True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-08
rom the Editors Department Of Arthur's
iasisga NsAsa Home Magazine. 81
{ {A.l Miss Arabella Hughes. 81.
BY VIRGINIA +. TOWNSEND.

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She wears, this morning, lawn color
I'd silk wrapper, with Innings and lacings
sf shy blue silk heavy tassals drop from
NO corsage, and she swings them careless
,Eib her ringed fingers, as she walks up
I'D down the great parlor, between the
alyetcushioned divans and marble tables.
She is young-not more than twenty three
slender ane graceful, with fair com.
Ti!exion, and thuse delicate features which
distinguish American women. Miss
Arabela Hughes is the only daughter of
Cashier Of a Bank, and she resides in a
srge stone mansion in one of the prnci-
.al streets in one Of our largest capitals.
he has enjoyed every social and educa-
ional advantage which wealth and high
,osiIion can furnish. She has also had
very opportunity Of the highest moral
1ultivation, for she has attended fashion
7ble church all her life; she was Sab
bath scholar, and learned lessons in the
Bible before she could speak plain, and
knows Who it is that said, "Unto whom
much is given, Of them much shall be re-
CURED"
And now, what have all these blessings
and privileges done for Miss Arabella
Hushesl What sort of life and charac.
,er--what of real spiritual growth, and
beauty and nobility have they developed
in her Her own thoughts as she walks
up and down the parlor, engrossed in
these, a half an hour before reception
si,ne," will best answer our question.
sci declared" murmured MISS Arabella
Hughes, :" it's quite time I should give
another soiree and this one ! ana deter.
mined shall be select | shan't invite
Jane Ray or Myra Greene-though they
arc such lively, agreeable girls--for they
don't come quite up to our set | shall
lust slight all ahe people on Grand street.
How struck up they all will be, and mad
Is march hares, too; but can't help it.
People mist make enemies to keep up
position.
~" I'll could only get hold of that Ger.
man Baron, Schmcl1le, and that French
Count, Raynal !hatI met at Mrs. Rand's
party the other night, should consider
myself made, I mus. have an entirely
new dress forlh occasion basque and
skirt trimmed with Huniton lace aounces.
III manage to teaze il out Of Pa, and if
He fumes and trets I must put up with it.
aaThan, I'm determined the hing shall
70 of in glorious style, and if it should,
somehow, get to be noticed in the papers
i one Of the most recherche parties Of the
eason, my happiness for this world
you'd be complete. Wy '''' 70 ~
s'aI do wonder if our neighbors opposite
yist the 'ton.' If | was only certain on
his point should call. However, III
,eep my eyes open for observation. They
. Keep carriage and groom; that looks
avorable; but it's so difficult always to
De sure that people are really the quail
w and I should be SO mortified ito have
/ whispered in our set that I had made
he least social descent!
y" That reminds me that ! didn't return
Amelia Gray's bow, yesterday. OF
course couldn't, since they have lost all
their property, and nobody knows to what
they yet may be reduced. Amelia was a
sweet girl, though, and we were always
soEiatima,e a, school, really believe l
might have just nodded for the sake of
old times, if Mrs. Stanley and her daugh-
ter had not been riding past at that mo.
meht. They belong TO the very upper
crust and it would kill me outright to
have them suppose ever had an acquain-
tsncc among poor or common people.
".There speaking Of, poor people re-
minds me Of the bundle and basket Of pro.
visions | was to leave at Mrs. Grants
Yesterday afternoon, for that suffering
5family about which she ,old US. | could
not have the carriage, because one of the
horses was sick, and to be seen riding
down Town in an omnibus! Of course
that was not 10 be thought Of! But |
must remember it this afternoon; don't
believe il will kill the people to wait one
day. There goes The bell I do hope !
shall have distinguished calls this morn
ing, Any way, | must go and put on my
new cuffs and collar" a9laa -s h5.F't
And, reader, this miserable "sham'
this lie witnessed Of God, written of by
angels, cas Arabella Hushes's lile-the
all she had in little time TO front eterni-
ty With Nay, more, we believe at this
very hours it is the life, the ambition, Of
thonvands Of women throughout our land,
daughters ofEve, who bartered Paradise
forfaudapple Oh! weakest folly and
greatest madnesssthat hath ever visited
thechildreniof men, where are the means
appointed for your healingl
aHave you notheard /; hathiineyer beer
Z told you, what aigift this lifeia? n What
& is social position ? What is wealth o.
a Have YOU not your own souls, and what
soayerwssin them from the beginning
Have you not yourself, with Gods help
to deTolop, and strengthen, and exsltir
all good and beautiful attributes, reaching