The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-04-20
CHAPTER v.

other half live. The man of wealth. with
an abundance Of this worlds goods around
and about him, does not permit his mind
to dwell on the subject Of how others sub
sist; he is comfortable, and why should
he fret about others. Let every one mind
his own business, that ia his motto. The
father of Edward b., with all the comforts
which money could give, did not know
or even care to know hat there was such
a being as Sarah Brown. And entirely
unavailing would it be to her if he were
sware Of her destitution. The Svren SOM
that Gold sings, had shut up his heart to
all good and philanthropic impulses.
Taxing up the mornings paper his eye
caught the advertisement of Miss Brown
Jane, oh, Jane, here is woman of.
tering her services as music teacher, YOU
were speaking about taking lessons again
so here is a chance"
Jane read the advertisement.
Well, Pa, suppose she must be res.
pectable, or she would not be qualified to
teach music. will send round and re.
quest her to call, when after seeing her |
will be better able to Judge"
The father conceded with the daughter,
and want was dispatched to Miss
Brown, to acquaint her with the wishes OF
the B. family.
Had Sarah been placed under other
circumstances, were it not that she was
obliged to earn livelihood, she would
have sent word back when the message
was conveyed to her that if Miss Jane b.
wished her services, she must call on her ::
but IN her present situation, she smother.
ed her pride under the the folds of neces-
sity, and returned an answer that N.
would call that afternoon.
Arranging her dress as tidily As possible,
with palpitating heart she set out on
the afternoon to visit Miss b. She had
ascertained from the servant that the num-
Der Of the house was 40 b. street, and ar.
irving at the door, she pulled the silver
handle OF the bell, ana apon the servant
answering the summons she was carried
TO the parlor.
Here was wealth. Rich mahogany
chairs, fine sofas. and Brussels Garnet :
gorgeous chandeliers, and every thing else
in keeping. Sarah observed all this, but
envy was not in her heart. At one peri
cd OF her life she was similarly situated as
Jane b. was now, but yet she censured no
one for her change Of circumstances. One
thought filled her mind will earn a
livelihood, and by honest respectable
means. While these thoughts were pass
ing in her mind, thoughts of very differ
ent nature occupied the mind Of one, who
was gazing intently at her through the
crack Of the door-that individual was
Edward b., the brother of Jane.
Miss Jane Is. soon made her appearance
and effected IN arrangement to take mu-
sic lessons; Sarah to call for that purpose
every morning at ~ o'clock.
Well, Jane, favorable or unfavorable?"
"Oh, favorable" said Jane in reply to
her fathers interrogatory. "To-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock she will give me my
first lesson"
And Edward how do YOU answer the
same question in relation to Clementina." ="
"Why, Pa" must say favorable too"
Marriage is consummatcd among rich
people rather differently than among
poor.
A rich aristocratic father selects such a
choice for his son, and expects the son to
marry the girl. So it was with Edward
and Clementina. The father Of Edward
had selected Glen entina as the wife of his
son, and well did he know that the pa
rents Of the latter would interpose no OBJ
jections. Clementina as we have said was
her own mistress, that is, she did as she
pleased. Her parents. even if they objec-
ted to Edward, If Ciementin. said she
would marry him, she would. But the
parents were branches of the same parent
stem as the B. family, they reasoned alike
IN such matters--money was their God,
and 80 their daughter could marry q rich
man, that was all they cared for. Ed
ward had been to see Clementina. His
first visit was enough to convince him
that she was vain, weak and silly wo-
man, although pretty, but Edward was
too well versed in the arts Of the world,
to tell his father he was displeased with
the woman Of his choice Oh! no, that
would not do. He t,ld him he was plea
sed, but whether he would marry her or
not, was another matter, and this he de-
termined his father should find out.
Edward was handsome young man,
and handsome young man with an
abundance Of this worlds goods, does not
find much difficulty in obtaining a wife.
But although money was no inconsider-
ate object with Clementina, yet the first
visit Of Edward was enough to convince
4 him that the victory was his She had
heard Jane speak often Of him, and when
she bad at last seen MIN, when he con-
yersed gaily with her, and ,hek sung 70
sweetly for her, it was enough, wealth or
| poverty, he was the IDOL OF her hear.
Much depends upon the fist impression
made upon a womap's mind, the success
cf the lovers cause. fiat fist sight the
lady does not very much incline in your
favor, The case Is generally bad oHe.--
There i . kind Of sympathy in love, and
especially II thezp be design on the part
Of the suitor <t make q favorable impres.