The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-15
Sketches from Real IiC..

Sketches from Real Life.
B's"g lw Chapters 5rsm Liss and Lxl Lire.
~ MISS sEDGwIcK.
Continued.
A DETECTION.
Though ion confirmed in evil 10 be
refarmed BY Lucy's gentle influence,
Adele. for some weeks after her conversa.
iion With Lucy. was guarded before her.
sne wore only her own fnery. neither
INDUCED herself nor cher ami" with
chanpsgne or Burgundy. aud only wen.
out ~iih Mw. Harlell's knowledge. This
was often enough; for Lucy was The park.
horse on whom she vas SLOWED 90 cas-,
ell her burdens. She was more lavish
Than ever Of her hollow esresses and
pretty French epilhets on Eugene in his
parents presence. and ihe little fellow
Fequiled her IS well as if he had under.
stood them. by preferring every body else
10 her. The eonslfsint Of Luey's presence
vas becoming intnlsrsble to Adele. and
che took new course. treating her with
injustice and constant pelulsnce. in the
hope Of driving her 10 seek new service.
But this was not easy 10 effect. Lucy
had been early Impressed with an aversion
iochange. ss n evil in itself; and. besides.
her love for Eugene would no, permit her
10 desert him. She had no confidence
in Adele. and she considered herself
pledged not 20 communicate her disirusi
I'LL there was some further overt act on
AJ.le's part. There we're, too. in her
situaiion-where are there no,,-some
allevisting circumstances. She had the
half 81 every Sunday 10 90 TO church; and
true % the stroke Of the bell, Charles
Lnse.. was on The steps TO 60 with her.
She had oflsn whole evenings. when
Adele had gone out without preparing her
task work. 10 read and write.
Lucy had now been four months al The
Har.ells'; and she was beginning to suffer
the natural consequences of her position.
Her principles rested Too firmly on q sure
basis TO be shaken. and her dispositions
were ao sweet, they had too much
natural force. 10 be easily impaired; but
her habits like The habits OF most young
people, were flexible. and a, the mercy Of
circumstances. She Jared sumptuously
every day. and in her sieril and inactive
life her meals became events. She had
felt . blush steal into her cheek as she
detected herself mentally wondering how
she had existed day after day onrye nush.
Trained from infancy 10 early rising, !,
had seemed - natural To her 80 TO the
birds to rise when the day broke. Al
Mrs. Hsr,elI's che occupied sofs-bed in
The nursery. Al frs, il hs seemed TO her
4 real misery to wait, hour after hour, in
the morning, ill il pleased Miss Adele
to have the blinds opened; but, in the
process Of few weeks. partly from keep
ing irregular hours al night, and partly
from The facility ,ha, all Young people
have q, sleeping. and partly. probably,
from the physical Incidence that seems
ever ready 10 encroach on our energies,
she became q. FIRST passive. and then. like
the slueeat,l. che loved a little more
folding Of the arms to sleep. and liuls
more slumber.
From having been a very bee in her
industry. she was falling into the loung'
ing. desullory habits Of The household
Sometimes she would be so hurried By
Adele that she was compelled TO dee
patch her work in the most sloyenly
manner. and then precious minutes and
half hours that she had been laugh, TO che
fish as i" the stuff that life 10 made Of
were wasted in lounging abou, with The
children, or gazing out OF the window
with them, listening TO their comments
on the fine clothes tina. were worn BY
those people whose only part in life seems
TO be 10 play walking advertisers fol
dressmskers. Dress vas the constant
,hcme o, Mrs. IIar,ell's. Lucy had
scarcely ever heard her mistress talk Of
anything else. Upon this topic Adele
was almost eloquent, and the little glrl:
naturally adopted and repeated what they
heard, so .ha, life. in the aspect il now
offered to Lucy. afforded ground for The
| fancifuI theory Of certain writer. who
supposes man. 1" that paragon of animals
and quin,essence Of dust." to be made uT
Of clothes. Lucy had been we'll fortified
! by her mother 10 resis, this ruling passion
OF the house, but she was not exemp
| from the in6rmi.y Of her age and sex; ant
there 10 no knowing how long abe nigh
have resisted The deteriorating influence
tina, make half the world creatures Of mer'
sense and frivoliiy. had they not beer
suddenly interrupted.
Eugene had arrived q. the tes'hint
period, trying to the soul Of mothers ant
nurses. Lucy's days and evenings were
devoted to soothing him. AT nigh! hi
was LEI, To Adele's tender mercies. He'
virtue could no, be expected TO stand The
tes, of his wakefulness and fre..ing, ant
repeatedly Lucy was startled from he'
deep sleep by The shrieks Of the child
| aha saroOu IN his