The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-03-23

man bit his lips, while the fush Of often.
ded pider mounted to his cheek, and
passing TO The opposite side Of the room.
found his hand acceptable to a pretty,
modest miss, and in moment mora thew
were moving in the dance.
"Who was that young mani" asked a
merchants clerks ddressing tho cCque tie
| first me ntioned.
Gle is an imprudeut puppy" responded
the fair one, curling her pretty lip haugh-
iily, "he is nothing but a mechanic, and
wonder at his presumption in asking me to
dance"
"Twas presumption indeed, and extra.
ordinarily and shockingly imperlite." re-
sponded the clerk, tucking in the ruflles Of
his dickey, and throwing one leg over the
other in an important attitude. II wonder
that Mr.----was not more select in chous.
ing the members Of this ere party. But so
ii is; society here is gitlin' as Boasting and
other tndurOceOuS places, where gentlemen
are continually perlOcated with these'ere in
iernal mechanics. You done right, miss,
awfuily right, in scOrning to accept such like
company"
$50 says Miss Ann-don't YOU Ann!'
said the indigant coquette, addressing her
butterfly companion.
"Yes, you DID, Hetty--snd I'll be hang
ed if I'd dance with one of them arc me
chanics, if | never did But do look as
sure as eggs, the imperlinent fellow is
dancing with Judge D------'s Phillippi-
ma. think she Oush. to be ashamed of
herself, for Dich disgrace in open compu.
n.y."
"She's astoundingly foolish" said the
clerk, shiltinS his legs impOrtanhy.--"But
come. Miss Retty, will you Dance"
with all my heart" said Miss He.tx,
We listened TO this cOIlOquy with super.
lstive contemPs for the utterers, and having
formed an opinion of their characters, from
tho index Just given, resolved TO discover
that of the young man. We ascertaind
that he was a coach maker respectfully
connected, and Of industrious habits, pos
sessed a mind far above the ordinary stand-
ard, and wihal we'll cultivated. He viewed
society as a man Of sense ought, and pre-
sumed that equality should or ought TO ex-
ist within the circle Of a social party.
Courtesy prompted him to offer his hand
to the naughty coquete, and the refusal
wounded his fine feelings. But they were
healed by the frank and courteous address
of the daughter Of Judge D. and in truth, a
motive more exalted than nero courtesy
actuated them. They were bctrotlied, but
the EOssips had not yet heard the secret.
While leading in the modest Emma to the
cotilliOn ring, he looked with proper con-
tempt upon the naughty Hester Nj,
tho misguided daughter Of broken me'
chant. She drew line Of distinction be-
tween herself and the honest mechanic,
whie he also traced demarkstion. Hers
was drawn by an erroneous judgement his
by correct principles. The sequel is brief.
The mechanic became soon the sOn-in-law
Of Judge b., cmigralsd to Indiana, and Al
the last election in the state, was chosen q
member Of popular bsaach Of is lcgisls-
turs.
After seasons Of httation and coquetry,
Hester M-becsme the wife Of the 'en-
gaging' young clerk, who, carrying his bu-
siness relations, and endeavOrins 10 ape his
wealthy neishbors, Was soon numbered
with list of bsnkruPts, and new gains but
- scauty pittance in the metropolis a. a
third rate clerk. There are distinctions in
society, but they are too often drawn BY Is
norsnee, or erring judgement.
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Extract Of letter to the Editor Of Che American
Sentinel.