The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-02-06

ijttH unfortunate 10 De snre, aflu They're
lsvifys i,assable. indeed; but there's pre-.
5ndaet, you are aware, against girl- .w'io
stanl Ia stores; aud who knows but Mrs.
Mvwbray would take. offence OF my In
! Wing sllch persons 10 meet her sllould't
Iiskc 70 do II, indeed. without tirst asking
her; anil cant do that this time. Sheis
Very particular. iind 40 extensively high
l,red5 H6if
'rhenI don't think shed, regard you
the hess ny DEAR | yentured to- say, for
liriSg acquainted with tive ~sfest-exeri.
lent girls as Patty anil Li2zy Hnwell.'
MIR Jones', dnii't be il ciiild, I replied my
wife. flinging herself TO tile oil,er si,le of
the bed. AT yoursage you slipaId know
something OF lie world. Exclusive
people. like Mrs. Mowblay, don't care 10
meet nobodi,'s. She VIA very choice, ~
ynusaw. whom slie admitted to her ac-
quaintance this summer; may say, IN.
deed. that am the only one, Of alI she
met. whom she feeasnizss. s es 4
10 have pgpiraelej the conversation
would have excited my Wigs nerves and
deprived her pfsieep, ~ aiid M more,
but closed niyryeH aud coirted slpmber
anew. !iavtno RECOLLECTION, Of anything
after that iil woke mp next merning'
ami leaving Mrs. Jonrs al,ei. ~ usual.
went ,io~n 10 see That the fires were all
right and 10 dothe marketing while break
fast was being prepared. -
Tie Invitations 20 The party were is.
sue,l tint week, Mrs. Muwbriy gracious.
" promising Ia alie,id. HsFl2
When li,e important evening arrived
my wife was all nerves. Al every ring
IT the bell, the cplor rose tpher face with
expectation, but guest after guest entered
without Mrs. sIpworay appearing. Her
iiIervon-ness SION began 10 change Ia
anxiety. aud this, as the hours wore on,
to disappointment aud ,lisn,ay. she de
layed The supper forla full hour. thinking
tina, tie new friend might set arrive, but
III vain.
What can the matter lie |? she said 10
me, as sonn as We were alone. i hope
tie dear babe is we'll. Perhaps, however,
Mrs. AIowIray Il herself sick Dear me,
nm afraid shall not sleep for anxiety
The firat thing I'lIdo to-mnrrow will be
To call on Mrs MOwbray aud see wlla. is
the n.attter.'
'wouldn't that be against etiquette |
vcItafrd a. ask. III seenis To me that
Mrs Mowbray should send you i,ule or
message, or something of that sorI, te
ala,lngise for her ABSENCE Il (
Mrs. Jones did moi reply in words, but
she did give me a l00k' Aud >ucha lO,,k
| IL expressed alllIle Indignation which her
outraged bosom rellat having The slightest
suspicion casi upJn her friend. fagla
wlIeI came hume 60 dinner that day
Isaw = glance that snmething hali oc-
Cured 10 ruflle my wife's nerves. She
had nothing whatever 10 say 10 me but
size seoilcd tliescrvsnts aud children III.
cessanlly. Twas too wise tn inquire what
was wnng. knew that Mrs. Jones, II
she Thought pTnper, would tr,l me; and il
not, That idle qursiions would only ag-
gravaie her secret trUuhlps.
But tlie hrxt day having heard some.
thing that east light Oh Mrs. Niowhfay' 5
absence from nnr Iarty, could not con.
tain nlyselfMhen came home.
Did sou ever l,ear, my love. said as
4 began ocarye llle turkey Mt dinner,
'lhuI lie Misses Howell had married
sister p
Mrs. jones looked sharply up, ~ " she
suspected meant mofe than sid aud
then answered lacnnicaliy:
i heard II casualty, but never asked
1 further,
II seems I continued. that Mrs Nov.
bray Il that sister,
I've heard " siace, said Mrs. Jones
sharply; aud turning To our second child,
who was asking for the wingl,one. raped
him uverihe head. excIain,ing, Haven't I
told you to waittiiI you're helped Take
that. nuw, aud learn nlaaners.i
Ialluwrd minute ot more t. eiulse.
10 or,ler that Iny uileis ebuliiliou ,uigl,l
sul,sl.le. when remarked: I8L
Mrs Mnwhray, Il seems expected d
meet htF sister hptt.'
II shnnldf'i wun,lsr II shc lI,l. snap.
pisIlIy said ars Junes, booking tluwn inlu
her plate. aud apparently absorbed in
parlinga n wing jainI.
When she h,atnl. continued, tia,
herrislers @cre nut asked. sire grew ~.
dignant. She heard tie Trasn,, iiscems
Your friend Mrs. Wharton. wIiom sou
have mnde cmllidante. told snuie lady
who told her, and hence her anger.
inns sure don't tafe if1 ever see ~,
proud thing again said my wife. rel.
dcnInr very uuch, but still without iUok'
ing up. 'One would not have snplN~e,
that she was a sitter 10 the Misses Howell
After another pause passed sid.
'pld stni cali nj Mn. AicvUras. Al ydu
intended 2
Mis-. Joncs wassiient fot n ful miatte
aud setn,sp half ,lIsI4,srd 10 uttllae an
swtfine altosihel; lalt noaily she iaasfe,
Oat tiles iellIy ~ f,nlows