Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-17
TiIE LESSON.
ArAlr or posrsrIc Lrrr.

latter was cr.ascd IN ,hc wunauly occupation OF q
'c"tg; the IN" to mcr IN discussing, critically. a ball l
At which all three had been Prcsctt The preceding F,
evening. I
Il ion' Ike tha, Mr. Barton at all" said Amanda. :
con lnuin- the conversation l
,ilysL d
YES. bat" |,
Bat what, ca" she sad To Emma. who had spoken
lust "Nurcly h's m'uIer- are pleasing. AMI his lar
ruuac polished. wrihuui udrctatim.'
Yes, yts, bat Tor all that lac - vulgar" said Emm,
pciti>i,y, vulgar 80 hIs rdsn-." u
Vulgar" exclaimed Delilah. "you must again allow
me 10 dlii"r with yOu, rUz. She cuulinie :. lpikins IN
her COUSINS ilcc with a Winning sm.le, Il think hv 4.
qn''" rr''nch more >" han SIR. Pierce, OF Nj Brown.
aud IA my ct thc other geullc,ncn."
tlHly t.'uA ni comparing Nir Barton with Nj. Price \
OF MI h-own-iwO gentlemen" exclaimed Amanda.
why Mr.. Ear.uu is Il ne,AGric"
well SlpIn>c he -, dear said her cousin. "drts
nat make hin vulgar or less rcspCciahlcl For my
fart. ! think a mechanic can be as much of a gentle. .
man, I'm the ir:c sense olihc wurIl ~ a mlIuuairc.
"WcN, deClar, Uo-si, Lille. YOU 10 have some Of
The funniest notions, SAID Amanda. "Jusi lur al the
wnrli like pa Il" lhiuk- ouc man just as good as am
oihrr even though hc is a lahorcr'
"lcs,' sand Ernml. Il du wtsh he would hc a lrl,r
moe c'rcumspeci. AMI Girl better company tor hs
Daughters than mechanics. Il Il his fault iha, MIR. Ba.
ton comes here; he gives him such pressing inyita.
lions. suppose lac wauis mc, 81 you, Amanda
Woaid"t H make - fine paragraph for The papers!
Miss Amanda Iur Emmn) daughter of James Hills.
merchant, 10 Mr.. Charles Barton, mechanic. Oh DEAR
aud 'he spoiled beauIy, Tor both sisters possessed
great pers 'nai atirucjiuira) threw hcIsrlf back un the
sofa anI laughed heartily. as also did her siScr.
We'll, well, girls said Mr.. Elljs, who. hidden by
the hall open door ct the apartment, had been an uu-
observed listener TO their tunycrs atom. and who now
entered 'ic rr,u. YOU may laugh now. but you mnv
1--we ." regret HAT YOU did not a.; To obtain Mr.. Bar
ton iur a husband. Mark Ihai;' uuI the old grnIle.
man, liking his lsi. LEFT ,hc apartment.
VINO would have thought thar pa was lisicningl"
s'd Amlnla. "bUt | don't Gaze"
Il declare, It there IL not Alr BARTON on the .,cr.."
tNe'unned Einma who was 10 king through Ihc blinds
"C"Inr' come she rp1inucd. addressing her sister.
"Iet Us 60 up s:aIrs iuIn the other paIuE and leave
cousin Lille 10 entertain Lim. 1t Will lc a pleasure to-
her t"r she l. partial TO iaerhauics " aud the sisters
left the rprn.
The Object Of The foregoing conversation. was a
young man, whom Ellis had Introduced 10 rs dauch.
tors AMI niece, some months hc.urr. as n master me-.
c"'nlr' Bui unlike their father, who valued a man
Tor his character and noi fr hIs munrv. the Misses
> FIJI, were great siiyklrrs Tor Responsibility, their STAN
dari tor which was rirhCs-and The corsruuru,c vus
as Ne have seen, Thai Mr.. barton did not stand ony too
, hish ~ il'rir : .od grlrCs. Mr.. Elias knew hi. false
e-u'n"'e ct responsibility was a Predominant fault IA
las %iaughicfs Characters, and he gave Them n rr,r,i.
cal and saiutary les ~. How nc sucreeJeI, lie So.
lucl ui our story will show.
. u lew niomcnis after The sisters had len the rom
Nj Blr"l entered. lie was about the middle height
WIN u hne hsuTe, 'rsul A. features. and an iuirlIrriua.
'"drician'c Has eyes were uf dCcp hllc-hi. owe
n'""s hi'viv archcd, and hs forehead hi.h and White
"o'n Which 'hc jet black hair was pushed back. dis
. ''"s "' hHc Proportions. lie was ceriniulv 1:
"'HHS me "l'n' which flci even the Misses Ellis III,
~ ""T'nP' !" deny. "Id the case aud pnllen,ss VIII
winch lac greeted hi>s CharcIon 81 Ike hs Lin. :,
t"t which that lady had awarded L:m-,he mn, of
gentleman. ""' p"
lie was snpn seated, and in conv ersari,n VIII n.
