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

by his side.
mo, don't want TO eo;" for. By this
time, | had dIsesIed NY fathers opinion
into my Own.
"pm going" and he gave me s'ealthy
peep at has money, but father docs not
know the wouldn't lei me 90. Neither
gave me this !" and he wlnAed, as much
as 10 Say, don't tell him." IS Come, you
20 Ralph, do
But are you going riglt, George !" !
asked earnestly.
Right Why always do so Father
scolds so, bul mother always lets me-
Come, do 90" Poor George this was
not his lirsl lesson IL parental mlsmanasc
ment
Father docs not ~ ant me TO 20, aud !
shan'l," said |, uau'uily and back ! ran
10 the second ringing OF the supper bell.
Well, ny sons" sad our father, look
inc round Tie table and Jchold,ng with
deep qualification, the cheerful, happy ID
ces Of his chI!ditn, :" fine evening Tor
sail. Ebcu can take hs lluie. Cousin
Kate is here, and She and your mollief viii
not object know
Beautiful - exclaimed cousin Kate.
"Good !" declared Elen. With one
accord and one heart il Was pronounced q
delightful plan"
i" We 20 too, Father 2" SAID Alice, look
Ing wlsllully Up.
!" No, Alice Is not old enough to 60 out
in tie evening yet. She Will kiss US aud
bid Us have a good tiue, While she goes
p!casau,ly to sleep on her li!lle pillow :
and lie looked down aith ,cuderesl affection
on the lar, sweet chld. Alice DID not
p0ul. or cry, or olJcci, as SONG children
might have done, neither DID We lotbear
talking about our anticipated pleasure 80
her presence but struggle went on IN
her liile bosom. for she hastily rubbed the
b1ck OF her IiIIe 70. hand across her eyes,
These trials, aud ihey are trials 10 child
We we're early fought 10 bear, and thus by
degrees, to acquire that moral hcroism 30
necessary 10 meet tho fiery trials Of later
life. About seven We sailed !orih into the
street, aud bent our steps 10 Langley .
landing, father aud mother, With Robert
by her SIDE Ehen, bearing tho shawl aud
CALAMITY stepping by cousin Kate, a brigh,
rirl Of seventeen, the first shrine u which
Ebeu. three years her Juuior, offered has
boytsh homage. followed on, sometimes
here, sometimes there.
Fanny, ! wish you were going with
Us, said !, skipping up 10 Fanny ) iron:
door, as VIC passed by.
LIS most nav bed time, replicd Fan
ny, huggtng closer the white kitten she
held IN her arms, but turning her bright
black eyes Up 10 me.
Now II you we're ouly as old as | Fan
ny" and s,ruied step or iSo, with an
ayr Of more than tho tour years difference
80 cur ages "bu, ! must 20, aud pntiluc
her pussy and roguIshiy kissing her braull
, lul cheek, away ION as iasi as / could 90,
/ Passing by groups Of people, or ,hcIr way
I to the show, Jas, such fiks as would &c
10 such place thought uo, ~hl 70
gtciIHg thht was on au opposite tack.
, We reached the landing and Jumped Into
tho beat Robert pushed "a from the shore,
aud with few strokes Of the orr We were
~ the middle 81 tho broad river which
washes our town aud bore our ships 10 the
great occar.
How glorious exclaimed cousin Kate.
Glorious indeed vas ghav evening. Church
spires, stately irccs, ond tall mas,s, rose in
clear outline sgains, the golden vest
Rjch, purple clouds. lowered over tho horl
lnn. Higher ~ hung ,be bright young
moon. Beside u, q I,'le star, az It acfr
Just palpi,a,lng with rcW born light. All
these reflected their gofies IN The water.
beneath US, 50 tia, VIC seemed smiling ia
\ tho very duplicate 81 Heaven, Our skln
I gIided by grreu slopes RISING here and
! there IA the barber, and schooners lazily
+ lay al their moouEss FAR from the shorei
\ The busy hum Of the town died away, and
I the spiasAing OF our oars alone broke upon
( the quiet, For time We all felt too much
the deep beauty Of this grand picture, 10
speak our own thoughts. Then Eben
dropping his oar and taking up his flute, il
seemed as # he could ouly give expression
10 his own foil feelings by free gush o.
Z tiiSAAAJ' ~ HaT a W ubhttbt mum Ibtn
or named her fayouto song. which, while
Kate sung, AID she sung dlunely Eben
lWncd To sweet accord, and no concert
have since heard, which So charmed nv
delighted car, ms did that IN nay chilu.aod
on those still waters. Then followed much
easy and pleasant chat. Father shower
Robert and !, and Kate too, the science a
rowing, COR Ebcn was already quito a ski
ltl oarsmau. How We aug he'd 10 sce kats
clasping the oar 10 her white, delicate
hand Then he told us about vessels, abou
his own early sea yoyngcs-hlw his shif
weathered fearful gale--how, when he
was N a hollow OF the sea, the huge wave,
came leaplng down from mooarain he,ph,
ready to engulph them forever.
4" Dad you not die Of very fear, father z
ssked Robert, drawing in bis breath.
a." / had long before made the God of III,
wave my friend, Robert; what had Il
fear = replied our h,hor, lmprcsslvcly.-
How light were our spirits How lpyfu
our hearts How our happiness bubblet
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