The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-24
UNFORTUNATE AND AFFECTING IN
STANCE OF LOVE,

JNfUKIGNAIE AND AFFECTING IN.
STANCE OF LOVE
The daughter Of a coun,ry curate in
Hampshire being reduced, BY the death Of
her faiher TO the hard necessity Of seeking
some mode Of subsistence, could fad no 9th
er than going into the service Of an old fe.
male friend Of her mother, as her maid
Emela Chat vas her name) had received
from her parents the best education. She
was handsome, had very pleasing figure,
was sensible, discreet, and Of the most mod
est department. Unfortunately for her, o
young gentleman Of good fortune, aho was
friend Of the family with which She lived,
frequently visited the house. The master
and mistress keeping Gully one footman poor
Emela, who generally assisted in serving
the tea, had thus an opportunity of seeing
the young man, and fell 10 love with him
before she vas aware cf the progress Of that
sentiment in her heart. When she did
perceive It, her reason induced her to op.
pose 1t, aud she made many Intellectual efforts
for that purpose indeed, 50 violent were
her struggles, that her health became seri.
ousIy affected by them. ner mistress, who
loved her tenderly, after having consulted
seyeral physicians in vain, sent her to the
house Of 4 friend at twenty miles distance,
to try whether change Of air would not be
. CT service 10 her. The absence Of the ob
ject Of her affection, no doubt, contributed
to her recovery. She returned 10 her
mistfesses; and having the same oppotiu
mites Of seeing the young man as before,
her passion revived. Firmly resolved 10
conquer or die, rather than give away to an
attachment that increased "a site Of her,
she reIspsed Into the most deplorabe state
Of health. The physicians not being able
to discover the cause Of her disorder,
thought that she must DO affected by some
deep sorrow, and pronounced her danger
Gus. Her afflicted mistress enlreated her
10 entrust her with the secret, aud, 10 10.
duce her to do Il, told her the danger she
was IN and promised not ouly not 10 beiray
her confidence, but 10 do her utmost 10 Oh
tain the meaus necessary for her cure
Overcome by the affection Of her mistress,
she acknowledged her passion, begged her
10 conceal II from him who was the object
Of II; aud received, with resignation the
news Of her approaching dissolution which
would at last deliver her from an uufortu.
nate passion that all her efforts had beer
unable to vanquish. Her mistress could
not help informing her husband Of the dis,
coyery. They agreed to sound the young
man upon tho subject; and finding, by de.
grees, that he had observed the merit Of
Emea, they prevailed upon HIM to pity
her situation. lie consented--asked to see
her, (she being previously prepared by her
mislress,) entered into conversation with
her, testified the greatest desire to see her
health re.estabiished and even went so far
as 10 say that il she could recover, he would
be happy to marry her. Marry me ?
cried she, raising her arms and fixing her
eyes upon him marry 7 and throwing her
bead back, she instantly eSpired.-[M Y.
Albion.
A young lady asked a gentleman the
meaning of the word Surrogate. lit is