The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-11-12

cspi By illlss Of silver esuze. tied Just
haek Or the leli Gar. and floating lie a
sOil mist below her graceful waist. OH
er ornament she wore none; JET amid
lne forms. rObed in selFels and saiins,
flashing with gems. and flowers, and fea-
Tiers. she seemed : spirit Of . purer
sphere. and was decidedly The belle or
goddess Of the cay saloons.
"Do ron sing, Miss Meek !" inquired
The rich and fashionable Mr.. Colby, -
Miss Grandy rose from The piano.
"Oh, YES" she replied, laughing. 81
sing like wild bird. but | do not play,
or make music scientifically"
by this tine she Vas ihs senlre OF On
sxpecIant circle. ell esger for The song:
and she, without q shsdow Of embsnas~
msnt. sang The Etrick Shepherds /" Bird
of The wilderness" in = Wild. sweet air,
which the skylsrk himself nigh. haze
paused 10 hear; IN was perfectly snchant-
ing, and the free, full soul Of native me-
lody. end The manner in which che gave
the line" Oh! 10 abide in The Jsseft
with Thee" was inimitsbls.
"Whn o psfsgon this elegsnt lirls
niece OF yours IT," remarked Mrs. lie
Grsnd, 10 Mrs. Grandy, q few days a.
ter the party. $50 graceful. and then
she has such perfect taste. Why, Der
dress, person and character, hsrmonise
80 entirely. that one almost supposes they
came from the same forming hand. per-
fact whole. Indeed you have reason 10
be proud OF her, she 10 such On ornament
10 your family party. She must hsvs
been educated al the South. or in Europe,
for our schools do not give so perfect .
finish"
"lndesd. Mrs. Ls Grsnd. you pay my
niece high compliments. Bot she 10 q
farmers daughter, and has never been
from home until she cams here few days
ago. She has sequired her accomplish.
msn,s in the school of nsiure. But she
has acquired accomplishments which pui
me sadly TO the blush. Why--ths day
before my party Madam Este. whom I
had employed 10 compound my cakes,
vas taken sick, just % she had got her
ingredients sirewed round in utter mex.
niesble eoniusien. wee in despair, bus
Lucy said the. il hmiua could assist her
she would make oil right. And she did
| mix and bake slf my cskes which we're
90 much admired"
"Well, now,"-exclsimed Mrs. Ls
Grand. 81 can hardly believe these things
possible. And Miss Meek 10 80 young,
and has such perfect little hands"
"Yes," replied the aunt, "snd you
should see her nice flannel skir.s--so tias
and soft; and she spun the yarn and wovs
The cloth herself"
I am as,onished," cried Mrs. Ls
Grand, why, she 10 On anomaly"
| "She says no.," replied Mrs. Grandy;
"shs insists this. all The girls in her neigh.
borhood are equally accomplished; some
her superiors. And am beginning 10 be of
her opinion. tina. in this country, where
the rich to-day are poor tomorrow, and
vice versa. young ladies' should be sducs-
ted in such a manner Is to grace palace
or make hovsl clean and comfortable.
Amins is improving her opportunity. and
learning of Lucy to cook every kind OF
flesh and fish, and 10 make cakes end pas.
Try. Lucy assures her that she will be-
both healthier and happier in conss-
lquence."
Well. | Declare" cried Mrs. L.
Grand, "such things are hardly to be be-
lieved."
/ y
| "And so Miss Meek has refused Mr..
Colby. aud gone home to her father's,"
remarked young lady 10 her beau, o.
they walked beneath the soft sunligh. Of
early spling.
at is very strange" was the reply.
sand poor Colby 10 nearly distracted. /
versupposed that he had so much heart.
He sets out in few days for Europe.
The young lady must have been pre-en-
gsged. for. independent OF bis wealth, he
is fine young man."
| He is So" sighed The lady; sand Miss
Meek only farmers daughter! declare
it is hardly 10 be believed, ,hs. she has
rejected him."
i
i We will pass over three years. and lis
ten 10 the conversation OF ,his same lady
and gensleman-nov man and wife.
"Well, dear, Ibavs been informed that
Lucy Meek is married 10 young farmer
of her own psighborhood, whose father
used to follow the numbering on the Ohio.
They say, however, that he is really &C.
tive and intelligent young buckeye; but il
is singular that she should make such a
choice after having rejected Golby."
&" Lucy has no. acted without reflection,
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