The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-06-03
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Hum : Ia !! 81 yoa'rs engaged - said
. lhirk-sei, jasial.l"klng man. with .
rogalsh iwinkle in he eye, - he walked
ina' biz nrPhrW's shop. me inr Spring
aieIning. t;ning 10 marry cl'arl. lie
Slsnghinn. rI!" and set Iis rsne ralheI
hearlly an the floor. 49,.
The young man whom he addressed,
aniarIise, intelligent mrrllanir. blu,hetl.
lapned half round. and slammeFed, .' Why
lies, sir.-l-"
kn0ws TIM mueh by hall! What
I d0ss pOnr frllow want of a wnman that
ha. studied geography. and geometry, and
grsiogy. and nobody knnws what be.
sidrs! Thrre's Sally Simpson,"
2 but. uncle, fharlnie j. something
better Than a genieel uller with hooks.
She is a thorough srhnlar: her mind is
vel disciplined: her information is ex.
lrRsIve and yaInablr."
Pshaw lovers nonsense! There's
Sally simpson; she's somebody. She
can spin aud weave. wash and iinn. bake
and brew; she'll be help 10 a man."
/. Yes, Lncls. but q man wants some
thing beside dollars and cents. lie wants
pleasant conversation"
4 t'razed, clearly crazed." said the ell.
derry gentleman. There's no hope
Now. Eevy! Reasonirg is lhro~n away.
fairly thrown away. There's Sally Simp.
son." and he weH, deliberately towards
The door; there's Sally Simpson. nevy.
You'll he sorry f"r your choice" and he
sailed out. mut,eIing. just ahave his breath
"There's Sally Simpson! she's just the
one for smart youth like him. just the
onc: he'll he sorry, one Of these days,
he'll be sorry"
/" How preposiernus !" exclaimed Mrs.
Smith, an hour after, adjusting stray
ringlel. Altogether absurd. Charlotte
Saugh,on marry mechanic! Have yon
any authority better than common rumor.
nv dear Kale! -
Il On. yes; her own aunt. Mrs. Es,on
told me Of the engagement. ten minutes
since, and spoke, tno, in her quiet, smil-
ing way, just as If she really didn't think
il was disgrace To the family"
"Yet | can scarcely credit il. So pref.
~ and accomplished. and her grandmother
so fond Of her. and loading her with pre-
sents, jewels. and laces. and silks"
"Yes, but pride must have FALL" re-
piled Kate, with ill.cnnceaIed triumph.
land for my part, I'm not sorry 10 see
her lowered a uiile."
"You are quite shfe Mrs. Esion was
not joking, are you, Kate!''
"Cerlainly, oh. certainly - and Kate
rose 10 take leave. half afraid that her
dreaded rival had DOT absolutely fallen SO
lar as to be engaged To mechanic.
The same afternoon, Susie Esion came
tripping through my garden, and before
she was fairly in the house, cried. :" Will
you believe il, Mrs. 81 Charlotte is &C.
tuslIy engaged to Sidney Merton"
al have expected such an announce
ment. these six months"
"I'ui Charlotte is such fine scholar,
and so gen,eei, and agreeable, and"
"And Sidney is energetic, industrious.
fine looking, and well.bred.
Yes, but then his means are so limi.
ted. Only imagine Charlotte making
bread, and sweeping. and doing all those
things; obliged To do il, Mrs. s."
"Will not the exercise improve her
health. and will moi The skill thus aoquir.
ed give her misunderstanding of indepen-
dence p saa~a # IT. H.
"Oh. | don't know. But to think Of
a close cap. and a morning gown, and an
odious great apron! his a different thing.
this senlimen, in the kitchen, from senti-
men, in the parlor." 81
"lt is not sentiment that the heart
Graves. dear Susie. hut love; deep, pure.
abiding love; and when this is once i'm
planted, the things You speak OF, have
no adverse influence. lie, smile be on
the lip. and the love light in the eye
then If the cap is clean. and the hair par
ted evenly beneath il, il the morning dress
is an exactly fitting tI,ess, not slosenly
wrapper, and the great apron is smooth
and spoiless, believe me. they positively
heigh,en The charms Of wife, and are far
more agreeable TO husband than satins
and ribons, aud all the ornaments OF the
drawing.roam."
"Ah! you have given me one drop OF
comfort but, after all, cannot help think.
ing that Charlotte is throwing herself
away"
land why throwing herself away !
She does not diminish her beautiful gifts.
They will be unfsiling sources of refined
happiness both TO herself and friends; and
| mistake her much, il she will sigh for
an opportunity to cast her jewels 10 the
crowd, to be gathered or irampled upon,
according to The moments whlm."
"Oh, no, no, indeed! but ,hen,-but
them" .s .... -. p.
p, d" Bui then, my dear Susie, your views.
and the views Of your fashionable friends.
are exceedingly contracted upon the sub
iect Of labor, and forgive me if l add. not
a little irreligious. This partieuIsr~case,