The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-17

arialed. bar still beautiful ~omss, sitting
PraPPsd Up BY pillows. Bot come % he
downright mailer Of fsei Of poking about
N ell these vile. dirty alleys. and sn.sr-
ING lIltle. dark rooms, amid troops Of
grlnnlng children, and smelling eodfsh
and onions. and nobody knows what
dear me. my bsnssolsnce always eysps-
rates before GET through. "a rather
pay any body five dollars day 10 do Il
ior me Than do il myself. The fact 10.
thai ! have neither fancy nor nerves Tor
this kind Of hing"
" Well. granting. ihen, that you can do
nothing Tor your fellow creatures unless
yeu are 10 do il in The most gsnlesI,
comioriabls and picturesque manner pos
slble. is there mol great field for 40
man like you. Florence. in your inilgsncs
over your associaissl With your talents
for conversation, your lael and self pos
session and lasy-l,ke gill Of saying any
lhiag you CHOOSE, are you not RESPONSE
BILE. 10 some wise. Tor The influence you
exert over those by whom you are sur
roundedl"
81 never thought Of il" replied Flor
ence. ~..r 4.
"Now. you remember ,hsremarks that
Mr. Fortssque made. the other evening.
on The religions services 81 church,"
Yes do; and ! thought Than be vas
too bad" ~a
"And do no, suppose there was one
Al you ladies in The room that did not
think so too; but yet the matter was all
passed over with sailes, and with not .
single insinualion that be had said any
Thing duplicating or dissgreeabls."
"Well, what could We DO! one does
aos want 10 10 be rude. you know"
4" Do!-could you not. Florence, you
~ho have al~sys taken the lead in So
eieiy. end who have been noted for al.
ways being able To say and do wh,t you
Please.--could you not have shown him
that those remarks were unpleasing 70
you. as decidedly IS you certainly would
have done iflhsy had related 10 the chsrac-
ter Of your father or brolheri To nv
mind. . woman Of true moral feeling
should feel herself % much insulied whea
her religion 10 treated 9Th contempt, az
h The coniempl was shown to herself.
Do you mi kno0 the power which 10
given 10 you women 10 ave and restrain
Us in your presence, and 10 guard the
sacrsdnsss Of things which you ,re,, ss
holyi Believe me. FloreRce. that For.
,ssque, iafdel 10 he is, would reverence q
woman with whom he dared not lrife 90
sacred subjects"
Florencs ross from her seat with .
heightened color, her dark eye Brighten
ing through tears.
al am sure what ysu say 10 just,
cousin. and yet have never thought Of il
before. will am determined 10 be
gin, after this. 10 live with some better
purpose than | have DONE"
And lie, me tell you, Florence, in
starting q new course. as in learning TO
walk, taking the first step is every thing.
Nov. | have a first step 10 propose to
YOU"
Well, cousin"
"Well. you know, suppose, that
smong Your train Of sdorers you number
Colonel Elliott"
Florence smiled.
perhaps yen do not know, what is
certainly true, that among the most dis
corning and cool part ofhis friends, Elliot
is considered as . los. man."
GOOD heavens! Edward, what do you
meant"
"Simply this. ,ha, with all his brilliant
talents, his amiable and generous feel.
ings, and his success in society, Elliot
has not sell control enough TO prevent
his becoming confirmed in incorporate
habits"
IL never dreamed Of this" replied
Florence. ~ knew lha, he was spirited
aud free. fond Of society, and exciIabls.
bu, never expected any thing beyond.
"EIliot has tact enough never to appear
in ladies' society, when he is not in tit
stale for it," replied Edward; " but yet
il is So"
but is he really So bad!'
He stands just on the verge. Florence
Just where a word fi,ly spoken might
turn him. Il a noble creature. full Of all
sorts Of fine impulses and feelings. the
only son Of a mother who doa.s on him.
the idolized brother Of sisters who love
him az you love your brothers, Florence:
and hc stands where word, look--'o
they be Of the RICH. kind--mighs save
him."
"And why. then, do you not speak TO
hint" said Florence.
"Because | am not the best person,
Florence. There is another who could do
i, bstter--one whom he admires. Who
stands in a position which would forbid
his feeling ansry-,person, cousin, whom
| have heard in gayer moments say. thai
she knew how to say any thing she pleas
ed, without offending any body"
20, Edwarj!' said Florence, coloring'
/" do no, bring up my foolish 'peeche:
ap.ins, ms--aad do not speak as If
:,o,c..a in this matter. for indeed