The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-23
THE LESSON.
A TALE or DOMESTIC LIFE.

Three young ladies were seated in .
neh apartment. They sse the Misses
Amanda and Emma Ellis. and heir Coz
ain Delilah Carlton. The latter Was en-
legged in The womsnly occupation Of sew
ing; lheiwo formerin discussing. critically,
ball a which all three bad been present,
the preceding evening. -
81 don't Ike that Mr. Barton NJ all"
said Miss Amanda continuing The CONVEX
szii0n. ~s
sNOr me eilher." responded Miss En-
ma. who was the eldest
sand why moi consin." asked Delilah.
lei am sure he is handsome enough. is he
mott" .s.
"ies; but" se.sz .
"a But what COTS sais she 10 Emma who
had spoken last. =" Surely his manners
are pleasing. and his language polished,
without alfecialion." a. a ae#4 81.
"Yes, yes. but for all that he 10 vul-
gar" said Emma, Pelsishly, !" vulgar IN his
IDEAS"
/ "Yulgar." exclaimed Delilah. .you
must again allow me 10 differ with You,
coz," she continued. looking into her cou.
sins face with winning smile. .lihink
he is quite refined. more so than Mr.. Rice
or Mr.. Brown. and many Of the oIhergen-
ilemen." .a.~a4I
"0nly think Of comparing Mr.. Barton
with Mr.. Brown, the gentleman" exclaim-
, cd Miss Amanda Ellis. "Why Mr. Bar
ton is mseh0nic?'' $3.50 .e --..
Well, suppose, he 10 DEAR" said her
cousin, does that make him vulgar, or less
respectable! For my part think a me
chanic can be as much Of the gentleman
in the true sense Of the word) as mil
: lionaire."
: "Well declare. connsin Lille, you do
: have some Of the funniest notions" said
Miss Amanda, AUST for all the world like
: pa; he ihinks one man just as good as an
J other, even though lie be labsrer."
= "Yes," said Emma. al DO wish hs
would be little more circun.spect, and
= find better company for his daughters thai
mechanics. II is his fault that Mr.. Bar
i ton comes here; he gives him such press
E ing invitations. l suppose he wants me
! or you, Amanda. Wouldn'tit make fins
D paragraph for the Papersl MISS Amanda
e Tor Emmo) laughter OF James Ellis, mer
> Icbs-. 10 Mr.. Charles Barton, mechanic
: lOh, dear" said the spoiled beauty flor bod
sisters possessed grea, Personsl atirac
: lions, throwing herself back upon the soft
and laughing heartily, as also did her sis
!, ter.
? " Well, well girls" said Mr.. Ellis, who
J hidden behind The half open door Of ih'
y apartment, had been an unobseryed listen
u er TO The conversation, and who now en-
+ tered the room, you may laugh now, bu
! you may live to regret that you did not TT,
u to obtain Mr. Barton for husband. Mari
= that" and the old gentleman, taking up hi
hat left the apartment.
al declare. If there is not Mr.. Barto'
ON the step!" exclaimed Emma who Wa
looking through the blinds. "Come
come" she continued, addressing her sis
l. Ter, let us go up stairs. into the other pat
lor and leave cousin Lille to entertain him
: liz will be a pleasure to her, she is par
- .ial 10 mechanics" and the sisters left tn
" room. ,-. u A~. ....
n The object of the foregoing conversatio
; was young man, whom MIR. Ellis ha
=, introduced to his daughters and neice, som
- months before as master mechanic. Br
n unlike their farther, who valued a man fC
D his character and not for his money, III
!. Misses Ellis were great sticklers for rel
Il portability, their standard for which wa
q. riches, and the consequence was, as "
have seen, that Mr., barton did not stan
n, any too high in their good graces. Nj
= Ellis knew this false estimate Of respect;
ea blity was a predominant fault in h
.. daughters characters, and he determined
), give them a. practical and salutary lessoi
=. How he succeeded, the sequel Of our slor
. will show. -
in A few moment. after the sisters HI
~, left the room, Mr.. Barton entered. II
ia, was about middle height, with a fine hgur
-e, regular features and intelligent count
to nance. His eyes were of deep blue, h
ON eyebrows finely arched, and his forehe;
e. high and white from which the jet blat
We hair was pushed, back, displaying
.es fine proportions. He was certainly han
he some man, which fact even the Miss
,st Ellis did not attempt TO deny, and the ca
BE. and polteness with which he greeted Mi
10. Carlton, spoke his claim to that which d
". lady herself had awarded 10 him-the til
ch Of a gentleman. ... ..r.@@ ,
ON He was soon seated and in conversati'
nd with Delilah. Deliah Carlton was
lie charming girl. II is true she did not pc
na- sess the exquisite proportions and regul
features of her two cousins. but then the
ro- was ever a sunny smile upon her face, al
N a cheerful spark in her clear, light blue ey
ich and she had such light and bounding 81
lie, rits, that made her appear il NOT as beau
on FIJI as her cousins, at least more bewite
'ci. ing; at leas, so thought MIR. Barton, as
y" gazed upon her bewitching counienans
the How much better, thought he, would it