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

Il wss fiseu 10 ne an the shape ol very
clever baxter. "a 10 une. bui she sas sac
densly Interested % srl ne night shire
gard 10 Mr. Mimprsn's good inienlinns
~ my behalf. and. - far a. thai ard hfr
own eisIliaies would ID ID. 10 sp0l,Fise
Inr The inhospilsliiy Of Rose Ledge. Very
Kind Of The glrl-far | sss Psssing. az
calleri. II most haI emmy sslSstsn.
had made some casual remark touch.
Ing he sbsurdily Of Almsck's ssPiralions
in general. ard Mrs. M'mpson's in par
llculsr; and my isir friend. . hanf course
l.ncisd On AImark's Iickei 40 nurh out
Of Mr. Brosn's rtarh as The born Of tie
ne~ moon. took up The defence Of Mrs.
Mimpson on that point. and undenook 20
dszzIe my unlniared imagination BY .
rie,ure nf this seventh heasen-ss she
had heard Il described. frr 10 herself. shs
freely confessed. IL sss not even siIhin
ihs limits Of dream lard. knsw lhis wss
true Of herself. and thousands Of highly
educated and charming girls in England.
bui still. looking 81 her uhlle she SPOKE.
and seeing shat On ornamsni she wsLld
be in any ball RON in The world, ! real
lzed. with more repugnanee Than ! had
ever fell before, the arbitrary barriers nf
fashion and srisIocracy. As zrcident had
placed me in . position N % look On ihe
resetse Of the shirld." I delsrmined. IL
possible. 10 LEI Miss Brllamy judge Of It's
color with the same sdsanisge. liis not
often that Plsbsian like myself has the
authority 10
IBID the pebbles on The hunsry beach
FLIP the stars.
We were near the open window al the
library. and I stepped in and wrote ni.e
10 Lsdy--. (one nf the lady pslro-
nesses, aud the kinds, friend | have IN
England,l asking car three vouchers fDr
the nexi hall. I had occasion once or
twice belore 10 apply Tor similar iavars
for eaun,ry women Of my own. passing
J through London on their travels. and !
knew that her lalyship thought no more
Of granting them Than OF returning bows
in Hyde Park. | did no, name the II
dies Cor whom the three tickets were 10.
tended. wishing % reserve ,he privlledgs
, of handing ons 70 Miss M,mpson. should
! shs turn out civil and pressnlsble. The
third. Of course. was for Miss Brllamy's
, chaperon. whoever lha, might be. and The
party might be extended 10 qusrielis
. BY the Monsieur Do rrop' Of he hour
: esia scion Quite sdarmaiic plo,---~ssn't
4 in
y Ikas~ that Lady was not very
: we'll. and would be found al home by The
e messenger. (my post boy. and there was
e time enough between soup and coffee 70
u 20 10 l.ondsn and bsek, even without the
spur in his pocket.
!. The bell rang, and Miss Bsllamy took
J. herself OF 10 dress. wen, TO my c4rps'
J. beg iu the bachelor quarters Of the house.
a and through discree, entreiieu with the
IS maid who brought me hot waer. became
% some what informed ss 10 my fair friend,
:. position in the family. She was the dsnsh
is Ter OF q gentleman who had seen belssl
u dsys. They lived in . retired cottage u
h the neishborhood. and as Miss Bethany
D, and q younger sister wste both very high
d ly accomplished. they were usually aske'
10 10 The Lodge whenever there was compa
70 ny to be entertained with their music.
.. Twas early 10 the drawing room. snt
/, found there Mrs. Mimpson. and atall dra
E. COON Of young LAZY | presumed TO b
n her daughter. She did not introduce me
70 | had hardly achieved my statutory sa
10 iaam when Mis- B-llsmy cane in OPP
" poriunely. aud ionk me off their hands
9. aud as they addressed no conversation
e. 10 Us, we turned over music and chat
$. ted IN The corner while tie people CAM
n. 10. Il was twilight in the rcepuoI
IN room. and hoped by getting on The san
. side of The table with Lady S.. whoa
had the honor Of knowing. TO escap'
j. recognizancs till we joined the ladies' II
ic the drawing room after dinner. As tn
o, guests arrived, they we're formally in
nd troduced to Miss Mimpson by the moth
ul er. and every body but myself was for
IA, mally presented to Lady s., the ex
a ception not noticeable Of course, anon
be thirty people. Mr.. Mimpson came lat
ID. from the city. possibly anxious to avoi
he skirmish on the subject Of his frien
he Brown, aud he entered the room barel
he in time to hand Lady s. in to dinner
10 NV tactics were ably seconded by m
"a unconscious ally. placed myself !
d. such position at table, that, by litil
III management, kept Miss Bellamy's hea
49, between me and Lady s., and m
ok name was not so remarkable as to dra'
ge attention to me when called on 10 tax
-, wine with the pecant spouse Of The Scotc
,as lords cousin. Meantime | was very cha
'ry mingly eniertainetl-Miss Bellamy nj
Bile having, at all, the fear Of Mrs. Mimpso
lid before her eyes, and apparently findir
pc the Yankee surpercargo, or cotton clerl
hat or whatever he might be. quite worth u.
NJ. ing her hand upon. The provender W;
ir. good, and the wine was enough to veri
il, The apocrypha--at least for the night,-
az I" man remembering neither sorrow n
ret debt with such glorious claret. ~a