The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-11-12

woods, Just as Mr.. Bird aud his party came
10 sight. Mrs. Bird then noticed the hand,
and 10 ! il was the scared RICH, hand of her
eldest son
Young parent, as an irresistible impulse
seemed TO drag his child TO a savage life,
your child, by the power of early impress.
sions, may be drawn towards heaven, or be
dragged down the broad road which leads
TO the second DEATH
Children may learn from this story TO
avoid bad habits"
| WON'T BE A NUN; OR, THE NAUTI.
CAL ADVENTURE OF A YOUNG LADY
Asingularly Romantic affair has Just been
brought to our notice, namely, that of a
female sailor having arrived here some
days ago in The ship Bucephaius. We un
derstand that she is very come!y interest
ing girl Of eighteen, the daughter of Brit.
ish officer, aud related TO an English noble.
man, who, having the misfortune to lose her
mother at all early age, was placed in an
English convent, with the view ultimately
of taking the veil. Wills, a boarder in
this place, she, for the sake Of her health
visited occasionally some friends in the
nelghboFhood, where 10 The house of one,
she first me, the object of her attachment,
now ~ officer in one Of the native regi
ments. Subsequently she was consigned
10 convent 10 Dajlin, to the end tina, she
should take the veil. Here she remained
some months; but resisting every argument
TO induce her TO do SO, privatiou, suffering,
and cruel treatment at the hands Of the lady
superior we're her lot, she fell sick, and was
conveyed 10 hospital, whence, through
the connivance Of young English lady, an
inmate OF the convent, who supplied her
with the means, SHE made her escape 10
the disguise of boy, and formed the 70.
mantle resolution Of coming out to Bombay.
IN search Of The young officer above men
toned. We are told il would occupy vol
ume we're we 10 recount all her wanderlngs,
and the sufierings and pslvaiions Of the poor
young creature 10 her endeavours to get TO
Bombay. This al last she accomplished.
A few days after the ship sailed, "the
strange boy" on being questioned by the
captain whence be came, proved 10 be
young lady a cabin was huinanely allotted
10 her at once, and she was treated exactly
as lady passenger.
Truth is siranse-siTanger than felton,"
and here is romance in real lie that decided
| ly elucida!es the saying Of the poet. We
understand that this young lady's history
has excited considerable interest and adm
ration among the society of Bombay. Pro.
badly the whole ample psge Of fiction could
not present an instance Of greater determl
nation and consiancy than is exemplliied BY
this case.-Bombcy Times.
Ingenious French Srindling An ele
gan,ly dressed lady presented herself, few
days since, a, an extensive shop in the Rue
des Posses Non'marie, at PARIS, and asked
TO see one Of their handsome shawls. She
was waited upon with the u.s1ost poIiieness,
and after making a most careful choice OF
one OF the most eiegan: articles in the ma.
gasn, requested the clerk who waited upon
her 10 carry the shawl to The house Of her
husband, NJ. Desrabode, the eminent Den
list 10 the Paiais Royal. The lady then
withdrew with most gracious salu,atiou.
The Young man shortly afterwards proceed
ed 10 the Dentists house, and was shown ,n,o
an antechamber, when he vas told NJ. De
slrabode was engaged. Presently The foe
lady made her appearance All you are
there, SIR" she said, {" Mon D.eu was
just going out, despalfing Of your arrival.
Give me The shawl thai may show il 10
my husband ; he will come and paw YOU for
It presently" The lady took the shawl,
re entering the adjoining apartment, of
which she LEFT the door open, and the clerk
heard her make use Of these words:-
Here ls the young man aboai whom
spoke % you. May beg that you will 40,
keep him long, for he wants to return 10
his shop T" The lady then made her ap
pearance at the door, pointed gu, the clerk
to NJ. DesIrabode with her finger, and took
her departure with a familiar nod of the
head 10 the Dentist. 81 am a, your ser
vice, Sir, SAID Desirabode, and, arranging
his Instruments, be put some casual ques
tons 10 the young man. Presently the con
versailon turned upon Dental Surgery, and,
IN answer 10 question from Desrabode,
the young man confessed tina, he had some
Ines suffered from tooth on the left side
Ih, Dentist approached, aud more rapidly
than thought, removed al once both tooth
and taInge. The Clerk vas lhunderstruck,
and Ihe DENTS; said, with smile" Y our
sister Informed me where the troublesome
tooth lay" Il will readily be believed that
these words increased, Instead Of diminish.
ing, the Clerks as,onlshment A long
tnd provoking explanation ensned, from
which II trausplred tina, the seductive stran
ger had waited upon NJ. Desrabode, end
enifeeIed han to remove by surprise an un.
sound tooth from her brothers left Jaw, she
having brought him to the Dentists house
under the preIext Of showing shawl to his
wife. The poor Clerk returned 10 hts shop