Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-06-27

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people and espseially at Jonathan In
derhilps was there cooking and talking.
How old aan is ne father 2 asked So
phie, innocentiy y, for sae was bent on learn.
inc whether or not The great man was mar
ried. Mr. Undefhill was under the i'm
preston that he was quite young, but could
not say positively, But Mrs. Underhill
was sure he vas young man-she remem-
bered thas in some aetice of some confer
ttnce: he -. beer yptioned as the yoaug-
kest, and yet the mos5f esoquent man present;
and that he was not married she was pretty
sure, for the marriage of SO great man
i would have made some sensation, and if she
had heard of it she should remember it.
Perhaps he would get married. said
Helen, if he should find any one that suit
ed him. and she approached the glass and
arranged her abundant tresses in the height
Of the fashion of the times, contemplating
herself as she did SO, with satisfied smile
that seemed to say, | should not be sur
prised if here was young lady that pleased
him, exactly
Sophie become wonderfully interested in
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. must be made in
evervthing-she was not more particularly
than she had always been, as she knew Of
she liked to be dressed little like other
folks, always, and she was not one whit
more particular now than she had been all
her life But it would have been evident
to any one except the young ladies and
their mother that they were making an extra
effort to be captivating.
You like milk toast, don't you Jonathan?' 2
said Mrs. Underhil one evening as she arose
to see ABOUT the tea. jonathan did like it,
and presently such a great smoking dish
of it was set before him as he had not seen
in good while, and while he partook of it
Mrs. Underhill took occasion to say they
had been very much blessed and prospered
all their lives, for which they ought to be
very thankful and happy. Jonathan trusted
they were thankful, and he was sure they
were happy. 'We have been especially
blessed in our children Mrs. Underhill pro-
ceeded to say. Jonathan replied affirmative
ly and looked at Charity who had made the
toast. It will be little coo. along in the
October evenings, won't it 2 proceeded Mrs.
Underhill. Jonathan thought nothing so
likely. 1 was thinking, continued the wife,
that | should like to get new shawls for the
girls before the meeting
Jonathan had not thought but that their
shawls were good enough, but Sophie said
h; -auu -nvIefi sait1 arsers roru UId:
fashioned, and besides, the fringe had hung
straight for three years-she needs must
have a new one before the big meeting.
She might have said before Mr.. Westbrook
comes, but she prudently forebore in the
presen,e of her father.
well, we will see about it. said Mr.. Un-
derhi, at length, but don't know how to
{ spare the money and he related what i'm
provements he would like to make upon the
farm, and what he had proposed to give to
the church, ard how little ready money he
could command, though he was rich in cows
. and oxen and land Let me see,' he con-
e cluded, it will take thirty dollars to tuy
e you each new shawl and he glanced
!, around the table, not emitting Charity in
] the calculation.
She goes out so little, it really don't seem
8 worth while began the mother, but she
suddenly drew up her eyebrows, bit her lip
not worth while to speak, crossed her mind
/ evidently.
: When Charity was engaged in the kitcher
s after supper, for it was not the fashion tC
n hire servants in that neighborhood at tina
l. time, Mrs Underhill ventured to sugges
5 the feasibility Of turning one Of the COW
e into money-there forinstance, was Charity
le cow beautiful animal aud saleable, AM
q which in all human probability Chart
would never want, for, continued the mother
ie 'she is twenty FIVE past now, and TO pros
pect, and the girls do really need new shawls
70 The following morning the beautiful COZ
!, as was driven to the market, and Charity erie
~ an hour in secret-she could not bear
e. part with her, she had MIXED her so Otter
ne and she was so kind and gentle-she woul
rather never have had a new shawl.
er A room was to be prepared especially fc
y; Mr.. Westbrook, for Mr.. Underhill entertain
re ed more than any body else in the neigl
OF borhood- especially persons of distinctio
lat and it was concluded on all sides that thei
al would be the honor of first seeing the gre
'as man. The best chamber was white washe
! u u the carpet aired and newly laid down, Il
ell finest quilt, sheets, &C., laid on the bed, al
e, to complete the furnishing, Charity's viii
an dress was cut up to cover toilet tables
ce. would never wear it again, of course,
ea' what was the use OF her having it.
r. ~ And in all the work Charity was the ch
os a operator-the beauties pulled on some {
- gloves and busted little and talked 60
e deal, but Charity did the work-her han
In. were spoiled at any rate, SO what was
of difference.
md Their own dressing apartments the you
nee ladies neglected altogether, nobody VOL
ry, see them, so what was the use; but wh
SO Charity had made ready the guest chamb
,m- she sought her own room, the rudest a
as most meanly furnished one of all the hou
Dor and made it SO clean and SO neat and
hat almost pretty with pots of flowers and VII
inc drapery of bed and window, that you wo'
sual have known the occupant to be refined a
of of lovely character, whether or not her Il
and were regularly handsome. When the ho'
to was arranged there was great dealot Coz
nth ing to be done, and this, too, fell chiefly
the Charity-she knew so well how, it was es
ex- for her, and besides Sophie and HELEN m
was not spoil their compilations over hot owe
mill, At length the long anticipated time d,
very near, it was certainly known that