THE UNCOUTH FRIEND; OR, THE


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well" said Ellen North, with toss of hel
pretty head and contem ptuous curl of the lip, as
the street door closed behind her father and his
friend, 81 do think papa is the strangest man thai
| ever saw !"


eHow so 2" inquired her mother, quietly.


GLOW sol why mamma, shouldn't suppose
You would ask. Only think of his bringing tha
vulgar old codger here to dinner to-day"


Il am very sorry, Ellen, if your father has done
any thing to inure your delicate nerves; perhaps
YOU had better retire to your room till you recover
from the shock"


"You may laugh at me as you please, mamma
hut know that if Mrs. A, or Dr. L. had been
here, you would have been ASHAMED" :"


II am not disposed to laugh, my child, howev
er ridiculous your notions might appear to others
for this is in reality 4 serious subject Neither
the presence of the visitors you have named. nor
that of any others, would make me ashamed to
entertain this Mr. Selwyn, since understand ne
is an old friend of your fathers l never saw him
before. but his being invited to dinner, is sufi
cent proof of his responsibility, and shall always
be pleased to entertain any guest your tather IN
troduces"


"An old friend hope papa is not under any
obligations to him r


Il know of no pccuniary o5iIgftions, Out tnase
are not always the deepest Ellen"


know what YOU would say, mamma, but
there are diiErcnt classes in society, and suppose
mcn bclonoinr to the same class, have claims up
on elch other, but don't see why they should
cxtt.nl their claims to their superiors." Mrs.
No,1h sntl> AMI Elln perceiving that she had
b,en u:tcrinr nonsense attempted to cover her bad
arar:nrnt by riIculing the old farmer "But
Nj. Sclwyn is s:lch vulgar appearing man,
mamma why he is as co1rse and rough as though
he had brsn accustomed to the stable, or coblers
stall, all his dtys verify bs Eeve he never was
in parIor before; his loud voice almost fright
ened me, anfthen his great thick boots-dear me !!
one would think he was shol with iron.
Il perceive that you are somewhat aSltateo-


"NoW mamma !"


"Well, will not laugh at you-Mr. Selwyns
face is certainly somewhat weatherbeaten, and
his features, as they should be, not very feminine,
but discovered nothing like Vulgarity IN his per-
son or manners. His voice is strong and manly,
and will acknowledge needs some soitenlng
down, to sound we'll in parlor, and his dress is
just what should expect from the little that saw
Of his character, plain, neat, and comfortable.


"Wcll am sure you can't say but his beha-
vior was cIownish, didn't you observe him eating
with his knife, drinking from his saucer, and put
ting his napkin anywhere and everywhere but
the right place."


"These are but triAes, Ellen and only confirm
what we should know without them, that custom
has not made him acquainted with all the m1nuh9
of what we call refined society"


"Then shouldn't think he would come here,
even if papa did invite him II
"Elen, my dear child, you don't understand
these things. Why should Mr.. Selwyn refuse to
dine with an old friend, merely because there hap
pens to be little difference in their respective cir
cumstances2 They commenced life together, one
chose the noise and bustle the and anxIetIes
attendant on mercantile life, and the other betook
himself to his quiet farm; is this difference IN
tastes, reason why they should ever after be es-
tranged2'


E:Is Mr. Selwyn rich, mamma ?"


Il don't know. Be that as it may, know by
your fathers manner today, that he esteems him
highly, and he was evidently very much panied
by your rude conduct"


"Wcll, suppose there is no harm in being rude
to rude people, and for the life of me, couit.i'
help laughing at his stiff bow, and queer voice"


"a lady is lady everywhere, Ellen, and am
extremely sorry that you have so forfeited your
claim to the title"


"Oh nonsense mamma, the old fellow didn't
dream that I was making fun of him, and without
doubt will tell his daughter, that he boasted so
much about, how delighted he was with the aten-
tions of the charming Mss Ellen. Only think
how condcscending | played that beautiful waltz,
and then-true, was little yeXed when with
ont giving me single compliment, he asked for
"Auld Lang Syne," as though was expected to
know such old-fashioned things"


eyes rather too coaclesceadimg5M Ellen, and
since you seem to be insensible of any claim, but
that of fashion, let me tell you that never saw
true Latg put on airs of condescension. If Mr..
Selwyn had notpitied your vanity and folly, / pre-
sume he would have made you feel his disappro-
bltion"


"Puy me p exclaimed Ellen, ngrily, really,
mamma, 1 do not need the pity ofsuch people, and
hope never shall Pity indeed and suppose
he will bring his great strarping, red-haiFed
daughter to pity me next, and shall have to play
to whole tribe of little Selwyns, BAH


'Oh Ellen l' exclaimed Mrs, North, sif these
are the boasted accomplishments that you left me
10 gain, most bitterly do | regret the day, that