The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-11-12
No. 1864.

native good sense rejected-the more pleas
ing she treasured up IN her heart"
Lo the change! The mistress soon sees
bringing on the breakfast dishes, a comeIy,
interesting girl, with careful, watchful air,
her dark locks put tastefully blck, somewhat
a la mode, her dress re-arranged, her answers
respectful, and, though hesitatiug, correct
Next she is surprised at modest request.
from the untutored servant, that by some
means she may learn to read. Pleased with
this mark Of intelligence, she devotes little
spare time each day to the accomplishment
OF this object; and her pupil is no dull scho-
lar.
Almost imperceptibly, by dint Of care and
cleanliness, the brown skin grew fair and rud-
dy, The thick locks hung in curls, the brow
developed broadly, and many little elegan-
cies betrayed themselves in motion and at
tire.
This young lady-as she assuredly meant
to be-craped an hour for herself, if we re-
member right, after her work was over, which
privilege she was always to retain, and in the
peculiar occupation Of which she was never
to be disturbed. 1t was granted, and her
mistress thought no more of it until some
months after, when passing by her room she
fanced she heard STANCE voices. Curiosity
prompted her to look in by means of trap
door, and there she behed her help" in all
the glory Of fancied magnifcence, seated near
a table, holding in her hand book, and talk
ing quite eoquenty with an invisible cap
tain, whom she was honoring with her pa
tronage.
Presently she would get tup-managing her
movements admirably-bend gracefully, as if
inspecting some work Of art in said captains
ghostly hand, receive compliment with all
the careless elegance Of leader of ton. res
pond in delicate. dignified manner, arrange
herebon cars with the tip of her fan, and glide
across the room with the tread of princess
fairly bewildering the good lady above,
whe could not make out what il all meant;
finally, she bowed the captain out, with the
greatest ease imaginable; then, returning,
took up Shakespeare, and entertained her
mistress-unconsciously, Of course-with
" 10 be, or not to be-" read in clear, musi-
cal tones.
But mark the conclusion of these strange
proceedings. The Iady's son returned from
his travels. and the very first day, not know
ing who she was, escorted the domestic home
in a rain storm, as any gallant gentleman
would have done.
In the evening he asked, impatiently. why
his mothers visitor did not appear.
We have no visitor, my son." she replied.
"And pray, who is that beautiful creature
that waited upon to this very door, Am
bewitcheds Are there fairies yet? Icertainly,
in all my journeys. have not met with so agree
able and polished lady and here she disap-
peared."
The proud woman, in anguish, explained
to him that il was only the servant girl, and
besought him to restrain his rhapsodies. But
he declared that she was some divinity, and
no more adapted to the kitchen than were his
mothers porcelain ornaments TO a black
smiths forge. And he persisted in the idea /;
married her in spite of his mothers remon-
STRANGE even displeasure--and the naughty
woman learned to be as fond Of her noble
daughter, as her son was of his gifted wife.