The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-08-19

waiting Tor him quite al their leisure, and
above all, when he read the quick glance
Of welcome 10 a pair Of very bright eyes,
Marx forgot all about Ben Sanford, his
bachelor friends, and all aIIuremenis what
soever, and thought himself the happiess
fellow on earth.
The evening passed rapidly of BY the
help Of music, reading, and the little snail
talk Of which newly married people gem
orally find a supply, and the next morn
ing saw Mark al early business hours
with as steady hand and as cool head
as If there had been no such thing a. ba-
chelor's frolics in existence.
Late in the afternoon, Ben Sanford
lounged in 20 ogle few Of the ladies, and
above all, TO rally Marx on losing the glo-
rious fun Of the evening before.
Upon my soul. Mark" he began,
ave must have you put up FOR select
man, You are becoming so extremely an
Client and venerable in your ways-how-
ever, you are 10 be excused" he added,
/" circumstances considered-female in
finence!-female influencel-ah! Well,
il 5 fine affair, this marriagel"
/" Better try il, Mr.. Sandford," said q
bright saucy girl, who, with her laughing
companions, was standing by while Ben
was speaking.
"Ah, madam! the wherewithal!" said
Ben, rolling up his eyes with tragic ex-
preston. .If some clever old fellow
would be so obliging as 10 die now and
leave me a few thousands, then, ladies,
you should seer
But speaking Of money!" said Marx,
when he saw the ladies busy over some
laces which he had Just thrown on TO the
counter" what did your glorious fun
cost your
/. Pooh.-noihing.-only ten dollar
bill-nothing in my purse, You know"
Nothing in your pursel-not an I'M
common incident after these occasions"
said Mark, laughing.
"Oh, hang il all - said Ben, s.too true.
can get no remedy for this consumption
OF the purse. as old Falstaff says; how
ever, the world owes me living, and so
good morning.
Ben Sanford was Just one Of thai class
Of young men Of whom common report
goes, they can do any thing they please,
and who consider this point as so well
established, that they do not think il ne
cessary TO illustrate il by doing any thing
at all. He was lawyer Of talents. and
would have had an extensive run OF bu-
siness, had he not been one Of the class
Of people never TO be found when wanted.
His law books and law Office saw far less
Of him tllan certain fashionable places Of
resort, where his handsome person and
various social accomplishments, always
secured 10 him welcome reception. Ben
had some little property left him by his
father, just enough as he used laughingly
to quote. " to keep him in gloves and CO.
logne water;" and for the rest. he seem
ed yustly contented with his old maxim,
the world owes me living" forgetting
that the world can sometimes prove as
poor paymaster as the most fashionable
young gentleman going.
But to return to Mark. When he had
settled his accounts at night, he took from
a pigeon-hole in his desk, the little book
aforesaid, and entered as follows: /" To
one real wake up, sl0;" which being
done, he locked his desk, and returned
once more to Mrs. Meriden.
Days flew on, and the shop of Mark
became increasingly popular, and still
from time to time he was assailed by the
kind of temptation we have described.
Now it was, Mark, my dear fellow, do
Join us in a trip to G-'s; and now,
Come, my old boy, let US have a spree
at F-'s;'-now it was the club, now the
oyster supper;---but still Mark was invin-
chile, and still as one and another gaily
rccounted the history Of the scene, he sic
lenily committed the account Of the ex-
pense 10 his little book. Yet Mark was
not cynical or unsocial. His refusals,
though so firm, were invariably good-na-
tnrcd, and though he could not be drawn
abroad, yet he was PROFESSIONALLY OPEN
handed and free in his own home. No
house had so warm welcome--no din
ner table could be more bountifully or
more freely open for the behoof Of all
gentlemen Of the dining-out order--no
tea-table presented more unexceptionable
toast, and no evening lounge was more
easy, home-like- and cheerful, than on the
warm sofas in the snug parlour Of Mark
| Meriden. They also gave evening par
ties. where all was brilliant, tasteful and
well ordered; and in fine, Notwithstanding
his Shortcomings, Mark was set down as
fine open-hearted fellow after all.
AT the end Of the year. Mark cast up
the account in the little book, and was
nightly as,onished at it, for with all his
| knowledge Of the power of numbers, he
had no idea that the twos, and fives, and
tens, and ones, which on greater or small
err occasions had found their way into his
columns. would mount up to a sum so