The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-03-23

come 10 see you Whispered the kneellng 1
one, in voice exceedingly sweet and tender. \
"0u, ofmy sight, g,rl Why follow me
forever, like curse, with your perpetual
CRY for bread-bread Drink tears, as do,
and let them satisfy you !" and the sick NO.
man tossed her arms impatiently about.
The physician drew near, while the daugh.
ter buried her face IN the clothes, sobblng
with irrepressihle emotion.
"My poor mother who never before
looked unkindly on me. now drives me from
her like hated ihing!"
"Ha ha hear the hypocriie !" said the
sick woman, in a tone Of whitening scorn
-" Sit, beware !" aud she partly raised her.
self in bed, ard pointed her emaciated arm
towards the weeping girl" beware of that
glrl-she will prove bitter curse to you
gave her the last mouhtul--the sole re.
naming crust-for what!-,o feed a viper
May you never be cursed with an migrate.
fu ch,ld!' and she fell back exhausted on
the pillow.
"Oh, sir, she raves, said the daughter de-
precatlngly; !" for two days | have heard only
reproaches from enc who never before open
ed her lips but in kindness !"
You must not heed them, MISS" said
the doctor, who had been CLOSELY examining
the patient !" II is the effect OF disease. Your
mother is laborlng under high iever-her
senses are disodered, aud ii is customary for
persons in her situation to fancy those their
enemies aud prosecutors, who are most be
loved IN their lucid state. Be not troubled,
thereiore-when restored to her right mind,
her affections will be unchanged
But will her senses be restored lis
there hope 7" said the g,rl IN an ANXIOUS
/ tone.
Your mother is very sick woman-
very but her case IS far from desperate.
With proper treatment she may recover, and
my services shall not be wanted"
The daughter thanked hIm-not in words
but III more expressive language-that
Of the heart, which The ply scllan read IN her
glowing face and speaking eyes.
/ We presume we need not inform the rea
der that the sick one was Mrs. Lemand. la
assisting Ellen TO accomplish some work
which she had been unex pecrsdly called upon
10 perform, she bad oyeItasked her feeble
strength and exposed herself. A severe
cold ensued, which terminated 10 a fever.
Ellen would Immediately have called IN a
physician, but her mother treated her SICK.
ness as slight matter, preferrins rather 10
suffer than 10 exhaust their miserable PIT
lance in paying for medical advice. But
Mrs. l.. grew worss. Indeed, 50 rapid was
the disease, Ellen dared not leave her.
Twice she despatched child Of neighbour
for physician, as she found that her moth.
er's wits began 10 wander. Ba, "goOd
Samaritan" are scare IN large city, and The
calls of ragged urchin rarely receive that
attention, or are answered with that alacrity,
as the call of those whose appearance holds
out fee IN prospective. Ellen, however, had
like the young IN general, better opinion
OF human nature. Always ready at the call
OF suffering, she imagined that others were
like herself, and ~hen The boy returned with
the physicians answer" Will be there
directly she waited lmpailently and lls.
tened TO catch every footstep. But she wait.
ed in vain. No physician came. Her
mother grew hourly worse. Ellen would
have gone herself 10 get advice but she was
fearful of leaving her mothers bedside.
The dehrlum Increased, and required all her
care and wa,chfuness To add to her af
fiction, the already burdened heart of the
poor girl received new pang IN The dis.
like her mother began 10 show towards her.
For two days she was exposed TO this new
trial. Ga the evening Of the second day,
her feelings were wound up to such pitch,
that she determined to 90 10 person N search
Of physician. She got an occupant of
mother part Of Tie house 10 attend to her
mother, while she went forth. II was
night Of storms, as we have described. In !
quIrng Of the few passengers she met, she
received hasty directions, and applied TO /
one and another Of the medical profession.
The first one TO whom she applied hardly
allowing her to state her wants pleaded
prior cement and from the second ap.
plIcatoa she turned with almost bursting
heart as she received a fiat refusal. Il was
now getting late-the shops began to be
closed, and the storm to beat more furious.
ly. Wet, chilled, and almost IN state Of
despair, she sought st,ll another-with wha,
success the reader is already acquainted.
She was fortunate 10 her choice, for DR..
Herbert, though young, was emlneutly quail.
flied for his BUSINESS.
lmmedlate measures we're taken 10 com.
bat the disease. After copious depletion
aud the administration Of sedatiyes, Ellen
had the satisfaction of seeing her mother