Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-11-21
THE MISTAKEN MOTHER:
OR
"AlHs well that ends wcl1.n
BY HoRATIo KING.

hS' "eh your Part' the1e all the DoEOr lies.
'"Say what you will, Mrs. Lincoln,
my daughter shall never marry me.
chanic-,hat point is settled beyond
question. Wha, right has a mechanic
TO seek her handl She moves now in
the first society, and l intend she shall
never unite herself in marriage with
any one who is not her equal, at least
in rank"
"Well, 'they do say" replied Mrs.
Lincoln, "lhat George Hamblin has
actually offered himself to her, or is
on the point of doing so; and if such
be the fact, and if my advice were
asked in the matter, should say, let
Mary accept him by all means; she can
never do better,and may do much worse.
AS to your remark about rank, if you
intend to intimate that his rank is not
equal to that of your daughter, must
be allowed, frankly, to differ with you.
True, George is mechanic, but have
yet TO learn that a we'll educated and
accomplished young man like him, is
any the less gentleman, or the less en-.
titled TO be considered of the first SO
ciety for being mechanic"
"Oh, now, you needn't talk so 10 me, -
said Mrs. Otis; you'll never make me
believe a mechanic is gentleman, in
the true acceptation of the word
There may be some who are tolerably
we'll educated, and know how TO appear
quite respectable when thrown into
good company; but there is something
in my mind so vulgar in the idea of q
mechanic that can mover consent to any
arrangement which would lead me te
Introduce them into the first society
Least of all, shall any one, with my
permission, ever salute me as his mo
ther-in.law. Pshaw! Mrs. Lincoln
the thing is preposlerous."
at doubtless appears so to you, Mrs
Otis, but your views on this subject ar'
all wrong. You cannot have examin
ed it in its true light and reflected pro
perly upon it. Pray whom do you con
slider as the only persons who SHOULD
compose what you call the first socic
tyr"
"Why, professional men Of course
such as lawyers, doctors, ministers &c.
as well as men of pleasure, retired mer
chants. and others who are living upol
their money without particular employ
ment. lido not wish to be understoo,
as saying tha, mechanics, farmers, an
the like are not respectable in their pla
ces Mrs. Lincoln; all l ask is that the.
3, move in their proper sphere and not in
: trude themselves where they do not be
/. long"
: "Yes, I understands; you prefer as q
associate for yourself and daughter,th
e polished gentleman of LEISURE TO a
1 honest, intelligent and industrious mt
n chanic. And who are many Of thes
!. gentleman who are admitted into an
Q caressed by your first society? Banl
rupts in property, moral principles, an
4 every thing else, except brass and bri
). tlesi creatures who would pass curren
Y ly for puppies everywhere, Except
, the fist society though but for the
loquacity, some might be taken for goa
in breeches, or ourang outangs from III
! Asiatic Islands! Against your lawyer
. doctors and divines, have nothing
l' say: in your language. respect ,hel
/ in their places. But as distinct classe
p in society, neither is a whit better,
i more respectable, than the handy mt
u chanics and yeomanry of our countr
'' generally. If there be any distinction
J. the producing classes are certainly Ell
J. titled to the highest consideration"
= "Well, Mrs. Lincoln,if you don't bes
= all. Why your doctrine, carried ou
would destroy all distinctions in sociei,
, Only think of fashionable asssmbl,
composed of gentlemen of diferer
IA learned professions, farmers, mechanic
IS traders, spectators, gamblers and VIII
N not, each and all with their families a
'e sociates, congregated on terms Of pc
le feet equality! Wouldn't i, present
sr beautiful picture!"
a But you are a little too fast" r
n. piled Mrs. Lincoln; II am not the a
voca,e to such equality as that, by al