Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-01
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Village Gossip about the Rich widows.

Village Gossip about the Rich widows.
In small but pretty town in Suabia,
resided rich and handsome young wid-
ow, Mrs. Elizabeth Hill. All her acquain.
tances were at a loss,what TO make Of her.
for she was not for any length of time tho
same, but constantly changing. At first
certain counsellor gave the tone to the
fashionable society Of the place, and as he
was fond Of gallant literature, Mrs. Hill
5sa9 I novels from morning till night. He
1ieo' and doctor Of medicine assumed
sne sway Of fashion, he was fond Of rai-
eAes' and gave splendid dinner parties and
balls. Mrs. Hin laid aside her books and
became passionately fond OF dress and
dancing. Not long after this, the prince.
from some motive or other, removed tho
bishops see TO this place. This bishop.
who had large income, was also pious
and very eloquent man, From that tima
Mrs. Hill laid aside all gay ornaments.
and was only seen in slateecolor or black.
and at her house she had weekly rcliqi-
Gus meetings. The opinions OF the pub.
lie as to what could be the cause OF such
continual changes were much divided. AZ
professor of the college, bellies lettres
scholar. and one of the principal contribn,
tors TO fashionable magazine, asserted
that Mrs. Hill had no character whatey.
er and, though beautiful, she was nei.
ther a subject for the poet, for q novel, or
for the stage. The bishop, on the con-
trary, whose thoughts were little engaged
either with novels or with the stage, was
quite of different opinion. Mrs. Hill,,
said he, cat first indulged her sinful pro.
pensity in secret by reading novels, until,
by gradual advances, she exposed herself
at public balls and dances. Her eyes
have been opened /; she has repented and
received grace, and q complete reformR.
ton has taken place." The doctor again
differed entirely from the bishop. "1ier
mind" said he. "has nothing 10 do with
this change. The sedentary life which
she has led while reading much, and af-
forwards continual dissipation at night
parties have thickcned her blood. A few
bleedings and the free use of Sellers wa.
ters will restore her 10 former health and
yigor." All three were prejudieed in fa-
vor of their own opinion, though all three
were wrong. and as the great mass Of poo.
pie seldom think or reflect for themselves,
they generally adopted the opinion of one
OF tho throc, as it happened 10 coincide
with their own interest, The bookseller,
who Of late had furnished Mrs. Hills IL
brary with many valuable theological
works, coincided in opinion with tho bish.
op, and sincerely congratulated her on
her reformation. The silk and lace NOR.
GERS, who had lost one Of their best Gus.
toners, sided with the doctor |; others
who had not altogether lost her, expressT
ed their regret that so good woman as
Mrs. Hill should be so fckle. and not
know herself, what she wanted, Tho
prince, who always rewarded merit, re-
moved the bishop 10 the metropolis. 10
order TO have him also as his own chap
lain, and, to indemnity in some degree
the town for the loss Of tho bishops SEQ,
qpartered there battalion Of his guards,
commanded by major Of rank and for
tune, and of very comely person. IN
less than a month the major was a regu.
lar guest at Mrs. Hills dinner parties, and
Mrs. Hill at those Of the major. The ma
jor's wife was a lady Of handsome figure,
and great beauty. When dressed IN q
riding-habit and mounted on spirited
Arabian, she galloped through the town,
and every eye was fixed upon her with
admiration. Mrs. Hill, conscious Of being
in no way inferior TO the majors lady.
either in figure or personal graces, soon
procured a nag as beautiful as could be
found in the country, end, dressed in q
riding-habit with gold epAulettes on her
shoulders, was daily seen 10 accompany
the majors wife In her rides. "The NO.
man is devoid Of all character r. said che
professor. Tho woman has lost tho
Ofaca L, said the dean IA aha taaaod hta
door. "She has followed my prescrip.
tons r. said the doctor. A plain man,
but possessed Of much good sense, shook
his head when he heard such various
opinions, and thought Mrs. Hill knew per.
fectly well what she wanted. "Who
used 10 be the frst man in our society 2"
asked he. "The counsellor" "And
when he died 7" "The bishop" "And
when he was removed 70 the mctropolis7D
1.-THE major" Now, good people,
what appears 70 you as inconsistency, y
nothing but vanity. - Gsylaaa fgpsr.
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