The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-29

AIRY 10 the country she was followed to her
long home by nearly all the inhabitants of
the place. Many feeling of sympathy
vas elected by the appearance Of subdued
sorrow on the par, Of the iaiher and moth.
er, but Nelson's irrepressible grief, as be
looked into the open grave into which AID
eline's coffin had been lowered. caused the
tear TO spring in alnos. every eye.
As for Lucinda her heart was almost
broken. She bad never before known grief
herself, or felt more than momeniary sym.
paIhy with that of others. She felt then
that she could willingly resign all the luxu
res of her afiluenl home TO supply the
place Of their lost daughter to the stricken
parents, and be sister and friend to Mel
son, whose usually elastic spin, was now
bowed to the earth.
1t was soon after the funeral Of Adeline
that the first suspicious OF an atlachmen,
! between he; daughter and the young far.
mer entered the mind Of Mrs. Hale. All
! her native pride and ideas OF family couse.
quence rebelIed al the thought. At FIRST
she could scarcely thiuk It possible, but the
more she reflected on Nelson's handsome
i figure and Interesting character, the more
she feared Its Probability. Yet could II be
{ that Lucinda, so we'll instructed, with q
taste 50 carefully cultivated, could think
/ for a moment upon youth who wore a
/ froek "Ob," SAID she TO Caroline as
/ they we're alone in the parlor, " If you ever
7 live TO marry, be sure and never marry a
\ man like your father. gu don't realize
/ how much trouble be has occssioned me.
( have always endeavored to bring up my
children as they should be, but he thwaried
NE aud yexed me 10 death. ! was always
opposed 10 your being sent TO a common
school, where VOC would associate with eg.
{ cry thing, but | could not have ny owp
way. No. He though, the children 10
$ were generally orderly and well
instructed, and bis children must not be
taught 10 feel above their neIgbbors. Such
arisiocratic notions would never do in re.
public. Now he may see wha! his repub.
Iican!sm has brought upon Us. | wish be
was here, for want 10 know what be will
say hen ho hears about this"
/ Mother" said Caroline, " would not
tell father any thing about it. Jus, as like.
I y as mol be would think i, was fine thug.
\ OF know be says great deal about indus
try, spd 1t may be be would think II was a
pretty notion for Lucinda, with all her &C
comp!ishments, to be tending a dairy and
turning spinning wheel. He is always
airaId We shall 10! be kept IN The kitchen
enough, aud expect he would ike to have
Us marry farmers or met aanics for the
good OF the country, as be tells about"
Caroline's reasoning had lis effect
Mrs. Hale reflected upon il, and finally
came to the conclusion that i. would be bet.
Ter 10 say nothing about n, bot send her
daughters 10 boarding school 10 Boston
as soon as they could make the necessary
arrangements. There Lucinda and Mel.
son would not see each other, and probably
their foolish Partially would 10 short
li.ue &c forgotten.
! A few evenings before The two sisters
were to leave for Boston, Squire Hale and
bis wife we're absent and Caroline deeply
engaged 10 reading new novel in her
chamber. Lucinda was alone, and as she
saw tie hues Of sunset fading 10 the west,
her miad REQUIRED 10 lhe circumstances
Of AdelIne's death aud burial. She iuYo!.
unfairly repeated the words Of lavoEHe
, noei -.