The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-11-27
which sufiused her checks and even her

which suffused her checks and even her
temples.
"a fue eulogium, indeed = repeated ny
mother. And pray, Richard, may ! b
allowed TO INQUIRE how you have become SC
well informed Of the occupation Of tins Miss
! Elmsley-or whatever the name is 2
Easily enough accounted for, dear aunt
said Isabel, with a slight trcmor ia her
voice, aud YET as II Owning my embarass-
ment, she wished TO relieve It as well as her
own. Cousin Richard is, suspect, nc
stranger, himself, TO scenes which he de.
scribes with so much enthusiasm
Even al this distant PERIOD | can look
back and remember with distiuciness, the
seli.subdued, the angelic expression which
brealhed in every speaking feature Of her
face, as the lovely gIrl SAID these words.
A silence Of some moments succeeded
the remark Of Isabel, and we were now
near home. As the carriage turned down
The avenue, my mother SAID - tbs Mr..
Annesley vas rector Of -- | thluk
heard Of hlu. ! am sure | wish 10 i've GU
the best Of terHls with al! my neIghbors-
| think | will call on those Anuesey s.
VIII you go with me, Lady Isabel 2
Lady Isabel bowed, and sat wrapt in
wonder At this sudden resolve cf my moth.
err |. isnalued Ter me 10 be still further
asonlshed.
For several succeeding days | was pre-.
vented from calling q, Hawthorn Slope
a break !ds,.parly, followed by morning.
dawes; a )ete chnmpstre i; then dinner,
given to all the people OF sequence 10
The neighborhood, aud ball IN the even,
lng-for my dear mother ~es never happy
unless her house vas crowded with compa-
ny ; aud il Sss perhaps Tor the sake Of max
ing The lime pass a9recably 10 Mrs. Hope
aud Lady Isabel, that the hours were pas
sed 10 a succession Of amusement.
One morning, my mother observed. core
lessIy, | have invited Mr.. AnnesIey and
his daughter to dine here to day, with the
Rector, MIR, Beddocs, and few other
nelghbors. Luckily for me, Mr.. Beddoes
has neither wife nor daughter, to be a per.
petual tax upon ones civllIty, but gets com
lortabIy enough through the world, under
the auspices oi an aaclent housekeeper. ]
WISH she added-lhen paused, and lesum
ed However, the clergy are everywhere
respectable, you know This last clause
0, her sentence was addressed 10 Mrs Hope,
who assened. Aad, besides, continued
my mother, fad on inquiry, that these
Aunesleys are OF good family.
That is true. SAID Mrs. Hope. They
were dis,antly related, on the mothers
side, to SIR William Bennington; aud this
present Mr.. AnnrsIey's great grandmother
was bali sister 10 Lord O'Baney. took
pains the other day to trace the genealogy,
and think | have made i, out pretty clear.
ly.'
The hour for the arrival OF the expected
guests vas waited by NE With Impotence,
which, however, carefully concealed. At
length they were announced; aud on the
entrance Of Clara into the drawing. room,
| was seized with an agitation that almost
overpowered me and advanced 10 pay my
compliments, Win q lrepidatlon which |
could not conquer, On the whole, atQull
ted myself very I'll, aud had not my sweet
cousin Gas Lady Isabel was Familiarity call.
ed, in the isnlly come forward, and plac.
ed Cara beside her OIL the sofa, fear
should have committed some gorgeous
bIundeF or cXtravagaDce. As II was, eau.
not but thlak | must have afforded u very
respectable specimen OF Antony LumpkIn.
At table ! obtained t seat next TO Clara,
and during the varied Conversation which
generally prevails On these occasions, |
huped TO have an opportunity Of making a.
mends for my aNkwarduess, 10 receiving,
by subsequent alteutluus TO my mothers
lovely guest.
Here ugaln | was doomed TO d,sappoint
ment. My mother Who lost no opportunity
Of display lng her poitouess and hospitality,
took particular interest in the neighbor.
hood III which had placed myself, | Oh.
served that her eye caught my every action,
and her penetrating glance seemed as 1t II
meant to search the mos. hidden reCesses
OF my soul. Altogether the dinner was TO
me a most uncomfortable affair, nor was
the evening thai succeeded It much less so
my mother, II is true, conversed with Ga
IA, aud | could see that she conceded to her
involuntary admiration which superior sense,
goodness and beauty united wall always ELI
cit. Yet | knew that an ElrI's coronet and
leu thousand year, would have rendered
Clara and her father far more estlmabIe oh.
jects IN the eyes Of my parent, and when |
retired for The nlsht | could not help ttlec.
ung with heavy heart that poor CIara's
great grandmother having been related to
an IRISH peer lur,hered very little if a, all,
my chance OF union with herself.
To BE- cOniinued)
COOPERATION OF THE WIFE.