Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-02-02


his daughter.
why. he is = clerk"
"Bu. respectable young man"
"Respectable enough, bu! not fashion
able. paps."
Il was clerk, once. Sophia; CON-
menced hy sweeping out store and car
rying bundles about the city"
How absurd you talk. papa
But Mr., Haflowe is very estims BILE
young man: am confident you will find
him very agreeable company"
Il shall have nothing 10 say to him."
replied Sophia with shrus of the shoul-
derS.
Beware. Sophia; there is an old pro
verb. you know. about entertaining an
gels unawares."
Sophia laughed heartily a. the idea of
a poor clerk being an angel.
But what says Mary?" asFed the msr
chant. turning to his gentle hearted
daughter.
20. like him very much; we are al
ready fast friends" replied Mary. and
sigh, blush seemed TO emphasize the re-
mark.
Just like her. papa; should not won
der if she got head over heels in love
with your mercantile angel"
She must do as she pleases about
that" returned Mr.. Danvers. smiling.
Pooh. Sophy! who said a word about
falling in lovei Can't body be civil to
a young gentleman without falling in
love with him?"
The pretty Mary biushed as she spoke
in good earnesl-so palpably blushed
that her father began 10 think the affair
was some thing more than a mere jest.
But. pray. pspa. when does your
new partner arrive?" asked Sophia. "If
all the accounts have heard of bis wit,
gsllaniIy. and personal attractions. are
true. shall certainly set my cap for
him"
.'He will appear one of these days"
replied Mr.. Danvers.
Il hope you will not keep this stupid
clerk ia the house after he comes"
Il certainly shall"
But. psps. we shall lose caste you
do; it is really abomiuable."
Small loss. my child; if we are de-
pendent upon the apes and puppies OF
fasiiionabl life for our position in soci-
ETY.. the sooner we lose il. the better for
our own self-rrspect." said Mr.. Danvers.
smiling good humoredly.
You are aosurd papa"
Now. Sophy, you have given me
lesson, lie! me give you one. The idol
you worship is more senseless than those
of the Fegse Islands. Fashionable So
ciety is as hollow as a brass pan: place
no reliance upon it. The fops and fools
who follow in your train are as seulless
AZ they are brainIess."
Il wish Mr.. Augustus Fitzherbert
could hear YOU say so.' added Sophia.
MIR. Augustus Filzherbert was jour
ney man barber in New Orleans less than
year ago. had the honor of being
shaved by him last winter when l was
there
20. horrid. popa! why have you not
exposed him?'
why should /. my child? He is as
good fellow. as sensible person. and.
according TO your statement. as fashion
able u man as Mr.. Fins,nck, whose great
State"
lis it possible that Mr.. Fitzherbert
was barber!" exclaimed Sophia. horri-
fed a, the appalling truth.
"Nothing else. my chi d."
IAN imposter?" added Mary.
Just SO; probably he is trying to OBJ
tain rich WIFE"
1T is abominable. declare! One
hardly knows now days. who is respect
able aud who is noi." said Sophia.
Therefore. my child. we ought not to
speak SO disparagingly of persons in hum.
BILE life. as you have done TO- night"
Pooh! a clerk"
At this moment. Mr.. Harlowe. the
new clerk. entered The room. and, as So
phia would have expressed it. had the
impudence to seat himself by the side of
Mary Danvers. who appeared no, at all
averse to this close proximity with him.
Frederick Harlowe was. as Mary had
said, handsome. intelligent. and agree
able young man. And Sophia. if she
could have forgiven him for being clerk,
would have appreciated his society quite
as higIy as die her sister.
Win her fathers permission. Mary
accepted an invitation from Frederick to
attend Alboni last concert.
They had scarcely left the house before
Mr.. Augustus Firzherbert was ushered
into the sitting room. This gentleman
was an exquisite of the first water. In
his personal appearance. he certainly
vas sufficiently endowed to challenge
the admiratiom Of the fair sex; but un-
ioftunately. he was sadly lacking in that
necessary element in man of sense
brains.
Sophia could scarcely refrain from ex-