The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-01

Iwass dslieiaas spot. and shovld
have been very glad 10 Tsmbls seosi oy
myself sill dinner. bat 81 > iarn N The
sslk. ! cane suddenly upon lao Ia
dies.
Imade my bow, and begged lsass 20
myself a. /. Mr. Bfown."
With q very slight inclination OF The
head. and 10 smile shaleyer. one Of The
ladies asked me IL bad walked iram
town. and begged her companion (wHh
oul ialradnring me 20 herl 20 shoS me 70
20 lunch. The spokssler wss sinui and
IN woman. Who had rather an srislocrst
e nass, and VAS not hsndsams. but. 20
give her her due. she had made 4 nsfIo-
escape Of il. She was dressed very
showily. snd evidently had grrs, rrrisn-
slons. but. that che Was mol 81 Dill glad
20 zee Mr.. Brown, was ss apparent -
vas Al an necessary. Az the other. and
younger lady. who was 10 accompany me.
however. sss very pretty, though dress
ed very plainly. and had. wlIhal. . look
IN her eye which assured ne she Was
amused with my nnwsleome aPparinon'
4 determined. a. | should not otherwise
have done. 10 stay u out. and accepted
her ennvoy with Submissive cisill'y: very
mueh inclined. however, 10 be imPuden'
TO somebody. somehow.
TheIvnch vas on tray inaside room.
and rang the bell and ordered hottie ol
champagne. The servant looked sur
prised. but brought il. and mean lime l
vas getting ,hrough The weather and The
olher common places, and the lady. say
ing little, was watching ne very calmly.
=. I liked her looks, however, and vas sure
che was no, Mimpson. .
! "Hsnd this 70 Miss Armstrong;" said
! To The lootmsn, pouring oOt . glass Of
champagne. .@+~
"Mlss Bsllsmy. you mean. sir!"
/ I rose end bowed, aud. with 30 grave
. courtesy 80 I could command, express
ed my pleasure q, my FIST introduction 70
Mss BrlIamy--ihrovgh Thomas ihr loot
man! MISS Bellsmy burst into laugh,
vas pleased 70 compliment my American
manners, and in ten minutes we were
|, very merry pair Of friends. and she &C.
eepled my arm Tor stroll through tbs
grounds, carefully avoiding The iIlg's
ntiehborhood OF Mrs. Mimpson.
. Of course I set about picking MIS-
. Bellsmy's brains for wha, Information
~snud. She turned on. quite the mic
es, creature | had seen in Englsnd,-
, fresh, Joyous. natural, and clever, sn'
! az I vas delivered over 10 her bodily. b.
, her keeper and feeder. she made no seru
5 pie Of promensding me through ,h
4 grounds NIL The dressing brll--iour Of 'h
' mosi agreeable hours l hsye 10 record .
2 my travels.
by Miss Bellsmy's account, my %
$ ven, ,ha, day was looked upon by Mr'
!. Mimpson a. an enrsging calamity. Mr'
e Mimpson was. herself, fourth cousin to
4 Scotch lord. aud The plague other lille wa
a The drawback 10 the genIIli,y of her parns
n in M.mpson's mrrcsnule acquaintance
n She had married the little man for b.
!, money, and had thought. by living OF
oI town, to choose her own society, WI
e her husband for her only incumbrsnce; b
8 Mlmpson vowed that he should be rune
;. 10 Msrk'sLane, Il he did no, houseand din
r his mercantile fraternity aud their envoy
. al Rose Lodge, and they had a, last con
promised the matter. No Yankee ciei
7 OF German agent. or person OF any d
- scription, deiled by trade. was to De u
vited to the l.udge without q three do,
II premonilion TO Mrs. M.mpson, and .
r. additions we're 10 be made. Whatever, b
- Ar. NJ. 10 Mrs. Ma dinners, soiree
e Ius,iness, archery parties. suppers. q
- i-uneis. isbleaux or private theatrical
Il This holy treaty, Mrs. M'mpson presuu
:. ed was written with a'gad 81 steel
q leaf &c brass'-inyiolable as her cousin
"a Goa, Of arms.
n Blu, there was still Osss on Pelior
n The dinner OF tina, day had diplomat
4 aim. Mss M'mPson. (whom had n
YET SEEM was ready to come out. al
her mother had embarked her whole go
c. in the enterprise Of bringing about tn
'e debut at Almack's. Her best card was
certain Lady s., who CHANGED I"
" passing a lev days 10 tie ne'ghborhoo
a. and this dinner was in her honor
to company chosen 10 impress her with q
" excluslveuess Of the MImpsons, aud y
st PRAYER for her ladyship's influence
Mt procure vouch hers from one OF The pair"
n, essrs) vas to be made. " hen she was 80
IS, eled 10 their request" And all bad III
w er,o worked 10 charm. Lady , -
en- had accepted Uie had sens his best G."
from Croeklord's-lhe Belgian char
ts and a Swedish aiidche we're coming
X. the DAY was beautiful, and The Lodge "
mt sitting for its picture, and on The We
n, morning, when every chair a, The tai
es- was ,icketed and devoted, what shot
iy- Mr.. Mlmpson do, but send back O
ID, ciAl messenger from The city. TO say U
his he had forgotten to mention TO Mrs.
he al breakfast. tina, he had invited a =
1t Brown, OF cour.e he had forgo ten
n | though IL would nave been as much
L.. ,,.,a. a. mrs .ynrth "A, mpnllOn AZ IN 4