UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROUNA | | | | | | |ff |j||||| : Libf.ry 00022245161 Science Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://www.archive.org/details/proudgirlhumbledOOhugh THE PROUD GIRL HUMBLED, two school-mates; LITTLE BOYS AND LITTLE GIRLS, MRS. HUGHS, AUTHOR OF "FRANK WORTHY," "MAY MORNING, " ETC. ETC. PHILADELPHIA: LINDSAY AND BLAKISTON. 1849. Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1849, by LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. STEREOTYPED BY J. FAGAN PRINTED BY C SHERMAN. (4) PREFACE. Dear Headers : This little story has been writ- ten, to show you how often we are the cause of our own unhap- piness by selfish conduct. To be happy, we should act kindly towards all who are worthy, (knowing good conduct more frequently commands respect (5) 6 PREFACE. than riches,) and not permit ourselves to feel envious of those who excel us in any way; but should rather strive to imitate their good actions, that we may thus, by correcting our faults, gain the love of those around us; ever bearing in mind, that " to be happy, we must be good " THE PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. SUPPOSE you will be at Miss Rosalba Pearson's par- ty to-morrow night/' said Is- abella Inger- sol to Matilda Hamilton, as they sat on the first resting-place of the steps (?) 8 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. leading up to the reservoir at Fairmount. "No, I shall not be there," returned Matilda in a contempt- uous tone; "Rosalba Pearson is no acquaintance of mine. 55 " I thought you went to the same school together. 55 "So we do; but that is no reason that we should be ac- quainted. I never spoke to her in my life, except in such a man- ner as one is obliged, sometimes, to speak to a girl that is in the same class. 55 " She seems, in general, to be PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 9 a great favourite in the school," said Isabella; "I have often heard her spoken of with much affection by many of the girls." "Perhaps so," replied her companion ; " but however good and sweet she may be, she is certainly not a proper acquaint- ance for me." "Why not? what is there amiss about her ? I never heard any one say anything against her. On the contrary, she is universally loved and admired." "Ma is very particular about the acquaintances I form at 10 PHOUD GIRL HUMBLED. school ; for she says, it would be a very awkward thing to have to shake them off as I grow up." " But if you find them amiable and pleasant acquaintances, I cannot see why you need shake them off. For my part, I should be delighted to think that the friendships I form while a girl would last me through life." " That would be pleasant enough, provided they were suit- able. But how would you feel if in a public assembly you were accosted familiarly by the daugh- ter of a storekeeper?" PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 11 " If she were one that I ad- mired and esteemed, I should not care what her father was," replied Isabella with energy. "So you think at present, be- cause you find it very pleasant to go to Hosalba's party; but wait a year or two, and see if you do not acknowledge that you are sorry your mother al- lowed you to form an acquaint- ance with girls who did not be- long to the first circles." " I have heard Papa say, he considered Mr. Pearson equal to any man in Philadelphia, for 12 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. integrity, benevolence, and in- formation." " That may be very true ; but still he never can belong to the first circles, you know." " Is there any thing that ought to be placed higher than virtue and knowledge?" asked Isabel- la with great simplicity. "I have always been taught to think that these were the crite- rion by which we ought to judge our friends." "We may respect a person or otherwise, in proportion as he possesses these qualities ; but PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 13 that is no reason that we should admit him as an intimate friend. People of an inferior class, Mamma says, are so much dis- posed to take advantage of any little kindness that is shown them, that it is difficult to keep them at a proper distance." " Has Hosalba Pearson ever shown any disposition to ob- trude herself upon you ? " " No, not at all. I must do her the justice to say, that she has always behaved as if she knew her place" " Or that she had no wish to 14 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. force herself into the first circles unsolicited ;" said Isabella dryly. A slight flush passed over her companion's cheek ; for she had too much sense not to under- stand what Isabella meant. "Both Ma and Pa have al- ways been very particular in cautioning me against allowing myself to be drawn into low company," said she, as if wish- ing to offer an excuse for what she could not vindicate. "My parents have been equal- ly particular," returned her com- panion. "But perhaps your pa- PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 15 rents and mine do not agree as to what is low company. Some people judge of individuals ac- cording to their standing in the world ; others by their manners and information, and consider them low or high in proportion to their excellence in these re- spects. But it is a subject on which it is folly for us to pre- tend to dispute. All that I know" she continued playfully, " is, that unless we sink a little lower by going down these steps pretty quickly, we shall