The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-03-07

sisto fOr yourself pgnd dsaghtsE ;pelishcd
leisure
AalpakER0 aA5s mspSy 9f these asg gen N
slemop who are sdmittedb iat2 aHd caressed by
your first sooiotyg Bankrupfs in property,
in moral principles, and everything else except
,bffaasg apd' 'Bfisties; creatures who would pass
current for puppies Everywhere except in
your first society ); though hut for their lo-
quacity,, somo might be taken for goats !. in
brcechcs, or ourang-ontangs from, the Asiafic
Islands. Against your lawyers. doctors and
divincy, hayo nothing to shy in your llaii
gaago, I respect respect them u lin their places But
distinct Glasses in society, neither is q Whit
bcttcffor More respectable thna the hardy me-
chanics and yeoh.anry Of the country general
~. If there bc any distinction, the producing
classesvare. ccrtainly ,ontitled to tkc5 highest
consideration" - aNi snaAg
Il Swell, Mrs Lincoln, if you don't beat all !!
Why your sdoctrines, carriodI out, would de-
stroys all distinrtopsin society," Only think of
fashionable assembly composed of gentlemen
Of different learned professions, TURNER'S ,me-
chanics,. 4morehapts, traders, speegstors, gum
blers, and What not, each and all with thcin;ns
(5soCiates, congrcgntcd .. on: terms of perfect
equality. Wouldu't 'ttpresentas snce picture r.. 2,'
bi!daButiyou'rc a little too ftst, replied MRS.
/ ltmeGlp ), 81 am not the advocate dof i such
tsqualitH as that by my means. On tho. cons
ktEaryI wish to see what passes for the first
society among lis purgcd Of its Impurities and
the worthy mechanic assume the rank he de-
laeyves II, the world. j would have the fowpS
Eofs the yiirtuous and spod forever fixed upon
the fp,!princpled and dissolute, whatcycrStlaeir
Epecqp.tiop iHafe. External accomplishments.
l.eithcr}wisth 4orfwithputi wealth, should meyer
serrc;s passport TO polluted heart, into the:
hos bosom l.oDif. raspcctablo society While honest
Industry, should ever be recognized, with d.
smile Of eonncndatiqn and its antagonist, ns:
delcnce, should find no favor whatever
s.,a,Well it lis folly to talk to nc.il2NIy mind
is l!!atle up. Mary isnot going to have George
IIamblin,nor any other mechanic. She shall
live and die III, old maid first.
well it's particular
mine Mrs Lincoln; s.bnt
whether she is herself disposed to rcgard Ills
Eadvanees with favor. Indeed have already
,sccil enough to convince me that lie has Moth
ing to fear sas laisp us shcis concerned. Tt is
not lung sncs / chanced to observe them very
closely engaged i'll conversation by themselves. !
1t was on tho occasion of Mary's Inst visit to
her nant. Leaning with clusped hands upon
his ann, she was looking up into his face with
| fbof ~
her dcvotcdness to him. Let us hear what she
has to say for herself"
Mary has Just now returned from short
walk. Well !, knowing the prejudice of her
mother against mechanics, she resolutcly in-
sistel that NJ rs, Lincoln must have taken her
cousin Lorenzo for Mr. IIamblin, as the per-
son with whom she was promcnading while at
hcr spnts.r a.
AT this moment the door bell rang and
gentleman was Immediately conducted in the
room, whom Mary recognized and introduced
as Dr. Williams, young physician from q
ncighboring village Mary had met him at
party and he called in passing, just to present
his compliments, and to that she had suffer
cd no Inconvenience from her exposure to the
damp air on the night of the party.
His age was about twenty-five, his statue
little above the medium height, complcxion
dark-cycs and nose prominent, and his cx-
preston agreeable.
After half hour Of pleasant conversation
he took his leave, not however, without recciv-
ing and accepting a very pressing invitation
fro, ~ i T..