The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-05-23


tore up bonnet pattern to roll her hair IN,
and putting on the worst of tempers with
her altered looks, ordered the doors closed,
and determined to make a miserable day
of II.
4 knock at the door.
"Come IN, said Miss Smith Ida,
20 aud get the black Grape bonnet you
altered yesterday, The boy has come after
IT, suppose"
Ida had scarcely time TO lay down her
work, when the door opened aud Mr.. Gil.
bert walked quietly into the room.
Miss Smith blushed crimson, dropped
her shawl aud seemed tempted 10 com
mence depre6ations on the curl papers
forthwith. Ida took up her work again,
and Mr.. Gilbert sa, down amid a torrent Of
compliments from Miss Smith, and began
% Turn over volume Of Byron, Shlch be F,
had brought IN his hand.
He had done himself The pleasure ol 9
bringing the book which Hiss SmRh dc. q
sired. c
Miss Smith vas delighted-would M
Gilbert oblige her by reading few pages, ,
4 he was not too much engaged-she had a
been informed that be read beautifully. a
Mr. Gilbert would be too happy, but
the light was SO dim that he must SIT By :
the window-so moving has chair with the q
self possession Of man accustomed TO have
bis own say-he sat down within few y
PAGES OF Ida. She dld not look up, but ~
the most delicate Of all bushes broke Inlo ~
her cheek, and the young man saw that her y
fingers we're little tremulous, q She bent %
diligently over her work. He seemed busy V
searching for a tayorite poem, and Miss %
Smith took advantage Of the opportunity to :,
let down quantity Of black hair, which p
the mutilated pattern had failed 10 reader 10
more than wayy, and giving her llouncas V
light shake, she drew her chair TO the win re
dow, ordered Ida TO place bonnet block nS
Tor Der feet, and toldiag her bands with /"
graceful languoF composed herself tg listen. 70
Il would be quite superAuous 10 say how
many times the sensitive Miss Smith Lifted -
her hands, and exclaimed -" Beauhfuii-
Exquisite Oh how sweet " while the 70
reading of Chi!da HaEod went on; or 10.
give any description of the color which ~
glowed and deepened in the cheek OF our u
Ida, and the pleasure which filled those
'ott eyes till they sparkled like gems be ~
heath her droopiag lashes. But il IS quite i,
Necessary 10 inform the reader that after -
bis rainy day, Mr. Gilbert vas constant -
lister at the mlliner's shop-lhat he read !.
shiide Hsrold quite through, and when :. -
Hiss Smith solicited some OF the shorter -
oems, he lookes a, Ida and answered 10 40
he would read them to Miss Smith, but =
OF there. Hiss Smith, was delighted With
pis indication that her ueighboi sssued
re tefgf and Ida. who had heaN By ~
" thea1rs iime-though she had read y
loLa W most girls Of her age--was cute ~
the coupFmeni psis 10 her 10y
afit saazas.ar in iirsrcenlss. The law. prs
er hsd = - library, and shere was no -
aek of books f5F-serusai. Ida seldom - =,
poke whilst he was reading, bu, II was -
IL iberi q s ldslse Ne ae eaa5 se q her
sSee. Il was Ike a volume of Sun. -.
- which no one cosld read
u, himself. "a T., 1uru.. ,as
hair was wheeled into ~ p =.
very day, and he was quite doinesiieated -
mong the straw trimmings, scraps Of sat. e.,
., and pasieboafd chips, lha! litieed the en,
cor.
A sense OF arstccralie distinction il q III
emarkabIe pleasan, feeling but II order
0 eujoy il perfectly, there must be some -,
Il vas very pleasant and
greeable for Miss Warner 10 rslGfn from =.
four years residence al school, 10 be the
.icbest and most accomplished belle Of a
,ouuiry village. |, was pleasant TO be co ~,
gagged TO q wealthy and handsome Young :,
nan like Gilbert but as she did not care A.
on books, had no one but widowed moth. -
n TO bestos the fatiery which schoolmaies H.
barter one with The other, as she detest.d =.
al useful employment, Il was to be expec -.
led lhet her time must pass somewhat heav H.
lly, especially, after he FIRST objects that :,
presented themselves when SHE vent 10 -
lounge away her mornings ia toe poriico, ~
we're the sweet face Of cur Ida, bent over II
her work, by the opposite window, and
just beyCud, The dark locks aud white fore.
head Of her own afianced husband. Miss
Warner was not absolutely Jealous but she !,
was very Idle, and SO, naturally enough, be.
gan % hunk i lgst possible that tie coun.
W H44'ft4+St HltSHk Haf3 ftCGlFc4 SOME
thing worth looking q. from town. One -.
morning, she was seen crossing ths high. :.
way, eiabofately dressed, with delicate
peach Blossom gloves on her pretty hands, :
and deeply frIuged parasol guarding her
face from tie sun. There vas great deal -.
artificial grace 10 her step as she glided
over The green svarj, and the little affected =,
knock wblcd she gave the miIHpe,'s door !.
was eloquent Of uigr breeding. Then =
there was the patronl2Ing bend to Miss
Smith the gracefully extended hand to
Gilbert, and the quiet stare at poor Ida,
who sa. bIashing lie guilty thing BY tho !,
window. Gilbert touched his lips to the
peach blossom glove, but when he saw the
superciIious look fixed on Ida he dropped
i again and dash q color swept over bis
} forehead. Miss Smith was flIl Of delight,
exhibited all her fuery, AMI distilled more