The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-11-06
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III Ei.LES ASHTON.

these words were addressed by one
.oans Lads sa another. in reference 10 an
seous.nsanceso whom one ofihem had Insi
losed.
!. Whos The daughter Of Widow Mur-
80 dear. sweet. amisbIe giIl as ever
lived. is Mary. TOO; yoo ought 70 know
her."
I'll ra,lrr moi. said The first speaker.
viii ! iass oI lhe head. - The daugh>
,ef ia Widow Murray. who keeps pet
,y thread and needle Store. Why. The
nrx, hing will be 10 associate with ones
kitchen maid"
!. gus In This country. Emma. il Is me-
ri, thal mskes ihe rank" replied The 9th
er. Here. you know. we have no aris-
toeracy. slarv Murray is more beauii-
fal. more accomplished and more smia-
bic, loo. than half my sch"oi-ma,es.
Well. 1 ran tell yon one Thing lfyon
keep up yonr aequainianre with her.
yoo.ll he rut by all genleel people. DO
yon think lhsl the Livingstone. tIarrisons |
and I.awrenccs will rome 10 your parties,
II they are ~ meet shop girls ihere!'
.Thev ean DO rs ,lley please" replied
Kate villiers. with spirit. but one
Thing Is certain I shall moi give Mary up
for them, as like her for her~flL and mol
her ancestors. Besides, Tor all knnw. she
NAV be as well horn As they are. never
thought 10 inquire
Jast =, This moment handsome young
man. riding beautiful horse. passed. and
,na,le a bow 10 The Young ladies'. The
Iirst speaker mas all bushes. al This pub
lie notice, from one Of The richest and
most fashionable vnang men IN The city.
Dear me" said she, :. how glad am
he dmi not see yon speak 10 that Miss
Murray lie never would have noticed
either OF us again"
Kale viIliers curled her pretty lip IN
scorn as she replled:"
Frank Hastings is too sensible 10 be
affected by such thing, ! fancy. but.
ifhe is moi, lie is only The more 10 be pitt
ed" And. warming with natural indig-
nation, she continued: Ill yexes me be-
yond patience 10 see people. IN this corn
nv. talking Of The genliIi,y Of their iam,'
lies, when. out Of hundred. there Is
scarcely one that is mol descended. and al
no grea. distance. from some honest me-
chanlc or respectable farmer. Take on'
richest families; century ago they we'e
pucr. while The real old gentry OF that day
are now. generally. beggared. who was
Aslorl A poor German lad. Who was
Guaull A French cabin boy. What was
Abbot, f.awtencel A Yankee wood-eh' p
per. So 100. our great statesmen. Clay
Webster. and Benon. oil rose from noih
ing. We ought 10 ask, mol what a per-
son s snceslors were. but what they arc
themselves
A iew days after. as Kale and her ac
quain,ance were walking together, they
met Miss Murray, VIII, unconscious o
offence. stopped 10 converse with Kate
Emma was evidently uneasy, The more q
as her Keen eye detected Frank Hasiing
promenadng down the street toward
ihenn PoIileness kept her stationary 10
moment; bit as he drew near her, ,h
disgrace Of being seen with The daaghsr
of .lhrcad and needle waman." as Em
ma called Mr.. Murray, proved too s,ron
for her courtesy. aud she abruptly brok
away and went into Store, pretending
wish 10 purchase some ribbon.
Frank Hastings, meatime. came sauI
iering idly down the street; and only pc
ceived Kaie when close upon her.
!. Good morning" he said bowing, u
eye attracted by Miss Murray's pleaslr
face. Will you take pity on an idle
Miss Villers, and allow me TO accompan
you in your waIk@'
Kate was already engaged to ltier
Of Fank's, and answered frankly; for 81
and Hastings were almost as intimate as
brother and sister.
Il shall be pleased if you will; onl
you must be very agreeable, for my tr'eI
and are used 10 having sense talked
us; and IL you don't acqn. yourself cred
tably, we shall black ball you, as you 5;
al The club, the next lime you ask perml
sion to walk with us.
Frank. however, needed no incentl
to induce him 10 lslk his hest; for the swe
counlenance Of Mary, in which eve
emotion Of the heart was reflected, "
inspiration enough.
They stopped, atlast. at Mrs. Mursa,
little store. Flank lonked with sufpri
al ihe humble appearance Of The dwellir
but this did mol prevent his bow 10 Ma
heins deeply respectful, as he walked
with her friend.
.And that charming girls" ne sa
"assis,s 10 support her mother by stand'
behind The counter! Kate. was hall
love with her belnre, and now entirely
A vile. snch as she would make, IS wo'
having; because she is worth dozen
the foolish voiaries of fashlon-giltl
conceited butterflies. like your friend =
ma. Yon must take me to Mrs. y
rays. some evening. and Introduce me
gularly."
Kale had known Frank 100 well 10 81