The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-24

sumo be could have made you EEL Bis
disappa bluon."
/" Pity nsr' exrlaiased Ellen sngsil,;
really, msmms. ! DO mol need The plly
81 such people. snd hope | neser shall.
Ply indeed and suppose be sill bring
his great. strspping. red>hslred Jaoghler
10 ply me next. and shall have 10 play
% whole tribe OF little Srlwyns.
Pshg"
oh Elleh!" exclaimed Mrs. Nor,h,
ell these are The boosted accomplish
nenls that you leltme 10 gain. most BIT
ierly DO regrel the day that l commits
Ted ny oaly daughter 20 sbo'hsI's guar.
disnship."
" Pardon me. dear mamma." returned
Ellen, somsshal soIlened. . Il did moi
Intend 10 wound your feelings. and am
exuemely sorry Cor The iIl.naluIed lhings
! have said; but. really msmms, | eouldn'l
help laughing, indeed | could nol.''
Months passed away. and Mrs. Norh's
utmost txerlions were insufficient 10 era.
dictate The prsjudices Of Ellen, which she
had imbidsd during year that she had
travelled with her cousins. She had The
n'mos, dread Of what she called paruenu
socieiy, and was careful never 10 recog.
nlze ss an acquaintance, any butihose y no
happened 10 belong 10 particular circle.
The consequences was. that she lost ihe
opportunity Of gaining great deal Of use.
FOL Information, rendered herself unhap.
py. made enemies unnecessarily, and Of.
ten incurred The ridcule Of her friends.
Il was more Than year after ihe'con,
yersaiion recorded a, the commencement
Of our chapter, that Mr.. North entered
The parlOr earlier Than Was his wont. and
sirnde two or three times across il, then
with an air ofdog!ed determination. stop
red short and exclaimed, 4" Well. il's ii
no use To conceal il any longer--ii's an
ugly piece Of business, and the sooner you
know il the better" Mrs. Norlh. in some
surprise. closed the volume she was read.
ing, and Ellen. as,onishsd more al her
fathers strange manner than his words,
LEI fall her embroidery frame. and started
~ her ieri. Mr.. North continued in a
softer tone. &" You. my dear Jane, who
have never been GLAZED by prosperity.
will. know, bear our reverses we'll; bu,
Ellsn-what will her boosted accom-
pllshmenls avail her, when she finds her.
self beegar!" @
What do you meant" asked Mrs.
North, with as much calmness ss she
could command.
"Simply that have falled-not fash.
ionably, bui utterly and hoPelessly. and
on looking over my accounts to night, ]
find that | have no, penny / can homes ly
call my own, not even enough 10 procure
a shelter for our heads. This has not
driven me crazy. as il does some men;
because | know have ssensible wife"
A sob from Ellen, who was extended on
the soIa, interrupted him, and seeing that
the face Of bis wife was very pale, he
ven,ured TO express hopa tina, all nigh.
not yet he ss bad as he supposed.
II was in vain tina, Mr.. North endeav,
ored to encourage his family. His az
fairs were quite as much dersnged as he
had represented them, and as he scorned
all subterfuge, The news soon spread
throughout the city.
II was with difficulty that Mrs. North
preserved her calmness through The scenes
lhs, followed, and Ellen, finding herself
neglected by the summer friends she had
trusted, confined herself 10 her apartment.
Aweek passed away, and the li'tle fan.
lily having partially recovered from the
shock. were once more seated in the
pleasant back parlor. endeavoring to de-
wise some means Of future support.
Ills quite as bad as | expected" said
Mr.. North. " but | will not retain penny
lawfully snniher's. | have been unwise,
blind, mad perhaps, bu, | will not be On
just. II | only had place where could
with proprieiy, leave you and Ellen"
why not lei US 60 10 uncle's. papa!
asked Ellen.
Because" re,urued The father, "al
though your punishment BE- just, it @ish'
not be salu,ary. You wonld now be a.
moug them. the very being they taught
you IN despise."
"0h my cousins, ELLEN began, bu'
she remembered their exclusive notions,
and the unexpected change in her Other
friends, and burst into tears. "Oh dear,
dear!" exclaimed the poor girl, "lo think
there was no, one true friend among them
ALL"
Because the friendship was built on
a wrong basis. said Mrs. North. no, how
ever. without. sight, for she too had been
deceived.
"A letter, sir!" said aservan, entering
Mr.. North took The letter, gave it curse
~ glance, and threw il on the table. -.
" Why don'lyou read i'!" inquired h''
| wife,"
"Because we have more impH'an
business now, than reading the letters o
strangers" said Mr.. North, examining
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