The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-01

if*8Fs @n8 M~uArfru when lle would r.
tufn; shr was snrs lie w.nId rrlnia
her. " and by; he slusys hal nf late.
lsai na rrinrn--lazd he anly knsHn sl.ar
fannv's silk Was na new one: neals
turned and newly fitted ia had in.lred
bren. hy her needle and skill. so as 10
make u quite a gsr,l as new: haw pm-
drai and thrifty that was. had ne a4as
knnwn that The hrArrlrs was q gin .w.
YEARS bef're; md the g..II pin. why Il vas
a drr"rs'lan bnrr"wed 10 please his eye.
SO Fanny vas nnt 50 cupaple after all. 1
say. had cha,les kaawn all this he had
no siayei away 80 strangely anil roldly
all iha; live Inns evening. while Fanny 5
heart was sinking. Maumfully dill lear
gather IN her eye. IL she beheld him de-
prl w''haus pairing glanre or fares
we'll word.
1 Charles Scott was not quils satisfied.
lie rally loved Fanny. bul lie was afraid
I" marry her. II vas no, sirkly scn,i-
mental lave. n rsunird the casis and cal
ralalrd The chances aIbcil love. il j. sai,ls
understands no sri llmelic. and kuows no
reason. lie h.d M fixed principles Of sc-
Tim and sel'Ird rules H. govern his rh.h.e
IL wiz; he did not mean lhalJasr sI,ould
liugi him o.i of them. ur blind him In
their value. No. lie deiehiiinrd 10 abide
hy them.
Some lime passed. away. and rerer was
a man more dcvnled tp business. Per-
haps he dreane Of Fanny. bul he dad not
visit her.
Behold gathering of fuenl-. plea
s,nl liiie company; Charles is there aud
Fanny tn. lie ih night she never looked
50 well. whlf lsei simple braid OF hair. and
her noIrsi fawn c..lored dress; there was
something sad an reproarhful in her eye;
IL smoIe him 10 the hearl-- Dear Fanny !,
how c.n she interpret my cnolnes,!" was
i'le qnrsii N of returning f"ndness. IL
mean ~ sfe her and he frank wi Il her;
and explain Ia her all my views-if she is
= girl oi gn.d sense She cannot but ap-
Prove: IL she is nal'-such contingency
remained nnprovi.Ird for; am rxcrlleni re-
solu ,ion. Charles. abnIr hy il. Il So hsp
pened,o q was c,ntfivsl. tlose rIiarcrs are
MT always scu'ahIe.) the two f,und them
selves threading their way alnlir ,indlgh
The hushed streets al an early hour. Now
for charley's resolution yes. he L pi il.
!. But Fanny" lie cnnlinled with re-
markahIe sslf-pp<sessioD. with few pre-
liminary remarks. moi t, he repeated. |
want yen se understand exsesly snv sisaa-
ti,h.-I,ow ! iutrn for h present To
live. a,il what plans 10 pursue. ! NJ 81
live within my means, and just setting "ui
IN life. ms means -ssa-~-s-uriiy sm'ff. 4
am liable 10 the 4 ictla'ipns of the busi-
nrss worIi; we must begin with what ue
rfu independently afford. mn dashing oui
with borrowed rapilal far me. You must
take I'LL these considerations befnre you
answer. Prrhips you may feel thai you
cannot conform 10 such humble circuin-
stances. will moi disap 'oin, ordrceive
you." Al The moment. Fannv thought
she could decide in..aniIy-for size saw
only roselinied future.
Nnw Fanny listened.
/. DO mol decide now. Fanny; think
this all nvrr." was his parting injunction.
al the close nf thus long walk. during
which. though he had said good deal, he
had great deal more to SAY. and hey
decide carefully and ronscieniiously.r
Fanny dad think il all over; much that
lie Il ul said was quite new To her. Tobe
m ,r,ied, il must be confessed. had nupli.
ed To her mind. what il ,loes to the minds
of ino many young ladies, gay visions Of
wealth ndindep ndence. doing every thing
one wishps--a iaver in husband. ainuse--
menis III Tho parlor. Fanny belonged 10
that class of females who. without fortune
or expectations. had been bioash, up amid
the appliances of wealth. She &as an
orphan. and lived in the family Of an un-
Gle. With few parlar duties, and none
IL the kitchen. she hal lived m easy. ira
dependent life. anating OF society. with
ua led en,rgics and undevelaped powers.
r Il h men did not seek her, because rich
men did NOT generally seek TO increase
their wealth with matrimonial cares; a
poor man might fear. and justly fear. as
Charles Scoii dnl. because females thus
ed,ra,ptl often shrink from household EN-
pInymanls: they are slow in finding out
that the hands are ma,le to work with, and
they are apt To regard labor as menial
service. If young inch will ,lu as charles
Scott did-frankly unfold TO women their
Y real situations and their true interesi-ex-
! plain To them the use and dignity Of labor
- nconraep and stimulate exe,ion. there
would he fewer ill.regulaied households
and thriIile-s wives. Fanny dieesied the
whole matter. weighed il all. and decided.
Behold not many months afterwards.
Fanny in her new home. II was indeed
a snug home. fall of comforts ant bless
ings: there was a pleasant li,ile sitting
room. with It's sunheams and smiles, with
4 Kiddr,minsicr and flag bottoms, una.
,lnrned by ol,omans and ,Iivans. astral
Lamps or marble tables. H kllchennea'
hv. where Fanny was unt ashamed td
pass her morning hours.