The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-02-16
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! ity---such,3 beauty. as even in that crowd e,f
!! ioYehness, caused the eye to pause in, it's =;
wander'ngs, and rest its gaze in delight on ,,Ss
7 the Intellectual brow that would we'll alopa "A
i the crowpof atqueen.y She was evidently n a,c
stranger, for she stood apart from the thseag -a,
lot caaiterlng bellies aud beau,r and as her.H9o
l'onght eyes followed the moving panorama, 6i
oae might easily read in ber erpeHsiyesadness. ST
her leaving breast and flushed check, that ar,
the gay crowd had thought back. to .beri,G;;
netnQrys the loved scenes OF a distant home, o,,
and with it, the forms of dear relatiyes---the 7s,
lind faces Of the friends of her lappy chld,roI3
hood. The revere she had fallen into even va.
Increased the interest of her lovely ceanten-,a,,
tance, and formed a. strange but not utl-oisH
pleasing contrast TO the gay merry laugh anlK
glddy, thoughtless remarks of the hanpy an,
1 girls around her. Theady, whose attention 80,
had been 'momentarily arrested, pointed tos.;n,
! the pensiye girl, who stood apart from The ogT
crowd, asked of her fashionable ~
"Nho is that r. The latter, turning her !, r;
feyes in the direction indicated, with ,an, J. .,,,,
most ,inpercepibe shrug of her shoulders = ,
and the slightest possible sneer on her beau -
tfui but haughty lip, carelessly replied, .-O 49,
only teacher The noble girl; fom, ,ti
csloiee, not necessly, had left the comforts of .
an attiuent home, with thousand sweet asso-,,t,
/ a.
most nsefu. Of all professions accessible to -,
woman--a profeSsion which has for its spe, -.,'.I
cla object and aim the elevation and refine, ..J.
ment ofthe sex: and such was the kindly ,,...
| greeting she received from a sister m ,
: 1t Is true, the most sacred and responsible =,
ofal duties is hers, the development of i'm, 90.
mortal mind, but what of that, the doors Of -.
fashionable society must be slammed in, her S7,.,.
face, Tor she Is "oply a teacher, She may.
DC eminently qualified 70 mould the plastic .,-
mind u a dear daughter !; but with, the. pa 80
rent this shall profit her nothing, for she is ,
| "ony teacher" She may be capable of
impATting even her; own gentle manners and
Gneenly grace 20 a sweet sister but what Of
that, she is "on!yA teacher" She may beX!
possessed OF wit, beauty and Intelligence 7''o.
rbut even these shall not relieve her from the ?
odirm which false and hollow hearted cir-' 81!
cie would hemp upon her, for alas "She is Nj
only teacher" " The dashing belle, with a. or
heart as unnatural as her false curis, wilS -
turn up her pug nose as She passes andsiriG'a 80
per, "ony teacher" The brainless' dam @s'.
dy, the joint work of the halter tailor ana ;~@H
bootmaker, even while expressing his aanfi4 97t
ration by his re and insoient gaze, will -';n.s
pend to this note of admiration, the suffiygr 2
"only a teacher" The whole fashionable e'.e:'1
circle wi'lcatch the echo and conteinptuotiS "
ly exclaim, "why she is onlyis teacher rr-4sR. cz
Sordid parpas and forune.llantinc rn.,inmass, ips
will guard the carroty-hared, lymphstie ,..GY
hope of the family" by whispering in HIS s.>a7T
ear, "she is only a teachern w., = ayiv .- trsi
But tIauk Heaven, there are MANY with bua
out that selfStyed fashionable circle. COM ..iv
posed of hollow hearted bellies, brainless. ,s,.
.dandies soriid papas, fortune hunting ma a ri
mas, vinegar-faeed old maids and lymphatic i,.w
"hopes of the family" Yes there is srn,lJ =
OF generous spirits outside of this exclusive iff'a
circle, fhll ofnoble generosity, rich inteAect [w
and exalted merit ready to pay its tribute to s~@
worth whereverit is found Wit, wisdom. s.uh
aud beauty commands the fealty, of these.
loyal hearts, even when "only the teacher.' ,r.,
Is the embodiment. They have the tiscriss 80
mlnation to see, and the feeling to appreciate aai
that noble sPnt't which rnpels tie gifted .sEa
teacher, instead OF flntte'InS the gay butter n
fly OF an honr, amid tire deGetful alureInerfts g
and dissipations Of the halls Of fashion, to agn.
go forth into the world and leave her i,n-iasw