Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-12-20

Aiit)tEG WITHOUT yea, i WDUii DIE with tho
blues 70 thinl, Of making q voyage unac-
colnpaDied by you"
In the midst Of this animated discourse
the tapping Of o cane accompanied by foot
steps caused hrs. Tailor to rise, excuse
herself, and open the door 4 very modest,
clean looking woman entered, Mavis hand
Ell her chair, she looked at Mrs. Glitter,
! bi"shed and hesitated. and received one OF
those expressive haif-nod3 which so placid
y says: 4 can scarcely c0ndescend to let
you know that | am aware of yonr pre-
sence.''
Mrs. Tailor rang the bell, and soon q
glass of wine and slice OF cake were hand
Ell her.
"You must not decline taking this, - said
Mrs. Tailor, 'you are weak, and have
taken q long walk for one Of your strength. -
I see,' said Mayis, THAT you have
b1ought your nice work. She handed it
to her mother. The basket contained the
inner-bark Of the Lagetta intearia, or lace
tree used in the same manner as fax.
Mrs. Tailor commended her for the care
with which she had prepared it, and added
that Ill Europe it would be admired as q
curiosity
When the door closed upon the retreat
ing footsteps OF the bark-dresser, Mrs
Glitter said
why, my dear friend, do you ask old
Belinda Loom to sit here, [ really wonder
at you, l shonld have given her seat in
the kitchen or portico ?"
g No, you would not
%'Yes, I should. But let me see your
new furniture"
She was taken to the reception-room
"You may be disappointed, said Mrs.
Tailor, cas- it is only upholstered in China
q a.4l io01 hn4 I
ure to show you in few paintings-see,
here is Apollo and the Sibyl,' from Saliva
tor Rosl-and see here
"The murder of ST. Peter, the martyr" /"
the master piece of Titan. This is 6 the
Galatia Of Raphael. And here is Jacobs
Dream" 10y Rem brandt critics regard this
as one Of the most striking and poetical
pictures ever painted.
Walk a little around this side, and I
viii shew you some busts and
'Oh dear me [ really do not care for
such things. Why did you not order bull
lion and purple, III place of this ashes of
roses and lace? It is beautifully bordered
and sprigged, andagrees well with the style
Of the apartment, yet [ should have pre-
ferred something more striking and expen-
slve. You have money enough to purchase
whatever you might desire"
Yet" said Mrs. Tailor, 81 do not wish
to monopolize all Of my income. After
supplying my family with the comforts,
and TO certain extent, the elegancies of
life, I would desire to assist those who are
not so fortunate as myself. In every COM
munity there are the hungry to feed, the
naked TO clOthe and the sick and impris-
oned to befriend,' and [ always remember
that there is no security for cur exemption
from their calamItles a catastrophe might
reduce wealth to penury, and the smiles Of
happiness to tears of sorrow. Believe me,
my dear friend, that such reflections are
most s5elr;tary for US,
"She breaches an excellent sermon from
the 25th chapter of Matthew, does she not,
Mavis? said Mrs. Glitter, turning quickly
around.
- l assure you, Mrs. Glitter, that she
practices much better sermons than she
breaches" said Mavis, pleasantly.
Mrs. GLITTER laughed, and patting MaVis
on the shoulder with her fan, said "Now
let us have some merry music.
Twelve months from this time and two
Of the most hourishing houses connected
nth the East India trade went down and
in them was swept way the wealth OF Mrs
Taylor.
She now resided in q small rented cottage
WHICH 1ItttS DG6u ciCCtCU upon GIG Oh uGI GS~
tates, lately purchased by the agent
1t WAS beautiful to see the pious heroism
with which the tenant of the cottage bore
these trying vicissitudes. The peace which
dwelt within her heart-that peace which the
world caanot give--was reflected in her
cOuntenance and gave to it a spiritual beau
ty peculiar TO the highest moral and intel
lectual type.
One evening she sat at a small arched
window, wreathcd with the delicate tracery
Of blooming mimOsa. The sea breeze
rippled among them, and she sang softly
to the music of her daughter, who was play
ing one Of those sweet lyrics of Burns,
which must ever be admired, from their
truthfulness to the beauty and poetry Of
nature. The song doated away from her
lips and they mrlrmured in prayer,
Mrs. Tailor and Mavis opened music
school, they fully expected Mrs. Glitter's
two little girls to attend it, and we're sur
Ilrised that they had not been entered; still
more SO, that she had not been over to see
them, particularly as n week had elapsed
since their arrival.
"Perhaps,'' said Mrs. Tailor, 8: she is
not aware that We are here; yet, that can
not be, for it is characteristic with her to
know ali that happens for leagues around
her; fear she is very i'll.
''Sho would have sent message to that
effect, mother dear" suggested Mavis.
The5 arrival Of Mrs. Glitter sileneed all
conjecture. She was very cheerful, but to
their surprise, made no explanation OF her
delay in visiting them. After much pleas
ant conversation upon domestic and for
eign news, Mrs. Glitter, without alluding
to their recent misfortunes, and without
one expression Of sympathy, or of pleasure
in having met them, took her leave, say
ing, as she stepped into her carriage:
s'In the morning will send over bas-
ket with some rare and singular exotics,
some of them are from Egypt, and others
from Persia The basket did not ap
pear
" Mama, said Mavis, when they were
left alone, "there is something strange IN
the manners of Mrs. Glitter; she is not like
herself"
Mrs. Tailor sighed, and made no reply.
SIT was touching, was it not to see how
sadly, and how fast the tears fell from poor
Mrs. Looms eyes, when she saw us the
day after our arrival here /; and Oh dear
mama, was it not--could there be any
thing more sublime in the emanations of
the soul than the emotion which induced
her to unite the corner of her coarse, clean
handkerchief, and hand you from it the
earnings of her life, begging your accept
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