The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-08-25

DO but ask Albert If am not in the right.
The appeal that she made to Albert
: which ought 10 have assured her father Q
the purity Of her sentiments, frightened hin
INTO suspicion Of lurking affection having
crept into her bosom.
Affairs were al this crisis when Napo
leon returned from Eba, and burs, like III,
demon OF war, from thunder cloud. upo,
he plains OF France, and al, the warllk,
and the valorous arose aud walled her IL
With their veteran breasts. The returned
hero lifted up his red right hand. and the
united forces Of France rushed with him "a
battle.
The regiment Of cur rivals was ordered
20 Belgium. After many enireatles from
her father, Matilda at length consented to
SIT tor her miniature TO an eminent arts,
out upon the express stipulation, when il
should be given TO Horace, that they should
still hold themselves free. The miniature
vas finished, the Resemblance excellent,
aud the exuliailon aud rapture Of Horace
complete. lie looked upon the possession
OF It, Notwithstanding Malilda's stipulation,
as an earnest Of bis happiness. He had
| The picture set mos, SYSTEMATICALLY il Jewels
aud constantly wore il on bis persoa and
his enemies say, be showed i. with more
! freedom than the delicacy OF his situation
with respect TO Matilda should have war.
ranted.
Albert mado 20 complaint, lie ackuowl
edged The merit OF his rival eagerly, the
more eagerly, as the rvalahip was suspee,
ga. The scene must now change. The
action at Ruatre Bras mas taken place
Inc principal body Of the British TROOPS
are al Brussels, and The news Of the rand
advance Of The French is brought TO Wei
lngion and the forces are, before The break
oi day, moved forward. And where is
Horace The column Of troops to which
ne belongs IS on the line Of march. but AL.
oefl, and 20, be, is at its head. Tue enc.
my are IN sight. Glory's sunbrighl face
CLEANS 10 the front, whilst dshouor and in.
fanny scovl in the rear. The orders 10
charge are glvea, and the moment that the
oatt!e 10 about 10 join, tie toamiog, faded,
GREATNESS courseF OF Horace, strains for.
ward as II with last effort, and seems 10
nave but enough strength TO wheel with !
his rider ato his station. A faint huzza
from the troops welcomed their leader
0n, ye brave, on
lie edges OF the battle Join. The .
shou,-lhe groan, and the
solleyIna thunder Of artillery, mingled IN !
one dea!ening roar. The smoke cleared
away-ihe charge is over-~the whirIwind
oas passed. Horace ard Albert are both
to~n, and the blood sweIls away from their
Wounds, and IS drank up BY the thirsty
Earth.
But few days after the eyen,f! battle
u Waterloo, Matilda aud SIR Oliver were
Alone 10 the drawing room. Sir Oliver
lad read to his daughter, who vas DOW
esilns 10 GREATNESS agitation, the details
i the battle, and was now reading down
lowiy and silently the lis, Of the dead and
NAMED.
Can you, my dear girl. :" said be, trem.
io2siy' " bear to hear very bad ness p
she could reply 10 10 other way than BIZ
.yins her head On her fathers shoulder u
nd sobbing out the ALMOST luaudblo word.
read"
Horace Is mentioned as having been !
sen early N the ac,ion, badly wounded
I'D IS returned missing 8
Horrible" exclaimed the shudderic,
itl, embracing her father the more CLOSELY,
ana our poor friend, Albert is danger.
a, "",0;'"fsa ,'oo said the Cs,ho,
Matilda made 10 reply, u; ;1 - !. -. $
row slips down from its supporling-ss ..
nj, as pure and almost as cc,6;. IcII MOI,
q from her father's arP, iosens,blv on The y
Dor. Sl' @c"''H' was not surprised, but 0
och puzzled. He thought tha, che had =
II quite enough for ksr lover, bu, too Il
uch for her friend.
A few days after, Belgian officer was ri
tFoduced BY a mutual friend, and was "
'essed to dine by Sir Oliver. As be bad fe
zen present at the battle, Matilda would n,
u permit her grief TO proven, her meet. n
g him at her fathers table. Immediate. Of
as she entered the room, the officer start III
!, and took every opportunity Of eazinp 81
'on her In'enily, when be thought himself N
At last he did so, so IncSm
'usIy, and IN a manner so paF,icuq =
hen the servants had Withdrawn, Of
r asked him If he had ever =
lighter before. al
" Assuredy not, but most assuredCher no
said he, and he immediately Sc
oduced the miniature that Horace had du
tanned from his mistress. toI
Ihe first impression Of both father and wi
lighter was, that Horace was no more. on
that lbe token had been entrusted 10 The
DDS OF the officer by the dung lover: b,t da
quickly undeceiyed them, by informi.y its
I'm that no was lying desperately, ba, not pre-
lgerously, wounded, at a farmhouse on SCI
continent, and that irAact he had sui. if {
ed severe ampu;atlon. wa
'Thea in the name Of all that is honora.
, how came you by the miniature p OK. str
lined Sir Oliver. anc
", ne mad lost Il 10 notorious sharper, on
gaming house, at Brussels, on the eve my
the battle, which sharper offered i, 10 c,
as he said he supposed the gentleman 6eI
n whom he won it would never come 10 arc
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