The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-01-10

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4 4 Sgas. ani Won Should Ii an il,c plead
. iag. ahd ~nnldn'l We have a repatriation
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I IBIS : subject. rriilfneh Madeline
! e ihsI = intimately connerled snh nj
. hsppIsess AMI nv future iiie. aud ! ihi,
u would 10 more hrnIhrdN ~ van 4, i,ea
q ui,l .legfee Il consideration. II wa
. have any serious ohjrrIions 10 Gharlgr
! ilTawa. III me knlw iiein. Are yon ,e
alls opposed to ny plans, Md. or Is /,
nnls that Won are about IL ne rnnhsrirs
with the Lisings and ym liar Ihey
will nnl ihn,k Charlie sufficiently li,sin-
gHt 10 brlnnslo = family wilh Wh,rh they
are cnsneried! Perhaps il is Ada ihal
Stands N my way. and i Is because Of
her yau ,hisrl!"
ada livingston would. dare say. he
glad 70 have you make brilliant match,
- bFilllanI as Your brniller Edward i 90.
ing 10 makr;" and here he went oii ~ a
rApsnds about Tire ch,ims nf III, lsjv.loye.
:" Isn't she magnificent rreainrrl 80
pcFlecily qnetnly, and yet possessing 80
mnehg.aire't!, am lucky lrllnw. anI
here he surveyed himsellin large mirror.
with ihe greatest satisfaction. In symme-
nv offigure. in expression of rounlenanre.
had in polished Manners. Edwari Gay
and Few supcHors. As ilasalre .dy been Oh.
served. he possessed large iu.d oi know
ledge. beng highly eduraird. travelled,
familiar with the ttaN-m0Riit: and having
much humnr. and 40 nnl,unnted low ii
spirits, he was delightful cnmpanian. ami
the very bran ideal &c lover III the minds
o: tie ladies. lie had slsn kind heart.
and ~nuld not knowingly infici pain.
hfnce he began TO fear he had treated the
subjefi they we're discussing wnh too
mueh levily. The truth was. he did tot
wani Madeline 10 marry Charles Brown.
and having no valid reason 10 urge. he
hardly knew What To say. Ills lndrinrnt
asseniedio Ill she sad ~ favor OF q harlrs.
indeed he insIinclively rendered homage
10 that spirit that had surmonni.d So many
obstacles. and whose motto sliIl Was . Up.
ward and Onward" Bm the Living.
slons--whal would they think OF IL!
Charles hal never been invited Ia their
parties. ihongh Ada had occasionally met
HIM Nisewnere. Edward kupw mai sucn
an alliance would by no means please his
prospective molher.in.law. 4 woman. by
the way. distinguished hy her hanleuf and
her wealth, rather Than ior any goudnrss
or greatness. She was not altogether
satisfied with Ada's choice. as tie Gays
she thought somewhat interior to lhem-
selves; bni Edward she liked passing well,
he being sufficiently shrewd to minister
10 her VANITY; so her objections were not
very serinus. liui Charles Brown! he
was not one Of The apper Ten thousand;
nobody knew his father or his grandfa
iher. consequently Mrs. Livingston did
not know him, aud Edward shtunk
lrnm The ,hooghi Of placing her in posi-.
ton where she wonld be Obliged 10 form
an acquaintance. tie was ashamed TO ac.
knowledge The true state Of The case 10 his
sister. 50 whenever the subject was refer
red 10. il was generally treated in way
similar 10 that already described.
Madeline was satisfied Of the cause Of
his opposition. and cared mnch less for il
Than she would had he himself been OPP
posed. She continued 10 encourage The
attentions of Charles Brown, and in due
time the preliminarles were al settled. and
nnught remained but the sanctinn of Ma.
defines parents 10 complete their blissiul
Charles was not Icing in Oh
tanning their consent, a Mrs. Gay was
woman who generally referred things Of
importance To The decision 81 her husband.
and he had sufficient good sense 10 appre.
ciaie the character Of the yonng suilor.
No" said lie, 10 his wife. !. shall
not object. have studied the Young man
In morals he is nnekcepiiona-
bic; then he has business tact and talent, {
and has that all essential requisiie--self.
reliance. sometimes fear Edward is def. +
Gent in this.
And MIR. Gay was right. The son had
been too iondly and inindiciously cared
for. all his wants had heen supplied with /
out any effort oG his own-he lad never
been tangh, 10 depend upon himself. lie
had talents Of superior order. but was +
indolent and improvideni. He knew not
The value Of The many comforts and hene. T
fits lie had so largely shared. The father
was well prepared for the varied srenes
&c life, for the rough WAYS nf the world /
he was like the sturdy YAK lha, Withstand.
The fiercesl storms; the son was like the
foIiage that aaorns il--hesuiiful and grare.
ful. BIZ, which may be swep, away BY
The first breath Of the tempest.
Mr.. Gay had always had a competence
in lis largest sense; his means. however.
were becoming more and more limited.
lie had expended great amnuniupnn his
family; such indulgence giving him lar
more pleasure than The boarding Of wealth.
Tbs ds lining income Of the father arlsl