The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-03-30

gomery, because he is as poorsas Job" sale
old Gushington, bursting into the room al
Mrs. Major Manager entered il.
Good gracious Julia, what is the mat
ter@ said Mrs. Major Manager. "Wh,
your eyes are as red as ferrets, and you will
burst the buttons of your polka ifyou sigh 5,
desperately.
And Julia told her all" how she loved q
bold dragoon, with his saddle, bride, long
sword" and little more than his paw how
her father refused to have him for sun-n-
law; aud how Mr.. Yonngscrew, stintv,
gingefy, handy legged BOBBY, had proposg Il
and been accepted BY I'D Mr. Gushington
The case seemed desperate To Jula--not So
to Mrs. Manager.
"My dear" saij the old camp igner, +" dry
your eyes and leave all TO ne. Dress your
self as becomingly as you can; receive Mr..
Youngscrew with mods and becks, and
wreathed smiles, and then"
"Then what:" exclaimed Julia, opening
her beautiful blue eyes to their utmost
And then we'll take him out shipping.
My nieces, Arabella, Emma and CLARA, are
going as you know to join their brother in
India, and have promised them part Of the eir
outfit. You shall buy all under my dirrc-
ton"
But what has that to do with my marry
ing Charley mean Captain Montgome,
y"
"0h! it's at Charley, is il :" thmght Mrs.
NJ. there is no time to loose. There's 4
knock at the door, and there is Mr.. Young,
screw and his brough. DO as tell sou and
trust TO my experience"
Juls. like a good girl as she was, obey
ed her knowing old friend, and presently ap-
peared looking more beautiful than any lady
in the book Of Fashions. Youngscrew -
who. by the BY, was quite as bad look ing rs
Julia had painted hm-s,ood agape with adj
and actually perspircd with ecstacy
when the ladies solicited his company 10
Swan & Edgar's. The clcck struck one as
they entered that paradise Of woman. Mr..
Y. would have retired, bat the ladies knew he
had taste, and desired the benefit Of il. They
we're soon seated, and the sOlemnity began
Dress after dress was opened, discussed aud
rejected. With patience worthy Of the
cause did the highly respectable young Gu.
rate looking gentleman behind the counter
seek TO satisfy his fastidious customers, and
at length succeeded.
Mr.. Y. thought the price (he said so lays
stiff un. The ladies' scarcely
had made il question.
Twenty yards Of ribbon at two .hilIines a
Mr.. Y. couldn't understand for what il was
wanted.
Sixty yards Of braid at one shilling a
yard
Dir. Youngscrew began a sum in mental
arithmetic.
Twelve yards Of lining at sixteen pence a
yard.
Good gracious Could she have got as
much as that about her, as there she sat npon
he chair before him: II so, how much of
That glorious heap was Swan s. Elgar, and
how much Julia GUshington:
Twenty four enamel buttons at two shil.
ings each!
BY lingo! She had twenty four ~ her
Tres, al that mument, for Young.tlew began
10 count them.
Skrins of silk sewing cotton! gimp ! !!
ahalebone I, hooks \. and eyes!.t!!!
Y. became mute as FISH. lie felt inclin.
d 10 scream when the eurate asked, "lfthat
was All to-day p
AL" Mr.. Youngserew should think SO
and did.
Tie clork struck four vs. the trio left the
hop; Mr.. Y. pale as white sarsene, at the
Gene he had Witnessed, the ladies radiant
si.h the ,ncipusnrss Of having luf led 80
ar their urm ms mission.
1--WE shalt see yul again to. morrow. said
lula 10 her almlrpr, With one o! her very
weetest smiles, . IL eleten.'
Mr. Y. who suffered slightly, could gEly
'tw bis rapture and depart.
"DOse number one, .aid Mrs. VI .jor Man.
ger, eve will make Emma's purchase To.
morrow the day after that Clara's; the next
lay you shall make me present o mantle,
nd possibly you may want something for
oarSeli, my dear"
0i course she dil--Whu ever knew a girl
4 twenty who did not
Mr.. Y. went to bed tina. night, but not To
leep. Mental arithmetic engaged his atlen. !
ion for many hours aud when lie did ,se.
was 10 dream 81 ready rrIkUners aud de.
ions IN while checkers.
Need We dwell over our story No.
Day by day, a. proposrd by the artful Ma.
,ress, dId she submit ioungserew to the tor.
IRE, until he had looked upon Swan & FL.
ir's as a fashionable lnquisiiion. Each
ight he slept less Each morning be rose
iih more bite IN his face aud less love III
is heart Tor Julia GushihgtOn.
Tne present u The mantle to Mrs, VI. Nj.
Iought on crisis.
Mr.. y. rspudiated his engagement and
"a 10 France. Oh u. threatened him eth 4
) action Tor breach of promise, aud .cOmprO.
ised lur $4,000, which he presented to his
'n.in.laW the Captain. on the day Of lhe
edding.