The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-03

bot 10 touch lhe pianos mSsic-brealAing
ktyf. " You. indeed Win those atli-
Gale iingsI.. Chsrloslss's
4 "Mhy not! Are sol white ones rs
good 40 6rox ones!'' and ringing laugh
wtnt hoanng through The window, ard
LOST itself IN tie lhIrksI. . Wait and see.
We sLsll have no bakers bread, no
FTrEeh rolls. bUi good. sUbsisnIsI. home
baked. Surrey ms Kingdom. snd say If
nis not worth while 10 reign here." She
oIened door IS she spoke. and ihsR
added. /" Sidney syeIs thai The reason Why
ladies dislike their kitchens. 10. because
they so often psTmn them 10 be dark and
uEluInished, and crowded with the coat
ser lmplemenis Of household TOLL"
81 agree With him, snllrely; but The
objection you have Eamed. cannot be
made 10 yours" and ! looked with salts.
faction upon The pls assnt green ol the
wslls, the floor, Of cool stone color, The
muslin curtains. the fios er-pols ranged 10
the window seats, the nice mats, The a.
blr, covered 9Th green cloth, and tho
water. bubblIng into . receiver 10 0 Is.
cess, across which Q evrlsin could be
drawn 81 pleasure. $3.50. s-4-s
Afler ! had completed my suEvsry, We
passed on TO nice, airy ioom, which WIS
10 serve 90 store room end bui,ety. Ross
Of maple boxes. glass jars, barrels and
buckets, hrilanpis and net covers. and
piles Of cosrse napkins, snlI more effeclu-
ally TO shut out duet. met my gaze.
was really ashamed ri nv prolonged
scrutiny, and inquired for The utensils We
were 10 locate. "You will laugh, Mr.,
MeitOn," said J., 4" hut must confess that
l always grow enthusiastic over brooms
and busters. llesrned 10 love them, years
sgo, when . kiss from my mother vas
The reward for their skllful use. end my
affection wss by no means diminished
during my school days. Oh. those bright
morning hours, when some twenty mai.
dens worshippsd, with appropriate Gers
monies. the spiriI OF neaInsss Inc wsv-
ing Of white aTms, the glancing Of active
feet, The nesses Of gold end sable gliuer-
ing IN the level sunbesms, the open doors
and windows, through which rushed the
fresh ar, as il To JOIN in The meuimeni!
J zee the whole now, just as saw il then.
Then, too, the laugh became more heart
f,lt and musical, the humor richer. The
wi brighter, the sympathy more ready.
The love quicker and wider 10 iis maniles-
,siions. How heartily should we have
rejected the idea OF d.legating to others
the charming task Of sweeping our study
rooms and dormi,orles! All! il oil domestic
labor could but be merged in sweeping
and dusiingw
Here 10 proof 10 the contrary" said
Charlotte, conducting me into the very
mids, Of scIubbing brushes, tubs, bsskels
for wet clothes. for dry clothes, for the
newly ironed, Tor The unmended; and she
was go lively. aud Sidney so busy with
twine, kn';e and hammer. that | might
have stayed until midnight, had not the
village clock, striking ten. reminded me
that my call had been prOtr scsed 10 a mos,
Questionable length. -"-. =
Add Yet. after returning home, instead
Of bravely trusting, | feared that, The no.
reIty over, nv friend would weary ufher
task. But Summer gave place TO Autumn,
Autumn to Winter. end sill she as with
ont assistance, except on Mondays, " hen
. clearly widow Of the village. washed
and secured for her. She was never worn
out or dlspirited. True. her pesIIy skin
lost something Of its extreme delicscy,
her dimpled hand was ltile embrow ned,
and her fingers thought les. flexible; a
premy calico, or de lsine dress, took the
place Of muslin and silk, and the crimped
collar displaced entirely the elegant Brus-
sells lace she used 10 wear. The most
agreeable gatherings in The village were
al her house. Only few people were
invited at a time, and music, converse
ton. pictures. papers, and periodicals..
with the graceful, cord,sl hostess, aud the
happy host, left nothing to de.
sire. My friend was neither ~esIied
with The preparation, nor secretly disturb
ed al the expense. Baskets OF cake and
fruit stood upon side table. Of v hich the
guests psrtook at pleasure, Blu. there were
no oysters or ices, or wines, or any of The
thousand and one modes Of oslenia.ious
money speeding. ri sri s.. .a-. ..
Mr.. Grey. Sidney's kind-hesrted. but
sdvice.giving. and somewhs. despotic.
bachelor uncle, did not. 9. fret, call on #
the young people. I, vas quite a. well, ,
perhaps, Tor Charlotte learned all his pecu-
lisrities from her husband, sad was, ,here-
fore, better able TO make her house aitracs
live when bis Grst displessure was over.
He made his appearance one afternoon
early in September. No, he could no.
think Of stopping. be was in gres, hur.
ny, great hurry: business pressing. very.
Bu, somehow, Mrs. Merton connived to
hide bis bat and cane where she asserted
be could no. end ihem in week. Then
she drew an srm-chair, particularly easy
one. into the little porch opening from
The kitchen, and seated him 90 that he
could enjoy The western breeze, and, a,