Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-10-08

dressed In coarse frock, and with bare feet,
and the thought struck him that ne might a.
dopt her if circumstances were propitious. -
He inquired, as | have told you, and in a
week after. Honora was domesticated in all
the magniticence ofa princely town mansion
She was but hine years old, but still she was
, deemed to be old enough. to commence her
studies, and the best masters were induced,
by extraordinary pay,to expend unusual la
Dor upon her, so that in little more than a
twelvemonth Honora's own mother would
not have known her.
She now walked with the lightness, con-
hdence and grace that good danseus can
only excel in; her language was well chosen
her subjects happy and spirited, and her
manners refined and easy The expert
ment was successful, and the old gentleman
was treberepaid by the unbounded love the
child bore him above all else on earth. She
seemed only really happy wien by his side,
and he, on his part, often told his friends that
had she really been his own child he could
not have loved her better he was still more
nearly drawn to her by tho death OF his wife,
which occurred during The second year OF
her adoption, and Honota seemed to redoubIe
her Efforts to conduee tothe happiness Of her
benevolent benefactor.
Well, years rolled on, and Honora grew Up
strikingly beautiful. The refined persons
with whom she had associated, her masters
and studies had all tempered her native ac-
cent, so that every intonation Of brogue was
gone. ileaving rich roundness of articulation
so to speak, that was an unusual beauty in
Itself Her thoughts seemed ,teemiDg with
jewels and precious stones gathered from the
mine of intellect, scores of devoted lovers
strove to win her hand, but she seemed we'd
ded 10 her protector, and benefaclor, and un-
I'll his death she listened TO no words of love
from any one. He left her his entire fortune,
half million Of dollars, and the simple apple
girl was an heress, and mistress of one of
the hnest establishments in the metropolis of
America.
There were many in the fashionable trade
that paid her homage "hom she might per-
haps have liked, if not loved, but she posses
bed shrewd and well-balanced mind, and
knew how easily she might be deceived as
70 the motiyestha. acluated those who sought
her hand for she was an heiress, as have
said, OF no mean pretensions. La the height
OF the season, Honora suddenly disappeared
from her proud mansion, which she left in
the keeping of safe agents, nor did she re-
turn for nearly year. When she did, it was
as wife. After developments showed that
she had repaired to Philadelphia in the inter.
min, and in the midst of a family circle which
were her friends, made her home. Here With
the assistance of the family, she passed for a
young orphan with little or no estate; but the
elegance Of her manner and the b-iiliancy of
her intellect drew aro1nd her many sincere
admirers, who, OF course. sought her for her.
self alono. From that she selected young
student at law. whose excellence of disposi-
lion and true Ihanliness won her heart, and
they were married, her husband solemnly be-
lieving that he welded a penniless girl
a addin like, when he came 10 New York
the palace that was TO be his future home,
broke with astonishment upon him. Rejoi-
cling himself in the fact that he knew now Of
her wealth, inasmuch as it proved his SINGER
ity, he acceeded most happily to her plans,
and here they we're at once domesticated. -
Honora, the poor apple girl, was the centre of
attraction in the first circles of town society
She was courted by all classes Of the rich,
the proud and the learned.
Now, my dear Miss Langly, there il an
instance in point which goes to prove the po
sition advanced yesterday. that circumstan
ces. not blood, make US what we are. Do
YOU not yourself think SO, when you consider
that poor Irish apple girl, VITA no better
blood IN her veins than that which warmed
the pulses OF her aunt, who sold fruit az an
opposite corner, became the most distinguish
ed woman in New York, celebrated for her
wit, Intelligence, beauty, and dignihed
graceF
You are so fluent, Mr.. Burditt that you
put me a, fault; all you say is very fine, bat
sill ! cannot but think with PaulIng, that
there is something glorious in the heritage
of command, and that person who has an
cestors seems like a representative of the
pss'.'
III you think thus With faulng. Mis-.
Lsngly. | think none the less win Claude,
mat brave deeds alone are the ancestors OF
brave men. or with the shrevd philosopher
who ikened those persons who boasted of
ancestors to the potato plant, the best part
oFwhch is under ground.
'fie, ie, Mr.. Burditt there's no getting
aloug with one so ready as YOU are. Bsr
W hat does your story weigh after all. One
must see such wanan as you have desert
bed to admit that she could be 80 we'll eu-
dowed. J, is true that all this may be. but
yet it appears to me more probable tha, IN
your generosity ofdisposItion, you may have
accorded more excellence 10 one who has
bus risen in life than she really deserves |
cannot believe that one who lacks gentle |
blood could arrive by sny means shou OF =
miracle at such degree of envIable ele |
gauce as--as--as Mrs Marland exhibits. for |
instance, at this very moment. See, she is /
~altziBg with her husband--they are very |
graceful
Now, rny dear Miss Esngly, think shall
make a convert Of you, for that very Mss
NJ srlsud, the belle OF this aristocrstic conipa
ny, is she OF whom have told you. the IRISH
Apple Gifl.'