The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-22

Mrs. Jones, without hearing some such
speech as the following.
Pray, did you see Mrs. Hallei's new car.
rage horses They are The most beauti.
/ fol creatures ever saw. She has two SETS
Of horses, and don't know how many SETS
Of Jewels. Well they live in great sty lie to
be sure, but it il had not been for some OF
NY friends advice, Isabel Mason would nev
er have rode IN that carriage
Perhaps Il would be, Have you been
INTO Madame --- TO day Mrs. Hal.
let has some most splendid dresses making
here, should feel rich with only one OF
them, aud she has three, besides some made
4 month or two since Well! 10 be sure |
am very happy with Mr.. Jones, he IS one OF
the hes, husbands in the world, as far as he
can; but ! mus, own It proyokes me to see
Mrs. Halet driving about in her splendid
barouche, While | am walking, or what is
as bad 10 a hack, when know-but all that
is over now, only do think folks ought 10
be careful how they undertake 10 advise
young girls about marriage
Z" Mrs Jones would not have changed her
fine saby for the childless Mrs. Halict's dla
monds, or her kind and attentive husband
for the cold aud sarcastic husband Of her
friend, but because she could no, have Ola
monls too. was somehow TO blame !: but
never could reconcile her love for her hus
band, With her perpetual repinings that she
did not choose another lot
q 81. I
dear madam, cried youog Mrs. Stayforth
running into my room, which was next her
own IN The boarding house, Mrs. William.
son Is IN my roem, she is going to a ball to-
night, and wishes to borrow my beautiful
Ne" cape, She happened TO be in the store
when | bought it, 50 she knows have 1t /;
You know her better than do, pray advise
ne Will she be careful of ~ would not
have II bur! for any thing
i canno, pretend to advise you, spid |,
but Of the many articles which have loan
eG 10 Mrs. williamson, not one was return
ed unnjured, and certainly viii not lend
her nine, which is Of the same value OF
yours"
Well won't lend it then did not
want to lend il, bu, d,d not know what TO do /;
| AN so glad | asked your advice She is
as we'll able TO purchase one as am, cried
she, as she left the room, and |, satisfied that
| had done friendly action 10 Mrs. Stay
forth, thought no more oft.
Mrs Williamson was woman whose
passion for dress and fashion was unbouud
3D. ~hla her circumstances prevented her
udulging i to the eXten, she desired. DIS.
family connected Nth several patrlclan fam.
lies, she prevented the relationship from
being forgotten by her undaunted assurance.
Her husband wus man whose situation
aud character forbade her being entirely
overlooked and her yenomous tongue made
macy dread 10 provoke her by emitting TO
invite her family to their public entertain
their more private parties. She was lnvul
nerabIe 10 all hints, cold looks, or covert
sights, like brazen statue she beheld
those arrows tail harmless at her feet, and
finally succeeded 10 establishing herself IN
certain approximation to the first circles
that enabled her TO shine reflected radl
ance on those beneath her. Rnyied BY
those If her old acquaintance who were as
ambitions as herself, without her talents Tor
pushing laughed at and despeed BY those
INTO whose society she had forced herself,
she fen il necessary 10 dress and fete more
exl!aYaganlty than those whose genillity
rested on hrmer foundations. Her hus
bands income, though stretched and econo
missed to the utmost, would admit bu, few
Of these extfavagancies, and there was no
act Of meauness to which she would 90,
steep 10 decorate her person OF supply her
table.
las for nv advice Not long after
The incidents / mentioned, Mrs. William
son, By means Of a fortunate bet which she
had gained, vas enabled 10 give party to
which she invited some foreigners Of dis
tinciion but 10 which Mrs. Stayforlh was
not invited As soon ns became aware
Of this, began to tremble for the conse.
quences, and retiring to my room, deter
mined to eusconce myself there till the
storm blew over. In vain; immediately
after tea, heard a tap at my door, and
as ny boding heart anticipated, II was Mrs
Slavf1rlh.
Well 20 said she, after seating herself
comfortably, | have come to spend the
ercuIog si.h you; | feel quite lonely as
Mrs. Smith and Miss Lincoln are going 10
MIS-. WIIilamsou's party - after pause she
resumed, " Did you ever see the celebrated
Mr.---1 would give an,th'ag to
see hin, but suppose never shall Did
you know that he IS to be at Mrs. William
IONS party 10 nlghti Oh ycs-and 50 is
III, and ever 50 many Of the first
,eoPIe Vel don't woOIsr that she
I'D not invite ne, since ! was 50 III nalured
. her about ms cape IN sure had rather
lave elUea It her than have missed thus par.
=. II will be a lesson TO me IN future to
10 as ! think right, without mludns other
,eopIe.'
81 ventured 10 hin, that she might not
ave received card even If she had l9anrd d
eF cape, a Mrs. williamson, y hen she did i