be in danger of having to walk, in- 16 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. stead of riding, home ; for I see your Mamma and my Aunt Harriet going towards the car- riage." So saying, Isabella, evidently desirous of putting a stop to a conversation in which she saw plainly they could not agree, began to run down the steps at a rapid rate. " Oh, do stop, Isabella ; do n't run so fast, I beg of you ! It's so vulgar to run!" exclaimed Matilda, following as rapidly as her dignity would permit. " If I were in Chestnut street, PROUD GIRL HUMBLED 17 it might be so," replied Isabella, stopping for a moment at one of the landings ; " but here in the country, I may surely in- dulge myself; and I do, in my heart, like a good run ;" and away she flew again, nor stopped an instant till she had reached the carriage, where, with her sweet face glowing and her bosom heaving with the exercise she had taken, she waited for the arrival of her more dignified companion. "It's a pity but you could keep that colour captive, Isabel- 18 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. la until to-morrow evening," said her Aunt as she looked with pleasure on the bright face of her niece. " You would need little else to prepare you for the party." " What party is she going to?" asked Mrs Hamilton, rather sur- prised that there was anything of the kind going on, without her daughter receiving an invi- tation. " Rosalba Pearson's," replied the lady interrogated. "Oh!" returned Mrs. Hamil- ton, in a tone that said as plain- PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 19 ly as words could have spoken it, " she is welcome to all such parties." " Did you ever spend a more delightful evening than we had at Rosalba's 1 " asked the occu- pant of the desk immediately behind Matilda's, to the compan- ion who shared it with her, the morning but one after the con- versation we have recorded. " No, never. Everything went off so pleasantly ! I never saw a party better conducted. And yet it was very large." " No doubt," thought Matilda, 20 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. as she commented in her own mind upon what she heard ; " for amongst the set that was likely to be there, a party is too great an event, for them not to flock to it. 55 "Didn't Charles Lisle and Rosalba dance the polka beauti- fully together?" resumed the first speaker. " Charles Lisle !" thought Ma- tilda, "is it possible he could condescend to go there ! But I suppose Rosalba's brother goes to the same school. Besides, it is not of so much consequence PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 21 for a boy to form such acquaint- ances. Men can associate with whom they please, without com- promising their dignity, Ma says. 59 Again her ears were arrested, for the one who had been first addressed, said in reply; "I don't think Henrietta Lisle danced so well as Rosalba did, though she certainly had a splen- did partner. Did you ever see a handsomer boy than Edd Wharton ? And did n't his sis- ter look lovely too?" Matilda was thundex*-struck ! 22 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. Henrietta Lisle at a party given by Rosalba Pearson ! a store- keeper's daughter ! And Edd Wharton, too, her paragon of all that was genteel and elegant, both as regarded person, fortune, and family, and his beautiful sister, to be there ! She was sur-prised and shock- ed beyond measure. "But Ma says, people have latterly got some very strange notions into their heads about equality," thought she ; and at this moment, to her no small relief, she heard her class called up ; for all that PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 23 had been said of this party was gall and bitterness to her. As the season was nearly over, all who wished to see their friends were anxious to do so before the weather became too warm for such amusements. Of this number was Isabella Inger- sol ; and Matilda, of course, re- ceived a card of invitation. Though delighted at the thought of the visit, her pleasure was somewhat damped, when she recollected that Rosalba Pear- son must of course be one of the party. It is true she had no 24 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. reason to fear that Rosalba would in any way force herself upon her notice ; but still there was a something about this girl that she half feared, half envied. That this was so, she certainly would not have acknowledged, though she frequently found her- self arguing against it, as if it was a fact that she could not wholy deny. That she should ever for a moment look upon Rosalba as a rival, was alto- gether unaccountable. It was true they were school-mates, and might be said to be of the same PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 25 age, for they were both in their thirteenth year; but then Ro- salba was much smaller, and much more childish looking. And as to beauty, there could not be any comparison, for she had never heard that young la- dy's warmest admirers pretend to say she was handsome, though all declared she had a remark- ably sweet countenance ; whilst on the other hand it required no great stretch of vanity, in her, to say she knew herself to be so ; for the fact had been acknowl- edged by those with whom she 26 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. was well assured she was not a favourite. Neither could Ro- salba cope with her in respect to acquirements; for every teach- er she had declared her to be his best scholar. Why then should she feel anything like rivalry towards this young girl, whose unassu- ming manners she could not herself refuse to acknowledge ? Mr. Pearson was not only a storekeeper, but had never tes- tified any desire to step beyond his calling, and had often been heard to say, that he was deter- PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 27 mined to give his children the best education he could, as that would be the chief thing they would have to depend upon, and as it was a fortune that could not be taken away from them, he considered it the best investment for his money. How different, then, was a girl so sit- uated from herself, the only child of one of the richest men in the city, whose wealth had descend- ed to him by inheritance, and who of course belonged to one of the oldest families in the State ! 