Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-11
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planned an engagement for them at q
married peoples sugar party. over the
river; and now everything was arranged
exactly as she desired. .t III
And Eliva was very happy, until about
three o'clock on the important day
About that time an incident occurred
which threw her into the utmost confu-
sion. Eliva wished the sugar party had
never been thoughtof
To explain the reason of this: EliYa
Nelby was young lady of lofty pride
Not only did she account herself the
belle of the town of c., but, having
twice or thrice visited relations residing
in Philadelphia, she had become ambi-
tious of fashionable manners, and prlded
herself on her knowledge of the beau
monde. Her proper sphere, she felt con-
vinced, was accomplished society; but be-
lieving in the necessity of initiating the
Romans in their own domains, she tolera-
ted country people, and condescended to
patronize the simplicity Of their manners
when in their midst.
And Eliva could enjoy herself with her
rural friends exceedingly well, too; and
she anticipated as much pleasure as any
body from the proposed sugar party
But at just three o'clock-how inexpres-
sibly provoking THE arrival of an un-
expected visitor produced the effect at
which 1 have already limited
That visitor was her cousin Lawrence,
from the city-her rich, handsome, ac-
complished, desirable cousin, who had
come to spend week with his country
relatives in sugar time
AT any other time Eliva would have
been delighted with the high honor which
she had SO long desired in vain AT no
other time could she have been so utterly
dismayed Although after she had has
tily changed her dress to meet him, the
young gentlemen greeted her with easy
familiarity, she thought it was only be-
cause he happened to be partial to her;
and firmly believing him to be the slave
to etiquette, that she SO much admired,
she shuddered at the thought of his dis
gust should he witness the vulgarity' of
the country people, with whom she would
be obliged to associate that night!
After Lawrence had been introduced
into the best room,' Eliva, all flushed
and furried with excitement, poured the
turbulent fears into the stupid ear of the
stoical Sam.
What wW he say-when the folks
come 2 she exclaimed.
Say 'how dye do of course replied
the unfeeling Samuel.
But everything will appear odd to him!
He will think he is among barbarians y
He will be disgusted with them, and US
too, for associating with Them
'What'll he be disgusted for? Just as
if our kind of folks amt as good as his,
any day =
But you don't understand p whispered
the perplexed young lady. He is used
to good society-and the young folks
here are SO rude and uncouth@
If you call living and hearty rude and
uncouth, he'll find us up and striving =
exclaimed Sam. We'll have as good a
time as he can read about, or my sheep
are all goats
How can you talk 500 demanded Eli
va passionately. Lawrence will think it
insulting to introduce him into such rude
company; and he will leave us in the NOR
ming in disgust
Let him if he's stuck-up chap like
that! muttered the cruel Samuel. It's
my opinion this isn't any place for him.
He'll spot his shiny boots. But if he
wouldn't like to see the folks he added,
plying Eliva's distress, why, he needn't,
you know. Let him 60 to bed. 1 say,
Cousin Lawrence, he cried as the young
man made his we're going
to have little sort of a dig here tonight
-
"a sugar party said Eliva, blushing
at the 'vulgarity' of her brothers phrase;
a sugar party, for the entertainment of
some boys and girls that we have to be
civil to-living in the same town.
Good hearted, jolly fellows, and nice
girls as you can fndv added Samuel
But perhaps you wouldn't fancy visiting
with them. 'Liva was saying, you amt
used to such, and it would be kind O. like
letting yourself down to make one of our
party
oh! 1 am sure Cousin Lawrence
would laugh at our country-friends,
stammered Eliva, crimson with confusion.
Their manners are so odd-they are so
rude
'Ibeg that you will make no apologies,
interrupted the young man, who was too
much of a gentleman in his feelings not
to be panied by his fair cousins embar-
rassment. Nothing will please me bet
ter than to meet these people; and as
sure you 1 shall be able to make all al
lowance for what may appear to me sin,
gular in their manners. A sugar party
l shall be delighted'
This frank declaration should have re"
assured Eliva. On the contrary, it in
creased her perplexity. She feared that
her city cousin would rank her with her
country associates, and charitably over
look the simplicity of bsr manners: But
she could think of no alternative but to
get through with the OdiOus party as soon