Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-19

| the odor OF the sweet money suckle. Obi
was evidently high bred gentlewomau
An air Of extreme neatness apparent in
her entire habiliments told Of rigid atteu-
ton to cleanliness. Articles Of elegance
distributed here and there told plainly
viscissitudes in the lives of those three in
dividuals. Silence prevailed fora little
while, when the child, as she was callet
by her grandmother, arose, and taking .
comb from her head suffered mass ol
fihe glossy black curls to fall around be,
person actually sweeping the floor. Mo-
ther, she spoke rapidly, in an excited man
ner, that young woman envied me my hair
Not day has passed that she has no
mockingly asked me how could afford t
wear such redundant suit Even ny
teeth, swapping them two or three times
together, as if she would herself test tbeil
durability, she bid me 60 and sell, telling
me / was much too fine looking to remain
interrupted in the exposed position in
which had placed myself.
At this outburst Of ofindignant and woun.
ded feeling the old lady said: "Mrs
Benton, we do wrong, fear, in subject
ing the child to such trials"
Without Immediately answering her mo
theirs remarks Mrs Benton turning to Ro
sale, said "go up to your room dear, and
compose yourself. l would have little
private talk with your grandmother"
The old lady looked enquiringly at Mrs.
Benton, VINO drawing her chair near the
window said Mother, but for the pecu.
liar position Rosalie occupies 10 relation
to her Uncle's family l would humby seek
from them assistance. When his equals
in pecuniary point my daughter refused
to wed his son Charles. In poverty she
has again refused-preferring, by labor to
sustain an independence with integrity Of
purpose to lite of Incidence with veal
thy but disolute husband"
The aged mother, after moments 81.
lence said, "Charles was very steady while
| was at his father's;' and again ponder.
ing moment, she continued, "this ac-
counts for his EN- lotion one evening. His
father, in Charles presence. remarked. he
believed a judicious marriage would es,ab.
lished the chang which had taken place
since his return frnm Eurone. ,ellino mo
Charles was as steady as him SELF
You spoke Of his emotion, mother; wha,
did you observe in the young man ?"
"Oh !! had forgotten to tell you. He
sat with his face buried in his hands a
great while. Then he paced up and down
the hall until was glad for his own sake
vixen he retired
"Oh would to heaven this change were
permanent; think the child loves him,
but fear to intrust her future into his
hands restrains her feelings. She, am
proud to say it, is girl of sound judge.
ment and correct principles"
Let US return moment to the house in
which Rosalie Benton had for the las,
month immured herself, voluntarily sacri
6cing her liberty that she might be ena-
bic to add to her mothers comfort without
compromising her independence-her
pride, reader, if you will have It so. But
hers was noble pride. founded upon
pure motives. based good resolutions for
the future of those dearer than her own
life. What would she not do for her mo.
tner? No sooner had the sewing girl clos.
the door than Miss Louis Linden stepped
across the yielding carpet, and bent heI
head to her mothers ear, saying, this 9th :.
ter five will get me bouquet for this eve
ming. Don't stare swee. mother, at this
spirit of economy which has seized,your pro
digal daughter. ! hate prodigiously to give
money for fowers-it is absolutely throw.
ing it away, they wither 50 quickly. But
Charley Benton loves them, and l would
not hesitate to give twenty dollars, rather
than 60 without one."
"Do you suppose, Lou, it will be large
company tonight at Wealthman's? ?"
"Of course, madam said the daughter
bowing in mock obsequious manner "ar,
you unaware that Mr.. Benton, just from
Europe, will enlighten and entertain ou
unsophisticated republican ears with hi
buget Of foreign Items Taking hold ant
enlarging the already extensive amplitude
of skirt, she waltzed around the room, cry
ing, ~ am wild with delight at the pros
pect of meeting him /; l am determined I,
give him, by occular demonstration, the in
formation that republican lady under
stands the mystery Of the toilette as vel
as Parisian belle. But come up to mi
room, mother-I wish to have your artis
tic taste in regard to my dress"
Mrs. Linden arose and went after he
daughter. A heterogeneous collection o
silks, ribbons, flowers aud laces lay owe
the bed. chairs and carpet. To ono unac
customed to tho private apartments of
city belle, the first impression would b
this is the common receptacle for all th'
fnery worn by the family. But the expe
rienced and practiced eye of the fashona
olr mother soon extracted from this confli
aed mass such article. as formed an Assem-
blage-aecording 10 the imperious nod 0
ia 8hlon.
Look, sweet mother" said Louis, laugh
ms Joyoasiy did yo. 'ser sae anytainl