The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-21
THE BAsHFUL NAN.

NaF UElIANls ~ NANANNAAANEaa pass VI I'll
article. lie will find here nothing viii
which he can sympsihise. Bot he VIII
knaws the exquisite misery Of lsmpsra
mrnl. whose very nature almost shuts hiH
out from human sympathy, while Il OPEN
upaa him the full sluiees Of laughter ant
r.Licule. he 0aly should read. Cor he only
can understand. This chapter Of ms sui
frrinss. u IS bat specimen Of my life,
Err nao disco 0mass. To all OILERS il
w,ll be 0aly = sealed founIaia; and. a
,,ey PISS Il By ia The proud conscious.
nsss of tie unspeskahls blessing Of i'm
rsirnce, lei them thank heaven that is
warers can never q ~ Tor them.
As my object Is but 10 give specimen
Of The numerous r0aiFe-iemps that iRees.
saa.y beseI me. the moment appear in
ladies' socieiy. | shall merely speak ri
ihu.e that befel me al the only dinner in
Paii, TO which I Was invited. Though
llden with introductory letters. ! never
delivered analher. go
| pass by tie various efforts ] made.
before enuid muster sufficient resolution
% deliver 10 Madame o., the one that
prnrnrrd fhr me, aud friend who came
with M, the dinner in question. ] pass
hr. too. my irepidatinn al the everlasting
peal with which the bell responded 10 my
unid lnnrh. Scarcely could distinguish
the Parles Gu SuiIse. over the porlei's
l,dge, where probably Swiss never stood
since its erection. ! pass BY. tho. seSe-
al minor blunders; such as asking the
pnrler 10 direct US 10 ia eiam5rs de
Madame" meaning her drAwing-rOnm
Suffice il "a say, that my less nervous
companion. dictionary in hand. boldly led
the way: thai having iraverscd gnodly
number of courts and stairs. We al length
suivcd in safety al an anle.room. where
stood servant before a pair Of folding
doors. which he threw wide open aud All.
naunccd rs by a pair Of nsmes, that we
should never have recognised as our own,
hal We met them elsewhere.
Already agiIatej. AMI perspiring with
nervous lrePidalinn. this os,enIaIlous
mode nf entrance. 50 different from the re.
pahlcan simplicity 10 which | gss ac-
tastamed, was a firmllahle trial n rne.
Nv cheeks Iinged, nv knees irembled,
and my heart beat violently. skunk 81.
len,!y behind my unIbAshed companion.
ani enlctvared to gather sufficient cour.
age 10 conceal the tfrmnr that shook me
Ike an a.ur-fi,. Madame o. rose Ia re-
celve ~: aud, as We approached her. II
hecAmc necessary that | should depi0ys
fan behind nv friend. But in so doing,
| did not nhnce q large pet dug. who.
comfortably stretched on a rcd velvet
cushion, lay mapping beside his mistress.
d,Tecily ~ nv path. On went, anxious
only To get through the introductory ce'
remonirs as sn"n as possible, aud then 10
ensconce myself in some remote corner,
where,
1.-The world forgetting. by tie world forgot"
NIGH, escape all notice or remork. But
truly says the French pruverb. "Lhomm:
ss propose. n,ais. c cs, ie bon Disu gUs
Dispose" aud very unfortunate were ms
dlspmslunns Cor my intention. AZ has
tened on, all glowing with confusion, and
qnakIng with fright, just as | began nv
baw, stumbled over the de,esIed pet,
aud was suddenly precipi.atcd head lore
most, like an anrient ba,tering ram. into
tie lap ul Miss r.; uveTlurnlng cpIs"dI
cally cnunlrymln Of my own, who wa'
seated mex, her, balancing his chair on li'
two hind legs. 10 save himself, he IN
s,inctiyely grasped the back Of her char
and his weight at her rear. acting at TIN
same moment that was hurled at her IL
front, decided all hesitation. aud over ~
all rolled together, the chairs uppermnst
The vile eur who had been al the bottom
of the whole mischief, seized the by III,
leg. and. receiving hearty kick IN return
added his hnwllng la the chorus Of dis
NAV tha, nnw filled the apartment. Hap
pilv, the female suffer ia this melee, en-
crossed all The sympathy and attention a
the company: but | we'll knew. that Il
the short minute that had elapsed since
entered the apartment. | had made tire
mortal enemies. VI a man, dog, and
lahv.
For nv own part. as som as had ca
treated myself f,"n the terrible crasl
covered with confusion and shame ! r,
treated into the most obscure corner {
the room. where | sought 10 hide mysc
and my overwhelming modification, h'
hind The guests that were lounglns abo'
there.
The call to dinner served as relief
my embarrassment, for hoped that Ih
would engross every ones attention
which now, could no, help feeling. mu
be occupied with my awkwardness. FL
lowing the company into the dining room
l saw tina, each plate contained card.
which was written the name OF the que
who was to occupy the place thus desl
hated. Every one seemed TO find n
own place by magic; but for ne. fnur
FIVE times did | make The circuit Of u
table. looking in vain 70, mine. lndee