The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-10-10

est, inteiilsen, and industrious mcchanic.-
Aud who are many Of these gentlemen Of
leisure, who are admitted into aud caressed
! by your first society Bankrupts in pro
petiy, moral principle aud every thing else
( except brass and bris,Ies; creatures, who
would pass currently for puppies every
where, Except the first society," though
bu, for their loquaci,y, some might be Ia
ken for goats III brooches, or ouraDg on.
tangs from the Asia,lc lslendsl Against
your lawyers, doctors aud dlynes, have
uohlng 10 say: 10 your language respect
them all IN their places But as distinct
classes IN society, ueiihe. IS a whit better
or more respectable, than the hardy tne
chanics and yeomaury Of our country sen-
orally. |! there be any distinction, the
/ producing classes are certainly entitled 10
! The highest consideration"
Wen, Mrs. Lincoln, if you don't beat
! all! Why your doctrine, carried. out,
would destroy all distinctions in society -
Only think Of fashionable assembly com.
posed OF gentlemen Of the different learned
professions, farmers, mechanics, merchants,
traders, spectators, gamblers aud whl, not,
each aud all with their female associates,
cougregated Gu terms Of perfect equality
I W0uld'Dt i, present beautiful picture %
But you arc lttle too fast" replied
Mrs. Lincoln; 4" al. not the advocate of
any such equality rs that, by ans means.
On the contrary, | wish to see VIA, passes
Tor the FIRST society among US, purged of
lis impurities, and Inc worthy mechanic as
sumo The rauk be deserves IN the world.
| would have the rown Of the ylrtuous and
good iorcvealHeI upon the Unptincpled
and GIssnlule, whatever their occupation 10
Ii'c. External accomplishments, either
alIh or without weal,h, should never eerve
as passport 70 a polluted heart lnto the
bosom Of respectable society. While hon
est industry should ever he regarded With
the smile q COMMUNICATION, us auugonisr,
Incidence, should find no favor whatever"
Wen, itls all folly 10 talk TO me. My
mind is made op. Mary IS not going TO
have George IianbIen, nor any o,her me
cAamc. Shall iiyeand Gle au old maid first"
Very well; II is no particular concern
Of mine" sad Mrs. Lincoln; " bot we
shnll soon set whether Mary is herself dis.
posed to regard bis advances with favor
Indeed, have already seen enough TO sat,
lsty TIE that George has nothing 10 fear, so
far us she IS concerned. II Is no, long
since Glanced 10 observe them very close.
ly engaged 20 conversation by themselves
!! was on the occasion Of Mays late y,sil
TO her aunt's. Leaning, whh clasped hands
upnn his arm, she was looking up into his
face with an eatnes,ness of expression that
at once CONVINCED me az her desoledness TO
him. But here she comes let US hear
what she has 10 say for herself"
Mary had now iast returned from short
walk Wen knowing the pr JUDGE Of her
mother ugaiasl mechanics, she resolu;cly
INSISTED that Mrs. Lmcolo must have ms.
taken her cousin Lorenzo for Nr. Ham.
ben, Us the person with whom she was
ptomenad'ng while Mt her aunl'S.
At this moment tho door bell rang aud
gentleman was Immediately conducted m'o
the room, whom Mary recognised and ia
troduced as Mr.. Williams, a young plysi
clan from neiehboring village. Mary
had met him al a recent party aud he had
called IN passing jas, TO present has CON
pments to her, aud see thai, she suffered
no inconvenience from her exposure to the
damp air on the night Of the party.
Ills age was about twenty two--his sta
ture q little above tho medium height
complexion lIgbt-sycs and nose prominent
and his expression altogether agreeable.
Alter half on hour Of pleasant CONVEX.
saton, he took his leave, not however, with
out receiving and accepting very press
ug invitation from Mrs. Gus IN which her
daughter, ot course, modosily joined TO call
again.
lie had no sooner left the house than
Mrs. Gas embraced the occasion to draw
lively comparison between hun, as one Of
tho learned professions aud mcchanIcs.-
With an air OF self satisfaction, she sald-
"Show me Your mechanic, Mrs. Lin.
coin, who is able 10 converse like Dr. WI
hans. Did you not observe The variety
and extent OF his knowledge, his happy fac.
ully Of communication aud polish OF man
ners. Talk not 10 me Of your mechanics +!
In point of every thing pleasant and agree
able--nay, even valuable, 10 gentleman,
viii place Dr.. Williams, hiile as have
seen Of him, against any dozen mechanics
you can produce.
Mrs. Lincoln 20, disposed to continue
the controversy further, and ever wlIIng to
acknowledge merit wherever she saw II,
very cheeruliy concurred in the favorable
opinion expressed Of Dr.. Williams add
ing, however, that thcro we're many me
chance fully equal to him in extent OF
knowledge, readiness OF communication,
and polish OF address.
It is proper, to remark here, tina, Au
gustus OTIS, Esquire, the husband of lady
Oils, was a gentleman Of great good sense