The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-27

c ally did he abhor this attempt to cstab
= lish an exclusive system in society. :"
, am no agrarian," he would often say
= ''nor have any utopian notions of per
feet equality; | am therefore aware tina
/ there must always exist different cassc,
r in society, such as working men and mel
Of wealth, men gifted with intellect, and
, Others only one remove from idocy, bu
let us never acknowledge that worst OF
= all tyrannics, an oligarchy of mere wealth
| a man of enlightened mind and virluous
principles is my equal, whatever be his
occupation, and whether his hands be
hardened by the bIacksmilh's hammer, or
soilcd by the INK Of the learned profess
sions, it is one which | can grasp with
respect"
His notions much displcascd his lasti-
dlous sisters, and they took great pains
to convince him OF his folly. But it was
in VAN that they tried to initiate him into
The mysteries of modern fashion he
would neither conceal his face beneath an
ovcrgrOwth of moustachc and beard, nor
would he initiate the long-cared asses Of
South America in the longitude of his
superb raven locks. lie even refused to
carry the Indispensable cane, alleging
that such sudden lamcncss had fallen
upon the spindle shankcd men of fashion,
1t was the duty Of those who could still
boast of some sOhdity of understanding
TO depend upon themselves for support.
The ladies' pronounced him very hand
some, but shocking questionable while
the gentlemen, who found that his rent
roll was not likely TO be diminished either
at the billiard table or the race course,
discussed his character as they picked
their teeth on the steps Of the Broadway
hotels, and wondered how he contnyed
to spend his money.
The simple story Of Jessie Murray
had deeply affected Carleton, and the
remembrance Of her sweet councnance
did not tend to decrease his interest.
How much of self minglcs in the best
feelings of humanity! Had Jessie been
a irccklcd, red haired, snub-noscd girl, |
Fred, would probably have soon forgotten
her sistcrly devotion, but she was too
pretty to vanish quickly from his mind.
Some how or other it happened almost
cvcrv morning that no CounJ !; uoccssorv
10 SEQ his sisters =, an o,rIv bour whom
he was snrc If GnI;rr ,hom in ,ho SOW.
inc room His nrcscncc became ot
lonc,h anita rnhooJod ~. Ioss;o 49, u.oII
as his sisters. and while he amused him.
so,r u ron,r,;,,, r,;,I, H., I;,Ia nanlou 80.
mizz;nT ,To cb,m@os Of C,sLion vh;ch
usually occupicd his sisters tbonohts he
had const,r, on,ortu,;,v If s,pd,.inr tho
character Of ..onr Toss;o ~ Ito ro,;coJ
hcr onict GOOD sense bor fine ,,s,c hor
cbcerrm manners bor unaffected huriy;.
~ tho r,,ionco u;,h rh;oh sho Loro ,ho
conriccs oc his s;s,cr. orL no ro,c,,oJ 70
himself oroin and or,i, ..Who, n;,y
sho should Lo ohI;roJ - load snoL
III, -
Ono w;r,or cvorira - Ia v.os hurry
iuo TO an annoin,mcnt no me, LESSEE
who. with her bonnct thrown oycr her
face and her cloak wronncd c,oscly
around hcr. was FASTENING in an onnosi,c
direction, TO urn and ,oin her was his
first imnnIsc.
"Whorc oro Won roinr =, CO late an
hour, Miss Murray ~ he asked
"IIomc." she rcnlicd s6Il hurrvino
onward
"Atleast allow me 70 occomDonv vou."
said ne.
uOb. no sir s,;d clio 81, j. M, NO.
cessorv. 90 home alone every u,ch, ),
oRnt van oro IiohIo ia. insult and should
M, ro hama vi,hon, rro,oc,orv
oWe. Moor o;rIs arc ohIicod ,o ho mr.
own nro,cctors, Mr. Carleton" said les.
s;o ..Who, NV mother i v.ou sbo
rsnolIy Comes r. moot mo. I'm, IN s,.h
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