The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-04

las. ESQ.,. 10 Miss Scon; Jonas Jen.
kin.l hs. la. hal-nh0 would have es.
a. dreamed thai > girl Of llelea Scots
Is.l. could marry = nan with 4 name
he lhsl! Janas Jenkin.l Mrs. Jonas
Jenkans! hnn IL snundss'
..WrlI. claGa. whats in namsl''
Stacking! IL there. any thing | do
d,uesi a. much Is vi ssr name. u is
harkasysd quststIon."
"lismph!-i ass going Ia add. how.
ever. that your friend Helen has made
uhal her circle would call an excellent
match. kna~ Jenkins we'll. lie il .
m,n ri fine person. hne abilities. and vet
more. hns f'riuns."
Mad What Of al that, uill such
hamr." ! would moi marry Apollo. en-.
doSsj wiIhFofiaas'E purse, il he bore
name ike tia" ..." -s~s#~ H.
"Ahem." ##@ r. .s~a
"You need rot loak so quizzic.l."
$50 ahall" s~
"Yau knew my notions about names.
long ago. Edsanl." ...e.
Il thought ! had cured you Of them
long ago. Ilsrs."
..No. indeed. | don't intend 10 be cur.
oil. 80 long - have reason on nv side.
Such names - Johnson. Jackson. Thorn
soa. 10 cay na.hing u Smith. Green,
Brown. and Blsrk. which can be 50 fea.
dily traced 10 their sources. are NV q.
'trsiou; they are 90 rery psNenue,"
''PsFEenue. what word Coz 40 Ame-
rissn girl lsuppose. then. that such -
Delmoi, and Martinez. snd Monlasue,
and Flz tlis and 81. that would suit
your fancy better"
"Nonsense. am not 50 silly ~ 10 90
10 trashy old novels Cor rsmss. would
as soOn ihink Of selecting BslindA and
DOrinIha and Malissa Tor Christian names.
like those that bear something conse.
QuehIial 10 Ihem-someihing respectable
--somslhing-- 49,.
".9riat0eYafie--lhsl's the word you are
ashamed 10 LEI nui--sumrlhing nf How
ard and sydney. or llsrben would dol
Ia! has
"Exachy," aud Clara Calvert ran out
81 the room 10 escape her brothers rail.
lery. .*-
1--WE mus, rid her Of this fnible." 70.
marked Edward. gravrly, 70 his elder
si,Ier. Gertrude. who VAS now 81 home
Cor the first time after leaving IL IS a
bride, aaJ who sal smiling al The colo,
guy.
II had intended. Glars" said Edward,
'in invite my friend, willism Benson. u
visit me This sumner, but am now incuc.
ed 10 change my mind"
You mean the youag man who took
half The honors from you Al college. and
who delivered that Grafton so full Of eve
~ thing so beautiful and original. which
! admired so much when | read IN
"rhe very same. aud | have ron
cluded that his common name nigh
prevent you from receiving him ~ he de
serves. Your genealogical skill nigh
make tie disagreeable discovery through
il, that one Of his ancestors was III,
con Of man named Ben"
Clara looked little confused" Yo,
know I wouldn't mind that in you
Trend. though"
Notwithstanding. | shall no, suhni
him to your euhdescension," returne'
Edward as he left her.
The next evening Clara and her sis
ter were sitting together IN the psrlor-
'',ln dusk, ere stars were lii or candle
brought" the latter looking musingl
upon tie iwylighi, and the fnrmr
,hnuslttlessly twanging her guitar. ~
play That old draal. days Of absence
for you. Ger" said SHE; II know yo
are thinking abou, Henry, ain. you'll"
As she spoke Edward ushered ger
ilemen inio The room, introducing -"m
sisters. Mrs. llantley and Miss Cslse
my friend. Mr.. Demjnhn."
Clara sat lnr moment as II thunde
struck. and then gave nudge OF nnni
taken iG,pnri 10 Gertrude, who with III
usual lady. like compnsure had common
ell addressing the stranger. 81 wond'
how he can lopk !" thought she, .sh
voice. a, all events. does no. sound as
Il came on, Of Demijohn." |. was '
ny melodinus, and in his reply 10 her 81
ter particularly graceful, yet still q
feared To speak. lest word might bril-
her unsurpassed laugh altogether o
with IL. ~
Al lergth the lamps were lighted. al
CLARA eagerly surveyed the yisiter. ]
was wha, her young lady friends Won
have pronounced decidedly verv exec
lent lo"king fellow; phrase OF eonr
TOO hackneyed 10 be taken up by her u
tidious lips. Ills features we're remark
bly, handsome. and wore an expressr
which proved the bump Of mir'h ems
cuous on his well developed forehead
no means misplaced, and which shou
no, (ail 10 be attractive TO adamsel as
vacious an The one engaged in the scr
tiny.