The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-27
A BASHFUL MAN.
NJ JOHN MORTIMER.

OY JOHN MoRTlGZBs
Ny father was farmer Of small prop.
erty, with no other learning than what
he had acquired at charity school but
my mother being dead, and I an only
child, he determined to give me that ad.
vantage which he faucied would have
made him happy-s learned education.
I was therefore sent to the grammar
school of O., and from thence to
Cambridge, with view Of qualifying me
for holy orders. Here having but . small
allowance from my father, and being nat.
urally of . timid and bashfal disposition,
I had no opportunity Of rubbing of that
naked awkwarduess which was destined
to cause me so much misery.
In my person I am tall and thin, with
q fair complexion and light aaxen hair,
but of such extreme susceptibility Of
shame that on the smallest subject Of
confusion my blood oil rushes into my
checks, and | appear perfect "!ull blown
rose" The consciousness Of this failing
made me avoid society, and I became en-.
amored Of o college life. had deter
mined on living at the university, and
taking pupils, when two unexpected
events greatly altered the posture Of my
affairs namely, my fathers death and
the arrival Of an uncle from the East
Indies.
This uncle had seldom heard my
father mention; and it was generally be.
lisved that be Was long since dead, when
be arrived in England only . week too
late to close his brothers eyes. I con
fess (what I believe has been often cxpe
rienced by those whose education has
been better than that Of their parents)
that my fathers iguorace and vulgar man.
uers had often made me blush to think !
was his son and at his death I xaa moi
iuconsolable for the loss Of that which I
was not unfrsquently ashamed to own.
Ny uncle, too, was but little affected, for
be had been separated from ais brother
more than thirty years, and in that tim.
he had acquired FORTUNE Of thirty thou.
sand pounds and upon this he built biz
hopes Of never. ending hsppiness. But
while hs was planning schemes Of great.
ness and delight, whsthar the chlnge Of
climate affected him, or what other cause,
I know not, be wss snatehed from oil bis
dreams Of joy By short illness Of which
hs died, leaving me heir 70 all his prop.
srty. Thus wss I, at the age Of twenty.
ave. possessed Of an ample fortune, and
veil stocked with Latin, Greek, aud math.
smatics. But these advantages we're
more than ,eouuterbalanssd BY my awk.
ward habits, and BY my total ignorance Of
the usages Of refined society.
I now purchased . ane estate In q
fashionable district, and my company was
much eourtsd BY those Of my neighbors
who possessed manageable daug ughters.
From these gentlemen I received family
calls aud the most pfessihg invita- lions (;
and though ] wished to accept their prof.
fered friendship, I repeatedly excused
myself under the pretsnse Of not being
quite settled for the truth 10 that vii .
I have sailed out, either on horseback OF
on foot, With fall intention Of ssturaius
|their several visits, ny heart has lhilsd
No q / appsoashsd their gates, and
have ffsqasatly returned homswasi 70.
solving 70 Try sgain tomorrow. .,r
q HoWsvss, u sst length dstsrmissd 70
ssaqIsr ny umidity, and diaecsptsd - in.
sitsaon % dice on esrtaia day with one
wh6us epsA, sssy manner len Ne no room
~ loubSs cordial wsleous. Sit Themas
Bustsu, who'rssld0 shout two miles dh.
>aAs, u bssoast, With hsa estate Of absut
two thousand year, joining 70 thst !
puschassa H. has two soaa and I've
dsngbtsrs, all grown up, sad living With
thsie mother and maiden sister, Of 0ir
Thomas, ~ Bustoa Hail. .dspssdsns on
] csssssaa; X Z. y +, ,..pl,,oli.a.d l,,lia s.i. 1A.d
bssa .4or .seus, time past taking privsts
lqesops rem . psossseP Who tsaehss
grave gentlemen 70 Dance" and d.
thesih ! q tArst found xondrous dineulty
N The art - tsught, my kpovlsdgs q
mathematics wss Of prodigioas ~ IN
tsaehipg - tha squiIibsum Of NJ body,
and The due sd)siamsnt Of the center 81
ssayity In ~ lvs pesideas. 800 !
Having ApH. aeluirsd he ast Of walk.
ING without tqttsrisg. and learned 70 make
. bow, / Boldly vsStupsd 10 aeespt tAe