Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-07-18

al ~ ~ sontemptible little jackanapes he
- S!u audacity TO ask me 10 play whist
her sister - -'o'o "
Aud why should he not. sister e ex.
'iallhed Mary Danvers, calmly.
, aWhS should he not, indeed Did be
NQk l would bemean myself by PLAYING
"a Rn1 I. yysssrer .
and Sophia tossed her head in
| can De no imprCpriety in yolr asso-
eating witA him, Sophia. He is ertainly
handsoma intelligent, and wellbehaved
young man
'Behavesv BIZ enough, for augt know;
out only thhk Of it, a clerk ira drawing
room for nv part wondorlow father
could ever thik Of such thig as admit
ung him intothe family
suppose Il was becaus be liked the
looks Of him.
What will Mr.. Auguas Fitzherbert
say when he indaus associIng with poor
e< - he trashef countg-rooms
.rsn5sRters litts to me hat he thinks
ne IS a conceited Puppy, ID wonder that
you can endure his aesee, replied Mary,
smartly. 80
But he is the lea e.f the ton. Mary
SAID Sophia, astonis It the plebeian no
tions Of her sister.
He is perfect t, for all that, and
infinitely inferior fri that constitutes
man, to Mr., Harlo, whom you affect to
despise.'
The conyersaio was interrupted by
the entrance of Mr. lanyers.
How could yorring that horrible clerk
into the house, pe z said Sophia, as the
merchant prince ated himself by the bla
zing CRATE.
Horrible de-! pray what is the mat
ter with him 4 ked MIR. Danvers, evin-
cling some sup at the plain speech of
his daughter.
Why, hti clerk
But a rd table young man.
'RespecV enough, but not fashiona-
bic, papa.
/ was clerk once, Sophia; 1 COM
menoed ~ Foeping out store and carry
ing bundE bout the city
Howlahurd you talk, pana' 3. :
,,o.,i,r sRnttE: ~: | am confident you Will hnd
linn ystr agreeable company ..h;u,,
"' " ,5' .h3II have nothing to say TO hlm, re re-
pIieVSophia, with shrug o 'n0 snOu'-
'' Rovarc. Sophia; there i9I'an old prov
orb YOU know, about enter f'''"'"S ""'-'
unawares.' Ill 4 the idea Of n
Sophia laughed heartily '"' iu0" u "
moor clerk being an angey y,u
But what says Mary qSAoa l' Tue i uher'
chant, turning to his 81 fi'-H'''''u uaUsH'
ter. H. much wo oro nj.
pn, e.. fr;ends replied Mary; and &
slight blush seemq 20 'np"'''A0 'H0 '0
mark. sborId not wop
\ u ;ssSc got b lover heels in love will
SC gour mercantile gel.
yoSss sho must i she pleases about that,
-e,urned Mr.. Overs, smiling.
'tp.aL SoY! who said a word abou
ku;ng in lov7 Can't a body be civil to
Eoung gcutNnn without beng IN loV
n NTba nret n airy blushed as she spoke
y Ad corne- to Ialpably blushed that he
fA,r - 10 think the affair was som
tbh mo tbaua mere jest.
h Y ppa, when does your ne
II Pagnc I've !? asked Sophia. Ifall IL
T,counts hay heard of his wit, gallantr
lnd perabal attractions are true, sha
ccrtainl,s set ny cap for him
'He OH appear one Of these days 7
piled M nnvers,
Il hopc you will not keep this stup
clerk in Ia house after he comes.
IL cortbnly shall
'But, tpa, we shall lose caste five d
IL il roalI abominable' .
'Smaf loss, my child; if we are depe
dent upqn the apes and puppies of fashic
.wahle life for our position in society, {
sooner we lose it the better for our o,
- selfrespect,' said Mr.. Danvers, good-l
moredly.
You are absurd, papa
Now, Sophy, you have given me
son, ltb blG EAfN J'u OhG. uO ldoi
worship is more sonsclcss than those of
Teice Islands. Fashionable socicey is
hollow as brass pan, place no reliance
on il. The fops and focls who follow
your train are as soulless as they are bri
less.
1Iwish Mr.. Augustus Fitzherbert co
hear you say so,' added Sophia
MIR. Augustus Fitzherbert was j
novman barber in New Orleans less thl
Gear AGO. had the honor of being sha
bv him last winter, when was there
30, horrid, papa why have you not
posed himF 49,,
Why should /, my child? He
Good 4 fellow, as sensible person, anC
sordinp to your statement, as fashionat
man as Mr.. Fiustock, whose great gr
F,lber was the governor Of the State.
rs il possible that Mr. Fitsherbert
borberp exclaimed Sophia, aorrihc
the appalling truth.
Nothing else, my child.
AN imposter = added Mary.
just so probably be is trying t
tain rich wife.
1T Is abominable, declare one
" knows. nowadays, who is respec
and who is not said Sophia.
Therefore, my child, we ought n