Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-10-11

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She was not altogether incompetent to the task !;
yet in one thing at least, she was unfortunate
She would never sscondeScend's 10 associate with
any but people of the 8 first society and would
not knowingly allow her children to do so. Me-
charles, course, and all who labored with their
hands for a livelihood, no matter how worthy,
were set down byher as belonging TO what she
called the clover classes" So she instructed
children-and SO they acted up TO their Breed
ing. 4sa 81 s.. e.as
/. One day Maj. Jones died while at sea. To his
wife and children, the news of his death was ter
rible blow. From their manner of living, they ap-
peared never to have anticipated such an event.-
Neither Mai. Jones nor his wife had taken care
to lay up anything against rainy day. and it would
probably not be very uncharitable to suppose that
more than one half of her grief arose from the near
ly destitute condition IN which she was left--with
the almost certain prospect of being obliged to
come down notch or two in the world.
In the meantime, MFR. Wadsworth continued to
prosper in business-built houses for himselfwben
he could obtain no employment from others, sell
ing them whenever suitable purchaser presented
himself-and finally engaged in trade as regular
merchant. In word, at the moment when the
proud Mrs. Jones was left as it were pennlless, he
had amassed an independent fortune.
LiZzy was now of an age to marry ;-and that
is precisely what she did do. Harry Colson, her
fathers head clerk, thought she was the prettiest
most amiable, most charming girl in the world,
while she had no cause to be otherwise than salts
fed with him-so they struck bargain at once.
And, they entered into this social partnership,
the father and son-in-law formed business con-
nection, and everything went on to their minds
But, poor Miss Sophia Rebecca Jones What
did she think of the Wardsworth's now! Reduc-
ed to poverty, with little useful education, and
much that she had been far better off without
what happiness was left for her! Truth to say,
there appeared for her little else than darkness and
gloom in the future. But she was not to blame
for her wrong education; and it was apparent that
had she received the proper training, she might
have been equally qualified with Lizzy Wadsworth
to make a good wife. Alonzo Carman, smart
young mechanic, saw this, and determined, if he
could have his own way in the matter-even at
the hazard of bad bargain to see, he express
ed it, eff after ALL she could not be brought straight
In other words, he resolved to offer himself to her
in wedIock. And, sure enough, Miss Sophia Re-
becca Jones became Mrs. S. II. Carman, the wife
of one of that class whom she had been taught to
despise.
Well, to this day, she has never had cause TO
regret it; and the last time heard Alonzo speak
of her, he boosted that she had thrown away all
her foolish notions, and IN the main, adopted cor
rect views of all matters pertaining to social life
Moreover, know that she has made full amends
for her former rudeness towards Lizzy Wadsworth
and that both live on terms of the most agree.
able intimacy.
AS to the widow Jones, she lives, rent free, in a
small but neat tenement the property of Mr.. Wads-
worth. She takes in sewing for living and he
takes care that she does not want for anything
ally necessary to her comfort. She is not inter.
ruptcd now. by any "calls'' from people of the
" first society,"" albeit she is sometimes allowed tc
work for them.
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