The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-27
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From the .Ntr lork. Mirror.
MARY Eek AR.
a SCHOOL FOR lOUNG WIDOWS.
CHAPTER VII.
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CHATTER VII.
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Returning nome early one evening from
ilI~tteIu Sopc, revolving schemes d 10.
Iu'c happiness | observed Us approached
The house. an unusual hustle ~ aud bout a..
\ .plendlt ud family coach was slowly roll.
Ing from tue pptuco, ia all the potnp OF
arI,ioctauc dignity, and several strange
servants, 10 rich tNetles, were lettering
about he gruud entrance. Spunging up
he STEPS, ! met ny mother ia lie hail.
She looked delighted, aud takiug nv arm,
"lih1u: sp'uk,ug, led me into the sauon.-
Two ladies' mere standing ~ ~ndow, cou.
yefsing together. Their backs were to
~atd. Us a. NE entered, one Of then turned
Al the moneLi, and disclosed 10 nc Tie lea
lures Of Lidy Isabella Arlington.
! vas couiounded. Tno wishes Of my
mo,her respecting Lady !saoei, 50 strongly
expressed Il few weeks before, aud WHICH,
suce my acq iAln,ducc With The Aunesleys,
| had completely forgotten, nov suddenly
rushed upon NY mind. saw her countr.
uauce, tad,aut With JOY aud my heart sunk
Al The thought of What might be The bitter.
uess Vi her disappointment. ! could scarce
y rally presence Of muai sufficient to ena.
bic me lo pay necessary compliments. My
mother, TO doubt, placed NY confusion to
,be tIsII SIDE # tie account aud it was
veil that She did SO, as should have found
/, liIcuh TO account for my panlc.sttlcken
Appearance. However, | soon expressed
The pleasure which | really ieH, at seeing
my early play mate lHto such beauty
spread, aud biusu 80 fur
Lady Isabel was, in Truth, ovely NO
man. Full, aud elegantly formed, there
vas also certain air ut dignity 10 her mau.
uer wh,uh VAS tnposlng. \ superb tore.
had aud line eyebrows, large, dark, eX.
pressse eyes, and a nose slightly ucquthue,
but oeI'calely shaped, gave rather mnJes.
TIC ar 10 her couoienance Ju, which was
redeemed lium The slightest expression al
hauluur, by the Sweetness OF her snie, suu
the soft temnine grace wh,eh accompanied
every word aud ACTON.
was then introduced by my mother /,
Mrs, Hope, as one o. her dealesl and ear
hest Trends. Mrs Hope Was highly ufisio
cratic 10 style aud beaung; past the mer
dian ol Ite, che might sua justly claim pre-
teusluE to the eplthet OF tine Looking NO
man. PrIde, she evidently possessed; C.
uough to furnish "a the Towards. In
shat particular, she and my lady mother a.
-rced entirely and II not untfequently hap
pencd, oufaS tbs visit, that when there
was no company at our house OF an even
ing, Isabel and myself were leil 10 euter'
tam each other as VIC best night, while the
two ladies' sat apart, deeply engaged M re-
luI,ng TO each other anecdotes Vi Their re-
specl!ye llustu0us ancestors, OF IN turning
over the leaves OF the 3" peeIuge.'
The attention which those ladies' na,u
rally demanded, necessarily rendered my
vists TO Clara less frequent vas oOIIs
cd to attend them in their visits and air
mgs; but how dehghledly did | seize eve
nv opportunity OF which | could avail my
sell, aud ilyiug to Hawthorn Slope, seek, 1t
the conversation Of It's inmates, III the Gala
aud manly eloquence which lowed from lht
lips OF the ia her, the grace aud captivating
sweetness OF the daughter, an amend 10
the tedlum of hours passed 10 the obser
vance OF thousand pretty and uumeann:
lormaIItIes.
was soon to be awakened from my day
, dream Of happiness. Oae morning N,
molhcr took occasion, when we CHANGED l.
, be alone together for few moments, TO as
! me what thought OF Lady Isabel. NJ
/ reply, dictated by candoF aud poli'eneSs
, where an anluble as we'll as lovely @oma
was the subject in question, may be easi
imagined; but my mother did not appea
10 be satisfied. She paused, looked grave
and after silence OF some minutes, who
did not feel inclined TO interrupt, SAT-
with constrained smile, certainly e'
pecled my dear son, that you would hav
been more attentive, mote particular; th'
Jls-wha, shall say '--moTe ensrosse