The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-08-22


Grahamc To her friend Esther Irvine, after a
long confidential communication of the lat
ter.
I" In the very words tell YOU
" And you refused him /"
" be sure The speaker said this with
a con,emptuous toss of the head, ard all the
importance ot a Young lady still III her teens,
who had rejected frot offer.
"Oh how could you . He is so handsome,
so cigser, 50 intelligent; aud then he loves
you 50 dearly" u. ...
Esther lr,me curled her lip as she repli.
ed " lie is nothing but mechanic, iou
know, and though good enough to frt with,
one couldn't marry him. Nothing but pro-
le,siuaai man will satisfy me-"
Susan Grahame looked at her with reprOy.
Ing eyes.
=" On Esther :" she said, 80 young and
50 heartlsss Iuu encouraged Henry Cuch-
raue, you hnO" YOU did; indeed felt Ger
tain YOU loved hIm; and new after all you
have cruelty rejected him, because he don't
happen 10 be ductor Or lawyer. Shame
oH Won" ="
susan spoke with spirit, for she felt keen
ly iur Henry. ln truth she had long been
IN love with him herself; but iancying he
WAS beloved by her more elegant friend, she
had never dared to hope. The wrong done
10 him seemed, therefore, a wrong done to
herself aid hence the warmth with which
she spoke. Bu;, it mast be confessed, she
felt, while thus ccnsurIng her companion, a
secret thrill! Of joy at Esther's conduct. Hen.
r. thus rejected, might yet be hers. She CO.
lured With delight Al the thought, aud secret
~ partl0ued her friend lur h,r cruelty aud
indifference.
Meantime, Esther, half angry at being
blamed 50 decidedly, replied, " thank my
stats, sue, that | aiH Matier.ut fact young
lady, and not a sentimental Miss like your.
self. i PAIR oi dark eyes or a plausible
tongue are not sufficient IL entrap my heart.
nhrn marry. wish Ia be sumcbndy. Now
mecbap ic' wIie-wlrat is she: Who court,
her acquaintance She Is never asked iutu
society; aud even the ministers wife never
calls 0n her until she has called upon every.
bodS else. With a iaater'> or piS Ssician'.
vile il j. different I'hcy are company for
auybnd,, 4, yDu know. 4 mechanics wife,
TOO, /. never more than mechanics wife
while tie wife ui ,ioctor or lawyer mas be
the vile oi member 81 Congress, ora judge,
Il lie gaes into politics. At least MA sdt ;
So"
+ susan looked at her COMPANION in amaze.
mcnt. Though scarcely ~ old a Esther, sic
was lar more ma,urrd IN mmd; beside. sie
had not worldly mother ii pcrtert her ma.
iural goodness Of heart aud She could not
comprehend, therefore, how her friend could
reject any suiiur - worthy Of her love u.
Henry, especially for such selfish reasons.
Mechanics" she replied, "are ~ likely,
IN this country. 10 become membcrs Ui on.
gFpss as lawyers. hut thai il, alter all, ltt.
lie to the purpose. We don't matry men be.
cause they arc ambitious, ur even distinguish
cd bat because Ui their good qualities. Mo.
ther has always sad that soid worth in a
husband utke, the wiie happier than snowy
accomplishments"
"Uli! welt, won'; argue with you." said
Esther, pgrts. " II tuu want llrnty. YOU
may gate him yuliseti; but shall marry
nUGud,, ! assure you, unless liz is q prUIes.
.iOuai mau. Ana there they parted.
Meanwhile time passed. Ilie rejected 10.
ser, li1d.ng Esther lnrSOfabir, anu knowing
huw intimate susan has besH with her, iounu
sad pleasure il talking tn the latter vi hrr
TREND Whenever they met. Gradually Ne
thus el into the habit ut calling al Susan
hume. II was relief IL him. when he could
not see or talk VI Esther 10 be with her con.
fdaHt. lu time. aud before he was aware oi
it, as Uiten happens under similar cirSum.
stances, the affection which he had ielt iot
the IUrbvr became transferred to the latter
susan was such d duilul daughter, was -
accomplished in all that woman ought Il
know, aud possessed III many prctt, house.
hold ways. that Henry insensIbly began IL
Wrsdf- al himself Tor rot having before no
iictJ hef seea. sapuoiits % hti SEA ul e.