The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-14
From Geiey's Lady's Bssk.
FOR TIE FUN OF TT.

companion 10 young man ami maiden
Win. Tor the mnmeat unconscious thai
they were ia ,he midst of l1rge rom-
paay, were leaning towards eaeh olher
aml lonking in each Others faces in
rather remarkable manner. Isn't II
ri,Iirslous 2 I il,oughi Fi-her had more
srase Than To d. That. As 20 Clara Grant
she always wa. liiile weak"
The friend looked at the couple and
smiled. III is ridiculous. certainly. =
he remarked. Why havn'i they sense
enough Ia keep these lirile love passages
far private OCCASIONS :"
CLARA. with I'll her Stiffness. used "a
De \ right pleasant companion" sand
Mr.. Mears. . Bni since this love sifail
between her anil FISHER. she has become
intnlersbly dull and uninieresiing. She
doesn'l care lig for anybody bui him,
anil really appears 20 think il . task "a
lie even polite 10 and old acquaintance.
don't think she has cause lo be quite 50
ei7ied with her conquest as this comes
ta; nor lerl that. in possessing the love
of man like Fisher. she Is independent
ol the world. ani may slow of The in
difference she feels TO every ons. Fisher
is clever enough. but he is neither Z
Socrates nor saint"
.Ile will suil her very well. ina.
gine."
.Ys: they will make passable Oar.
by ant Joan. mo- daubi. Sull. il always
rexes me 10 ace people who pretend 10
have any sense acting This way"
ID think il is more her fanll Than
his"
.Sa DO I. She has shown DISPOSE
tiom 10 bill and coo from The FIRST. Al
Mangum's party. last week. she made
me sick. tried 10 get her hand Tor a
dance; but no. Clase 10 the side ol
Fisher. she adhered. like fixture, and
cuuld hardly force her lips into smile
for any one else. The gipsy! Id punish
her for all lIlis. if ! could jus. hit upon .
good plan Of doing it,"
Let me see." remarked the friend,
dropping his head inta a thoughtful posi-.
iion. can't we devise scheme iol
worrying her little 7 She is certainly
a fair subject. I, would be fine sport"
/" Yes. il would"
.She evidently thinks Fisher pefec.
iion."
.Oh yes! There never was such .
man before. She actually said TO Caro-
line Lee. who was trying to jes, with her
4 liule, that Fisher was one "f The most
pur, IN aled. honorable young men l'v-
ing"
.Oh DEAR"
"li is fact"
Was she serious 7"
Yes, indeed Serious as the grave
Carnline was laughing 10 me about y.
Nearly every one notices the Stiffness oil
her conduit, anL the weakness she dis.
plays in forever talking abon, and pra'sins
him."
- would like 10 run him dawn little
when she could overhear me, just Tor the
lun nf the Thing.
!. So would I. Capital This viii
do. exactly. We must watch an opporluni.
~, and if we can get within ear-shot oi
her any time that she is By herself. We
mus, abuse Fisher right aud leli, without
appearing to notice that she is listening Ia
what we say, or. indeed. anywhere neal
US"
Right. 'rha,'s The very thing! y
will be capital fun."
Thus, the ,houghlless young men
mr,tling themselves in matter that d'd
not concern. them, determined upon
very questionable piece offoly. All INA
they said Of the lovers was exaggeration
u was true that they did show iail,eI
more preference for each other in company
than just accorded with good TASTE; hn
this. while il provoked smile from lh'
many. irrita,cd only The few.
Cara Grant. notwithstanding the ligll
manner in which The Two young men ha.
spoken Of her, was girl Of good sense
good principles. and deep feeling. She hat
been several times a,idresscihy Young mel
b.inre Fisher otfe e,l his hand; hut, with al
tieir attractions, there were defects abou
them. which her habits Of close observa
lion enabled her to see, that caused her Z
repel their advances, and in two instances
TO decline apparently very advanlageou
offers of marriage. In the integrity o
Fishers character. she had The most un
bounded confidence aud she really be
lieved. as she had said TO Caroline Le'
and Others, that he was one Of The purest
minded, most honorable young men liv
ing.
Jn lge, then, with what feelings sh
overheard. abn, half an hour ai'er tn
plan Ia. disturb her peace had been iorn
Ell. The following conversation oe'wee'
Mears aud his companion. carried on u
low tones aud in a confidential manner
She was sitting close Ia one s'de oi 10
iolding.d ,ois that communicated oe'wee
the parlprs. and they were m The aol"n'
ing room. conrealed from her by The hal
partiilan, yet SO cluse that every Wof