28 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. Still, after all this arguing, Matilda was conscious that there was something about Ro- salba Pearson of which she was afraid ; and consequently, on en- tering her friend Isabella's ball- room, felt extreme mortification, when the first object that met her view was Edd Wharton promenading, with Henrietta Lisle holding by one arm and Hosalba Pearson the other. It was to no purpose that she was received by Isabella and her mother with the utmost cordial- ity and kindness, the former not PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 29 leaving her side till she saw her engaged with a number of her particular friends: the canker- worm of jealousy had found its way into the unhappy girl's heart, and poisoned every better feeling. In vain she compared her own splendid dress, and the costly jewelry with which she was adorned, with the simple but conspicuously graceful at- tire of her unconscious rival, who, in all the innocent simpli- city of her heart, sent her merry laugh to the ears of the writhing Matilda, 30 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. At length, the musicians took their places, and the dancing commenced. Charles Lisle had already engaged her for the first set, and at any other time Matilda would have been high- ly satisfied with her partner; but in the same quadrille, oppo- site to her, stood Rosalba by the side of Edd Wharton, who talked and laughed with her with the utmost cordiality. This was sufficient to destroy all Ma- tilda's enjoyment, and she moved through the dance with even less than her usual animation, though PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 31 she was always careful to avoid any appearance of enjoying her- self, as being altogether unfash- ionable and vulgar. Hosalba, on the contrary, danced as if she did so for the pleasure of the thing ; and though her move- ments were at all times easy and graceful, she evidently thought of the amusement alone, and al- lowed herself to be happy with- out considering how she looked whilst she was so. A succession of partners, such as Matilda could not find the slightest fault with, engaged her 32 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. for each succeeding dance, so that she had not the least cause to complain of being neglected ; but the only one that she had set her heart upon dancing with, never came to ask her. Ed- mund Wharton not only belong- ed to what Matilda termed the first circles, but he was the old- est and by much the handsom- est boy in the room. She knew also that his talents were far beyond the ordinary standard, and that he was remarkably in- telligent and manly for his age. On these accounts she deemed PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 33 herself the most fitting compan- ion to whom he could have at- tached himself for the evening. But instead of such a selection, he had only noticed her when they had met in the first dance, with a familiar " How d'ye do, Tilly ?" without evincing the least disposition to come near her afterwards, whilst he fre- quently joined the various groups of which Rosalba Pear- son formed a part. At length, the musicians re- tired for a time, and refresh- ments were brought in, after 34 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. which the piano was opened, and Isabella led the way for other more skilful performers, by playing a simple piece, which having done she called upon Matilda to take her place. After some few objections, Matilda complied, and played a sonata of considerable difficulty, with great neatness and execution; but her touch was hard, and her style altogether was skilful but cold. As she rose from the in- strument, all expressed admira- tion at the ease with which she executed exceedingly difficult PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 35 passages ; but no one seemed to be anxious to retain her at her place. In a minute or two afterwards, she heard Rosalba, who stood near, say, as if in reply to some request that young Wharton had made, "Oh, I could not think of it, after the music we have just been listening to ;" and being convinced by the tone of her voice that Hosalba was re- ally alarmed at the idea of play- ing after her, Matilda immedi- ately determined that she should do so, and for the first time that 36 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. evening felt something like plea- sure, when she thought of the difference that Edmund, who was himself a good musician, would discover between their performances. " I should not have ventured to sit down to the instrument," said she, " if I had not hoped by that means to secure