The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-11

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2 expression. berame = sonns man again
: A lev days hefaIe lie wedding. Irwin
! paid him a visit y his handsome apsri
: mrnis II The Aslor. The approaching nup
] lials we're. Of enurse. HE ensIossins iG2ir,
! Of conversation.
I .Ihave bren thinking go.rlsleal aiinu
n. irwin" said Howard 10 his friend
!. and am almn,I snrry | consented d
stand up for y0n ! am afraid shall make
an awkaaTd ALTAR II i"
1 You are emlrasoring 10 draw ont !
: compliment. ! prrrrise; 81. - ron vel
: kTaw. u would b. impossible Tor The
graceful and accomplished Charles How,
ard 10 do any thing ankwafily."
come-come don't be throwing
; Your jrsis 81 me that way. leigh hn
, ! wish with al NV heart. that il was
that was TO be married. instead Of you."
Not Ia my lady | hnpe-lor IL llai be
The case, instead Of standing q. my side
in Few days. shall expect 10 meet you
tomorrow mnrning, lace 10 face, Al ten or
= dozen PAGES. a our Seconds may see
fl. But. jrsIing aside. Howard, You
oughi Ia marry, calrulaied as you are To
make wife happy. Il Is duty you
owe your Maker aud society. beside.
yon know mol the happiness You are los
/ ing"
i. Yes-yrs dol feel it'll know il
all. gaze around these luxurious apart
lnenis anil de-pise their loneliness. sigh
for gentle voice 10 soulh nle--ior soft,
loving eyes nplnrned 10 mine--lur the
delicate and unobimsiyr attention. which
affection alone can prompt, and for a
heart in whirh can safely trust. and
that will understand and appreciate my
love-"
"Then why not secure TO yourself such
,reasnre-dcpend on il, yoa will never
repent H."
I'll y for this treasure am seeking.
can easily love, the difficulty is 10 find
one who could love me for myself alone.
Il Pooh-pooh how 10 ynn suppose
any fair lady could 1--we such a crooked
old bachelor as you. indeed you ought Ia
be thankful 10 kind Heaven for endowing
you with the solid charms, wherewilh 10
attract their attention"
Il am much obliged to you for yonr
compliments. and have no doubt but The
. far ladies' think just as you do--lhere-
fore am as you see Inc"
But 10 be serious. t'harles. you are en-
iirely wrong. Your diseased imagination
has conjured nP the idea, lha, You are
couIled alone on account of your wealth
and influence. Now, in this you are
I mistaken, and until you tllvesl yourself Of
this foolish notion, you will be a ,llscon-
tented and unhappy man, a prey TO M-
Rni, and standing IN the way OF your own
happiness. Take The advice Of a friend
--cIear ynur vision Of this beam and
open your heart 10 the charms of the
sweet creatures who are constantly illl-
Ting around your path. and as ] c"nsl-
der myself man ol judgment and expe.
rience III such matters, any assistance in
my power shall be most cheerfulls rem.
dered."
You are Kind soul, Irwin, and now
the thought Just strikes me---you are the
very one 10 chose wife for me, as find
il impossible 10 make a selection. DO
you not know Of one that YOU think will
suit me!
"0f one'--yes could tell you Of sew.
er,l, with either one oi whom your lelici-
" would be completed"
Name thcm-and as sure as my
name is Charles Howard. Ill marry The
one that pleases me, provided she'll have
me-"
"A very good proviso, Well, then, 10
commence. there is the bridesmaid, as
pretty llile girl as trips along Broad
+ way, aud would look perfectly bewilch.
) ing on the night of The wedding, but for
r nv bride, whose charms, must con.
fe.s. will throw hers somewhat in the
. shade"
/ She has a beautiful face. and tia, is
/ all. She lacks expression, ierv"I Of sen-
) ument, and is too inanima,e even to
, dance. She always reminds me Of a
, beautiful piece Of slaluary-soullcss. I'M.
imaginative. Depend on it. she could
! love no one but her own pretty SELF"
+ Well, then, there is her oldest sister,
, tall splendid woman. that can move
: with the grace Of sylph. possesses =
: mind Of The highest order upon which
) rare cult, alton has been bes,owed-sht
i can converse on any subject like philo
!. sopher."
!, Siop-siop. beseech you. do no
want to marry female Scion, neither dc
. relish the idea OF looking up TO wife
: which would certainly be the ease, boil
/, personally and mentally, with regard I,
{ that magnificent lady, who ought 10 hav,
: graduated long since as Mistress Of Arts.
|. Mono, could not love her
{ What most prize in woman
4 Is her affection--not her intellect.
!. | have very good opinion Of my owl
/ intellectual powers, and imagine they ar,
T. quite sufficient for any reasonable woma'
o aud myself. Ia wife desire an anna
J. bIe and intelligent woman. who vii
), love me with her whole heart, and b.