The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-21
Fr-m lhs Lads Merld II Fasaion.
Kate Bentley.

Why da yau aia wilh klfrsdfr said
Rmma Glsudmy 10 her besuiiful friend
!. thry sat sne sflern0on q he hosse ol
the lafmef.
!. What question:" replied her con
.,nioa, :. and has On e1iIh esuld Il have
ssme ialo youT hesdi Here se have %,
fut half "a hasr. without = word beng
,psken, snd list ~hsn lhanshs 700
were lssl Ia sbsir .efioa 700 look up and
,,k ne Why l ht wah Alfrsd." AMI
Ksks Bead, laushrd InrrrIly.
..Bat ,k.l is not snswfring nv ques-
usa. Why do yos fns wnh Mr. Town
senJi"
, .0h! siner yeu will have an answer,
r.. beesase I like 10 tease the dear man.
Wigs tIe u-e Of being young add called
prsmy without one eia worry The
bemxl"
But surely. Nae. you would pel
lhss treat ,hv nan yoa iBlrnd 70 mar
pi"
And who. nv dear iiule preacher.
ssii wss gong 10 marry Mr. T0wn-
ssadl Surely | never said So"
.Nn, X .le. admit that; but then Won
kaor VOC think nore Of him than Of any
one else-lar that you cin'i conceal from
oae who knows yOu - in,ims,ely IS |
do"
Pshaw! Bot suppose | Do. whst
Ilsni csn't one tormsn, a nan before
mafi.gsl Ne sllhase 10 be leased enough
sher Il. lake my reseage beforehand;
and. even 6 laved Mr.. Townsend. I
should plague him sufaIIy befare con
scented 10 have hlm. But what have you
seen 10 nv cnnducs towards the genlle-
man ,h.t induces yos 10 Say ! fin silh
himi"
Listen 10 me. Kate" said her com
'panina. |. Every body knows that AL
lrsd loves you--hIs attentions are 90
marked that tIles cannot be misisken-
and yuur friends eve yoa The credit 10
b.l,ese that you feel his worth. here
Kate looked laus hingiy ., her companion.
who paused and added" d least do NOT
despise him. You cerlsinly. ~ times.
give him encouragement, such 90 no lady
ought TO bes,ow on gentleman she
would not be wiling 10 marty. But, a.
other times. yoa are as cold as an icIele.
--Agsia you smile on him; sad then you
dln wi,h Others. Mas. % you know
that Nir. Townsend - serious. you ought,
Il you intend 10 marry HIN, a. once 10
cease ,nraring him; but. " you cannot
love him. then u becomes your duty 10
Oh m hin. y itll al IN lrlly reserve, ba.
slill N . dsclJcd manner. thai his suit 70
hopeless. Condemn him. dsar Kale. 81
once 70 despair, or else scorn luther tri
a,sr with the nun you love. But TO
smile on him 10 day only TO fro~u on
him tomorrow. is--dlsgulse u 40 you
wll--lhe par, Of hesf,less dul."
Hates color had come and gone more
than once during ,his plain address. and
her campanion had irrmhled Al every
world. lest she should give offence By
what she felt bound 10 Ter. But when
Glendroy had flushed. Kate remained
. moment silent. and ihen, ri.ing W, she
said 9Th merry laugh.
Well. however. yau deserve . medal.
Really yoa preach better than nine-enlhs
81 the mude,l young mrn ona hears IN
pulpit. Surely aunt Mary must be Iieh,
ia saying tia, you LIST your heart 10 tie
handsome Young munster a, the Springs
Last year--ind suppose you are pr.cus
ing on your friends IN the way 81 exhor.
tailoa 10 order 10 be au fat .. the bust.
ness when you become the Rev. Mrs.
Nrwall. and hare TO hold forth monthly
- the Sunday School. Isn't IL 50, nv
pretty preachet,' and Kas put both her
hands on Emma's brow, and looked into
her eyes, until the ls,r girl blushed in spite
Of hrrsrll. The conversation vas notie
tnned fot the Tide had besn turned; aud
Mis-, Glendray's welt mean, exposiula.
lion vas, as she thought. fTgo,ien.
But u was not SO. K,,e Brnlly, al.
though gay. ailful creature, had
god heart. aud her conpanlon's stric-
lures ma ie an impression on her which
she was not willing To admit. kaie's
character vas a striking one. Pride was
one Of her dominan, faults. She had
moreover constant inv Of spirits, vas
young, beautiful and witty. Shs was
courled anI caressed by all. She was
naturally, therefore. wilf"l; and perhaps
too much gwen 10 whs, she had thought.
le'sly considered innocent lllrtilions.
A few days sf,or This conversation a
ball occurred, whose projected mag
n'hcence had been The theme Of CONVEX
satlon for several weeks. Kne was The
belle Of he night. Never had her WI
seemed more spngh,ly or her beauty m"fe
dszz log. Admiration attended nn her
every movement. In spite oI The reso
lu'lons size had turned, alter parting from
Emma Glendroy. she gave wy to hri
old habits OF 4 ttu,lun. not nnly dancing
wit b every sitor f,r th,t hoRlr, bu
shnaeuns her smilcs freely around. iisr
lover saw this wih renewed pain. Tor u
though lie wor,hpped Kite al aas' 10
iinlMy, nc was not 0llai - her faults