Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-01-30
Refinement.


Refinement! - what isn: l fear sad misconstruc-
ton IL too generally placed upon the word short
time since was visiting All early friend, one whom
had not seen for many years and though from the
same starting point our roads in the fortunes ui I'VE
had gone widely different. From quiet little farmer
girl (and by the way the prrttcs, sweetest ltc RrI
in the whole nrghborhoodl she hal c"nc 4" be hhe
lady Hut she was one Of natures true hooh'y'-
shekncw what was right. and when her own con,
science had settled that "iit she never gave h'IS'h
the trouble to inquire what the world said about 1t.
Her husband loved his home. and was never so
happy rs when in II with h, children ClanhcrIhg over
him, aud telling him what their mother had been
teaching them, aud what they were going To d" when
they got large I'll" mother was not only their in
struct,r III their books hut also in that graceful hut
nnrrlrss education which is found in beautiful exam.
pie and practical prr' pt. They were her Jewels ana
lovely Jewels were they. never heard her say du-
ring the fortnight stayed there, that children were
IrI,le. ''iH~ -N'i' h'1t'r-
rkSnme. Well, We were sitting IN her elegant hul CO.
~ rarlor where everything, from the mAntrl Urna.
mCutS, sauary and pictures down I" the I""' Stools
settles and curtains, were So disposed AS to convey
hut one iIca,-huuschold comfort Without the lcaHt
dSorde. there was the most perfect n'g'J' The
GODDESS Of harmony fit inmate in her il"wlnH ROBE,
might have culd her sweetest melody from MS lhsll'
tHtturr. ftIr rhrttrCu' my two am hrr '"ur' were
having pretty free run at bath tFlaEs t"r that day
though they had been told I" consider the back one
their own peculiar empire.
The hell announced visitor. and immediately was
uShCrr in one az those not very unusual specimens
ut your Camta style, ot cold hearted bcautts'
hut one of the bouncing bet s'EI'' CUT n""" INN
med, stuntcd anu partially erai'tat'u' sh' GAME ~ ~
with mince and s'cAly lisp pam compliments WV"
sufficient want III meaning, inquired Hl''r '' near
little SwIJtS. TsST t forehead "f one or two u the
least smutty. ana commenced u'S'hht upon ,e'
own little daughter at home. fn"r' sweet 't"e W."
saluda she is very delicate. fear We shall never
rear her. indulge her In everything, she mas the
most unrcmtting care and attention. "hH' ''o"
bic Children are only last evening S'"H,u n''i'y
from Mrs, SpcnccrS m">t dtllrhttul party "! i"hu
replied that She was sorry iI"S"',hna was :" SoN!
Sitkly children always occaSohcd so lhu'n ahNi'H
a. she Il not Stk, exactly hut sue u ;" n an"
sensitive; everything In the house mas To =" put
about for her; she cannot abide the vulgar httu q,
servants; you Know she Is an on! "auGn,'r' anu
perfectly nioliLe the dear, sweet NIUE creature anu
sometimes spend the whole evening NJ Nome WIN heT.
few remarks upon the weather. uea'er' """ "he
next party and she retired. AS soon as tue uo"I
closed my friend remarked. inquirinEly you d'd not
know her? know her. certainly not. remarked.
| thought not, was the reply. You rrlltnlner jim
| Andrews James Andrews now and Delight FER
kns Delight worked at your fathers the summer oe-
fore you married. Delight Perkins eXrlalin.
ed, poor simplc Delight, hut Thought She had better
| SENSE than that How has all this come ABOUT
WE'LL It has been some time coming about. N"n KNOW
| Jim went to Birmingham several years before y"'l
| left he was an industrious young man. WIN grta'
| mechanical ingenuity and u tolerahle education lie
gave the utmost satisfaction to his employers got
| little something together and married Delight. she
clever, good girl till money made Tool OF her
The Birmingham firm that employed MIR. Andrews
wishing To establish an agency In New ork city Sc,
lected him rs fit person To fill that position So~el'
did he answer their expectations, that in less than
year he was made partner, and Is now mlli'ohare
and entirely free fromticb One thtrg OF all Mrs An
drews early lessons alon" remains with her-slr h"v