The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-30
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From he Phila. Saturday Fee. Post.
THE PURSE.
An AMERICAN TALE.

CHATTER l.
Ii was a clear, cold, sunshine Christmas
morning in Observation-Disclosures, ner.
ry Christmas l-Chesnut stree. was lhrong.
ed with people, whose faces beamud With
happiness and whose hearts leapng with
Joy, a JOY 10! The least aba;ed by the thrill
ing peals, which ever and anon runr out
from Chris. Church bells. The old, the
young, the rich and tho poor, were oil min.
gIed together in the gay ,boroughfare. All
classes aud conditions seemed to have
thrown aside care, and determined 10 ENJOY
bLthe Christmas with unalloyed feeling.
Perhaps II was thus being so much en-.
crossed with pleasure, more than hard
heartedness, that caused the gay groups,
who were going to and fro, to disregard The
earnest appeals made to their sympalhies
by a young lad apparently about fifieen
years OF age, who was vending his way
through the lhtong, en,reailns them to
beslow upon him trlllc for his poor mother.
He was slender LAD, and seemed 10 be
quite delicate. Notwithstanding the poor
ness Of ms apparel, there was no Appearance
Of vul gaFily about him, on the contrary his
every action was full Of geniIeuoss and
grace. There was something inleres,inr
IN him. His features were regular and
finely cut, his brow broad and open; his
eyes jei,y black and his eyebrows delicate.
~ arched, seemed like pencillnss upon his
clear bite skin. There was no bloom nm.
on his cheeks, as usua! IN youth, and a shade
Of melancholy rested upon his face which
told that, tho young he knew sorrow.
Poor lad he wandered along several
squares seeking IN vain to arrest tho al,en
ton OF some one Of The busy crowd, but they
all passed him by uDheeding. The merry
laugh, and the joyous tones fell harshly 10.
on his ear; he could not share in tbem.-
III hearts are light but mine murmured he,
and the tears started in his eyes. he wip.
ed them AWAY, and proceeded on little far.
ihcr but with no better success.
Shlgering with cold, for his clothes were
poor aad scanty, no was about TO turn into
a cross street in despair. Suddenly, how.
ever, he stopped, and appeared 10 hesitate.
Poor mother said be 10 himself, she
Will s'arve. No, ! must not 20 home.
Will try again.
Al that moment no looked up, and saw
three young girls, one about his own age,
and The other two little older, standing
before shop window, admiring the articles
exposed Tor sale. A new thought, seemed
to have struck him. Hitherto nc had 40.
pied to gentlemen and ladies'; now he be.
thought him that those of his own wears
would lend more willing ear Accord |
lngIy he approached them and nsllnctlyely !
addressed hmsefio The youngest. Wheh I
er It was the benevolent expression of her
lace, whh us mud blue eyes so dllIefen,
RON tho naughty appearance Of the two
lark eyed girls who were her companions.
Or whether il was because she was nearer
MS own age that he FIRST accosted her. he
scarce knew.
WA you please 10 give me few cepts
Miss, 10 buy some food for nv Door sick
mother said be with downcast eyes.
No, don't, Gertrude said the eldest ocI
ne other Two, looking scornfully upon han,
iad then addressing bin she added, "we
haven't got any thing to give away; We ,
want all our money"
10, pray do said the lad inporinoly
ny iather Is dead my mother i, SICK and
no has no fire 10 keep her from frocz,ny !
us cold weather, nor has sho aay thing 10
a'. Oniy few cents.