American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-12-23
ONLY A CLERK,

"How are you going to dress for Mrs.
Braxton's party, Fanny" sad AIDA Nell.
vile to her friend, Fanny CulberstoD, af-
ter the compliments Of the morning were
passed, you are invited Of course
'Yesl I am invited, but had not thought
about my dress yet. but / suppose twill
be white. you know thatis always my
dtess." II.
30 dear. do dress gaily for once, q gay
dress would become you SO WELL"
"No will be white; plain white sat
in, richly but plainly trimmed. think
that will suit me. And how are you going
to dress?" -
"Indeed have not positively decided
yet, but il will be gay; do you no Fanny.
/ am going to make sensation on that
EVENING" My dress shall eclipse every
thing there, not excepting your simple
white.''
swell really what is your object in ma
king such display"
a1ou know, Fanny. that Charles Will
not and Henry Woodruff will be there
| either of whom, Charles in particular
would be worth captivating"
1 "And so it is for him that you arc GO
| ing to make sensation, and trust ycul
future happiness to tho impression made
BY few hours firtalion at party.
"Sueh an impression often lasts as long
as any, but it is time was seeing abou
my dress. / am going to Browns this
morning ho has just received several new
patterns, and | want to sse them before
select mine, come and go with me and le
me persuade you to purchase a ga.
4 dress.
"You shall pursuade me to do no sucl
a thing. but win 60 with you, perhaps
will purchase my white satin, and by th
BY, Ada, / intend to call on Cara Mortol
this morning, will you SO with me there?'
al bad heard Of Cara'e return but yol
DO not intend renewing her aoquaint
aEce," ass. q.
II certainly do. Why should I not 2
i "You know her fathers recent failure
and how different the circumstances from
what they once were. Her father is onl,
T clerk now, they will not movo in the cir
ole we do and she will not expect us Il
call ON her, besides. if she docs, consid
or her beneath me and do not intend re
, newing her acquaintance"
"You may do as you please, Ada, bu
for my part shall certainly call on her
she returned yesterday, and must zee he
d this morning, she is an old friend Of mine
and il she has no objection to our contin
ued friendship l certainly have not. I can
not lose SO good friend just because he
father does not count so many dollars q
, be once did. But will go with you 4
} Browns and then you can go with me o
not, just as you please"
"I cannot accompany you in visiting
! bankrupt's daughter, and make mysel
equal with one whose father is only
clerk"
Thoy started for Browns. and SO th
! conversation ended, and while they ar
s gone let us look at their history. Fanny
parents both died while she was young
and she was adopted by wealthy pld un
Gle, over whose house she presided, Rn
being the only relative he possessed, it wa
supposed she would inherit all bis. wealth
which with that left By her father woul
/. make a handsome fortune. Ada was th
only child Of very wealthy parents. he
: father though once only Clerk--but tha
k had long since been forgotten-was no1
the senior partner Of a very large mercan
tile firm; and as wealth was their standar
4 Of worth. they looked with contempt upo
ID all who were less fortunate than themselves
Q Charles WilImot and Henry Woodru
2 wore both Independently wealthy an
5 therefore very popular among the ladies
{ Char les had long been the envy of th
beaux. and tho recipient Of the ladie'
brightest smiles: but with all their efforl
4 to win him, ho still remained bachelol
Q Mr.. Morton had been one of the weallhiel
/ men in the city. He was engaged in
very extensive business, and venturin
q upon some very large speculatiors. whic
even his extensive means would not wal
rant, failed and his SPLENDID house an
Q and furniture were all seized nponeby b
l creditors, leaving him noihing but ama
= scently furnished house. for his own az
J, commodation. Cara his only child, ba
been absent few months, visiting, dii