The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-06
mother ana Daughter.

Mother and Daughter.
TALE OF DOMESTIC RIVALRY.
Deep was the consultation and prOtracted, which
Lady Mary had with her confidential adviser, Mrs.
SPENCE For more than three hours had the con-
ference lasted, and, like many other councils Of
war, it broke up without coming TO decision;
!" 1t really is provoking" said her ladyship,
" after all the pains have taken with this head
strong girl-al the sacrifices have made-all the
tolls have gone through, she should now be such
a rec of uneasness 10 me"
" IL really is provoking, said Mrs Spence, with
a decided emphasis.
"And what can do 4 we have turned in
our minds every plan that appears at all feasible,
ami yet how answer for 1t that Carollnt. |
will agree any thing we recommend. l
really do not know what TO do, In short, then, |
what is your advice, my dear Mrs. Spence 3!
" | think" said Mrs. Spence, " what your lady |
ship suggested is the very plan that, under all the
circumstances, you can adopt"
:" But which plan do you mean, my dear Mis- |
tress -"
Here the sentence and the conversation was |
broken off together, by the sound of cabrlolet
wheeling up 10 the door, and hounshlng rap,
bestowed with all the grace and dignity of foot
| man.
Z" declare that must be Mr.. Temple this is his
usual hour and my anxiety about that unhappy
| daughter of mine has made me forget my toilet.
Do dear Mrs Spence, go by all means, and meet
him tell him shall BE- visible in a moment, and
| If you see Caroline any where, send her TO me at
| once"
The obsequous lady departed, with more than
| usual haste, but was not successful in what sic
well knew to be the principal Object of her mis-
SION, for on reaching the drawing room, she found
| Mr.. Temple strongly enIrenched on sofa, gig
Cling and making giggle," las Cowper phrases it,
| with Miss Rawlins. Neither party seemed parlicn-
, larly delighted by the intrusion of the venerable
I lady. Temple gave her stately welcome; but
the curl OH the lip of The fair Caroline, and the
flashing of her eye, expressed, plainly as looks
could express il, the concise, but most emphatic
prayer, which the nations OF The rest OF the world
] have set down peculiarly our own. Heaven
foriend that should hint that any Young lady
could actually use, in many words, our national
maedictiOu, but certainly she came nearly as
possible within the censuie OF George CoIman the
younger. The conversation between Mr.. Temple
and Mrs. Spence, having exhausted all the vare-
ties of weather which had existed, or ought to have
existed, for the last three weeks, suddenly ceaset
! Miss Rawlins had not degned to take any part
in it.
/ toilet made her appearance, aud was received by
MIR. Temple with all the devotion OF preur cheUd-
! her, Many gay uphradings by Lady Mary, half
jest, half earnest Of his being 50 great stranger,
parted by protesiations from Mr.. Temple, that he
hal called seven mornings, and spent three eve
plnps of the last week her hOuse-rallylng on a
thousand little adventures-pans for seeing, near
3 ing visiting all manner of persons and thlnss-
kept the conversation busy for while. Miss Raw
lins scarcely said word, being most intent IN con
templating The pattern of the carpet. Mrs Spence
Judlctously assehteu Whenever H0i ASSEM- ''''' o
4 cessary
"Bnt Caroline, my DEAR" said her mother, you
3 do not look we'll"
j al am quite we'll, replied the daughter.
= al sincerely hope so,'' said Lady Mary, " but
last nights ball iaded you. think little fresh
air would do you good. If you would Just take
8 | turn in the carriage, am sure dear Mrs Spence
K would be so kind to accompany you; 1t would
e | be Of much SERVICE"
). "I'll not go in the carriage," replied the younl
lady.
a Lady Mary east a glance upon her daughter
II which, but for the presence OF Mr. Temple, WOuit
have been somewhat furious as 1t was, 1t soiiene'
\ into look al Mrs Spence, indicative OF claim
4 for pity. Mrs Spence answered the appeal by
!, mute declaration that no lady in Europe was so de
! servedly to be compassionated.
a Lady Mary sighed accordingly, and turned he
~ fine eyes upon Mr.. Temple most bewnchingly. Th
q. gentleman seemed, however, rather amused at III
: scene.
"a, a., mother is right; you do look tagged"
y 50 | must have altered very rapidly, then," sal
), Caroline, :" for it only the very moment bt
fore Mrs. Spence came into the room that you tol
= me never looked better in my life"
mm mm I" Indeed" thought ady Mary.
~ "Mjre charming, meant, Cary; but still yo
have that delicate tint for which the fresh air Is
y seasonable an application certainly recommen
S S a ride in the Park"
80 al am not in the humor to figure in the custod
Is Is Of a groom" replied Miss Rawlns.
T. Custody f." said Lady Mary, in a tone of asto
nf ishment.
OF OF 'Custody!" repeated Mrs. Spence, in accen
nv of horror.
~ ~ "There is no need of your alarming yourse
ai Cary, said Mr.. Temple. " can send back 4
'lh man to bring my horse, and | will do myself Il
ner pleasure of riding with you"
me Miss Rawlns appeared to have no object
m. whatever to this arrangement, but it was brok
an, off by superior authority.
nn' "No no" said Lady Mary, have no idea
left induging wilful young ladies'; Caroline did l
les choose to take the carriage, and she may stay
led home. Besides Temple, l have need OF your st
vas vices to-day as the carriage is disengaged
and must take you with me to concert which q
ere bound to patronize. Caroline, my dear, nj
rm Spence will have the goodness to stay with yor
the q Certainly" said Mrs. Spence but there We
two parties to the arrangement, and Miss Rawli
at broke it off at once by leaving the wIthC
lgh any further remark, Lady Mary appeared satish
and that she gone and proceeded to give orders
nns the carriage in which act shall leave her,
eat, take the story little higher up.
ZEN. Lady Mary the widow of general "
hbs, ha0 distinguished himself in India, and left
hey widow an ample dowry, and large fortune to
Sen. only daughter. When the scenes which | hi
over above related passing, her adyship had be
ter's about five years widow, and admitted now
with then that she was fve-and- thirty. She mi!
cers have been, in fact, about three years ole
apet Her daughter had just past nineteen, and '
Th brought out this year with great reluctance
Moi had completed her seventeenth year before
IiJJ emaneipated from nursery trammels; and,
0ls- n u II, .,,.., ~ .,,J -
and iole thdh year a''el "ai"S' 9ne was Pa i w
strict surveillance OF goyernnesses, and never
Japo mitted to appear any of her mothers parties
nclu- IN tue meanwhile, her looking glass; anu
men. iiiaus 'oo her she was very Pretty' anu she
,Oun- tVeu 70 lhier from many circumstances tha'
pris- was to be very rich For time, therefore,
SilIed bore tins maternal yoke with much reluctar
pro- and when It was found impossible to consider
rown ehlid any longer, the first use she made oil
IN emancipation, was to fling herself into all the
ligh,l ties within her reach, with ardor that quite
Is, Of tonlshed the mother, who had so many
cot. wishing still to consider her a girl The W
guns, lady, however, became almost unmauageabe,
lctory mamma conceived herself aW dessSDoir.
blaze She was mistaken, nevertheless for there
one thing still wanting Miss Rawlins, tn
ipRt fgm tbs commencement aF her ssFael, she