The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-06-13

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The room in terror. What could il bel
Where did it come lroml II was repeated
more distinctly II was child's wall, and
/, proceeded from the basket before her.
Ii was the work OF an instant 10 tear Off
the fastening Of the basket, and as she
gazed within, she sank back in speechIess
horror-for there, with its innocent face
upIurned, lay a smiling chcrub OF some few
months growth. Wthou, hazard,ng anolh.
er look, she tore open the uoie attached TO
the basket, and with feelings Of indignation
too strong to be here expressed, she read
ss follows;-
Beloved Arthur-for you are still FIRST
IN my hcar,-your poor, ruined, lost Louise
sends this pledge Of our love aud Of my
shame 10 you treat II better than YOU
have your "DEvoTED Louise"
Horror, anger, vengeance, and jealousy
we're the feelings tia, tore the hitherto
peaceful bosom Of Jane. She seated her
self mechanically. She could not sleep
but with The note IN her hand. She gnzed
upon the basket with vacant stare. How
long thus occupied, know not but she
MAS aroused by feeling sn arm round her
neck, from the touch OF which she started
Us II viper nere there.
"bhy Jane. what is tho matter with
you l'--said Arthur for It wBs hc who
had a'eaIihi!y entered, intending 10 surprise
her.
She stood from bin one OF iwo PAGES,
aud after gez.ns at ban Tor fuIi minute,
with look that slruc, him dumb silh hor.
roT, 81 wild, SO uuearihly vas It, she slow.
~ raised her hand to has face, and her form
swelling With every conc tsable emotion,
she said N a voice that went TO hts VERY
heart, NlIlain--iyIug, pciJursd villain"
And aow the woman rtse Within her, sUpe
nor to s!l, and, ASSUMING csIunrss ablch
~as pea,c:!y terrible, sac added, " Re4G
that"
lie took the note, hastily perused il, and
looked INTO lEe basket bot h. saw uolhug,
there TO cause such dreadful feelings IN han,
as he had seen exhibited by his ~.fe.---
Why Jane surely ~ It th,s that has DIS
tufbed >ou Do yen no, know me ioo
eel ia 5chcse, Tor an instant, that tbs Is
o1Ght bot a coulenPt,t.o trick u ioIsi ;Ins
brat upon me
"Oh, very veil, sir, 50 be il shall not
handy words With you. thought kaes
YOU tot bow haze bern deceived liIsl
very extraordinarily good trick very
auehsblc ha la :" and sic laughed
.ucn a laugh as made LIS blood c0rde--.
+" believe all YOU say-Pcrhaps ny father
,slli ,op--a, all esrnts be had better know
Il, had .e not iou kpaw he will rrJn5
he L. - much and sArc she laughed
yam, n long, aud - loud, that Arthur,
aho feared she had gene in>ane. rose 70
lead her Il n CHAR; bl, she waved hIm I'll
and, with look that VAS anos, Medasrao,
che turned and len The rcom.
Alhut did DOT attempt 10 follow her, for
he knew Il VAS useless, 50, seating himself,
he 70 read The note and, after taking anolh.
% peep at tho h,te responsibility thus sir,
gularly thrust upon him, be seated himself,
and thus cunmuucd With himself; well,
this Is pretty predieamcni indeed Who
the devil can this Louise be Jane Ger.
fanny takes Il IN earnest How the devil
shall gcl GU, Of n--D----n the brat. ="
Al this moment the infant sct up a Fegu.
lar squat, which 60 disturbed Arthur, that,
rather than listen to it, he took up The child,
which was really beautiful Que, and be.
gan 10 caress II, calling /, By every endear'
M name that he had ever heard among
his female acquaintance, and he succeeded
IN stopping ITS cnes, and was about 10 do.
poslle II 10 It's wicker receptacle, when he
heard his wito's voice at the door; and, on
looking up, he there saw her gazing al hIm
With a coun,cnauce lairly demonacai as she
sad, -" What capital Joke this will BE to
tell my father r and with a hystencal
laugh. she Tell scnseless on the floor. lie
tang Up his servants, 10 some oil whom he
committed the caro- Of his wife, and, point
ing to The basket, into which he bad depos-
tied his burlhcn. he babe the old house.
keeper to take charge of /, Tor the night,
and she very directly obcyed, without, ask
my any questions. must pass over the
scene IN the bed room that night.
The next morning Jane did not appear
a, thu breakfast table, aud Arthur, knowing
that IN her present state OF mind, 1t would
I've uarless 10 say anything, iorbore to trou'
Die her with any message. The meal hin.
lshcd, he babe the housckceper bring the
child, and proceeded 10 the Aims House,
whcro be gave up his little charge, just CIV.
ing strict orders that he should be informed
Of lis future fate. As he was leaving the
room. the house keeper, stopping bum, han.