The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-04-06

who had So far recovered as TO be able 10
sit up, smIingly remarked
!" IL your tdings are rery good, as a ju.
dcious ph, siclan you viii break them to US
gently, for we have been SO long used TO
adversely, that like hight to the recovered
bllnd, sudden joy might be injurious"
"Oue Who can bear suffering so well need
not fear from such cause" replied Her
bert: But | am as much in the dark as
yoursef-here is what will solve the mys-
terry = and he handed Mrs. l.. packet,
sealed with black, and bearing foreign post
mark. "On looking over the papers, con
unued he, L" noticed an old advertisement,
stating thar there was valuable lrlter m
the Post Office, directed 10 Mrs. Ellen he.
mand. took the liberty OF calling for Il
now tor the mystery p
Mrs. Lemand hastily broke the seal, and
glanced over the letter. II ieh from her
hands, aud the tears sprang 10 her eyes.
4" Tins is indeed good news" she exclaimed
IN an excited VOICE" unexpected news !.
Read the letter. Eten-aIuud, that | May
no, be mistaken-lhat our friend may share
with US III lpy-li, indeed, do not dream
Ellen took Up the letter aud read as ioI.
lows:
Weymouth, England Janua.y Il, Is.
Ma Dear Hddum--ls becomes my du-
", as Srcutor 10 NY IaHeuied friend, your
late uncle William Rakeb,, Esq, who Died
on IN, Both ult To MORN you TINT he has,
BY his last will and testament, bequcuihed 10
YOU the sum OF $4,000, as a testimony Of
respect for your late mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
ihorndlke.
am, madam, very respectfully, sur
obd't seryt. HENRY JAMESON.
Thls IS indeed good news 7 sad Her
bert, sprmglng from his seal ond ciaspins
a hand OF the mother and daughter. " Per
init me 10 give YOU JOY -neariul JOY, Oh
the occasion
The reader mus, imagine the feelings of
Mrs. Lemaud and Ellen-tius raised, as
the, were, from tht depths OF poverty to
independence. The legacy vas 10 due time
received from England. Mrs. Lemaud
procured another residence, and "Ith tru
" grateful heart, prepared y eaJay the
blessings 50 Unexpectedly allotted hrr.
Ply ,icians' horses have a woCderiul ia
Guilty, II Is ,a,d, Of remembering the houses
of their masters palieuts. " any rate, Tor
a long time the doctor woud have IL pull
the off rem, when passing by The nb>rute
street down v hlch tie annual naI Gi,k been
accustomed to lrot. Nor vas It long he
fore his ia. was Won, u prick W his ears
and pass Alh brsker gait ~ CERTAIN
other street for, ain AN instructive "a.
gariIy, the noble beast knew that Iauger
call than usual vas made on a certain patient,
M certain mouse. | deed, at particular
hour Ia the day, he lusauabl, bent hts steps
10 thai quarter. 81 accustomed had be b en
to the practice, that one day al the usual
hour, he started oil 90 hts o~n account ~llh
an empty chase. When the doctor iuund
the horse was missing, knowing, pei hap, his
nature, better than the groom, he did to,
trouble himself about the elnpemeni, bu,
proceeded to call upon The aforesaid patient.
here siood The animal, ssre enough. al The
accustomed spot, safe and sound, lei>ureiy
paving the ground as usual. Hefbert par.
RED the Jokes good humoredIy pIaled upon
hlm by lirs. demand, as he besi could. Il
vas a marvel, to her, she said, that the doc.
tors horse should have such liking TO thai
particular post before her dUur--dnd ste
Appealed to Ellen 10 solve the mystery.
lhis very act Of Toe morse fastened an
event which his master had long broodeu
over. When Eden vas appealed 20, She
IeiI the rOom 10 some confusion. Her mo
tier coniiuu to banter Herbert, dpcIar
ing she should not consider hrrseit bound
to pay lee tor every visit the nurse tooL
II INTO his head 10 make. She should sure
IL protest the bill, If the doctor char ed tot
every call.
Tins is what troubles me- SAID Her
beri, ~nh more emotion than the ucCdsInt
seemed TO requlr -" tear sou Will no
low nv charges. Yet" aud be- hesia
ted 10 some coniusion-" yet-Dadam-I
VII make bold 10 present the bll." Aug
b. seated himself at The table, and scrubbed
On piece OF paper as follows
" Mrs. Ellen L"maud
T. d Charles Herbert, DR..
For - family VISITS, s
Received payment in foil by her ddugh
ter's hand
CHARLES HERBERT"
| this IS allowed" sagd he, as he hand
ed Mrs. l.. the paper, my hopes arc seal
ed"
She glanced her eye over u, and then
with flushed couulcnance, and qurverng