The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-02-28

INC Irtah gfosris OF Hlulhie artisan. II
spite ii The circumstances which had n
ven me my station IN The a upper rirrle'
If our miniature world. This Stale Of ihins
had made me m0sl indignant. Ibid com
bar hrasely leI natures true arisiorrsey
and uphold il siill more warmly now
since ! knowlel.ge IL Jhe real world hi
taught me Thai f;ne applrelling may elolh,
The most nnIniiigased ,rlsarily. q lul
| purse only all il snperiIions importance
and ridiculous prelfnsions. Tie right ID
be arislncraiic--and | hold lhere is such !
rights one y hi,h comes - free eff
Of Nature, aud Ibis distinction reverence
next 10 the rare genius with whirh she
sometimes endows her children. Inlga-
riiy in palace. displaying i.self in alice
iaii0ns Of lasle and retirement. so shallow
thar any clear eye may discern their alb
surdily. showing itself also in naughty in.
science towards interiors in station or
worldly advantages. and seryilily towards
those elevated b. the worlds arclainl. or
by vel greater wealth, abnye themselves,
is utterly more despieable end revolving
Than Tie uneons;rained vnlgariy Of The
lower classes. Very few who have tie
power Of getting great wealth know how
10 nse IL; their energies are ino Often d..
recied only IN one channel. and when they
have tightly drawn their purse strings over
the last acquired dollar. they have reso.
luiely drawn closer their heartsIrings.
Sitting all noble impulses. their head. TOO.
grows heavy with their boards. and lie
slighteslaspiralions Of their soniiare check
ed and perish in The tainted atmosphere.
D'lsraeli defines good breeding" (which
is necessary 10 arislocracy-as genial
regard for The feelings of others. which
springs from an absence of sel6shness.
aud how can ihose whose hears are
hard as their treasures, hope 10 acquire
III
But ! meant not 10 digress thus. and
will hasten 10 tell ysu how my friend far
ed. The whole year was spent in toll,
and IFS effect was ennobling, for she was
stimulated and inciled by the highest Mo-
lives which can influence our conduct,
and may moi the most mental labor be rem
dered proud. yea, a holy service, when
the toll for The comfort and happiness of
those We love, for their or our own all.
yancemenl III The beautiful love The soul
cravesi
tlelen's leisure hours were well improv-
ed; the boarding house piano was ever her
choicest recreation. for she had fine
voice. and well cultivated iasle for mu-
sic. A large library. for the use Of The
operatives in the mills, supplied her with
books her own lille store lacked; aud be-
sides This she learned many, and TO her
most strange lessons Of human nature,
among her associates, until both heart and
soul expanded NEST literally during herl
year al Lowell.
Az the end Of the year she returned TO
school, more beautiful far than she had
ever been. for she had learned TO he fully
conscious of her own peculiar dignity as a
woman, capable Of selfconrrel. and Of self.
support. She was more loveable than
ever, also. for her heart had warmer wei.
come for those whose affection was tried
and faithful.
.rhe sun Of my fathers love has set,
said she TO me, referring in her own Pc
culiar manner To the greeting she had re-
ceived. bn. The beautiful stars have be-
gun 10 come OUT, ard 10. they are all suns,
loo, giving light and JOY 10 other planes.
lie was nearer 10 me, so | lived IN his
beams; but now, his light, though not his
influence, has been removed and merged
in the glory of God, Of which glory his
spirit was an emanaiion."
all, however, were not able or prepared
to appreciate her conduct; and even in her
presence, some would speak contemptu
ously of the factory girls life-of their
boarding house pianos--of their libraries,
and literary associations" A slight TO-
wards her alone only gained from her a
smile; but when she heard those whom
she had learned TO respect spoken of in
this manner, she would draw up her
qneenly figure, and defend them with
hearl-warm eloquence. until the con;em-
ners quailcd under her just sarcasms.
Nor was this all she could do for them.
She wrote in their behalf, and her pen did
ample justice 10 the subjects winch inspir-
ed it, and 10 her own free spirits.
~ am determined to put Helen Con-
way down." said Eleanor Sibley, whose
home was in one Of those proud mansions
tina, overlook that noble square which is
the pride Of the New England meiropo-
lis. One would imagine her very
princess, or as republican. | suppose |
must say" Presidents daughter" she adj
,vances her outre opinions about those
Lowell factory girls with such an air Of
supreme authority, as if she had said
you dare not dispute me; know | am
right"
.lf am not Presidanl's daughter,
may become Presidents wife-who can
tell 10 the contrary, Nelly Sibleyr'-and
Helen advanced, laughingly, frnm behind
the column which had concealed her from
our sight.