The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-22
',Did you oversee such impertinencel'


"What brazep thingl" said another.
"Why, see how she's dressed!' said a
third.
Such character" whispered fourth
-"but never mind now"
"A pot slewer in our company the
wenchp chimed in Mrs. 2, with that
glance of expression which characterized
her, and turning up her nose, adyisedthe
ladies' to leave the room, and no longer
be insulted by her presence. This ad-
vice was assented to by the intelligent
company, and the poor, but infinitely su-
perior girl, was left alone abashed, con
fused, and almost overcome with emo
tion. He who invited her thther was
the son Of her adopted father, who uni
ted with intelligence gentlemanly and
graceful department, and the command
of extensive possessions in one of the
most fertile portions of our state. He
was absent when the revolution in the
ball room took place; but returned as soon
as it was evacuated by the ladies'. As
tonished at the change, and perceiying
Amanda standing with her face suffused
with bushes he hastily inquired the cause.
A friend drew him aside aud communi-
Gated the facts as they have been stated.
The young man was [enraged and with
an emphasis adequate to his just excite
ment exclaimed:
whats that purse proud fool, that
ignorant and parrot Of fashion, worth,
who scorns virtue because it is coupled
with poverty?"
"Ten thousand dollars" answered his
friend.
"Ten thousand dollars, ell? Well,
Amanda is worth that sum and the hea.
Wy fool into the bargain. Ten thous-
aud dollars! And that forsooth against
Irespectability. Here Amanda, my girl.
said he taking her hand and 5owing res
Ipectfully tothe gentleman present, "let
US leave this place, where naughty pride
pampered aud fed with crumbs of wealth
exercises an influence superior to the
dictates ofgood sense, where virtue is en-.
dangered." HA
So saying, they left the place and re,
turned home.
The morning after the ball, Amanda,
the poor, sighted and abused girl, who
was denied the boon of mixing in society,
because she wore the russell gown Of pow
erty, received from the indignant young
man an instrument of writing, securing to
her possession the full amount of ten
Thousand dollars. The gift, and the mo-
tives which prompted it were soon made
known to the naughty Mrs. H., and re-
venge more painful than disdain took the
place of the latter. Nor was the cup of
bitterness yet full With all the solici-
tude Of designing mother she laid traps
to ensnare the young man in question as
a husband for her one grey-eyed daught-
er, and fondly imagined that his urbanity
gave evidence that she caught him in hel
meshes. But alas! how soon do the most
towering expectations fall. Ere two
months had elapsed, the humble Aman-
da became the wife of the wealthy Ed
| gar N.
Time rolled on its silent course, bear
ing on its bosom sweet flowers and beam
ing sunshine, and every ingredient O
happiness forthe youthful pair; and those
who turned their backs upon Capt Ba
cons servant girl, became the courtiers
the fawning sycophants of Mrs. N, who
in her new station was no more worthy o
esteem, no more beloved by the trul,
good. Twenty summers have since scat
tered their blossoms around her quie
mansion, and the slight touches of thu
frost have gathered upon the temples o
her fond husband. Yet, love Ipure an,
holy, still warns the domestic circle
wherein the altar of true beneyolence j
reared.
Whit an instructive moral may b,
( cleaned from incidents of this kind-in
cidents which occur almost daily in th'
great mass Of society.
The simple tale have told is not tn,
filagree work of fancy, wrought up fror
, the tinselled material of iction-it
! based upon facts. How often are fact
exhibited to our view, 10 the great dis
: credit of intelligent wealth.
Virtue, beauty, intelligence, mora
) worth-the highest attributes of intell
5 gent creatures, are often forced to boy
, before the gilded shrine of mommor
: whose altars are often built up amid til
, Wondering ruins, aud whose sacriicit
f rites consist in the utter prostration an
: destruction Of all that is great and nobl
4 immature, ,all that is bright and lovely i
/. humanity.
! The good things oflife are poured int
Q her lap in. abundance, while she distribu
b ed with aprodigal hand, their blessing
: mong the children of cheerless poyert.
!. and it may be truly said, that cher chi
(. dren rise up and call her blessed; he
: husband, also, and he praisoth her."
It ~ Major FREAs of tho Germantow
y Telegraph, tells the following;
/ A friend ofours coming down the sour
:, TO New York, short time ago, WI