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little time 10 devote TO her friend Katie.
prospects were so brilliant, it was not
bes: to be too intimate with people who
had such commonplace notions OF things,
for Mrs. Smith would still express her
opinions very plainly. when Mr. Harris
would descant upon the great advantages
to be derived from being on terms OF in
timacy with the best society.
And pray. who do you call best So
cisty?' asked Mrs. Smith one day. when
she had dropped in to gossip on hour or
two.
why the fashionable and distinguish
ed, to be sure, congressman, senat tors, and
secretaries. and such like
suppose, in the such like. clerks are
included: Of course you would not leave
out the class to which your husband be-
longs. observed Mrs. Smith, whilst slight
smile passed over her face.
We'll you know they are not exactly
considered so by the world
why should they not? They are all
servants of the people-one employed in
the executive, the other in the legislative
department of the government, each re-
quiring intellect and capacity for a prop
er performance of his duties, and can
not admit that the fact of one receiving
more compensation for his services than
the other, makes him better society,"
True. ii makes him more Independent in
circumstances. that is the only difference
| can perceive
You may not perceive it, but the world
does.
The world. who is the worlda'
why, the people
True, you are one Of the people and |
another. The sentiments we entertain.
have their share, be it ever so light, in
forming the opinion OF the world; your
sentiments, as expressed in your acls,
would imply that you think a certain
class OF persons more worthy of being
called first society than another, whilst
insist that all persons claim to consider
alton is not derived from the class 10
which he belongs, or the occupation he
pursues. but from his own individual
merit, and esteem him according 10 the
moral and mental excellency of charac-
ter he possesses
You have queer notions; no wonder
Katie will carry a bundle on the Avenue,
regardless of any comment that may be
made. But, you and l will never ogree.
that is CERTAIN and With this remark.
Mrs. Harris left.
Mrthinks, hear the reader exclaim
what has become of Katie? How has the
winter passed with her! We will an
swer, it has gone BY very pleasantly in
deed. although she has been seen but
rarely at PLACES OF amusements. Occas-
ionally. accompanied BY her parents, she
has gone TO the theatre 10 see the per.
formance of some celeb ebrated actor. or at
tended party the house of some friend
But. usually, her evenings are spent at
home, in the pleasant family circle. end
the long winter evenings ale spent in
reading. music, and conversation, and
Edwin Esslington listened with more
pleasure 10 some simple ballad sung BY
Katie, than TO the finest opera gems sung
by some distinguished vocalist. and the
pure and truthful sentiments OF her heart,
spoken in her earnest, gentle manner, fell
more pleasantly on his ear than the fin
est defamation of Forrest. Indeed, SO
attractive did he find the quite home cir
Gle ut Mrs. Smiths. and so pleasantly was
the contrast between il and home in
hotel. that not week passed but one or
two evenings were spent in the neat un.
ostenta tious parlor of Mr.. Smith. not
withstanding the efforts of the young la
dies. who futtered about the richly fur.
nished parlors of the National, to interest
him and secure his attention.
Katie. too. had learned TO regard his
visits as pleasure. Her cheek had
richer glow. and her eye a gladder light,
as she listened to his conversation. Mrs.
Smith noted, with womans quick, OBJ.
servant eye. these evidences tha. her
daughters heart was not uninterested, and
although net anxious. like Mrs. Harris, 10
secure her daughter an establishment, she
fel; that if MIR. Essling,cn asked her hand,
his was a character that would secure her
gentle child's happiness.
Ere the spring flowers had faded, |
Katie. as we'll as Celia was betrothed. II
Celia was to become bride in May, then |
make a visit to the northern lakes for her |
bridal tour, stop some time at Saratoga
and Newport on her return, then accom-
Pany her husband to Memphis. his home,
ere the breath of winter had fallen on the |
flowers.
The marriage of Katie was not to take
place till fall. and then no bridal tour was
anticipated, but a quiet journey to her
husbands home. Celia had been wooed
and won amid the whirl of fashion, and il
was not to be expected she would take
upon herself the marriage vows. and then
quietly settle down in her husbands
home. without seeing something of gay
life out Of Washington.
With Mrs. Harris's exultation over the
brilliant future of her daughter, there was
one serious annoyance. How was she TO
furnish trousseau suitable for the bride
OF rich man? She had already exhaust
ed her credit at the stores, to supply her
with finery during the winter. One day,
as she was urging her husband to devise
some means TO raise money. a letter was
handed her. She broke The seal and read
it aloud. Ii announced ths. a maiden
sister Of hers. for whom Celia was named.
was dead. and, also. that she had left
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