Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-08-02
From Pctorson's Magazine.
ADA LESTER,S SEASON IN NEW
YORK.
YORK.
DY CARRY STANLEY.
New YoRK, February, %!

New YORK, February, 28th.
The winter is going out with a great
flourish of trumpets, dear Maggie, and, as
1 write, the sharp sleet comes tinkling
against the window panes like thousands
Of needles, and the wind howls down the
street most pitifully, like something hu
man, as if it was the voice of all the sick
and sorrowing and destitute ones combi-
ned. Not with the wired sound which
you and 1 know So we'll, that we used to-
listen to, half in awe, as it came from the
dry tongues and long arms Of the old elm
trees around the house the sound, you
know, chat on that winter twilight made
the reading of the opening part of Mac
beth so ecrie. Just like the fine overture
to a fine opera. Not like that, dear Mag
gle, healthful to the spirit, with all its
witch like wildness, is the thousand ton
gued wind. that comes over this great ci-
ty. 1t seems to bear with st, walls from
oppressed windows and orphans curses
from the sick and famished, on those who
raise not hand to help them horrible
blasphemy from the lips of the lost, with
no knowledge of a. Savior to my fevered
imagination to day, it seems to me TO carry
all these to the foot of Jehovah's throne,
laying them there for judgement.
All this perhaps is morbid, but sup
pose it is produced by something which
occurred the other evening. and a pale
face and sad eyes have been haunting me
ever since.
Nearly three weeks ago we all received
cards for a large party at Mr.. Vernon's,
one of the milIionaries of New York
Everybody was to be there, that is every
body that was anybody in the fsshiona-
BILE world, I have no doubt that many
husbands and papas sighed over the
notes Of invitation, that were to turn their
hard earned gold into new ball-dresses
and sets Of jewelry.
Uncle, who can we'll afford it, is most
generous to my cousins. So when this
party was under discussion one morning
at the break fast-table, he handed each Of
the girls and myself bill of a large
amount to buy any GIN cracks" as he
termed it, that we might want.
1 of course refused the money, and
protested that my new pink silk was
quite good enough for me, and that had
worn it but twice but uncle seemed so
hurt because l would not accept it, that
| rolled the money up without saying any
thing more, but inwardly cha6ng at the
obligation. His parting admonition to
me, as he left the room, was. "remem-
Der, Miss Independence you are to buy
the handsomest dress you car find, and
if with that and your saucy face. we can't
get husband for you, why 1 shall just
pack you of to your mother as worthless
goods. Mind you are to outshine every
girl in the room"
Get me a husband, indeed said l.
" In the first place, uncle mine, l wouldn't
be a woman if couldn't get one for my
self and in the second l want man.
and not a taiIor's advertisement. Get a
husband from fashionable party why
there isn't man in New York that 1
would marry except yourself-if you
weren't my uncle !"
Louise raise her eyebrows as only she
can raise them, and asked, 'are there no
exceptions, Ada ?"
took no notice of the question, but
went up stairs to prepare for the shop
ping expedition.
The whole morning was spent at Stew
arts counters. Aunt Hinton selected a
dove colored moire antique, with bouquets
in silver thread Louise gold colored
satin, over which was to be worn a su
perb black lace dress. could not fnd