The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-06-19

sackwardness 90 the part Of the others 10
make up a suitable purse for the purchase Of
<nicknacks OF every description the selec.
lion Of which was Of course CO nmi,,ed 10 Mrs.
Moss. Every body app'auded the scheme.
"Ju,, like Mrs. Moss" remarked half a
dozen voices at once; every thing prcspers
she lays her hand to here's my contribution"
:" And mine, =" nd minc," was echoed from
nearly all the ladies in the room, 10 they suit.
ed the action 10 the word.
"And ~here's yours, Elizabeth Wardsell!"
inquired Mrs. Moss, With actual, bu, not in.
territorial, rudeness.
This question was addressed 10 very plain,
qaie, locking girl, whose large black eyes
we're Fixed n'en,ly en- her work, and Who had
made no expression Of opinion on the subject
under discussion. Sho looked up and, blush.
iug deeply, replied, 10 low voice, :" mink |
can, give any thing Mrs. Moss
"Ycs, you Canyon school ma ans always
have money plen,y-besldes shall pay it all
back again, so you shan,t lose . "copper"" ar.
sued the indefs,issble collector.
81 shoudn', wish II paid back ngain il |
could conveniently contribute any thing" re.
piled Miss Wsrd.ell. evidently panied q. the
general attention nov directed ,owsrds her.
You don, Ike the plan have made Nh,
hats il, plainly see-well, wc can, expect
TO please every body"
"Yes, do, rm surc-l think i, a very in
genious and excellen, one, M-s Moss" rcpli.
ed the girl. her face still sufu.ed with Grim
son; "bu, I-pshaH its nothing. and Won,
mention H."
"Yes. you shall urged Mrs. Moss. coarse.
", on, with your objections. madam"
IL have none, | assure you Mrs. Moss !;
and If ! had, it i'll becomes mo 10 make the III,
as can do so little bu, I vas thinking ,ha,
the high rate a, which oil the et rymen,s con.
nec.ed with the fair are to be purchased, will
prevent their participation by many Who would
be greatly entertained and grai6,d by being
p'esen, and witnessing the scene. it they could
no, essentially cid the object. But The ladies'
here know much better than how such a
plan will operate"
Yes, certainly they do IL that is your
op,nOo, Miss Ward~ell | fully coincide With
} ou tina, such an objection is no. worth men.
tioulng," answered the presiding genius some
wha, 'ar,ly, "and its ist for The purpose Of
keeping away that class who can't or won't
pay for anything. that I proposed The expcdi
EN-. dare sly all the old women and beg
gar children in the neighborhood would be de.
lighted With all FREQ aud hep yooIsof,' tha,
would help he enterprise alon. richly, Wouldn't
III" Mrs. Moss turned on her heel, and ,in
ed the conversation Of those aides hose Gem
plan, opinions were Of more consequence than
Miss WardweIi's, whom she had shut up :"
eiiec,ually for she again betook herself 10 her
work, hardly able TO RESTRAIN the tear. that,
gushed TO her eyes at The tone OF nselent al
lhori,y which made her feel so uncomfortable
for venurins 10 express a single word OF dis.
Sent Blu, the ladies' wen, on very harmon.
ously, and having arranged all The rrellnpa
,c., AMI desiga,ed the even;fuI day Of the
fair, aud invested ehom they pleased with
such Official responsibilities as they we're
deemed competent To discharge, the sepafa
ted IN the bes, Of hunors.
Concluded ma retk