The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-12-24
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; a"aie tldl she had long possessed great
power over the mind as well as the actions
Of my mother. Clara, however, would mel.
'net see me nor receive any communica.
: IONS Afrahei had called with offers Of ser.
wee 10 assisting her IN her preparations for
Tue journey 10 Scotland: these we're civllly.
0ui hrniy declined. Indeed from the even.
inI on which had utruded myself min ,be
presence Of ClIra, she had refused u see
MISS " harlon.
Clara was now on the eve Of leaving her
residence for the abode Of those who were
as set strangers 10 her, and aaxlous aud
miserable, had been devisng sua4e p!an
by winch nigh, see her once again, When
ATabel came TO me has,IlI and Announced
; the intelligence, tina, Miss Auurslcy had re.
ceived letters from Scotland, y Inch inform.
ed her mat the relative 10 whom she was
, gong, had died suddenly. She was left
@hhout resource. THIS lnformq,ien had
been gathered from the recrory b, Arrabel
who s'l!! kept her eye upon lie mo, emeuls
al Hawthorn Slope.
What my ideas were, upon being an.
prIsed o. this turn IN the prospects OF Clara,
| will not preteud TO say. wrote 10 Ter i'm.
medIaleiy. renewing my solicitations that
She would see me, II only IN the ligh, OF a
freud, that ! might assist her by INV conn.
sells, and perhaps help her 10 trace out some
path by which she might obtain secure
ahe honorable subsistence and protection.
Arrabel undertook TO deliver this letter.
and try 10 prevail on Miss Anncsley 10 see
me. What arguments she made use Of, 10
induce The dear GID to comply, never
heard; perhaps the utter dcsolaleucss of her
situation, SO appalling as II must have been
70 her young heart, drove her from her
Z pre- determined purpose. Be that as i NAV,
Afrabel informed ne that Miss Annesley
consented 10 see me IN the character Of
a frlend-da aduiSer-but in no other =
| went.
She stroVe 10 appear calm, but evidently
suffered much, And how beautiful she an.
peared' Her mourning dress increased by
contrast, the dehcacy oi her complexion,
and SCI Oft the srace.ulness Of |! er form.
was guarded in my conversatiol with her,
aud spoke only OF her own views but her
secluded life had prevented her from being
informed 10 the various customs Of man
KIND IN general; and with manners the
most graceful, aud a nnd highly cultva.
ted, she was, as respected knowed of
the world, as unlulormed as chlld. And
what word Tor 50 artless, so unsuspeciing
a creature 10 be cast upon, lovely, friend
less, aud torlorH Why asked myself,
as gszed upon her innocent face; why
is 1t that ambition can SO thoroughly ndu.
rate the human heart, otherwise might my
mother exercising the generosity which
know her really to possess, take 10 her hos
pIIable rooi-to her friendly bosom, this
homeless orphan After revolving sever.
a plans, We separated as we had met, not
having concluded on adopting any.
My fnesse succeeded, and | saw Clara
again. By degrees led her to converse
with less GOODNESS and reserve. The naiu.
raj Ifankness of her manner being suffered
al times 10 re.appear. One evening ven-
tured totouch on the forbidden subject. She
shiunk from II and desired me to be silent,
yeniurcd 10 dsobey. informed her,
(Which was tTue) that the intended occu-
pant OF her present abode was on the eve
OF coming down TO take possession, and |
asked her what then was TO be her resource!
She raised her haLds and eyes TO heaven,
but answered nothing. | again urged her
my suit Suddenly she started from my
side, and with pale lips, and b'anched cheek.
she exclaimed, as she stood before me 81
dare II dare not my fathers curse
would follow me should become your wife.
II would follow you also, end we should
. hpI hpnautb ,ls |
her Geld hands IN NINE, and drew her gent.
Iy towards me. What can your father
have said, which has thus deeply affected
you Dearest Clara conide 10 me, and
listen, also, to the dictates of reason. Had
your lamcnied parent foTeseen The difficult
ties IN which you are now placed by The
loss OF your reIaiiye-had he anticipated
the helplessness OF your situation, and could
be have known, what am convinced of
that IN the event oil your union, my mother
will soon be prepared TO receive you as her
daughter, aud love you as you deserve to
be lOved-he would never have sought 10
bind you by any promise thus to sacrifice
To- % no. she almost shrieked, in.
terfupung me, no, no there was no sit.
uatlon, he SAID, no circumstance that must
ever induce mo to forget what was due to
myself, or cause me to enter family un.
willing TO receive me Even now seem TO
see hun at his parting hour-when taking
my hand in his, then damp with the dews
Of approaching death-he b.e.s'd me-and
charged me solemnly never 10 forget his
adnouilion-' lest he added, remorse,
and repentance, when too late, should over
take the sin of dlsobedience, aud life of
disappointment and sorrow close in poverty
aud despair. Tears stopped her further
uteiance, aad weak, trembling, and over.
Gene with greet, she leaned her head on nv
shoulder and wep, bitterly. strove to
soorhe this burst of sorrow, and repreeen.
ted that It was natural her father in his
view OF the case should have sand what ne
did but that knew things were entirely
different just at that moment Arrabel
came IN, as had been precoRcerltd, she IOIu.