The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-09

before Mrs. Sinclair took leave, Mrs.
Mansfield bad decided to write, 10 answer
20 her uelce's letter, that she might eypeci
her ~ two weeks, Tor having some sew.
ING on hand which she was Obliged 10 IN
ISL, II would be impossible for her 10 70
sooner
Two days before tho one Mrs. Mansfield
had set for Der journey Mrs. Sinclair again
called on her. | have been thinking,
SAID she, that ! should like to accompany
sou 90 your visit TO the uarieus # j, vii
be agreeable 10 you.'
II certainly will be, replied Ms. Mans.
field, tut sbould they not be upprizcd oi
your lateuded YlsllP
II would have been proper, bul If | 70
Ssth yoR, 1. IS now tao late, aud az they
are people Of wealth. and fashion, ii can Ger.
Ialnly be 10 Inconvenience t. lLpm 10 re.
ceive two visitors instead Of oac'
II was finally arranged, that as Mrs.
Mansfield lived entirely alone, aud would
have no one 70 prepare her breakfast, that
she should spend the night p.eyious 10 their
departure, With Mrs. Sinclair. Her trunk
was therefore conveyed to Tie splendid man
SION oil tie rich widow and placed in The
ball, aud oIier carefully e&liugulshlna the
iie and locking the door, che followed her
sell. The mex! morning they had Just RS
en- from the breakfast iat.e, when Mrs.
Mansfield, "a running Up stafs 10 procure
something size had LETT II her chamber,
slipped aad spralnod her lucle. 81 first,
the Inlf5 npi cared to be I'll sht, but the an.
Gle soon became 50 swollen, aud grew 50
painful lIui She found She mus, gtse up oil
itca o. undertaking tie proposed Journey,
Mrs. Sinclair said that she Saald likewise
remain, but against tlit Ms. Mlpsdeid
Urged - many objections that Sic cuGclgt.
ca - go, provided she would promise
10 remain 1T her house, where she
could receive every necessary attention,
til she bad entirely recovered from tic
elects Of tie accident. THIS poiul was
scarcely settled, when the sloge. coach
drove up before the house In tie hurry
and hustle Of the moment, ilrs Sinclair
did not observe that Mrs, MansGe lis truuk
40 the room ol her own, was transferred
from the ball ~ the back Of the coach. Ii
sas DOT unit! they had arrived at the hotel
~hofa she was going 10 stop FOR the night,
that she dtscuyrIcd the mistake. gud she
then CONCLUDED 10; to return II, as Mrs.
Man ieid mtsh, possibly b. able L. come
hctsc.i 10 die course ol o icw days. Il was
40 hour before sguso, ihe following dly,
that the driver stopping bis horses 10 from,
OF large ~ht.o house, hall cmbowercd
amidst shtubbory and trees, opened the
coach door ard sald Thus Is where Mr..
Harden lives As soon as Mrs. Sinclair
bad .ash;ed, size saw a beautiful su! has
trn.us 10 welcome her.
Us dear aunt Mansfield, sad shn,
holding gu her hand, hos glad am that
sou haze MOI Disappointed me'
Saal SCI your trunk flsi inside 'he
gnie, ma'am SAID tho driver, before she
had time 20 iuG5Jm florence That her uame
was Sinclair,
Ii sou please, she replied N answer to
tho daser, and returning to Florence, was
about 70 make an explanation, bot OF tho
moment she vas snIng TO commence, Flor.
ence again addressed her as aunt Mans
Isil, and expressed her regret that Ter
father had teen Obliged 10 leave town few
DAYS previous, on accouu, Of business, and
would probably be detained several weeks.
The iaforma'i7n suddenly suggested the
pun Il suffering the family 10 take her Tor
Mrs. Mansfield as rom her they had moth.
ny TO hope, Size lmagned they would not
be likely 10 assume virtues they did not pos.
sess Sire did mol ropent the plan She had
dpcl led upou. when she catered The parlor,
Tor She received very cool welcome froal
Mrs Harden aud her daughter, Melissa.
Ilavo Won dlncd 10 day, aunt 7 SAID
Florence, fadips that her mother did not
seem likely 10 make any inquiry Of the
ktuA
have not, she replied. On account,
Of being overloaded, ~e arrived SO late at
the hotel where the passengers Usually
dine, tia, i, gave us so little time, only .
few attempted TO cat anything,
IS aunt Mansfield has not dlned, said
Florence 10 her mother 10 lns voice,
: had not better pot slice OF ham upon
tho table z
Certainly, If vour aunt wishes Il, she
replied IN n voice which she took liulc ps'us
10 suppress bu, We are not in the habit
Of alacng ham upon the tea table,
would not have you depart from your
usual custom on my account, said Mrs
Sinclair. Il don't wish for better meal
than can make on bread and butter and
tea.
Melissa and H. SAID Mrs. Harden,
make point Of keeping very plain ia
bic when Mr.. Harden is absent, aud what
va save IN that way NO appropriate TO
charitable purposes, Perhaps, however
von are one of those who do not think It
proper to give to the poor, lest 1t should Gu
courage peuperIsm
"A widow she replied, 'who has moth
inc bu, what SHE earns with her own hands
NAV o(teuor possess tho will than the means
Of relieving tho destitute. have, howev
,..-.,. -, or hup,hln uay hpnu able