The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-05-30

rid things-look here, dear, what do YOU
say TO this for beginning-Ilst for be.
ginning, mlnd."
Dolamere took the newspaper which she
held towards him, aud saw that The adser
tsement she pointed out was from persons
IN q distant country, IN ~ant Of school.
master. lie pondered q InoAent or two
after reading il, ard Aunt Lefty watched
his counienauce with great anxiety.
He looked up, al lesglh, aud sighed, but
on seeing how deeply he good lady was
feeling, he reused himself aud resumed his
ustuial placid manner.
had higher expectations than this"
said he, " but as ain now situated | shall
f.. fssl grateful fos es-n - iru,a5.a berth as
Ills, Bcl sfier all, /! uay be unsuccessful;
this advertisement Is week old, aud there
are, no doubt number Of applicants
Then there 10 the want Of money even 10
pay my expenses there aud back again in
case OF failure"
Leave all that to me. Delsmere, as il
is settled thing that 90 with you. !
shall take care that there is money enough
10 carry US there aud support va until acme
thing can be done. | received my half
years interest yesterday, and that IS bun
dicd dollars, and | have nineteen dollars
beside can sell some odds aud ends,
Which vii certainly bring ten or twenty,
perhaps fifty dollars, SO that there is no
want e money"
"rbis is now April, and in Angus, |
shall be Of age, but as my uncle is my guar
dan, no can prevent my leaving hun MI
that tune"
lie ha, as good as turned you out Of
doors, my dear child, but let tot til. DIS
tfess YOU you can write TO hun tonight.
Lst hlm kuow Ilai as you caGnni consent
10 sacrifice yourself ~ the aSy lie wishes,
and as he has sigut6rd his lntenllou d dis.
osuing you, II b comes necessary i1f you
10 60 TO work to MAINTAIN yourself. Bar
yol can cay all this properly, for you are
very gifted niib your pen.'
D.lumerc smiled, for her AFT ction for
HIN made her fancy tina, be excoled 40 all
lha. be undertook. lie was, 10 fact, al
excellent young man. both IN principles and
talents aud If his uncle bad been a man oil
common uuwdn;;;;y, he might have taksn
high rank among The young men u '.- e.
HIS uncle, Walter Delamere, sas broker
and 10 consequence Of possessing sharp bu
sincss talents, had became very wealthy
But this wealth brought hlm no comforts
no pleasures scarcely allowed hlmsel
the necessa'ies d! life, aud knew nothing o
lusuries. Ills nephew vas thrown uPoi
his care when ten years VI age The chi.
had lost his parents when sa iuiani, aud
the woman who had him ~ charge having
matned and If, the country, Mr. De'amer'
vas compelled 10 pay some attention TO th'
boy,
Amer thinking il over FOR few hours
he concluded to send him 20 chcap board
lnasrhanl until It was time to 90 10 college
AID When hls education was finished, Il
plsce him nj the desk IN hls own uihtc.-
The Young lad IN due time went to college
cane out with houofs, aud, a few days after
vas seated on three legged stool belofs
hupe. old.ashIuned wooden desk IN his un
cle's Office.
Young Delamats never understood 'hs
hs parents had ieA any property, snd hI
uncle uas not man TO be Questioned on tn
.uli.ct Ms Bu.hi, the person he Gale
; Auu, Lofty, lived near tie Hurse who ha
charge OF hun, aud became very fond OF III
4 child. and tbt. love continued as he gre"
manhood She had nadr iaqa"ies soot
, the pecunisty aG,rs o. his father, bot coul
onfy le4fn that = few thousand dollars va
, N that rsmailed for tae support OF IN
@ child. :.
Mr.. Wailer D-lamere Nss now IN NJ
nx..2.A ,23;, and though thin aud 2anut
appearance, was strong aud "eaRhy,. II
~, .er,ru,ously hou-st, aad II really ~
~ ne.rca as if this was has only virtue Il
" hi. love Of boarding stuffed every enoob!In
=, and generous feeling if any such ever bs
s,,,ted ia his bosom. lie "as IN me col
stan, habit Of telling his nephes that y
money was Of his own Gaming, and mat
=, had M sympathy for ties Of relationship.
bey,st IN the street, If he PLEASED nj
n,,bt be BIZ. heir, or his property ma
al go to some institution, Al any fats,
- h., nephew did not come up 20 The ma
-, ,ch was q favorits expression OIL
-be should hase no hesitation 10 cu'''l
y, him of from all expectations
" DIlmsre, from being told 'hl' r0Pe'te
- = -f4a perlcclly indifferent On the suOl'
W. of inheritance, he saw that his uncle was
~ healthy, active man, aud Likely to 1--we I"
Wy nv years, aud that the only plan to Ss ?
., sued, waste &c, uu insight ia'o business
~, then TO carve out his own fortune ie
" now been nearly . year CHAINED 10
- desk and WAS well indicted into tho mo"
a. making schemes Of his uncle SO 'na'
80" frI, assured no could work his way 10
a." world. even though his oncIs's noue
:. moking money wusvery d's'as'elu' 10 !"
When hc took his seat at the tea 'sG''
nv GOOD Aunt Lefty, tagged aud d.sP'l.'Te'
- Swonld cheer him with the del'shuo' p'
ms ncc,s Of making money enough 10 putcn
. UI : C,,m on the banks of pleasant r'Ver,
Nun Snnkc Of books and society, and h'o'ed a.