The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-09-28
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elegance and luxury which minister to taste
and comfortAs'>y
In short, they had great house, great
deal offurniture, great many servants, and
a great many clothes They had fine hor-
land fine pictures, and were, in all respects
fine people.
They gave splendid entertainments; had
Travelled at home and abroad gave and re-
ceived presents; visited all The fashionable
resorts in the summer, and in the winter
made life one round Of what is termed pleas.
ure. Mrs. Dexter was beautiful, and ac-
complisleG woman, and lived as she had
been educated to live, and as she supposed
was proper fora woman of fthcr position and
fortune 10 live., 49,. s
Her baby was in the nursery well cared
for, she knew ;sand yet it caused her not
little anxiety that she was unable TO see it
oftener than once or twice day--her en-
gagements were so numerous they would not
allow it. 81
| Busy, and weary, and worn We're they |;
neither happy themselves nor causing happ;,
ness to others. They were, of course, a good
deal enyied and disliked, and, suffered not a
little from unfriendly suspicious. It is one Of
the penalties of prosperity that it enables
even our best friends to see all the little de-
fects Of our character, and sometimes to inn.
agine faults and failings of which, in reality,
we are guiltless. =.
aWhay is it that we are so boared to
death :" said Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter. Moth
ling seems fresh or pleasant; and surely we
ought to be happy if anybody is--we enjoy
largely the means Of happiness"
So they turned and overturned their af-
fairs counted the rooms of their house, The
number of their wardrobes, and scrutinized
their furniture; but they were only the more
and more puzzled. Inall the list of their
4 fashionable acquaintances they could think
of but one family who had ampler means or
lived more stylish than themselves They
had once or twice seen a finer coach than
their own, though seldom moresplendid hor-
lses; a few costlier entertainments they had
attended than they were able to give, but
not many; and no lady wore finer jewels or
brocades than Mrs. Dexter.
They were not admired much, it is true,
and she sometimes thought her taste in SO
lecting must be at fault but not 80 that
Mrs. Dexter should wear silks and diamonds
were matter Of course-and so, OF course,
they gave nobody either pleasure or surprise,
and least of all HIMSELF
Fire blazing before them, and mirrors
flashing behind, they sat in their fine house
and wondered why they were. not happy,
4 and concluded that they could not be posses.
lsed Of that amount Of wealth that insured
Happiness, for in no other way could they ac-
count for the humdrum life they lived.
They did not sleep we'll at night--why
they could not guess, unless it were the fault
of their beds they must have more luxuri.
Gus one, if in any part of the world they
were to be obtained. They had little appe-
tite; the cook must be to blame; they em.
ploy another; entertainments did not enter
tain them, and visiting and visitors were
alike tiresome. Ifthey had wealth enough
TO do just as they would like TO do, they
would surely battle tho demon of ennui that
so tormen:ed them now.
The chances Of speculation were turned
lover, and Mr.. Dexter was not long in selec-
ill., one which he thought promised WELL
To- urs ,.-Are they Of favorable results, that
they IN ~ conclude, 4 would be fookshness to
~s2 for the actt;:al recitation Of the wealth
that was almost withiG their sSsi, :.:.d ss s,s+ e
once drew upon visionary caI. 10
their surprise, happiness refused to Coz nc,
despite their golden bidding. From their
splendid entertainments they retired more
weary than before, from their softer beds
arose more lapguishcd than listless, and in
their dazzling coach rode with no moro ease
and comfort than formerly the French cooks
failed TO suit the appetites. end Daerchapts
aud miIliners wero alike unsuccessful in their
( attamnte 10 ,eat fbeir xvishesg AT tha end