The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-09

ness 10 fleece You A mistress oi house
ought 70 oversee her establishment, in per.
son. This she cannot do unless, to use
mercantile phrase, she understands her
business. Ii she does net do this, nothing
will DO well done. The whole evil, believe
me, arises from the desire Of our women TO
ape the extravaganza Of the English female
nobility, whose immense wealth allows
them TO employ substitutes to oversee their
domestic establishments. But even had we
incomes Of hundreds Of thousands Of dollars,
we could not carry oul The plan, owing to
the total absence of good servants of this
character in our country and in this opin.
ion am borne gu; by Combe and Hamil.
ton, two Of the most obseryant and just OF
English travellers
Well, Harry, you we're born for bar.
risier, or you could 90, run on SO ghbly.--
But its shame that a gentleman who
might command the choice Of the market,
should throw himself away upon girl
without a slxpence. Now there's Char.
lotte Thornb8ry aod hsf sister, who are co.
heiresees, why can't you take the one ard I
the other r.
Merely because love another. You
smils bu, despite the sheer | AN believer
ia love. OF Charlotte | have nothing to
say, except that she is beautiful. You
know how often we have discussed the mat,
ter. only hope she will make you good
wife"
A}oas the ladies are awaiting US
You and | viii never, OH this question,
agree"
( The foregoing conversation has given our
readers a pretty accurate idsa Of the two
young men TO whose acquaintance We have
introduced them. Henry Bowen was 4
young lawyer with small annual income,
but ot-wbat is called-an unimpeachablo
! family. This, with his acknowledged tai.
ents, would have secured for him the hand
Of many mere heiress, but he had wisely
turned away from them al, and sought a
companion for life 10 one, without name or
fortune, but who, in every requisite for o
good wife, vas immeasuraaly their superior.
Charles, Lowry, on the contrary, vas a
aashing young merchant, who By dInt OF at
ientIon 10 the counting house, could afford
lo be luxurious 10 bis style Of living. he bad
.mbbed many OF the false notions Of fash
iouable society, and among others the idea
that a rich wife was ndlsptnsabie. HIS
stle objec, vas to secure an heiress, as
much for the eclat OF the thing as for her
fortune, although this latter was 10 slight
temptation to the young merchant. Auj
be had finally succeeded. AMID a hos, OF
rivals he had won tile prize, Need We
say tia, Charlotte ThorRbury, the beauu
ful, the gay, but the careless he.ress, was
the gsutdOn
The two friends were married in the
sane week. The one took his wife to a
small, but neat and convenient house IL one
4 Of our less fashionable sireeis--whe the
other entered al once into splendid mansion
IN Walnut street, whose furniture and dec.
Grafton were the lhone Of general envy
and admiration. The enc bride kept but
SINGLE servant, the other had SEVERAL
lei tho mansion Of Mrs. Lowry, though
always magnificent, was never tidy, while
the euiei home of Mrs. Bowen vas a pat
tern Of neatpess and simple elegance. The
Young merchant never went home without
fading tia. his wife had been out oil day
either shopping, or making calls, and vas
il consequence tired and silent, or perhaps
Oh, al humor while tie yoa1- lawyer a
ways found neat dinner and cheerful
giie to welcome lin. A. g9r Charles, be
had always SACRED at love, and having
married from motives ofyaajiy and interest,
. woman whose mind be dosPIscd, he had
nothing If sympathy with her NJ Was It
long consequently before he found her So
cie.y i.Esome. When tie tolls Of the
co4uuua house we're over he went home
because il was the custom, but not because
lie expected 10 dsrge auy pleasure from
tbe conversation Of his vain aud fippani
wife. lie was glad when tbs season CON.
meuced With lis round of dissipation, be
cause then be found some relief 10 attend
ing the fashionable entertainments Of hi,
oen and bls ~ife's acquaintance. Since
bis marriage be has never enjoyed sIuglc
hour q domestic felicity.
Now diliureni was the welded life o
ElSHsJ utiU Ills U1itrs MI 4IiUn1H t4lE ts
r dlous duties of the day the recollection o
his sweet wite's greeting a: night cheerec
the young lawyer on in his lahore. AaC
ulen evening came, and 10 had closed hit
Office lor tie day, how smlineIy 10 wha
neat attire. would Lucy preside at tie tea
liable, or, after iheir meal had been disPos
ad If, bring out her work stand, aud seH
at something, if only . lrAa for fair
while Henry read 10 her ia his rich, mel
Iog voice. Aud then, sometimes, they
would sit on iae sofa, and talk Df q thousand
, plans for the future, wben their neon,
shoold be extended, or, i! It was il sun
taor, they would stroll or; for walk, Of
! cal upon some one of their intimate friends
Dear Henry SAID Lucy, one evening
7 TO Der husband, as they sat talking ioge,h
er after tea, " how wearled Mr. Lowry
look; Of late. think be mus. be in bar
{ health. How glad /, am you are -al%ayi
: veil | know not v hat should do IL yoL
. we're 10 he taken sick"
Nav that day be lcue ayertcd. fnv owr