The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-03-21

lhls was The yesy child. A, the age Of
ten she became an orphan, but not friend
less. The gentemanly character of her
father, even IN poverty, had won tho es.
TEEN Of all, and this las, survivor of his &C.
cumuiatcd mis!ofiunes found a home and a
TREND wan country gentleman. She
grew up TO wonanhood beautiful aud ac.
cofnpllshed, ard beloved By all the family
as sister md child. But death claimed
her adopted mother os his, and her pros
pecis changed. The woman who supplied
I her place few months aiier was her emit
podes, and Amanda K, stepped forth
into the wide world dependent upon phys.
cal strength alone for subsistence. But The
good wishes Of her adopted family went
With her, and situation IN the family Of
Capt Bacon was secured 10 her, al which
place the reader will recolect he or size
found her. But | will resume my story.
Al on early hour tho ball room was filed
with truly btiilisn, assemLlage. There
we're rcd cheeks in profu,ion, some painted
by nature aud others by art. Bright eyes
10 abundance, some sparkling with iuteli.
eence others With Joyous excitement, and
among The rousher sex many with wine.
MlfIh aud hIlarIiy lore regal sway, un.
Ih discovery vas mude-a discovery,
considered by That Assembly Of cqual in.
pnriance TO lierschel's Lunar observations.
The dance was suspended. Notwithstanding
cambo SUI sawed his catgbt, and wins
per ran through the crowd. The purse
proud vinegar faced, Mrs. l., had The
honor Of making the dlscovery--a discose
~ 10 which Nas involved the reputation Of
al prescott. IL vas nothing less than the
llmehtable fact, that Amanda X -, the
servant girl OF Capt. Bacon, had imperu.
neu,Iy in'fujed herself into the COMPANY
of her beiters, aud actually danced t~o CO.
illions Wlih them before The degraded truth
sas known.
Did you ever see such impotence y
says one.
What brazen thing y said another.
Why see how she's dressed ~ said
third
"Such a character !" whispered fourth
4" They say-bu! never m,nd nov ~
"a poi.scwer 10 our company; the
vchch Z" chimed IN Mrs. = With that
elegance Of expression which characterized
her, aud turning up her nose, advised tho
hides TO leave the room and no longer be
Ipsulied with her presence. This advice
vas assenled 10 by the intelligent company,
aad the poor, but infinitely superior girl
VAS left aone--abashed confused aud al
most overcome with emotion. He who ia.
vited her ihihef was the son Of her adop
ted father, who united with intelligence
gfncefll aud gcnilcmsuly department aud
the command Of extensive possessions in
one Of The most fertile portions Of our State.
lie was absent @hen the revolution ia the
ball room 10, k place, but returned JUsl as II
sas evacuated by the ladies'. Astonisbed
at the change, and porceTing Amanda
standing with her face slnssed with blush
cs, he hastily inquired the cause. a iiend
dew hun aside, and communicated Ito
ilct as | have pcnoed thcm--lho young
man VAS onfaged aud w:lh al emphasize x
caued, What's that purse proud fool,
that ignorant patro, VI fashion worth, who
scarns virtue, because il is coupled With
poverty y
Ten thousand dallars," answered his
friend.
Ten thousand dollars eh Well,
Amanda is worth thaI sum and the huugh
Is fol IN the bargain. Ten thousand dol
lars : and that torsooih, balanced against.
yrtuou. rcspectablily. Hero, Amanda
my grI, sad he. taking her by the hand
aud bowlng respectfully 10 The gentlemen
present. let US leave this place where haugh.
ty pride, pampcrcd and fed with crumbs Of
wealth, exercises an influence superior to
the dictates Of good sense, when vITiae Is
endangered"
81 saying, they LEFT the place and return
cd home. The very neN morning alter
the ball, Amanda K, the poor, the
sighted, the abused gltl, who was denied
the boon Of mixing IN society because she
wore the russell mantle Of poverty, received
from the hands Of The iud grant young man,
an instrlmen, of writing, securing to her,
possessions TO the lull aud undivided amount
Of tea thousand dollars. This gift, aud the
motives which prompted il were soon made
known to the haushy Mrs. T., aud
envy, more ranking and painful than dis
dam supplied the place Of the latter. Nor
vas the cup Of bitterness yet foil. With
all the soicltude Of mother she had laid
snatcs to enIrap the young man 10 question,
as husband for her own charming grey.
eyed daughter, and foadly imagined that
his urbani,y was an evidence that she had
caught him IN her meshes. But alas how
soon do the most towering expectations tall
from high stations. Ere two months had
elapsed, the humble Amanda became the
wife Of the wealthy Edgar N.
Time rolled on in it's sen, course, bear
inn upon it's tide sweet flowers and bcamlng
sunshine, aud every ingtcdien, Of happiness
for The youthful pair and those who turned
their bucks upon Capt. Bacon's servant
girl, became the couttiers, tho inwnmg
sycophants Of Mrs. N, who IN her
new station, was no more amiable, no more
1 worthy Of esteem, no more beloved by the