
no, to pay any farewell visits in AIling.
ham; but on second thoughts he deter
/ mined to call on Miss 0gleby, whose f.
deity in keeping his secret demanded
some liule return or attention from him.
lie knocked al her door. Her foOtboy
replied mat she was not a, home, but
/ (knowing the prediction of his mistress
for handsome young mem begged Sayllle
TO walk in aud wait her return. which he
assured him would take place in. a few
minutes. Sayille declined. and walked
to the end Of The street; but presently he
reflected that he should like TO caution
! Miss 0slehy no, even after bis departure
to reveal his secret, for he bad a vivid re-
collection Of the whole pack Of invitation
cards which Mis-. Riley had lately In
ilicled on him. and feared. that Mrs. Sta
pleton might despatch some tenderly-apo-
loge,ic billet 10 London after him, which
might put his forliiude 10 the test. lie
returned to The door, but did not sgain
knock at il. The footbny, who was a
marveIlously small person. engaged on
marvelIously small wages. did most
things in very clumsy manner. and in
stead Of shutting the door after Saville,
/. had left il sjar. Consequently he enter
cd unseen by any body, into Miss Ogle-
L. by's parlor, there 10 avail. the return oi
its mistress.
He had been asleep about half an hour,
, when he was awakened by the shrill,
|, loud voice Of Miss 0gleby in the mex
room, and soon ascer,aiaed tina. her CON.
, panion was Miss Malford; he'was on the
, poin. Of opening the folding doors and an.