The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-09-15
REPRESENTATION.

New Years Day returned home from
Southern Tour, and was sitting IN my room
10 the evening" writing to some ofmy friends,
when COUSIN of nlnc came in and Land
small bundle On my table. II was shce
of wedding cake done up very neatly N
gold edged paper. All" said |, hat
have We here" Wedding Cake, SAID
CT. Wedding Cake" sad |, "a gen.
eraus Shoe truly who Of my friends have
been 50 foolish ~ TO commit mairlmouy-
aud absn dad this melancholy aiflir hap
pea ~
Christmas eve" returned coz, " the
card that came with The cake Wi answer
your first question" Aud giving TIRE 40
arch snllc, as she poiuicd to the card, lett
the room.
" Iudeed-my old chum married y sad
10 myself, and took Up Inc card and read
-" Mr.. AID Ms. George Adams, -" Hh (!
ga ha who'd tbgught George would
have committed such an actl-Mr. aud
Mrs. George Adams ha ha really
should like to see the fellow JOS, To- Dor
hun bit. But sho is the lads Il can't
be Miss - nor Miss -, they acre no
iayorites Of his. Let me ,huk, conlln.
ued |, taxing DOT my pencil and pulling on
b., OF paper the names of my female ac-
quam,snces. went on with" there's
Ellen Rlce--can's lie her-JaIe Green !;
nor her-Mary HIllis-nor her" uutl
had written down the names OF about iseu.
" girls, without satisfying myself IS % ihs
right ore. $50 then Adams - really mar.
RED - SAID to ius SELF felt truly rel &c,
cd that it was so ,ind could 30, be ID thi0k.
ng hos comfortable it would be- TO dfop III
of an evening with "my lads P'-ior | had
serious notions then Of getting married, as
YOU shall hear by and by--and having 80
cal tunes, planned on, how we would
spend our evenings together IN pleasant m.
iercoaTse. determined that hts lads 0ud
nv Iddy should be the best Of friends ard
Mrs. Adams as a sister TO me, aud ms wife
az a sister to him. In fact such picture
Of domestic happnness did ! draw up---~o
brIh add glowing with all that il tzltlul
dd tie suture seem IN married state, that
| threw ms paper one way. ms PEG aaoih.
r pumped aud prepared for a visit 10 Ma
TIA Bailey 10 whom meant 20 offer ny self
ina, very night, and get marricd as soon as
tie law and The minister would lei us. ilay.
lpg pui on ci an dtcky--it vas a cold night
and vas 10 d hurry-aud d white craya',
sailed forth 10 visit my intended. Mara
hted al tho north end d the town wlih Eer
npthef---a wldoa lady While 90 the wav
10 the house. ! siil make the reader IT.
tie better acquainted with Mara, aud the
relaton 10 walcb stood to her. | uil
not prise her bcautt --1lthougb rs beaull.
I'll creature as eyes ever rested on--atlth.
er ~il spesh Of her a'nabIe disposition
her accomplishments. d., Tor hc.u.nes. %
course, are always perfect. Mara aud my.
selr from childhood had known each other
aud we're pretty rntlmnie m our friendship
" ben ! was tweniytNo years Of ayr,
concluded 70 take trip thron n the statcs,
aud as had been ndlspo~ed Tor same urne
back, wIib loss 81 apqorIie, 10 steep &C.,
| made this us excuse, travelled lor niy
aealth." when ! made lb.s declaration,
there was nothing Ike travelling Tor health,
ey.ry body recommended II. 5, startled
aith Tho Intention 81 hsing ahsreia year or
mare. Travelling. must say, agreed ahh
me completely, for ~ the frsl stopping
place, ! made as hearty a meal as aay Of
ny fellow passengers ard when stopped
Cor the nlghi slept as sound as roach.
- tell The trutb. ieigurd sckue,s onIv
fJr 40 excase TO get away from home. The
real mtiye for ne dapar'ufe, wa, riy feel.
lugs towards slaua began TO change, al.