The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-03-12

transient fancy. Convinced that Jessie
vas utterly unconscious OF Frederick's ad
mralion, and unwilling to lose her service:
permanently, she thought Of plan which
promised success, and she consulted Llzzy
as to its possibility
"AUni Tabtba has sent 10 us to procure
her a seamstress for few weeks, suppose
we induce Jessie to go: the poor thing
needs colri-y air, and il Will be Just The
place for her,"
Why, julia 7" asked Lizzy, with a
smile, " becauss she needs country air, OF
because we need her absence r.
"Nay, Llzzy, it is no laughing matter.
! want 10 send her out of Fred's wav be.
fore she has any suspicion Of his folly"
" But why send her to aunt Tabi,ha ?"
"Because Fred will never find her there
he is so terribly afraid Of the old lady 5
sentimentdlism that he never visits her,
and by The time Jessie returns, be will have
some new folly to engage his attention"
The plan was ma,ured; aud Jessie, who
/ really felt the need OF q change OF air, or
! relaxation from her continued labors, con
scented 10 leave her mother for few weeks.
Accordingly, one bright spring morning a
stage coach deposited Jessie at the gate Of
neat old fashioned cottage, which stood
on the outskirts Of q village about forty
miles from the great metropolis.
"Whcre is our Jessie ~ asked Fred,
when be had watched in vain for her daily
return 10 the sewing room.
I" Lord, brother, 60 you think | keep a
record Of her engagements When she
has finished our work she goes somewhere
else, and that is all know about H."
The idea Of that gentle creature being
thus driven about from place 10 place, toll.
ing day after day with her needle, and
dlmmug her bright eyes over plalts and
gathers, was extremely painful 10 Fred
Carleton. The more he thought OF !, the
moro uneasy he became. g Why should !
he-hato," thought he, | have seen The
preties, girls in Lizzy's set, aud like Jes
sic Murray better than any Of 'ten-
Ssams,ress--indeed wonder ii Julia
would like to hear iha, her own dear mo.
Their used to make six shilIlngs a day by
hJndng shoes when she was frs; married
no the honest cooper, our father Yet
should hate 10 mar Llzzy's plans | wish
I / had some one to advise me. Nov
think Of IT., ! will 70 and see aunt Tabliha
tue dear good romantic old soul whom
used 10 tidIcuie SO much viii now be my
( best counsellor" So with his usual IN.
petunsI:y, Fred started on visit to aunt
Tabitba, leaving his sisters quite lguorant
OF bis destination, and little dreaming Of
the unexpected pleasures that awaited hm.
Dear cid aunt Tabi,ha what a singular
compound she was Of good feeling aud ex
aggerated sentiments. nearly life she had
been betrolhed TO one whose poverty was
the only obstacle 10 their union. He had
sailed TO India, 10 the hope Of beilering his
fortunes, bul be never returned, nor did any
tdlnys Of his fate ever reach his native land.
, The ship was mlssng--tt had never reach.
ed its destined port, and the sea ken, lis
own secret Deeply tinged with the 70
nance Of warm hearted youth, and greatly
addicted to novel reading, aunt iab!:ha had
always lived IN world Of the Imagination,
aud the mystery which over hung the fate
Of her lover seemed TO strengthen the 70
manic fefvor Of her nature. For some
years after his disappearance, she never left
her apartment, and 1t was only BY opening
the charities OF her kindly nature that che
could be induced to take an interest in every
day life. Combining active benevolence
with almost morbid senslblllIy, she was Of
ten u subject of ridicuIe to those who did
not know her virtues, while she was sincere
" loved BY those who could forgive eccen.
trlclty IN behalf of excelency. Frederick
Carleton, in his boyish days, had concelv.
ed grea, dislike to her pecuiarties, and
unable then to appreciate her good qualities,
was terribly bored by what he sly led her
" sen,imcD,alines." Bot he had since learn
ed to know her better; her folbles now
seemed 10 render her better fitted 10 afford
him counsel, VIVA, was the result of her
advice!
Let US pass over the lapse of three years,
in the course OF which Liazy Carleton had
married the rich and aris,ocratic Charles
'fibhs, who was the very pink OF fashion, ex
cepting his dislike of perfumes, an auhpathy
probably owing To early associations. The
sisters were established to their hearts con
tent. A fine house, French furniture, a
splendid carriage, aud plenty of servants had
fallen to the LOT of both. Ii is true the hab
i,ual talIngs of Juia's husband had made
HIN byword among honorable men, and
Charles Ibbs was mere nonenslty-the
very "essonce of insipidi,y; but these
we're trllIug drawbacks upon the felicity OF
women OF fashion. Fred Carleton was re
siding in Paris, the happy husband of a
charming woman, and enjoying all the
pleasures Of that gay city. Had he so soon
forgotten our Jessie'
One morning Li2zy entered her sisters
room with an open letter in her hand, ex
claiming, ooh Julia, have good news for
you, Fred is coming home, and his Partisan
wife will just arrive in time to add bulIlancy
to our winter parties"
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