'''h' D-lliah Chlrlciun was a rharmirg girl II il
q F" u'u moi possess The exquisite pr'pOriiJrs, an,
regular FEATURES uf her Two cnu,i us. bui ,I,ru ,Lrr
Wis ever n sunny smile uppn her fl,,. and a ,bce, f.,
sir".r III her clear. light blue eye, aud -hc had su,l
I hS"i niid bounding spirits that made her nptncnr. # nr
Is beautiful us her cousins. al least more bevi,,Liu,
~ 'eaSt : thought Mr.. Burton as hr gaznd urnn ht
Imagining onu"Iciiance. How much better, Ih,y,bi n,
Would II be To IOsscs, her for n , ir. de,c,J.,, :,
1 sac Is o.nn her uncle. ani duryt i'c-- as She v,uld n,
nun clihcr "i TIC Misses L. lis, " ifh their sp,iIe,
'e'hpets' ana ihcir triuncs. Thinking thus, is il To III
""'''r'd a. iHal lac icii her with a halEinrm.d de
power.
, When DrIilaI APPEARED al the dinner table. nursc,
or were llc meaning aHd inqnisifivc r!nnrcs vLirl
h'r c"n"ns cat nT"n her. AT last, lhey resume,
their loved haiti "f running"
lou mus have spent n very pleasant mnrninr
"r'a' -Aintida, with "A mock arcIncss of cypre-s,,,
~ vcy interesting iCIc.atsIc. uas Al ms, u s,a
Emma, across the Table. w.
81 IN sed ihc molnin. very pleasantly" ons,v.r,
DciIlah, hlushtng ST Ia ~
1 - dtre say said Emml, sarras lcallv. II sy,,,s
ne gave you a dissertation Ola mechanics. did m. u,
We'll and suppose he did" said Mr. Els. vvb, ha
bcei listening IaII-nily, hat into whose b,,c-, &c
'"e '"ior I"w rose. I'll Is better Ia listen 10 II,ni ,b,
10 The scnselcSs cunN cfsaIiCn. and srkIv s.,,;,,.,,
draNlcd out "a affected tones by Gn.lipys hall m,
hall monkeys, who disgrace hunonir, -, ,,,T a., -
= man ca>i such n look upJn hs daughters as made ,ber
quail beneath IT,. NV
n bat never minI, Lille" he continued in n son vo,c.
rnu parting ms niece's rnsy cheeks, never mind. NJ
Barton l. worth three or four such would lac gcu,Ion.
rs Mr.. Prcc and Dir. Brown. and IN m,re go. a..
one. Mark that, girls! lie Is worth two or three sucl
~ more why's Than one The last sentence no ~,
dre'scd Iu his daugh:cIs,
O'ys and week, and months rolled hv. and Nf
y D""h became n isoqrent yisiier at Mr.. EIli,'s. n vo
very cF"irni Tat he was paying "panicul,r" otto,
non To D"ilt h Cnarlcjnn, and IL WIS alsn main q, a
seen ''t they were not unacceptable. THIS suhiee
mrNlsh"d ample ground for The sisters .,rcos;;, :,
m"Es rs Tor their father, whenever they inI,I,.
10 Ihcin IN his presence, a know inr ,,nl. y,,nLl -.
upon ihS i.re' and he would repeat To- Them his ass
l'li,s That they would wish sonc day they had ,l,,i,
cd NIr. Barton Tor o husband.
2 mus Uing' went On for some time. Al Icpg,l
ono morning about three months snhseopcut Il, m.
b''ou Mhen our story commenced, Mr.. Ellis cnicre,
ut rafof where las daughters were sitilna. with
light step and sparkling eye.
We'll girls, what d" you think Of iir' said bc. ,p,
brng his hands IN glcn. '"'
What asked both tho yonng ladies in n breo,b
The wedding NC are going 10 have"
The wedding. What w~eddingr.
'Dclilahsy'
'ies She Is going 10 honor The mechanic - =,
lhef hnnd. WHIST d. YOU think Ut il. har'
J dOn't tii,k much Of o." sand Emma. vib t.
Of her he'd. Wv" 'S
"Nor T." said AmaaIa.
iou DON'T cf well suppose I was - tell YOU tba
,'' was gong TO marry a nan worth two b,rJ,o.
~ ,1'u d'l'fs. "ouli Ihat alter your opinions"
why. what Do you mean. Ia,"
Listen. aud I vii tell Won rirIs" bo,,;,u T.
"'ls"ic" 2 gave aud SINE What stern hok. .Th,
'''''F ol Alr HlrIOn 10 Nhmn Your cousin !. .r,n =,
ne nnfncd, was lu Old friend ri mine. NC &C. -.
males 900 lHyhOHd. lie v.s s,pr.uU.,t 'y