The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-10-09
NBER 4.

became rutilad and, curling INTO irregular
waves. dashed with impr,uous violence a.
gains, lis borders. The gloon increased,
and rain began 10 fall il torrents. sharp
dash Of lightning suddenly penetrated the
gloon. Mrs. Donaldson, utlering an ex.
clamslion, threw herself INTO chair; and
her son, who had ffjnned Us, crep, close TO
his mother, shrinking with every blast that
s'ep' by; trembling, GOVERN 9, striving to
thrust his closed fists into hs mouth, and
observing every symptom of sLj"ct fear,
kept kicking with his heels against lie legs
OF the char on which be vas seated. The
ram, de'u9ing the windows, pteyenttd OBJ.
Jacts from being distinguished wi hou, and
turning, joined my host, who we. slowly
promenadng the room.
Another bright nlsh was succeeded BY
tremendous burst Of thunder. Mrs. Don.
aldson shreked and !hrea her apron over
her face, while young Thaddeus, N az ex.
lacy OF terror, sprung from his sast and bu.
/ RED his face 10 her sP. Even the steps Of
my host became for momcut les. certain.
lie paused opposite 10 ha wife, aud coulds
not evcid rematking the palllducss OF his
vlsage and The additional wldue.s Of hl.
eye, as be addressed her.
Why 90 you shrek : be ask 10 hur.
! RED manner. What is i, you fear1-Let
the guilty trembie but you and he
smiled With strange expression, as he turn.
cd away from her; while she, d a~ing the
covering from her fsce, looked at'er him,
with hatred, fear and concmp, all united,
N coun,eUance well adapted, by nature,
to the expression Of these passions, and
whose effect it seemed 10 me was almost
slth' ing. He saw it ro., nor did she, ap.
| Pafenty, intend that he should, for by the
I,pe he had turned q, the head of the room
aud sgan drew near her end his con- her
counIeuance had regained It's customary OK.
preston OF sinister caImness.
The violence OF the storm had by this
time abaed, though tie rain still continued
10 fall steadily and The clouds, gloomy and
settled IN their appearance, gave no promise
Of far weather for some hours at least
The uueaslness which ! expressed at the
mPracilcabily OF Recommending my jour.
ney homewafd was politely enough obyia..
ed by Mrs. Donaldson, who, as we'll as her
spouse, begged me 20 think Of nothing but
remaining all night win !hsm: " .nd 10
all probability" said MIR. Donaldson, "ths
morning will be fine and cool after this
shower,
IasscD:cd, and vns g'n;o:u! fer he hospi.
tally thus sboSn towards one who was
perfect stranger 10 them. | slrove also 10
rcqulie their attentions by 40 appearance of
;hecrfuIness, which, without knowing why.
found II impossible 10 realizs aud was
eeyed when supper was flashed, and the
lour OF retirement drew near.
| was conducted 10 commodious cham.
'er, ard an excellent bed received my wea.
led limbs but though fatigusd, It vas long
re | could sleep. The figures u my host
nd his wife, and particularly the counte.
ance of the latter, haunted my imagina.
on continually; and | lay listening TO the
ind which swept tiiluy through the old
-ees that grew near the windows Of my
hambor, and the rain which still contin-
ed to fall, with less violence indeed than
eretofore, but still steadily, without.
A last hsd recours. TO the expedient of
auaIng The heavy drops lha, fell in quick
I'd monotonous succession from projec.
on above my windo~, upon the leaden CO.
cred roof Of the gallery that extended be-
cath it. | numbered thirty successfully
nough-alterward | began TO mIscount,
nd recommended, but again red,-l tried
third, fourth uu,o-wAen forgot all in
1mporsty oblivion.
To be contiaued)