Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-04
CHAPTER ".
GOSSIP.

The love of show, alas, that it should warp
Our kindliest feelings by its selfish pride 7"
SO your beautiful friend, Mrs. Carlton
the brightest star in the galaxy of fashion
has been shorn of her beams, they tel
me, and has left Philadelphia, and buried
herself in the shades of Germantown,
said Mr.. Mears.
Say, rather. she is ruralizing in Ger.
mantown. cannot endure to think oi
such total eclipse for poor Emily said
Miss Arabells Folsom, afiectedly signing
as she elasped her jewelled fingers in a
manner to display all the most costly and
sparkling rings.
Have you visited her since her retire.
ment,' inquired Mr.. Mears.
Oh, no! 1t would pain me so exces-
sively to meet poor Emily under sense
of her altered fortune. Indeed. l fear my
emotion would be uncomfortable, and
thus affiict her. l wauld not spare my
self, said the young lady, again signing
deeply,
But if so devotedly attached to Mrs.
Carlton, that this misfortune has nearly
broken her heart. said Mrs. Folsom, the
mother Il wish she had not so much
scnsibility.'
Why, it is rather an unpleasant affair
to fail in business remarked Mr. Mears
but 1t is not very uncommon; and l
don't see as it is likely to do Carlton any
serious injury. He has gone out to Pa
ris, agent for Halford d Co., good firm;
and l hear he is allowed to do something
BESIDES for his own benefit. Perhaps, in
aew years, he will return rich enough to
hoFish as gay as ever
think. Bell, YOU bad better ride out
to GCman.own. one of these fine even
lngs' sd call on Mrs. Carlton said Mrs.
FolsomA
woud, mamma, with all my heart,
only she lies with her odd old aunt. the
Mrs. Eaton, whom used 10 detest so
much. Wha made Emily endure her
never couiuAmagine perhaps it was
that; she might 4 We friend in time of
need
Mrs. Carlton W. incapable of such
calculating selfshnes / am sure said
Mr' Mears' warmly "a Ngetting, in his zeal
for the injured absent Sdy, that he was
dissenting from the opirien of her partic-
ular friend
On, dare say you te right, Mr..
Mears,' said Miss Folsom, Nth an air OF
pique. Emily had mosL,sweet and
winning manner, and really slA, was ami
able, and always appeared to love her
aunt; but that was no good reaAn why
others should also adore the old Sdy.E
Really, to me she was disagreeaGe.-
Why, she was always pressing about the
influence of women, and her duties, sAd
moral improvement, and all such obsa,
lete stuff She is a walking lecture and
| wonder how Emily can endure to live
with her.
You would not, Bell, am very sure,
said John Folsom, as he entered the par
lor.
No, indeed, brother. could not sub
nit to such humdrum life Out Of fash.
ion, out of existence for me-
Bell, how willy you talk said the
mother, i am really astonished. ne
yer heard you SO pnsentimental before
Reverses sometimes happen to the very
rich, and you are not certain of always
being among the fortunate. To be sure,
l do not know whit could do if John
should fail and he elevated her large
lace handkerchief With swell Of impor-
tance.
Il know l would die at once ? cried
the young lady. yehemen,ly.
Her brother bit his lip, and Mr.. Mears,
politely bowing, bade the ladies good
morning.