The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-07-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
NY EARLY HOME.


~ MAS. uErrS c. 6 KNIGHT
Behold a white two story house, in some.
thing OF an,Iqua.cd style, with otnamenled
gables aud MASSIVE chimney over 1t hung
The drapery oil Two proud cims, twin SISTERS,
winch had grown IN beauty SIDE by side, ~
the great trout yard green moss had al.
ready begun 10 gather on their huge 1uuks,
and, here and there dtcayed o. decay ing
branch, refused TO bear the foliage oi lls
fellows. Bright lights streamed from the
half dtawn shutters Of the parlor, and earn
est voices broke the Stiffness Of the street.
Behold, what merry making within The
chairs were carefully set against the pan.
neis the lamps burned brgh, OF the man
tel q lender closely ercfcled the L,azing
fire aud there, 10 the middle Of the room,
stood group Of rosy-cheehed, laughter.
loving children. 4 boy, jas, blind folded,
stands BY himself, crying Ready ready ?"
4" Not quite /" " Yes "yes. He IL.
tens; soft FOO, fall hetc-a suppressed
tsiiicf thefe-he darts iofwarj-whai a
running here, and ruuriog there Away
and around, ho dashss On. pelI.nel' hurly
burly, 10 close and no, pursuit. \ gentle.
man Is one Of this gameso no troop 10,
the blind boy catches las; his leg. The
chtldfcn set up a shout, with great clap.
Ping VI hands, and much skipping to and
fro. Father 'iIs father exclaimed the
boy. les, yes, faihcr, you arc eaugh,
Now YOU must bo blinded = cried another,
sleeluily. To this Iaw Of the game, the
father smtlngly consents, and tho keFehicl
u tied round his eyes Thro what scar.
pcfng What hiding VIVA, ,ip,oeins
lloa tho lillle folks eyldcd his grasp -
Sometimes crashing through hste soDe.
times creeping behind his sometimes
maniully facing hlm, with The righ, about AIR
OF Z" Catch me II you can Then there
sas oGe, be caught up tn his arms
" lis me, sir IT'S me softly whispered
the struggling li,,c maiden. "Ah Fan
ny well, have caught Fanny said the
gentleman, removing the kefcLcf aud DIS
playing his hle, thin face, lighted wllh tho
excitement al the scene. She's told
Fanny $ told ',lsn't iaf Now, father,
you must catch somebody else exclaimed
teo OF three voices, oil a, once. 20, bu,
| knew It vas Fanny by her long curls, p
SAID the gentleman, putting her down +;
" aud now fJuDy must blind 80, do
let George, besough, Fanny, escaping
away and hiding herself among The group.
1" We'll George, you take lt,-fanny viii
never catch u.s. declared the master Of
ceremonies, a tell, dark. handsome boy,
whom they called Ebeu; and George, no
sIse reluctant, was soon bln1ioIded. -
What havoc did George make How rap.
IDLY he flew under tables aud up IN corn
ers In what bot haste dad they scamper
and skip before hts quick pursuit Wha,
a scrambIing, and jumping, and laughing
/ Nobody minded when and how fell lutte
Alice Half playing, half looking on, with
a big doll IN QUO hand, and box OF wooden
cups and saucers IN the other, gifts Of thf
day, little Alice only nov and then mingled
IN the busy sport 30, ITS only Alice,
never mind shouted Ralph, and round
and round went the NOISY lroup. Alice
rolled oyer-,he doll went one way-eups
and saucors another--iast and thick came
chddren's steps-nobody Needed where
nobody heard the cracklng OF cups or the
breaking of saucors. Alice burst into
tears The gentleman, absent an lnsian,
from the room, stepped suddenly in and
took up the little unlouunale 10 his arms.
How is all this |" asked the gentleman,
Alice IN tears on her birth day A
quick pause among the children, as they
crowd around. One sought the doll-be
hold departed nose Cups aud saucers
were gathered up. Behold IN wha, dis
JoInied fragments Alice hid her face in
her fathers bosom aud wept BITTERLY
" Sad work this p said the gentleman, as
ono aud another began to account for the
d'a"s'"r-"lt seems Alice, her doll, and
NC, yea sell ha'~ s"en run over and over
aud nobody minded TO pleh hem m. y con
tnued the gentleman; these frlends wb,
are celebrating Alice's birth day, werc $,
eagerly thinking of themselves, they die
not think Of her. Somebody said, it's on
iy Alice, never mind that was a solfsi
boy, so intent upon his own amusement
that he could no. stop to sympalhise will
his little sister,"
perhaps only little careless, father
remarked Eben.
"Io be careless Of the rights and hap
piness Of others, is true selilshness," fepllet