The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-18


.Oh. mother = laid Frank laughing.
aYes. nv dear" ronli-ued his mnlh- Il
Z, Il say il Is one of The most melan- Il
holy signs Of he times. Slang and TO- =
,arco shows li,ais young man il in low =
'ompany-snd then Goes brandy and
wafer. and ruin" q
Poor Frank swallowed his coffee. aud d
eli that ih,Ie was 10 use in saying more. |
lie had called Tom Seldon's .'afair" a
). muss.' and the President he I" PTels," 4
and thereby brought upon hnnself d. {
reel charge Of Slang. with an imPlh.alion q
n low company and general dissipation. !
So ne bundled up his books and was of.
IL wish Frank would not associate Z
with that young Seldom" remarked Mrs.
Winthrop, as her son lefl the room. /;
What plaques boys sre!" plainlively
CALCULATED Miss Winthrop. II
Iielen loved Frank, and felt very sad 10
think ne was getting IN bad ways. as she
supposed he must from what her mother
and sister said.
"Gn tell larry" said Mrs. Winthrop
10 her daughter, . that breakfast Is nearly .
over
Harry is so late. II he would only !
come home earlier o'nighls! ] left the
hall lamp burning for him lasl night. for
he had NOT come in when went 70 bed"
(whirh happened 10 be by nine o'clock)
and then Mrs. Winthrop sighed worse
than before. and helped herself again 10
mullins and another cnp Of coffee.
Presently she resumed the topic OF The
Sllons, and, like most people advanced
in life, commenced with The history Of The
family from the time Of The flood, and
lold OF The first time she saw Mrs. Sci
don as a bride. the dress Size wore, &C..
and got quite cheerful with her reminis-
cences. and then told some anecdotes al
Mr.. Seldom as young man, particularly
an "alfair' Thai he and brnl;ier Of hel
own were engaged in, that made quite
talk al lie time, dc.
I" Who, uncle John! !" said Helen, op'
ening her eyes very wide with surprise
!, hearing Of The gay, youthful pranks oil
her grave, serious, religious uncle. =" But,
mother, / thought You said Mr.. Seldom
was such good man." F5
a"Iie. is, my dear, an excellei, worthy
IMAM" '-->--''''''' 49, =
"When did this affair happen YOU were
just telling about!"
.Not long before his marriage" repli
, ed her mother.
: .After lie was grown up" exclaime,
Helen. "'Then indeed, mamma, | thinl
!, we may not condemn poor 'rom so HASH
". This business of his is nothing 10 hi:
fathers scrape, and that you don't seen
10 think much Of. Really, mother. Tex
peel The boys OF the present day are quits
as good as they were in those times.
!, Two or three messages meantime were
despatched to Harry, who had not We
. made his appearance; and then Mrs
: Winthrop had SINE complaint TO maxi
hof some The women servants. which wa
= responded 10 bv Miss Winthrop in sncl
. . manner that Helen quite wondered he
:. mother kept the woman al all.
: She suggested something Of the kind
:, when her mother said" she was Iaith
r FIJI creature, and had lived with her Sc
l. long" aud then proceeded to make on
L she could not possibly do without her.
;, The general tone of the break(as,-lable
A conversation had been such tina, poor He
e. len felt qsiie depressed. She had been
a. to party the evening before, hut she bad
fell that this was no time 10 talk 1t over
,r and indeed she had scarcely the heart to
Ie do il. SIC began to look back upon her
self as vey unfeeling To have enjoyed il al
ID the time 5 much as she had done. Pre-
sently, however. Mrs. Winthrop said
"lleleI, you have no, told us about the
il party las night" (for Helen had been
ma,ronizd by an aunt, her mother Ieel'
re ing i, toogrea, an exerlion to go with he,
daughtersn society," "was it pleasan. :!
IL Delightful" cried Helen.
"Wass indeed!" said Mrs. Winthrop
AT with SIT Of sad surprise---'' and you
III really epjged il! Did you dance'.
ed Yes.every dance" ...
ge "Reallr exclaimed her mother, quite
brea,hlesst the idea of such exeTtlons.
g. And wen Helen proceeded 10 give al
Ell. accom-, oI,he people and Dire sses she hs'
he seen, her no,her. 10 her surprise. listene'
"a with considerable interest. (for your indo
an len, persos always like gossip and whe'
cir she askethbout The supper i. was will
so real snimion. .......... 49,.
" Harry Tinihrop, a handsome. fashion
lat able lnokg young man, now entered.
. Every PC else having finished beior'
lie he came swn, he was soon lei, to break
fas. by hhsell. Helen remaining. how
his ever, .. tae with The paper in her hant
of Harri' said she in subded, bal
art fearful vre, /. do you know that th'
-. franklin snk has failed?" . g..
aid Yes answered he carelessly. :"
in heard lila night"
mi, Helen Us quite surprised al the coo
manner (which he took il, and said ai!e
~ moment pause. -...'.