The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-02
NUMBER 52.

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" 10 ! 90 love her very much, suppose Z"
Oh yes. love her,"
i " Why do you love her -
lecause she is good"
The best Of oil reasons Few ons
; loves good people,"
But every bcdy don't love Cousin Ms.
~, SAID the child.
" Why mott Is she old aud ugi; -
No, she is not, replied the enid, her
tiny notwithstanding her cheek. Sau'.
young and pretty" 4
" Indeed Young, and pretty, and good"
. replied the young man, suliI us-" aud vet
not loved by every body That is won.
, deriul! Who dou'l love her p
Cldriada tried 10 catch the cii'd's eve.
aud fIown her into silence, bu: vas unable
TO do go.
Why sister CIariada doa'g love her J"
said the little el'l, positively.
Why, Ahn, = exclaimed Ciarirda, for.
eng laugh. Nv hat Do you II eau What's
tue reason don't love her ~
81 don't know" replied the child-"b u.
you don't; and mother dou'l love her, nci.
!her. But father does, aud SO do /. aud SO
do all The children. We al! love ter bu,
you and mother"
l he truth was brought home SO suddenly
10 Clarndl, that she MS unable 10 control
he: feelings. She biushcd deeply, and look.
ed very much confused; tul still tried 10
scold, Iaughiogly lsi!e Aona, AID 10 ttea,
he whole ihrg as tc,!-n of the chfd's
brain. lie young man, h.weyer, knew
'hai what had been alleged uu,i be true
itom the effect II produced. lie palled An.
"a on the head, Gud iuganiousiy led her
mind away from hal she was thinking a.
bout, and IN few moments afterwards was
chatting freely ailh Carinda upon some
subject entirely foreign TO the one that had
just occupied heit attention. Blu, his CT.
rloslty was excited 10 know moIe about
" Cousin Mary"
Young, and pretty, and good r. he said
Ito himself after leaving the house Of Mr..
Elwoot. 1t certainly is little curious.
wonder who and what she is Mr., e..
weed loves her, and all tie children love
| her, but Mrs Eiwood aud Ctatinda do not.
Strange enough think may indulge
little curiosity in this matter wlIhou. being
/ very criminal"
| The young mans name was Clarence.
! He was the son Of an eminent lawyer, and
conoccled with serer~t al the hiahesl fam.
| ilies in lh0 State. lie bad recently been
admitted 10 the bar and had already made
Two or three brilliant arguments before the
FRI 1, s,hH ,.I a hnoY
associated with his ather. Considered i'll
every point Of view he was one OF the most
estimab'e aad promising young men in the
particular circle whcIe he moved Clar-
ence had been frequently thrown into The
society Of CIarilda EIwood, and b d ne,
come quite int mite with her, but not more
SO than he was with dozen other young
ladies'. He often dropped IN 10 see her, not
So much in order to enjoy the charms of
her conversation, as TO hear her sing and
play. Her execution was very brilliant,
and she sung with much spirit, though her
voice lacked sweetness, and she usually fall
ed when she attempted any thing expires.
siye OF feeling aud tenderness.
The attentions of the young man, all un-
known 10 himself, was received by Clnru.
da as indicative Of particular preference
for her-aud Mrs, Elwood was gtat6ed be.
You'd every thing at the prospect Of SO dcsIr-
able couuexlon for her daughter. To both
hetselI aud Clarnda, the fact Of Marys lIv.
ling with them, was a great trouble, especi.
ally as Mr.. Elwood was always trying 10
bring her forward, and sought every oppor.
tunity 10 introduce her 10 the friends. -
This did not arise fom any le@r o! Mays
rivalhng CIarinda. That was an idea too
preposIeFous to be entertained for mo-
meut. The trouble arose from a very DIFF.
erent cause. 1t was the fear that Clarn.
da would suffer dscredit from the fact that
she had poor cousin, aud associated with
her.
| Thus matters stood, when little Anna in.
troduced Cousin Mary 10 the notice Of MIR.
Clarence, and excited the young genlleman's
curiosity IN regard to her. But that curl
osty was not so easily satisfied; for when
ever he visited at Mr.. Elwood's, care was
taken that Anna was kept out of the room,
and things so managed that it was not ecu.
venient Tor MIR, Elwood to have Mary brot
into the patlor and introduced.
Il may be remarked here, that, as 10 Ma
rvs accomplishments, they we're not 50 few
as Mrs. EIwood had supposed at the time
she objected to her becoming one o. theis
family. tir, Ewood visited ais sister at
least once year, and not only furnished
] the means for her support, but had Mary,
whom he always liked, we'll educated, and
, taught music, dancing, and one or two of
the modern languages. She spoke French
vita great accuracy-uud was competent
T to teach either that or music but this Mrs.
} EIwood did not know-hcr husband purpose.
! ~ concealed i, from her. He did not ex.
D peci his sister TO live long, and while be had
r Mary so well instructed as 10 be competent
n TO caro- her own living if that should be- ne.
y cessary after her mothers death, he die
not lei his wife know that such was the case.
I" les, she might urge Mary's ability iotake
n care OF herself, as a reason for 10! recelv-