Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-10-20
From Arthur's Home Magazine.
Miss AtaBsiIa Hughes.
BT vRorSIA ?. TOWNSEND.


She weafs this mOaDing, a .awn oolOred
silk wrapper with Innings aud laciOgs Of
thy b.ue silk; heavy tsssalS drop from the
eouags, aud sue swings them carslessly in
her iringed fingers, as she walks np and
down the great paflor, between the velvet
cushioned dvaus aud marble tables. She
young-not more than tWenty.three-
slender and giseefnh with saiT complexion,
and thohe delicate features which distin-
guish American, women. Miss Arabella
Hughes is the only daughter Of a Cashier
Of Bank, and she resides in a large stone
mansion in one Of our principal. streets 10
one Of our largest capitals. She has en-
joyed every social and educational adSan-
tage which wealth and high position can
furnish. She has also bad svsry- OPpoFtu-
nifty Of the highest moral cultivation, for
she has attended fashionable church all
her life; she was Sabbath scholar,s aud
learned lessons in the Bible before she
could speak plain, and knowstcho il is that
said, "Untol whom much is given, of them
much shall be required" 90 20 vsE o.
And now, what have all these blessings
and privileges done for Miss Arabeila
Hughesl What sort of life and character
what ofrell spiritual growth, and beaoty
and nobrIay have they developed in berf
Her own thoughts as she walks mp and
down tie parIor, engrossed IN these, a.lalf
an hourbefOre reception time, . will best
answer our question, .rr s8i "a 7is'tsv
al declsrep murmured Miss Arabslla
Hughes. sits quite time | should give an
other soiree; and this | am determined
shall be select. l shan't invite Jane Ray or
Myra Greene-thongh they are such live.
ly, agreeable girls--for they don't come
quite up to our set, ] shall just slight all
the people on Grand street. How struck
up they all will be, and mad az march
hares, too; but 1 can't help it. People
must make enemies to keep up position.
"If could only get hold Of that Ger
man Baron, sSekmetz'e and that French
Count R0ynal, that l met at Mrs Rand's
party the other night, I should consider
myself made. | must have anf entirely
new dreS for tho occasion; basque and
n skirt trimmed with Honiton lace houn-
cts. III manage 10 teaza it out Of Pa,
and il he fun cs aud frets must put up
with il. =. sr .Ha.9a ei4F
"Then, I'm determined the thing shall
10 of in glorious style, and il it should
somehow, get to be noticed in the papers
as one Of the NJ ct recherche parties ofthe
lesson, my hapl iness for this world would
be complete. n 3nntn $50
al wonder il our neighbon opposite visit
the ton.' II | was only certain on this
point should call. However, Iii keep
my eyes open for observation, They keep
a carriage and a groom; that looks favor
able; but it's so difficult always to be sure
thut psople are really the quality, and
should he so mortified to have it Whisper
ed in our set that bad made the least so,
cial descent? ag .. i..I t.s....s
"Thst reminds me that l didn't return |
Amelia GRAY 5 bow, yesterday, Ofcourse
l couldn't, sincs they have lost all their
property, and nobody knows to what they
yet NAV be reduced. Amelia was a swet4
girl, though, and we were alsays SO inti-
mate at school. ] really believe might
have just nodded for the sake of7oId times,
If Mrs. Stanley and bsr dsuglter bad not
been riding past at that moment, They
belong to the very upper crust, and it
would kill me outright to have them sup
pose | ever had an acquaintance among |
poor or common people. E.T rsl
"Therei speaking Of poor people reminds |
me OF the humble and basket OF provisions
l was 10 leave at Mrs. Grants yesterday |
afternoon. for that suffering family about
which she told US. could not have the
carriage, because one of the hones was
sick, and to be seen riding down town in
an cmnibusl or course that was not to
be thought But l don't believe it will /
kill the people to wait one day, There
goes the bell; do hope shallhsSe dis
tingnished calls this morning. Any way,
1 must 60 and put on my new cuffs and
CELLAR" ---
And; reader, this miserable 'sham" this
lie witRessed Of God, written Of by angels, /
.srGs Arabella Hughes's life--the all she
had in a little time to front eternity with.
Nay, more. we believe at this very hour it
lie the life, the ambition, of thousands of
wOmenthrcughont tourland, dAHghssrs Of :
Eve, who bartered 'Paradiss for an applet
'Oh weakest folly and greatest madness
that hath ever visited the children ofmen,
where are the means appointed for yoar
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Have you not heard; hath il never been