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

his father; and helped HIM accordingly.
lie a,e yoracionsly; and | believe NY
counienance betrayed my surprise a. the
singular audacity uf this spnIled urchln, as
Mrs. Donaldson commenced sort Of ex.
cuse IN his nehalf. Her son had been ac.
cusiomed, she said, 70 little restraint hay- |
lnl been suffered 10 run about aad do as he
pleased, on accouu, Of his health which had
always been delicate (by the way, be was
rs rugged PIECE Of humanity as had eY
er beheld, OF has inches and did no, look
as il he had ever suffered on hours ndispo
position 10 his hle.) For The same reason,
she added, he had never been sen, to school /;
T1cfe, indeed he would have improved IN
h1 manners, 10 doubt, but then school
masters are go harsh -
MOI b, TOO much sn,' observed Mr..
Donaldson. Ihaddeus must 60 to school
lilo is getting ruined Of home
The cLl-ct Of parental solcilode nov,
unceIcnnniously, interrupted discourse,
which he had nns hmored v !th the smalles,
1 portion Of bis attention, By vocilerously de-
nandi1g a supply Of iiicasseed hare; aud
avallIng myself OF The temporary quiet,
which his oil absorbing occupation permit,
ted US TO erj7y, hoped to have some con.
'crsaIiyn 9th ms ldther Oh the subject OF
'he surrounding connify; TO which, a. il
vas many years snce | had left II, we.
~ some sort stranger.
Oh were Formerly resident in Cum
berand 7 SAID M. Donaldson, enqurlnsly,
IN nnsser 10 al observation made By me,
relative 10 he ne ghborhood.
informed him ,ha, my family had lived
mony years al he distance Of abou, tseu
~ or thirty mIAPs from his house.
tie appeared to muse.
Your name, | think, -
Dudley
Donaldson looked al his wife, thought,
with peculiar meaning. Sue returned the
glance with one Of similar interest. Hive |
you been long removed from lhs part Of The
country 7 he asked,
Many years.
lie looked pleased a. my reply. . | have
DOT, he observed, slih shat though, an /
air Of assumed carelessness. been resi- |
deaf he'e very long, myself, aud cannot
therefore tie supposed to know many of the |
old inhabitants, or their descendants
bowed, and was silent.
There vas something in the name. Of
Mr., Danaldson which thought peculiar,
and which awakened nv attention from The
frs, moment Of our meeting. 10 stature,
he was Of the middlins height; rather
Ihickscr, snd although not badly proper.
loned YET ungfacelul. HIS motions we're {
hurried, and his exceedingly hight blue eyes
Unsettled end rowing in their expression, al. I
Ways dropped beneath The gaz- of the per. /
or Gbo addressed him. He evidently
Wished 10 be considered Of consequence B
ppea;ed TO require great deal OF aien. I
100 rom MS domesIics, and spoke 10 them c
18th an air Of authority. further remark. a
d, that IN some thing. there appeared TO n
% more show Of osientation than display Il
{ good taste A great deal Of rich aud "
massive family plate was exhibited, could II
oI AVOID thinking quite unnecessarily, as C
ur party va. so small and in many 10. u
'ances the articles we're Ill applied. h
vas interrupted IN my cogitstions, by
he ciamcrous appeals of the belr apparent G.
" more pudding. flIs wish being graft. a.
ed and peace oGe more restored, thought 4
} prcp'Iate the yoUng Ofson, by that mo VI
70 which IL generally agreeable 10 chi Ut
ren OF hls yeats. Awaiting myself Of what e'
considered favorable interval of his EN-. u
loyment, lnqurcd-' Pray how old arc a
on, MY little nan1 My question arrested 4
he spoon, midway in its career: he stared
ne moment, buI without replying, and
zen proceeded 10 ref his mouth.
My dear, why 10 yon not answer the
entIeman n asked his mo,her Vending her I"
lad down " him. TO
= Wha,do I care for the gni,lemen = said m
), in an au& bic whisper. then, aloud "
Gather, I've done mydlnuer; give me :"
nc vine = ? FORK Away, as he spoke 10
nch mad d'stia yded hia other actions. in
= Here is u bu Per for you, said bis ia. me
er, handing hini a large lass of wine BIZ
he boy sejzed it, snd 10 au Instant swsl. crt
we'd The contents. Father he cried, as ne,
IN as he resalned his breath, and setting cat
wn his glass with energy, as he spoke, fife
II tell you whose fault II must have been, ma
1t | vas not called 10 dinner when you is
sal down to lit must have been Dicks Ca
Well, suppose sol' ina
Why, IN get you TO fi,g him. in
do ever fi,g Dck 7 Pc
The boy medlated pert reply, but catch. a n
his fathers glance, covered little, rs thu
SAID, III muttcflng tone, Well, if you ps,
n'I III make old Gutf bang him we'll ma
Mrs. DJnal dson laughed al what she call, the
the spirit Of the dear creature ) while tsk
object Of mistaken tenderness, sliding per
m his seat ran out of the room aud re.
'ed me, at least, from his presence.
We now arose from The table, and led the
y into the next apartment II was large Ne
handsomely furnished, aud from the tina
ldows there was fac view OF the rich the
dining country. The aspect of the wea. Sta
r had changed. The Clouds which 10 IS
morning lay in lish, ieecy piles on the bal
.izon, now assumed dark and lurid hue, ced