The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-20

gdn to wear the solened hue OF twilight.
The little chamber "a which we were had
become partially velled by IT'S grey shadow
All wore an air oil solemn q1lei, in,efrup.
ed oniy by the rushing OF the chGibing
plaols which had been trained around tue
small window, now thrown open 10 admit
the ar or by the low tones Of the sirang-
err, or occasionally half sliitd sub from
the invalid as she slrose 10 suppress her
gratitude to her benevolent visitor. lie
ceased speaking and advanced, ~her, as
he turned ais face toward ne, recognized
the stranger " HON | had net a few even.
Iugs before ~ the glen. And | now also
observed what my perturbation a. that Time
bad not allowed me to notice, that iIou,
his d.ess aud demeauor he was OF that holy
order which all ough, to revere.
But all other objects vanished from be.
fore my eyes, when saw seated al the beds
head, tie lovely gitl whom had began to
fear should never meet With again. She
had thrown OF her bonnet, aud sat With
her lace inclined over the cottage infant,
winch lay ~ her lap, aud whose pldulngs
che vas endcavunng, tenderly 10 soo!he.-
"a hearing my voice, as ! addressed the
sick woman. shs raised her head. Our
eyes met thought deeper sutiuslon
llnged hot cheek al leas. wished 10 be.
Ilese 50,
lost no time in iutfoducIn. myself 10
the genleHIn y no was endeayouus to con.
sole NJ trgart! aud soon found thai he vas
uIan d the most pleasing manners, bland,
irauk, polite he appeared to have seen
much OF the world, and from a certain pen.
,tycoess, winch did not seem 10 Owe is u.
IsII 10 his holy calling IdseI 10 have
suffered rosa his intercourse with II. He
entered into conversation si.h ease and "a.
cIlliy, yet not uoaccom?anied by a mid Dig.
nuy Which became hun remarkably.
Margarel's Husband, who ~ 9o"e'eo
himself 10 be sa1 '"'o uisspio'e uiots
80 49,. worthless characters ~ the neigh
OorhaJJ, had. as wa tuuld on enqltry, ac-
cumpln ed tAem 10 nelghbJnn5 town,
where recruiting party happened to have
IS aTaved, aud IN moment OF tntoAica.
u1a he had easily been prevailed on to en-.
list; ofgellu Of his family, shom he well
kues, must be deprived oil The suppoli which
his AID at ded, be reduced 10 want. The
deserted vile seemed lInos, IN despair, aud
Il would be difficult TO describe the Joy that
;, hted Up the poor creatures sunKen Tea.
lures. uoe would undertake 10 repeat The
rhanSs which she poured forth when as.
sufed her that | Wound immediately sci out
tJr A, aad Il possible TO DO so, procure
her husbands discharge, aud blns him
back with me.
| hoge should IN any circumstances
have been Wiling 70 undertake the same
ahch nov promised. certainly believe
that | had sufficient philanthropy 10 ny ma.
lure 10 have incllued me TO assist any tel
los Ue,ag whose mlstorluaes cane within
The scene OF my ability TO relieve. But
cauIor ob'lges me 10 confess, thai IN The
present instance, the hope Of making ia,
vvtabIe impression Oh The mad OF the fair
belus before me and Who sui remained
seated as at first, a sllen; though not VI.
eia NEGATIVE,
The gentleman pressed my hand with
tervor: and we arranged hue plan by
which We hoped to succeed N getting the
Nsndefer home.
On my return informed my mother o.
What had learned as well as OF my inten
ton oil setting ud 10 search ot R1ddoc.-
Sac opposed my scheme earnestly, decIar.
iug she would never have supposed that
would dream Of SO foolish aud hare.braln-
ed an expedition, but as every excursion
that carried me cut OF the immediate neigh
borhoud OF hone, was sVlgmatzed as folly
by my dear mother, merely laughed at
her censufes and promising 10 b, back ~
lew hours, LETT The room 10 prepare tor
my Journey.
was soon read TO set ou aud as my
mother had directed servant TO carry F.
some cotdlas and other necessartes 10 the ,
cottage, gaIloped over there Prcce' ding
on my expedition, merely as | assured my
self to spptlse poor Margaret that relief
was oil band. But there was another mo, /
tive, which | vas unwilling TO acknowledge
even to my own heart.
1t was now nearly dark, and was GER
talnly desIfous to gel Oh towards - )
yet | fingered TO cha, few minutes With !
Nancy, The little lass whom have mennon- /
ed above. Can you tell me, inquired, /
with as ind fiereut 60 air as | could as.
suue, the name of the gentleman and la
DIV whom | met here an hour agoF
Yes SAID she b'IskIy, Gun II was
Mr.. Aunesley; and the young lady Is his
daughter
And who is Mr.. Annesley
'Our new MINISTER she answered with .
great simplicity and he lives at the pretty .
cottage called the HawIhorn.SIope.'
But the clergyman OF our parish is still (
here; and preached here only last Sunday !
YOU must be mistaken Nanny
'Oh but Mr, Annesley does no, preach.
Then why call hlm the new munster 7 /
Because he does power of good, a
mong US poor folks, he visits all the poor
families in the nelghborhood and speaks SO
kindly to the slck,-' And oh do you know,