the plea- sure of hearing Miss Pearson play." " Oh, you know I do n't pre- tend to be anything of a musi- cian," said Rosalba, with unaf- fected earnestness. PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 37 "You only want to surprise us ;" said the haughty girl, en- deavouring for once to put on a condescending and encourag- ing look. "You cannot but know that I shall prove a most excellent foil." " Oh ! you ought not to talk so," remonstrated Hosalba, " for you know Mr. H- invariably pronounces you to be his best scholar." " Your performance will prove how much his opinion is to be depended upon," returned Ma- tilda in the same graciously con- 38 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. descending tone ; "and as I have gained the right to call upon you, I must beg leave to do so, however it may turn out to my own disadvantage." " There is nothing for you but to play, Rosalba," said Wharton, who had stood by, listening to the dispute ; " so come, I will fix the stool for you," he added sig- nificantly turning the music-seat as he spoke, to raise it a little higher; "you are one of the lower class, you know, and we therefore must try to elevate you." As he said this, his eye PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 39 sought that of his friend Charles Lisle, who stood near, and who evidently understood it. Matil- da, too, observed his look, and was as little at a loss to com- prehend its meaning, and her bosom swelled almost to burst- ing. Rosalba, finding that she was expected to play, took her seat at the instrument without any further hesitation, and selecting a beautiful, but far from difficult piece of music, began it in an easy and unaffected style. She was far from having the execu- 40 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED tion of which Matilda was mis- tress, but her touch was peculi- arly sweet, and being keenly sensible of the charms of music herself, she touched the feelings, though she did not excite the wonder of those who listened to her. Edmund Wharton stood by her side, ready to turn over the leaves for her, and almost as much absorbed by the tones she drew forth as herself As she finished, and was about to rise, the words " Oh do n't leave the instrument yet !" " Do, pray, let us have some more!" PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 41 " Oh, I wish you would play that piece over again!" resounded from those who were standing about her, and Edmund said with a look of exultation, " Miss Hamilton must feel proud at hearing her judgment so fully confirmed by the general voice. 5 ' " I was sure that Miss Pear- son knew how to take her hear- ers by surprise;" returned Ma- tilda. " She is indeed quite an art- ist," said Edmund. "I had no expectation of finding her so much so." 42 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. " You are not yet aware how great an artist she is," replied the jealous girl, whose splenetic feelings had now got beyond her control ; " for she possesses the art of not appearing to have any." Rosalba turned round to Ma- tilda with a look of extreme surprise, at this ungenerous and unprovoked attack, and a flush of indignation reddened her cheek ; but it disappeared the next instant, and with a gentle dignity that even Matilda could not be blind to, she put her arm PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 43 through that of a young lady near her, and walked quietly to the further end of the room. Matilda felt the humiliation that she had intended for ano- ther, recoil upon herself; but she tried to believe that it was either not observed, or not un- derstood by Edmund, who, with- out making any comment upon what had passed, engaged him- self in adjusting the stool, and fixing the music for other per- formers; and as several songs were sung, and sonatas played, by various individuals, though 44 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. none of them had reached be- yond a school-girl's style of per- formance, Matilda had time to compose her angry and morti- fied feelings. She however very soon relapsed again, for on Is- abella's coming to say that she was sent by several of the com- pany to beg that she would play once more for them, she found that she was allowed to screw the stool down for herself, though Edmund Wharton was standing close to her at the time. And even this was not all that she had to encounter, for having PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 45 either by accident or design, let the piece of music drop from her fingers, just as she was about to place it on the desk, she was permitted to stoop to pick it up without any effort being made by him to prevent her. This, we are sorry to say, would not have been very extraordinary with many boys of Edward Whar- ton's age, but with him it was an unequivocal mark of con- tempt ; for he had ever been so remarkable for his polite atten- tion to those about him, that when he failed in it, the circum- 46 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. stance could only be attributed to design. If Matilda, however, had entertained any doubt of that being the case, it would immediately have been dispel led when Charles Lisle said in a sort of whisper, but loud enough for her to hear, " Why, Wharton, how could you allow Miss Hamilton to pick her music up herself?" " Because I thought it would do her good to stoop a little," replied the other, laughing. — "She will have to practise a good deal before she becomes PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 47 tolerable." Not a word of this was lost upon Matilda. She even fancied that it was intended she should hear it, and she shook so with passion that she had to turn over the music, as if in search of something she wanted, a considerable time be- fore she dared to trust her trembling fingers to touch the keys; and when she did, she played with so unsteady a hand, that she rose from the piano when she had finished, still more humbled and mortified. At length the dancing was re- 48 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. newed, and continued until all seemed anxious to rest, when Isabella proposed a game at Magical Music, which was agreed to by all hands; and many a merry peal of laughter resounded at the various mis- takes that were made. Then there were the forfeits to be worked for, and songs were sung, pas seals danced, and various other penances perform- ed, for their recovery. At length it was Edmund Whar- ton's lot to redeem his pledge, by repeating some poetry. After PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 49 turning it over for some time in his mind, he said, " I never was a good hand at remembering poetry, but a few lines have just come into my head, of which, however, I neither know the author, nor am I sure I am quite correct in the words : the sense is the only thing I can answer for, and will give it you, as well as I can." He then repeated with much distinctness, and with great ef- fect, the following well-known lines : 50 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. " What is the finest tincture of the skin, To peace of mind and harmony within ? What the bright sparkling of the finest eye, To the sweet soothings of a mild reply ? Can comeliness of form or shape or air With comeliness of looks and words compare ? Those for a while may the affections gain, But these, these only, can the heart retain. "Miss Hamilton's carriage!" called out a waiter, just as Ed- mund had uttered the last words ; and Matilda rose, delight- ed to be released from the pur- gatory in which she had sat. On arriving home, she found only the old housekeeper sitting up for her, and she hastened to her chamber, glad to think she PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 51 was at length to be alone. As she entered the room, her own figure, reflected at full length in the large dressing-glass, met her view ; and she was startled at the contrast between her splendid attire and the mental wretchedness displayed in her countenance. Should the art- ist we have employed to depict her as she stood before her truth- ful mirror, succeed in giving expression to the feelings of mortification, shame, and hu- miliation, which rankled at that moment in her breast, we are 4 52 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. sure that it cannot fail to pre- sent a striking lesson to our young readers. How insufficient did she find the wealth, splendour, and con- sequence on which she had hitherto prided herself, to re- store her self-respect, or blind her to the superiority of one whom she had treated with such undeserved contempt ! "Oh, Rosalba!" she exclaim- ed in a tone of deep feeling, "what would I not give, to ex- change situations with you at this moment ! How much do I PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 53 envy you the respect and affec- tion that all seem so anxious to testify towards you! and how happy should I be, could I learn your art of winning it !" " Shall I tell you how you may gain it, Matilda?" asked a voice behind her, that made her start; and looking round, she saw an old lady — a distant rel- ative of the family, who was, at the time, on a visit to Mrs. Hamilton, and, having heard Matilda come in, and conclud- ing that she was much fatigued, had come to offer her assistance 54 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. in undressing, and had by that means become an unintentional listener to the young girl's soli- loquy. Never was offer of as- sistance more a propos ; for Ma- tilda's proud spirit was humbled, and in a right frame to receive admonition. Throwing herself therefore, on the neck of her friend, she exclaimed, "Yes, dear Aunt, advise, reprove, and assist me, for I am wretched." " Reproof, my child," said the old lady, as she pressed the now weeping girl to her bosom, " you have little need of, for I under- PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. 55 stand the kind of an evening you have spent, and am persuad- ed you are already sufficiently punished. Neither do you need any other assistance than that of your own natural good sense. Let me therefore advise you to call it into action, and accustom yourself to remember that the advantages of birth and fortune are altogether adventitious, and though they may obtain for you a cold and distant respect, they never will gain the love of a single being. But seek to learn the law of love, and above all, 56 PROUD GIRL HUMBLED. accustom yourself to practise that divine rule of doing as you would be done unto, and you will soon find yourself surround- ed by affectionate hearts, and feel that peace within, which no external circumstances can sup- ply" . With many tears, Matilda promised to lay this gentle ad- monition to heart, and after a little more conversation she laid her head upon her pillow, with a mind composed and tranquil- lized by good resolutions, in regard to her future conduct. 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