Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-30
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY,

such an u0SedleQ breaker. he pegs me 10
be silent. He loves Mary-how could he
help it. But his tone is not that strong an-
chor deeply bedded in manliness and virtue
that will hold him fast when the whirlwind
Of passion overtakes him, or the rude wave
of temptation rock him to and fro. Mary
must be warned, and Charles must be saved,
ifpossible'
But Charles Preston was forgotten. Young
Grey's hand was upon Squire Willoughhy's
bell-knob; and its energetic ding. ding, ding,
forthwith answered by the neat kitchen girl,
who put all other things out of his head and
turned bis philosophy out to take an airing
for the time being.
It is not often that one meets so fine
specimen of womanhood &c Kite Boyd
Not a syIph, nor yet an ~ ss's'aasas4i hot
blonde, nor yet brunette. Her eyes did
not sparkle with jetty blackness, nor melt
away in liqnid blue. Her hair was neither
raven nor faxen, nor yet blue-black, Gas
Mrs Southworth talks off, nor golden-hued,
or rich. auburn; nor falling in massy ring
lets, or done up in massive madonna braids;
it was a Kind of bro1On Her nose was not
Roman, nor aque e, or snub; it was just
such nose as you would see on a friends
face, and not know particularly that she had
> nose; so in harmony with her half blue,
half grey, and half hazle eyes, that you
thought nothing about it. only that Kate
BOYD was lovely; some said beautiful, 9TH
ers splendid, ana yet no one could exactly
tell why.
Kate received her lover as just such a
girl wonld led him to the parlor and seated
herself gracefully by his side-for Kate had
sunk the kitchen girl long ago in the eyes Of
the Willongh5y,s. and though they paid her
per contract two dollars week; they never
dreamed that she was not one of them, and
she never dreamed of neglecting duty or
getting out Of her place, and being stuck up
because they made a companion and equal
of her. Kate was 'one of u.s. except when
| the Peabodys, the sister and the Prestons,
and such as they were to dine, and take tea,
and then Kate did all her duty with an air
Of unconsciousness of their presence, only
omitting to pat herself in the wav Of any in
suit or cold neglect that their weakness and
| pride might prompt them to offer her. She
Ntu hOJ LCtAV tiIC SSdL CII tIlo I'd
bIe nor in The parlor after tea, not that she
cared one straw for their attention or neg
lect, but she could see plainly poor Mrs. Will
/ lougby was made uneasy, and was pained
by their want of good breeding, and so the
calm selfsacrfcing, self-respectng young girl
always found something plausible to keep
her away. But by no dpk, or word Or token
-: 1--l-A -
the idea that playing upon the piano was
more reputable than playing upon the cook
ing stove Would that all young ladies
thought even as Kate. Long talked the
! lovers, and the blissful future was hung by
: bows Of promise, gorgeous and bright
) Young Harrison had just returned from col
ege and entered bu mess with his father
Both were too young to marry but they
, could talk matters over, renew the loves Of
J childhood and strengthen the interest that
\ was to bind them through life; and Harri-
son did not leave until such an hour as would
: have called out another rebuke from his
!. good mother, had she not supposed that he
e was spending the noon of night at fashion
st able party.
y While the lovers were thus engaged, Mr.
k Grey, who had got home from his Railroad
J. Meeting, and his lady was sitting up later
= than usual, discussing the same subject tha
;, mother and son had begun early in the eve
d ming.
\ 1t was no USE the old gentleman said
a 'to argue the question, Harrison would have
a. the girl, let them do and say what the,
70 might after all. He should have done Jus
le so when he was young; but it was unfortu
to nate, and all they could do was to make th
I'd best of it.
C. Charles Preston sat long with the f,sc
to mating beauty; his head reeled with wine
OF for he could not bear much and after the
m left the saloon, he joined party of youn
he revelers who met him upon the street,
RS Wine had crazed him. and before mornin
he bore tie brand Of drunkard and gan
ed bier.
ny A day or two after the occurrence relate'
p, Harrison Grey called upon the lover of Ii
Fu sister, and with earnestness besought him
la' made liberal promises perhaps he meal
to keep them, and would have done s.
''h doubt!ess, had not temptation met him
hg every turn. Harrison Grey found him
re- company with, and partaking with Winch
hers Mary was warned. But Mr.. and MI
sfl Grey thought he was too talented and mob
to ever become a druHkard; the inhuen
se of wife was all he wanted to save him. c
specious reasoning that has led thousands
eF the beautiful, the loving and true, to ruin al
despair. If the maiden cannot hold Il
IN lover firm, be sure the wife never will
nK' the man hath not the strength within hil
NJ self to walk upright, no power Of woma
, can hold him long in the paths Of virtue
-ne When will society cease to make woman Il
~ keeper Of mau's morals F:
!. Charles Preston married the beautiful al
bat I amiable Mary, with the full consent and {
- proyal Of her parents. Two years after, II
- rison Grey married Kate Boyd, the kitch
NV girl, without their approval aud with rell
~, tant consent.
ely Let US skip five years.
Mary Preston is at home again in /
ON fathers hall, the pale, wre:ched. droopi
mother of two sickly children. How col
and thev be otherwise? the drunkard's child
, A. are rum-stung Charles Preston fills
the convict 5 cell, anG from his lodge Of sin g
ino forth day bv day to his hard toll, 30 expati
and the crime of embezzling the public money
.de. for forgery.
ono The kitchen girl is honored and lovec
lore But the proud, talented, fashionable,
It e. rich agent of the Railway company, b