The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-02-27
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
.NgSCELE~2.S'EOES.
TWO YARDS OF JACKoNET. OR \
HUSBAND.-A VRGiSn rALE.


HUSBAND.-A ViRaiNn rAtE.
al wish" SAID Mary Ann, " | had two
wards Of lachonci. want i, very much to
complete this dress for the next birth day
At Richmond. want, besides, o pretty
large length Of pea green ribbon. want
feather, white feather, to ms last bon
mel. wani------"
"Well, my dear" said Louisa. mr. com.
pauion. Wen my dear, It seems you
have wants enough. PRAY how many more
thugs DO YOU want besides"
More !" returned Mary Ann, Nhg
hundred more, to be sure SAID she laugh
4 ing, but III name them all IN one want
husband--a real dawn right husband"
"lndecd r SAID LOUISA, this is the frs,
tine over heard you talk Of such nn afii-
Gle. Can't you selec, out one among your
mauy admifer, 'Adg for many admirers
In iired-l'm s.ek--l'm di.gusled With
ms admirers. One comes and makes silly
compliments says, Miss B, how
pretty you iook to-day ) another slckeus
me stlh silly looks; another, is so desper
atelv "a love with me, that he can, talk /;
another so desperately 10 love w,lh bin
self that he talks forever. Oh | WISH
we're married ~lsh | had a husband or,
at Ieas, tao yards Of Jacoao,, 10 fnish this
Cor tho Richmond Campaign.
Mar, Am y -- was a ray, yonng
nllling creature, Who bad LOST her father
= auI part Of her heart at fourteen. She was
81 nov seventeen; possessed foe fgIrc
N rather a bon BoiHi--no, tall. bu, very
\ Gracefully rouuled OF. fer prolusc au
burn riogIcis clustered negigcnliy round
II plIr Of checks, 10 which tie pure rcd ehlie
n Mingled So dclcateIy, that where the one
Il began, Or the Other ended, no one could tell.
Her eyes we're dark blue, possesen. a lbs
Ire when lighted Up Nith leehpg o. culhu
q sasm, Which delisd any one 10 Distinguish
N them from burning black. Tier motions
were light airy, aud graceful. Her foot
sad anclc WEIR elegantly formed and her
a iwo small, While bands, wtlh soft ta9enag
4 fingers, were IS afis,ocrahc 80 could te i'm
4aglurd By By rou or an il Pacha. Stace
the death Of her father which vas a period
about two years or more, she Ind many ad
mrers, several decided otl'rs and not a
few VIA hoped, but burst not venture upon
Ihe la,9l question. Sine laughed u their Of.
. iers, rIdlcuiea her admirers and protested
she would never marry al she had brought
OF least hundred Of her feet, For sever
al counties around, up and down Ja,acs's
river, she sas quite toast among the
young planters.
In thuss days the white sulphur springs,
were no, much frrque0ied; but people Of
fashion 10 lower Virginia, tho wealthy plan.
lefs. we're just beginning to escape to the
hue Mountains during the autumnul months.
In one Of those excursions, the party of
which Mary Ann made lively member,
was o,eraken one afternoon IN sudden
ram Storm, at the entrance OF one Of the
q gorges Of the mountains. The party was
travelling IN 40 open carriage, with sort
Of top resembling that IL gig, TO spread
out, when o shower broke over them with
violence, On the presen! occasion Inn
leather top afforded TO the ladies' very
inadequate shelter from the torrents which
iell down from the dark heavy clouds above,
u he FIRST house they approached vas there,
lore kindly welcomed. They dismountcd,
went m, and found several young gentle
men surrounding the hickory fire, which
was cracking most merrIly on large
white hearth.
young man, OF rather modest, cusy,
Vu' uncbstfnslye manners, rose up at the
Iapproach of Mary Ann, aud offered her his
cha'r. She accepted IT, with slight in.
ellnallon Of her head, aud a quiet glance al
hsgeneralappearance. Nothing remarka-
DO took place at this interview, but few
aays alter, when they all had reached the
'o't OF one Of the mountains, which was
appropriated as place gale,y and fashion,
'he young gentleman was formally intro
ouced to Mary Ann, as MIR. c. from
"llIIamsburgb, ~ lower Virginia. In u
very snort period he became devoted ad.
tn'rer of Mary Ann; extremely and del,
ca'eiy attentive md of course, gave rise TO
many surmses among the match makers Of
Tue springs. AT tho close of the season. he
pu' forth his pretensions in form. He OF.
lefed himself formally to Mary Ann. As
usual, she sPen, whole nigh, in thinking,
Sc'y'ng' celebrating, grievlng, wondering,
ana next morning sent him Hat refusal.
90 this affair, which is u specimen Of