The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-13
A LESSON FOR cooUErrEs.


P.ll,sler, who Was on . visit Tor a seek
"a her right honorable uncle.
Who 10 ~" said the LADY; i" q lady
or eensleman!'
"A genllsman-Mr. Jones'"
"An1 shO 10 Mr. Jones! is IL Bumper
Sauire Jones. or the renowned Toni"
But ne will save his lordship The
nouble nj describing Who Mr.. Jones
uas. lie Vas simply Mr.. Janes Of
p,errs6sld, in the county Of Suffolk.
Nsw this description 10 very short. but
j. quite sufficient 10 describe Mr. Jones.
h - evident he was not of very ancient
e.aullts; had he been so. he would have
been Mr.. Jones Of Pieree6sld Hall. or
P,ereeful Manor; he wss not . retired
merchant. or he would have been Mr..
Janes of pisrcehrld House: neither could
he have BEEN retired shap-keeper. OF his
hau.s would have been dignifisd wilh the
euphanlons name Of Rose Villa. or
Bellevue Cottage. or PIercc6eld Lodge.
Bot Mr.. Jnnes's house wss very good
house: iIslool On lawn only one hundred
wards IRON the road side. sndIhe entrance.
gate was suspended between massive
,,ane piers. surmOunted with round balls.
Il u, therefore. evident. that ils owner
Was man Of small independent fortune.
and that he VAS = gentleman by Iwo or
three desesnt.. Now. Mr. Jones was .
barhslOr. his age twenty five. his educs-
ion such ~ be could obtain al eelebrat
I'd endowed school in the neighbofheod:
he va. smInenily handsome. but could
not pretend 10 greA. abililies; bui he was
good-nstured and well dIsposilioned. aud
special iavori'e Of Lord Psllisler.
Nov. Miss Psilister, besides being a
VII, vas . little BIT of q eoqueiie-lusi
sufficient Of evil 10 her disposition To
pressnt her being an angel. but she was
very charming lady. She therefore
debates with herself ~ ID the course she
should pursue toward Mr.. Jones. whether
she should abash the poor squire by her
satire. aslan,sh him by her Wit, or fss.
eiaaIe him by her condensation. and
finally determined 20 be ruled by eireum-
stances. Accordingly, afier having been
introduced 10 our squire, Miss Psllisier
occupied the Eve minutes which usually
intervene between the completion OF the
toilet anil the serving Of dinner in survey
ing the fortress she mesnt 10 attack.
mo, al al distinguished in his appear.
snee." was her first thought. bu, the
nan is decidedly handsome" her second.
People may talk Of their sppTeeis,ions
Of intellectual gifIs, but there are few who
are indifferent 10 pcrsonal beauty; and
when Mr.. Jones led the lady 10 the din.
Jog room. he was favored with the
sweetes, Of smiles. and during dinner. and
until she retired 10 the drawing room,
she had directed the full battery Of her
charms and graces against the heart Of
Mr.. Jones. She vas witty wiIhou,
Immature. and vivscious without being
rude; but when she was alone. confessed
10 herself. that 10 all appearance her labor
had been thrown away. Jones had
listened 10 the conversation. but he had
not expressed. and did not seem 10 feel,
any great admiration Of either her vi, OF
her beauty; but his polite replies and
accommodating afiirmstivss, were given
with = degree Of good humored noneha'
lance ths, convinced Miss Pallister. to her
great modification. that she had failed in
her attack on the heart ~ mere country
squire 10 be thus invulnerable 10 charm.
which have driven half the fashionable
world mad. thought she, il 10 wonderful
and Miss Psllister vas not vain in 81
,hinking-it was . fact. The man il
no, fool either. and the fellow is hand
some" She colofed, though alone, n
this idea second time occurred. She
the star, or rather the sun Of fashion, wa
no, surely losing her own heart wilhou
obtaining another in exchange. Pshaw
it was ridiculous. bu, this dad not proven
her. when the party re.assembled, iron
renewing her attack. and she again failed
for Jones. from the effects Of good win
and Miss Palliaer's encouragement ha'
becoms rather laxative, and. TO he
surprise. he talked remarkably well; 10
though no, brilliant, he had good sense
had read 4 great deal. and had a goo
memory. The evening soon passed away
and the lady. on reviewing the events &
the day, was mortified 10 confess thai
not only had she made no impression o
Me-. Jones. but she began To suspect tbs
her own heart was no, invulnersble; sh
recollec,ed that she had listened vii
pleasure 10 Jones' disguisi,ion on the PIC
lemaick kings. she who had never lis.ene
for two minutes together TO any body
was ominous.
The intercourse between the partis
became daily Of more particular dsscr'I
ton, and Miss Pallister was delighted
find that she subdued the stubborn hea
ofJones. How she would tease him whe
he had once been brought TO confession
Bu. TO bring abou, this confession wi
more difficult, than the lady expecte,