The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-06
MISCELLANEOUS
RON the Ladies' B55s.
ALPHONSINE.

ALPH0NSiNE.
TrGaIlafed and aS7Idgsl, s7i;4 ooass1 q alter
siioss, firm tx French qf NADINE "a Ceal,s.
EF MISS LESLIE.
Tais s-ory Is the Hsrratise Of Dana, the methcr
Ct Alphoasine.
was bt.rn al Mldud, Of an eucieui aad
noble family, aai was Ell ao orphan and
40 hsiress al the aye Of eighteen ID nv
tweoiieth year ! married Don Pedro d'AI
medor, with whom lived 10 the most per.
feet felicity for near sixteen months; at
which time ny husband lwbo rs Gu eli.
Ger 10 the army} received orleFs 70 i7,n his
regiment IN Flanders.
Nothing could d,ssuzde ne from accom-
paying hin ca his campaign, though |
had 80 infant daughter bat three months
old. A battle took place immediately after
or ARRIVAL At tie sat of war. | remained
With nv child and servants {, 4 village
within view Of the fatal field, trembling, aud
praying foF the as'oty Of ny husband, who
had taken lesve Of ne IN the m0rDin., and
before neon vas brought in uIoTla,ly uouud.
Cd. He Sas uoeble to speak, and expired
10 less iha5 al hour, leaving ne ID an agony
Of affection Saiel can be batter imagined
than described.
As soou as | was able to taiak, eth c1Y
ihiog Ike co..ereace, | resolved upon re
iiriug 70 castle HAT ! possessed II tue
province of Catalonia, and whlch bad been
leli to Tie IS r3y ua'ernsl grandfather and
il this retfea; fsh.ch | had ae7er vel visit.
cd ! proposed to deJoie ny he 10 tie care
OF my darling daughter, for wi.1n Az az
fiction seemed rsdc.L.s3 siace / lad los,
my husband.
had cousin, ,he Co9a. &c Moacalle
= young oob.smso whose extravaganza had
So impaired bis i2ftgae, thai ha aad l.a.e
left eHcep, BIS tile. He gas as.f.o tie
estate Of Mcmillan, ia C4ialoaia, la5 1.
the principal part Of ny property, il case
Of sarTIV'og ~ sell end nay dsgetler.
Shortly before Cur departure far Flanders.
Le Couni & Moscl,ls bad gwen come of
fence to The k'ag, iJr witch ba vas eAllsJ
from ccCtt md be rec lss.ej Us ID allow
him TO 1--we 1grae cur absence q Tie castle
e. Nonis!gaa, tlca we intended 10 male
or Shjef fss58sHee efcr cor re.srn. and be
proposed 70 s9pefiulc5d ;le repairs taz,
ware Necessary " t.4t purpose.
Whsa / crglI compose M faoaal,s sif
E-icuily . wr.e, sen, a letter Is ,h
CsJe, q M9rr4l4e, rec Ies.iae BIN 10 meet
n. a, Bfls4e.s ard escort ne "a nr Celaa
caoly jo1raey back 10 Spain. re ca1e:
AID - hrs persuasion vas induced 10 cen
sent 70 rriaFn Is sra, as BE- bad beard III
yssssi about 70 ssh from Deere to Bllboa.
from abtea PR 20 could s13a reach ,aa
castle 10 C4lalcois. aas dstefuiaeI to
60 thihar a. oLce. az cogl4 na ,aea bear
The idea Of revising ny boass IN Ha5rd.
and seeing gan the place S heTe ha8 co
goyed 50 ,noch h9Ppiaess alfa lag .a4en,ed
husband
We arrived safely Al B.51s, after ssor,
passage, q gatca however, ae ercgugter
ed sioieat storm. aaI larra4I. escaped
brought ~ith me from Flsn
esrs, as servants, youag mao and bis atrs.
Dshaer d @hom could sgcas Saaaish: Gut
was obliged 70 hire them, IS | could BET
10 others 70 accompany re. the womga
had taken from Spain h4g.5g chosen to
remain, ia consequence Of garry na two
Flemish iaraers; .gd ny ausba1d, valet
had, soon after bic masters deaia. robbed
me Of some valuable jewels aud ran away.
When We landed a, BJb5a tie Coop, De
Moneaide proposed that ! Should resi- there
q iew days, 10 recover from. ne fatigue Of
tie voyage, and li!l be had written to Leo
nora, the noasekeeper al the caste Of Non
illyan, 70 have every thing IN read. ness for
my reception THIS La0nora bad been
paced there 81 the recommendation of tie
Count. She had beeo BIS nurse, aad had
alsays lived among b.sreiatlons.
| thought this delay unnecessary; but !
wos 50 detected aad dispirl,eJ. that had
not energy 70 oGsr auy direction: and din.
ring the few days Of our stay a, Btlbas.
never well out u the iuu Of WHICH We
lodged.
At length We proceeded On our journey
10 carnag purchased al Blboa-.Eae
Flemish maa senaut following behlgJ On
horseback. Wetrave,led slowly. and, pass
ing through ih- northern par: Of Navarro.
and ArragUn, We entered C5alon.a, which
is bounded o. lba east byt5p Medter,a
mean, not Ear from winch Is situated the
castle Of Monlasau
On the last evening Of oar Journey. We
stopped 10 rest al village which the Count