The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-14

From the vile shores Of Barbary,'
Doubtless you have suffered much from
the cruel people who inhabit those regions.
Much have sa(Fsred--l vas once in
easy circumstances, but alas the elements
have spcrted with this yacilating frame
Yes, deep are the lines of hardship
which are marked in Thy iurrowed cheeks.
The wanderer gszed on the young Miss
Potter and was observed to weep.
Why those tears, hapless old man
'Ahn rejoiDea lhf tremuous voice Of
the beggar, | once had daughter who
nigh, have become what she is nov, but
since The third birthday dawned 90 her
cherub form these eyes have never behold
Der.
Come, come calculated Morsne, who
was anxious that the intruder should de
part, let Us have your tale of secrecy
6 II shall be given TO Mrs. Potter only,
and 10 her alone.
That cannot be- muitered Morane.
But have made PROMISE
What Of your promise 7
1T IS sacred as my life.'
Well, speak and Depart says Morane.
The beggar who, until now, had been
suppllant, assumed ar attitude Of authority (;
his eye which thus far bad been beamless,
kindIed into an expression Of the most be
pigu determination.
Il have said he, revelation entrusted
ne by Capt. Potter himself
| At the mention Of Ills name, all was anx.
! Iosy and attention; in her perturbation the
mother 10; fall volume Of poems which
she held 10 her hand; The daughter grew
pale With sollcituie, on hearing the name
Of her father.
And sooner than betray my trust, con.
llnued be-, this night arm shall perish
The palhos aud yehemeuce with which
be uttered this las, sentence, caused the
blood to chill through their veins, aud
rssh Ike cataract upon :heir hearts,
Morane, fndog remohstranee was vain,
consented for them to retire by themselves.
The man Of want having Quoted their fears
that no harm should belaII the honorable
adv.
There, said lie, as lie closed The door
after them, have you any knowledge Of
his presenting her at the same time a
gold ring.
Yes, answered Mrs. Potter. { il is the
one my husband we're away. and would
have given thousands to soc il return on
lha, same hand bu, now am convinced
that he is among the victims thai feed the
monsters Of the deep
How long since jour husbands depar-
t1re Z
Fourteen years.
Could you recognize him after so long
an absence
Mos, certainly could. If his features
are SO changed, just bohind the thumb o
the left wrist his name is inscribed IN On
fading characters; 10 that cannot be de
ceived.'
Read that, SAYS The stranger, as b,
gave her his callous hand. The lady We,
Just able to read David Potter, and sunI
exhausted by her sgllaIed feelings. The
noise Of her fall brought Morane into tht
apartment, with several Of the wedding
guests, who had now arrived, and behold
( ug Mrs. Potter senseless upon The floor
supposing some violence had been done t
her person, they ordered the supposed rut
fan to leave tho house Immediately. |,
vain did he protest bis innocence. lie wa
, seized snd forclb.y dragged out. As soon a
Mrs. 2. bad recovered sufficiently TO speal
- merciful heaven, exclaimed the anxou
I lady, where IS my husband, where is Cap,
, Poter} Do dream or IS il a reality ~
The woman is mad, says one her brair
IS crazed, cried another. Ii is the vii,
impulse Of dream, continued third.
! Captain Potter, who had been thus forci
, bly, dragged from his Own house, was 9
5 length called back to the scene from whicI
; be had been compelled, though reluctantly
to retire. The priest, who, by this tim
had arrived, was oveG1ved to see his oil
friend the Captain Rejoice, said he /,
Mrs. Potter, thy husband was dead, an
is alive, was lost, and is found Cap,
Potter now requested all to be seated
that he might make known 10 them ,b
story Of has long absence. Order wa
5000 restored, and he proceeded as fol
lows You behold in me the same Capt
Potter, who has been an unwilling exill
RON bis home for fourteen years. | wa
captured by an Algierine pirate ship csa
the Island Of Malta, and compelled to aeryr
those vile hofdes. On, how hard is servi
tude among people whose ienderest tner
c!es are cruel. vas forced 70 labor al