American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-05

great change that few years had wrought in
the condition of the young girl, and then her
thoughts went involuntarily to her daughter
Eveline.
oily indeed could she bear such reverse
she said to herself and then sighed heavily.
On the next morning Grace came, and was
very kindly received by Mrs. Marshall who was
prepared to like her. The girls appearance
inspired her with an instant respect. She was
slightly above the ordinary height, was deli
cately formed, and had sweet pensive face,
that no one, it seemed to Mrs. Marshall, could
look upon without feeling sentiment ofregard
Her manner was slightly reserved, yet self-pos-
sessed, her words few, but well chosen. The
directions given by Mrs. Marshall in regard to
what she wished her to do, Grace readily COM
pretended, and was busiy at work in half an
hour after she had entered the house.
Eveline Marshall, while preparing to go out
in order to make few calls upon gay young
friends, passed several times through the room
where Grace was at work, but did not speak to
her, nor, indeed, seem conscious of her pre-
sence. She observed her, however, with what
feelings, the reader already knows. She utter
ed them freely to her mother, after having
made her morning calls. A short time before
dinner was ready, Eveline sought her, and SAID
TO her, abruptly.
"You ale not going to ask that gill to eat at
the first table?n
"Why should | not do SO, Eveline?"
"Why not let her eat with the chambermaid
and nurse? She is no better than they are.n
$50 far as goodness of heart is concerned,
she may be no better. But her education, ha-
bits of thinking, and manner, elevate her, ex-
ternally, above them; or, to speak more correct
e. e ,,l, Ill
educated, and polished in their modes of social
intercourse. Grace is not like Phoebe and Han
nah they would not feel at ease in her society,
nor she in theirs. Would it, then, be right for
us to do violence to both? | think not?"
"Wel educated Polished, and all that! OF
whom are you speaking, mother2 Not of that
sewing gill"
Eyes. Of Grace Williams. She is all that
| have said"
"Who is she, pray?"
"The daughter of one, who, not many years
ago, was a wealthy merchant of our city. He
lost his property, and died, leaving his family
in want"
"And now his daughter goes out as seam
stress! don't think she can have much respect
for the memory of her father"
"Eveine!''
"Why, mother, how can she respect the
memory of her father, if he was gentleman.
Do you think if were placed in similar cir
cumstances, any thing in the world could
tempt me to do SO? No-I would die rather
than disgrace myself am sure, think less
of the GIRL now, than ever"
"What folly, Eveline!n returned the mother.
'sYou speak without consideration. 1t is no.
norable in all to sustain themselves. The fail
ure and death of the father of Grace Williams
was something over which she had no control.
1t did not take from her mind a single ray of
intelligence, nor from her person single
grace. She is as she was, a lady internally
and externally; and as such, cannot but re-
spect her."
But nothing that Mrs. Marshall could say,
had any effect upon her foolish child. She at
first refused to eat at the table with Grace, and
only came because her mother commanded her
to do so. A direct parental injunction she
would not disregard. But her manner towards
the seamstress was SO marked, that she could
not help perceiving it, nor could she help feel
ing that it was uncalled for and unkind.
Grace Williams remained in the family of
Mrs. Marshall for two weeks, during which
time she was treated with the most distant for
malty by Eveline, and in manner that was
felt to be both unkind and insulting. So much
panied was Mrs Marshall by her daughters
conduct, and so much did she regard the feel
ings of the poor orphan, that she never again
had Grace in her family. She neither wished
to subject her to insult nor to to give cause for
Eveline's negligence of feelings so injurious to
any who entertained them.
Five years from this time we will again in
troduce Mrs. Marshall and her daughter. A
great change has taken place in that period
Mrs. Marshall is a widow, and poor! The
richly furnished mansion has been exchanged
for small apartments, where with a meagre
remnant of what was spared to her by her
husbands creditors, after his death, Mrs Mar
shall has retired. A year sufiiced to exhaust
the Widows carefully husbanded resources
And now what was to be done? Since this sad
downfall, poor Evene had been in half pa
rallied state of mind. She did not sustain her
mother in the least, but instead, leaned heavi-
ly against her. Only for few times had she
been upon the street, and then, on returning
home, she cried herself half sick; for, each
time she met an old friend who did not feel
called upon to recognise her.
ITO be continued.)