Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-29

CHATTER I.

The contemplate little jackanaps he had
the audacy to ask me to play whist with him ="
exclaimed Sophia to her sister
And why should he not, sister ?" exclaim-
cd Mary DanverS, calmly.
Why should he not Did he think would
dcmean myself by playing whist with a new
cIerk-One of my fathers servants :" and So
pha tossed her head in disdain.
81 can see no improperly in your assoeia-
ting with him, Sophia. He is certainly hand
some, intelligent, and well-behaFed young
man."
Behaves well enough, for aught | know
but only think of it-a clerk in the drawing
room For my part, wonder how father could
ever think of such thing as admitting him
into the family"
| suppose it was because he liked the looks
of him."
What will Mr.. Augustus Fitzherbert say
when he finds Us associating with poor clerks
the trash of counting-roOms :"
1t matters little to me what he thinks !; he
is concerted puppy, and | wonder that YOU
can endure his presence, replied Mary, smartly.
But he is the leader of the ton, Mary" said
Sophia, astonishcd at the plebeian notions of
her sister
He is a perfect Airt, for all that, and inf
nltely inferior in all that constitutes man, TO
Mr. lIarlowe, whom You affect to dispise"
The conversation was interrupted bv the en-
trance of Mr.. Danvers
How could you bring that horrible clerk
into the house, papa?' said Sophia, as the
merchant prince seated himself by the blazing
CRATE
Horrible clerk pray what is the matter
With him = asked Mr. Danyers, evincing some
surprise at the plain speech of his daughter
Why he's clerk"
But a respectable Young man"
Respectable enough, but not fashionable,
papa
| was clerk once, Sophia commenced
oy sweeping out store and carrying bundles
about the city.
How absurd you talk, papa" ..
But Mr. Harlowe is a very estimable young
man; ; am confident you will fad him very
agreeable company
| shall have nothing to say to him, replied
sophia With shrug of the shoulders.
Beware, Sophia there is an old provcrb,
you know, about entertaining angels unawares"
Sophia laughed heartily at the idea of poor
clerk being an angel -s
But what says Mary ?" asked the mer-
'0ant, turning to his gentle-hearted daughter,
oh, like him very much we are already
.a'' friends, replied Mary, and slight blush
%eAed to emphasize the remark
:, Just like her. papa should not wonder
i she got head over heels i'm love with your
Mercantile angel" sd -..-s
She must do as she pleases about that, re-
Taed Mr.. Danvers, smiling. s
rooh, Sophy who said word about fall
u love Can't body be civil to poung
s'"S'euan ~ without being in love with him :"
lae pretty Mary blushed as she spoke in
tD0i earnest-so palpably blnslled that her fa-
NJ e oegau to think the affair was something
~Oe than mere jest s4.
"a, Det pray. papa, when does your new part
M I"rlve !" asked Sophia. =" If all the accounts
aa,e heard of his wit, galantry and person
zap for him. '-
V, ne II will appear one Of these days, replied
All nh. nope mop you will not keep this stupid clerk
~, e house after he comes
i1,certainy shall"
nu' papa. We shall lose caste, if we do, it
'dl'y abominahlen
''"a" loss, nv ibid if we arc dependent
aye and rnrplcs Of IA shlonahle hfc