The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-07-20

and he lnpsapsisly of persons in ths
humber. walks a. lie ssshing 10 Ihruss
ihemsel sssialo shssocisiy Of nose lb0ss
ihrn, was dsrls upon a large. The I'm.
Outstanding Of thsir eaesi, ho~eser, ap-
PeaFed 70 be unsonmonly obluse. and
their minds remained uurelisvsd By any
istmslion % hei part. that she should
prefer 70 remain N her own room. or make
herslf useful By assisting Phsbs and
Msny.
The evening appoin'ed Tor the pariy
afnvsd. Atan early hour. bsfars any Il
the guests b. gan o assemble, Mrs. S.n-
clair entered The drawing room. and took
seat IN the most obscure corner. Her
black silk dress looked very wellby can
Gle light. snd her dark. glossy hair,
smoothly parted on her forehead. cores
pondsd admirably with her style and
beauty. Mrs. Harden bit her lips. and
exchsnged meaning glanre glance ~ilh
Melissa. bur they fell constrained 20 bear
The intrusion. - they considered il. IN ST.
lense.
'lhope. for your sake said Eliza Ev-
eTing 10 her brother. q. they were on their
way to Mrs. Harden's. shat the maid
Of The raven lick. sc mel Yesterday, will
be q, The party
Il hope she WILL Re replied. .Iiho't
her The most bfaarIul GIL ! ever saw
Mother thinks. by The descrip ION |
gave Of her. that she must be the young
lady she saw with Mrs. Sinclair whom
she introduced 10 Mss Florencs Harden.
II 50. she 10 doubtless . eonnsxipn Of Mrs.
IIarden's and We shan probably see her
this evening"
Florence, Who had been required BY
h'r mother, 10 superintend variety OF
srrangsmother 10 superintend avarieiy Of
arrangements, hal not time 10 complete
her toilette. 'ull most oflhe company had
assembled. Mrs. Sinclair continued to
.etsin her station in The obscure corr or.
which Melissa had very sdroiily con,riv-
ed to screen. by placing before il lux, :
rious chair for au exceedingly corpulent
gentleman, who. moreover, being afflicted
with tho govt. would no, DO likely 10
speedily change his position. The
screen, both the insnimste aud animate
part, was adjusted jus, 10 lime. the Eo-
eriags being Immediately announced.
The hustle occasional by their arrival,
had pretty we'll subsidized. when Florence.
simply. yet elegantly alfred entered the
the apartment. The expedition she had
bsen obliged 70 use 10 arranging her dress,
had gwen fine glow 10 her cheeks, and
made her dark eyes appear more lnsirous
I. How be ,ulifnll" was the involuntary
exclamation Of Willard Evering. Hav.
ing exchanged salu,s,ions with those neal
her, she conirlvedio accomplish the some
what Difficult. passage between the chai
Of the corpulept gentleman and the wains,
cot, and iook seat beside the neglected
gue,t The eyes of Willard Etering ant
his sister. followed her, and they Then
perceived Mrs. Sinclair. Mrs. Harden
who perceived that Melssa's care had
be in v,n, approached Eliza Everins
for the purpose Of apologizing.
j Il eau assure you.' said she, 'tta.
never had any thing occasion me more
modification and chagrin, than being o.
bl,ged TO permit person OF her Standing
10 mingle upon terms Of equality with per
sons whose presence esteem an honor.
DO sou alludc TO that beautiful girl!
said Miss Esenns, looking at Florence
Il Jlude to the Widow Msnsfield. sh,
REPLIED. who lives 10 H. and whom
MIS-. Sinclair. whose late husband was
Mr.. Harden's half brother, employs al
! her seamstress.'
.Iknow Ms. Mansfield perfectly well
, and should feel gra,iied TO meet her OF
the presen, OCCASION. You must pardon
I me, however. at being unable 10 dlscove
her among your guests.
D But you can certainly see the woma'
. who sits behind Mr.. Quimby, that larg'
D gentleman
Yes, | can partly see her,
r We'll, then. you see the Widow Mans
= field, do you Rots
q mo, indeed, 1t 10 Mrs. S'ncia'r' tl
e same,lsdy my father aud mother met with
: last S ,bbath, soon after leaving shuIch.-
1 Had YOU been as familiarity acqna,nte
with her as am. you could not have mis-
e taken her for Mrs. NJ nsfi, Id
What you say 10 impossible, SAL
, Mrs. Harden, turning pae.
BY no mans, and To convince yo
!. thatI am no, laboring under hslluclns,ion
a we will appeal to my mother. who. yer,
4 OPPORTUNITY, is coming this way. Is nc
that Mrs. Sinclair, mother. whose lace
!. Eiust perceptlbIs above the shoulder oil yon
q der fat gentleman -..
!. Certainly; do yon doubt the eviaenc
n of your own eyes! | am on my way I
!. speak to her, 10 persuade her and 'hi
:, charming Miss Harden--who is, pre-
q sumo, a connection Of yours. MRS. ma
!. den--,o emerge from thai obscure cornel
I where il appears as il they bad gone Q
i purpose to hide themselves.
y Mrs. Harden waited TO hear no mnr'
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