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

| suppose, SAID she, as you have got,
company, ! mus, put the tea urn and the
9lI CHINA upon the table
And suppose you must do 30 such
thing said Mrs. Harden in a petllcnt tcue
Of voice, though 50 low she imagined il
could not reach the ears Of her unseIcome
guest. Let one piece be broken, aud The
whole Sc, IS spoll.'
Well, | don't know what 10 make Of
your mother, he is SO Cull OF whlms, sold
The girl 10 Florence, who was assisting
her, she tod mo the other day 10 put tue
gill CHINA on the table whenever any real
Indies aud gentlemen we're here, and il
Ihat auLt ai oars isu', rca, lady, | an 20
Judge
When thy we're seated a. the table
Mrs. llaEdcu filed white chiua cup with a
broken handle, resting in hue and White
saucer, with tea, aud banded il to Mrs
Sinclair. Tue other cups and saucers were
I Of similar description, being evidently the
relics Of several demolished tea sets.
Mrs. Smear requested Florence, who
HNNNhi PaliPO lltl ~ utT UCu Itld uIDGT, w
furnish her with writing materials, and be
fore she retired TO res, she wrote an cx
plana,oty note 10 Mrs. Mansfield, to pro
vent her from forwarding Der baggage
and 70 request Der leave TO make use OF any
articles Of clothing contained 10 teE tuuuk
which size might nrcd.
Mrs. Sinclair had been IN her room or
y few minutes, when MIS-. Howell, Who
lived exactly opposite the Eagle Hotel,
was seen approaching the house. Melissa
ran and met her at the gate.
Yea cannot th;uk how glad mother and
! were, when We saw YOU coming card
she, tor soon after tea We saw a splendid
carriage ard q pair q elegant chesuut
horses drive ty, and o. wo expect they went
TO TIE hotel, we thought that you NIGH
possibly know something oJou, them
J es, | have gathered few particulars
sho replied, which have cone on pur
pose to toll YOU
Mrs. Harden now appeared OF the door
and welcomed Mrs. Howell sib grra: col.
duality,
Mrs. Howell does know something a
bout tho people who passed by in lhe, su-
perb carriage said Melissa.
/ knew So said Mrs. Harden. Whe,
i their uamo
Evering.'
4 family party suppose, sai4 Mrs,
Harden.
Yes, cni consisting Of Mr.. Evering aud
his wife, and their son and daughter
Is Mr.. Evoriug rich 7 inquired Melissa.
As 4 nabon and the son, whose name
~ Willard. and Ellzl the daughter, viii
probably have, ut least, million Of dollar,
each
Where do they boIons2' said Mrs
Harden,
All. tina: IS The very thing | came t,
tell you. They reside IN Il, The
very town where Mo,issas rich aunt, Mrs
Sinclair, lives
That is wha, | think, replied Mrs.
Howell, and this probability WILL IN my
opinion, afford plausible plea for your
making some advances towards cuIlUal,ns
au acquaintance with lhem'
But are thcy going 70 remain here
long enough lorslch step inquired Mrs.
Harden.
Oh, yes. | an Told they intend to re
main ten or twelve days
/ have jasi Bit upon a nice plan, said
Melissa.
'Wha, IS il n inquired her mother, and
Mrs, Howell both al once.
Whv it they should spend the Sabbath
in town, they viii OF course like to attend
church, aud they will undoubtedly receive
il as o very polite mark OF attention, should
We Offer them senls IN cur pew
4 better plan could rot be thought Of,
said Mrs. Harden, Il will naturally open
the way TO better acquaintance.
: Il would be rs you say, an eycelen,
plan, said Airs. Harden, were il not for
one thing
'Wha. can that be = inquired Nrs.
Howell
why PIorcucc's evil genius that is al
vavs at her elbow, believe, must rutltln
10 her head that II would be exceedingly
amiab!o IN her TO invite her aunt Mansfield
10 make US a visit. She accordingly impor.
mncu her father I'LL she Obtained his leave
to send for her
Her aunt Mansfield! Why that must
be the paor widow have heard you speak
about, Who obtains living by sewing
The very same, and would YOU believe
il ? she lives IN IL and should not
he surprised If the Evenings know her by
SIGHT, or as far as know to the contrary,
they may be among her employers
Has she arrived yct?'
Yes she came this afternoon in the
stage replied Mrs, Harden. You wal
see a, once, that 1t will be impossible 10
invite the Evenings to sit in the same pew
with q person Of her standing. /
Bot you forget that we have Two pe|s'
said Melissa.
so we have replied her mother
You recollect the pew, Mrs. Howell,
where phebc aud Maily and Patrick sit
Mr.. Harden purchased it on purpose for
our hired help. and Florence and her aunt