The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-07-21
ply wifc,s New Friend.

Il 1tlKs. Jones mas quite Il habit OF Cultl-
waiting sudden friendships, which have
every appearance of blooming forever,
but which soon wither in ti1o worlds
.eold blasts. l used to think that this
character was cohfned to school girls,
sswho profess immortal fidelity in letters
acrossed and re-crossed, bRt forget each
ther as soon as they have caught a
Fife's last acquisition, in the way
{ &eom friend,. is Mrs. Mortimer
52ay with whom she became ac-
inted last summer, while she was on
Visit out of town. Mrs. Mortimer
6wbrayshad her carriage with her, and
Ecfeated quite sensation; in fact, every
lady in the house was eager to become
her confident. But the amiable deport-
ment of Mrs. Jones, combined, l doubt,
with her intellectual accomplishments
rendered her the favorite; and she it
was who daily occupied the spare seat
in the carriage, and had the honor of
advising Mrs. Mowbray in those thous-
and grave perplexities under which
women suffer.
We returned to the city after the
Mowbrays, but my wife, though usually
very firm Oh questions of etiquette,
waived her privileges on this occasion
and made the first call. She was gra-
ciously received, and came home in
high spirits. All that evening she
could do nothing but talk of Mrs.
Mortimer Mowbray. "Such an elegant
establishment - :" A footman with
manners like prince waited at the
door," The drawing-room was the
perfection of luxury and taste. Mrs.
Mowbray had on such a sweet cap,
and altogether looked so laay~like.
Her manners were indeed most -aristo-
cratic, just what one would suppose
those of countess to be.
In a few days Mrs. Mortiikar Now
bray returned my wife's call; size came
in splendid new carriage, and with a
new pair of horses. Her equipage
created quite a sensation in our street.
Mrs. Sones, soon after this, began to
act as ifabrooding over some vast de-
sign, whe eh not being yet quite matnred,
she deemed it wisest to be Silent res
pecting.
AT iastshowever, the mighty secret
was brcached.
81 was thinking, JONES'" she said one
night as rs composing myself to
sleep on my pillow, ''that we ought to
give party. Not a regular ball, indeed,
but select entertainment, where few
congenial minds may be brought to-
esther. / should like to introduce my
dear Mrs. Mowbray to some of the
choicest of our acquaintance"
Now detest parties, small or large,
but as tie delicacy of my wife's nerves
does not allow of her being thwarted, l
made no objection. to this proposal,
though [ sighed to myself.
''Of course, my DEAR" said. "You
know best
"We'1l ask about. thirty" continued
my wife, warming with the subject.
'.There's Mrs. Wharton, ,and Mr.. Horoce
Shinn, and Mrs. Price, and the three
isses.Trelawney."
And thus the dear creature ran on
until She had mentioned about forty
names, and | saw that her "sclect party
Of eongehial souls' was going to be
after all, crowded rout.
"You have forgotten the two Misses
Howell" / said at last, when my wife
stopped for the want of breath.
The two Misses Howell were aimabie,
intelligent and pretty girls, in whom |
took particular interest, because their
father, who had once been an extensive
shipping merchant, having become re-
duced and died bankrupt, the sisters
..,ara cornnaltpG n earn their oyyl. livot -