The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-07
Stlett Stories,


Tall, handsome, elegant, with dash
of hauteur in her manner, was Eleanor
De Burgh-vcry exclusive aud high.
bred, and looking with contempt and
lisdain upon the daughters ortradesmen
or mechanics. 1t mattcred not that
many Of them had amassod wealth and
lived in style, had educated their chill.
dren in the best schools in the land {;
they came under the ban, were counted
uobodies by our heroine.
Mrs. De Burgh was a woman of sense
and refinement, aud expostulatcd with
her daughter on her foolish pride but
<hat young lady turned up her aristo.
cratic nose (when her mother warned
her that if she continued in her present
course she would have but few friends }
And affirmed thatshe certainly preferred
the company of the genteel minority to
Asulgar majority
These early traits in her character
were not put off with her short dresses.
She was brilliant scholar, and acquir.
ed the usual branches Of French Ger.
man, music, and all the olegies yet,
tserc, were several young ladies' who
gfaduated with her, and perhaps excel.
I'd her in their stu lies but they were
not of her friends; they came not of
ancient lineage, and, consequently, she
met their friendly advances By cool
nay, freeEiag-politeness. Was she
moi an only daughter of the ancient fam
ilyof De Burghs, who from time imme.
morial had rolled in wealth, and had
never been known to mix with the yul.
gar herd She gave her head an extra
toss at the bare idea OF her assocatlng
9ith the sons and daughters of common
Resrle.
We shall not write an essay on the
folly of cxclusivcness, aud the proba.
pnity OF the descendants of our present
basiness firms looking iu their turn with
'osntempt on the poor remains of for.
ner aristocracy, but we commenced to
write of Eleanor's summer at the sea.
'side, and her good fortune to meet with
- live Countess, who immediately at.
tadhe6 herself to their party, and who
vas pleased to pay Eleanore some stten.
4ion.
& Eleanor had been there two weeks
before the arrival Of the Countess Dal.
r5mple, and had been busily engaged
~ +Eitting an Afghan, which she much
WISHED to finish in time for birthday
present to gouty old uncle who ncv.
"a rode out, aud, OF course, would never
|nse it.
She was knitting away, and had it
early completed, when she was eocost.
- by a showly-dressed lady, whose
arms, 1t she'eY possessed any, had
Dig departed.
Don't you find that piece of work
fery tlresome, my dear 2" said she pa.
9onNingly.
Not at all. 1 like to knit worsteds:
Is quite fascinating"
l cannot see how it can be anything
xpt a bore. Work is not in my line. /
ecw as little of the use of needles as a
Haoian damsel whose wardrobe requires
~ stitching"
think" said Mrs. De Burgh, who
z sitting near her daughter, mo
dys education is complete without a
powledge Of these things"
That may be ia America but ia
country we have SO many and such
" Framed servants that it is entirely
4lqqeecessary for gs."
mat is strange! /! / am told that
ngland's Queen taught her daughters
be expert housekeepers aud sewing,
am certain, has been practiced by
Qyaity aud nobility from time immemo.
Bah All fudge! Now, my mother.
Zp'law, the late Countess Dalrymple.
pad three daughters, and net one of
fnem could sew the merriest trifle, and
ny own mother, Lady Fitz Allen,
peyer during her whole life, sewed a
etitch."
81 should have tried il, if only out
"A curiosity" said Eleanor.
How could she, when her French
paid was always at hand to do her COM
mands 7"
ut must be tiresome to have nothing
10 do"
e " Not at all. We are always employ.
fd at something. Iu fair weather we
pave our horses aud hounds; and when
stormy we play at chess and back.
~ suppose you lie long in bed or
perhaps you read to pass away time p
All, yes We dp take our siesta
pa' We are pot bas .bleus. Nv maid
fO%eIlmes reads me a short story to
ps'm my nerves; but novels abomi1ote.
tney are too exciting, and | could not
sleep 1t heard them" "''
presume Professor b,,t wo,,a
po. succeed in getting up F ciass sUu,a of
art 7" ~ tue culinary
Mercy no. We have French COOKS