The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-14
AN EVENING AT HOME.
Br I. S. Arthur.

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est notion in the world. Why, you coulln'
hire me to stay at hone.'
Mrs. Lin,lIey went up stairs, anil enter
ing her daughters room found her sitting
OH the side Of the bed, with beautiful
ball dress in her hand.
1t isn't possible, Helen, that you arc
not going to this ball 3 she said.
Helen looked up with a haIi:seriou,, half
smiling expression on her face.
I've been irving, for the last half hour,
she replied, to decide whether ought ,u
80 Or stay at home. ti'ink, perhaps, |
ought to remain at home
but what earthly reason can Won have
for doing 50? Don, YOU like your dress z
q yes Worry much. think it bcauti-
full
Doesn't it fit vouH
AS well as any dress ever had
Are You not wei" "
Very we'll
Then why not 80 to the ball? 1t will be
the largest and mos, fashionable OF the sea-
son. You know that your father and nv
self arc both going. We shall want TO see
you there, Of course. Your father vii. re-
4ure some very good ,eason for your all
sencc.'
Helen looked pclr!cxcI at her mothers
list remark.
DO you think father will Lc ,lsplcascl
II remain at home? p she asked.
| think he will, unless yoa can satisfy
HIM that your reason for doing SO is a very
good one. Nor shall feel that YOU are
doing right. ! wish all my children TO act
under the government Of sound ;udr-
1aent Impulse, or reasons not to be spoken
ot freely TO their parents, should in no case
Mtlucnce heir acIicus.
| wish to stay at home for Edwards
sake
And why for his, my dear?
lie doesn't go 20 the ball. you know
Brca1se lie is too young, and too back.
ward. You couldn't hire linn to. go there
Sot that Is no reason why you should re-
mS'n at homo. You woul,l never partak.
OF any social amusement, were this always
to milIcnce you. Lei him spend the eve
ming i'll rca'ling. lie must hot cxpcc, his
sisters to deny themselves all recreation IL
wh'cfi he cannot or vii! not participate.
lie dpes not. know he would no.
hear TO such thing as my staying a, home
on his account.
'Ihcn why s'ay?'
because ! feel that ought to do so.-
This is the way have felt all day whenever
have thought Of going If were to
80, know that would not have mo-
menrs enjoyment. He need not know WHY
roman at home. To tell l;,., that did not
wish to so will satisfy Ills mind
4 Shall not urge the matter, Ifclen,'
Mrs. L'ndley said, after silence Of some
moments You are old enough to Judge
N matter Of this ki"d for yourself But,
must say, think You rather foolish
You will not find Edward disposed to sacri-
lice so much for YOU
OF that l do not think, mother. OF
that ought not to think
Perhaps not. Well, you may 10 rs
yo" like. But | don't know what YOUR
father will say
Mrs. Linlley then left the room.
Edward Lindlcy was at Lhc critical are
OF eighteen; that period when many youno
men, especially those who have been
blessed with sisters, would have highly ell.
pycd = bali. But Edward was shv, ti,nid,
ana b'Ss'lu' III company, and could hardly
ever 1e induced to so out TO yar.ies with
his sisters. Still, he WAS Intelligent for his
yca's' and companionablc. Ills many good
qualities cndearcd him TO his family, and
drew forth from his sisters towards linn y
very tender regard.
Among his male friends. were sevcr,,
aoont Ills own age, members of families
with whom his own was Oh friendly terms
"'th these lie associated frequently, and
with two cr three others, intimately For
month or two 1fclcn noticed that one Or
another OF these young friends called every
no" and then for Edward, in the EVENING.
ana that ne went OH: with them and stayed
until bedtime. But, unless his sisters wero
from home, he never went of his own oc-
cord IAe fact of his being out with these
young naen, had, from the first, troubled
Helen; though, the reason of her feelino
troubled she could not tell. Edward had
good principles, and she could not br;no
no'Se'' TO entertain fears of any clearly de-
lined evil Still sensation of uneasiness
was always produced when he was from,
home in the evening.
lier Knowing that Edward would 60 out
after tfIey had all left voc ,L .