The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-07
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From the Ntlc York Mirror.
MARY Eek Ar.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WIDOWS.
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CHATTER XG--CoNTINULD.
Everything had previously becn arrang
ed. A cerriagc Was IN waiting near the
house. Clara's oged female domestic vas
summoned and hastily made acquainted
With our intention, vas d-slred to uccompl
ny US. The packages which Clara had IN
tended TO take with her 10 Scotland, were
BY Atfabel's order, TO be careful, locked
up 10 room reserved for that purpose, tllI
further directions. A lee neccssarics we're
thrown INTO a vallse, which was deposited
IN the carriage. aud Nc departed.
Arrived at G, town only few
miles from my mothers estate, ! ordered
the carriage 70 the house Of a clergy nan,
eho, b. previous arrangement had been
prepared 10 receive u; aud by whom the
ceremony vas performed. which 10 making
Clara my osn secured her IS | believed
from every FUTURE SORROW.
We remained Of c. only a day o,
two, when we proceeded to l. 'ndyn Here
procured for ourselves ncat but retired
lodgings, and waited ansiously 10 bear from
Afrabel. ho had promised To- write as soon
as my mother vas spPused OF my marriage.
had written 10 my mother IRON G..
\ letter al l4sl arrived. Nv mother It
appeared had been almost oy0rW hglmcd by
surprise, sorrow, and indignation when
she learned the intelligence so d,,sppo,n'-
ing 10 her wishes, and MS yet, Arfabci
continued, had refused 10 listen to anything
which shc could offer 10 exteuuailon Of nv
offence. But THIS, she added IS ns
expected It would be at first, and have no
doubt that a shout time u Ill make a lavors-
Die change IN the aspect Of your ahurs.
\ fortnight elapsed Without bunSm. me
any further intelligence another followed,
leaving me still the SUBJ ct OF ANXIOUS sus'
pense weuried With waiting, again wrote
to my mother; soliciting her ia the must
respectful terms 10 forgive the pam had
caused her, aud delgn to receive my Claru
as her daughter. In due course OF time |
received a packet addressed to Richard
- E.q. tore open the envelope, alas,
It contained only my own ictter--,be seal
unbroken. / had rot been dee ned worthy
Of pcfusal With difficulty concealed my
vexatlon and sappJmtment from tho Oh.
serysuon Of Clara.
now determined on making personal
rnIfts to obtain reconciliation, aud to that
end con6dlns my wife to the core OF her
faithful DJro,hea, | left her under preIeSt
Of business thsl demanded my presence for
few days IN tie county. Aud wholly un
suspicious OF the motive. by which | ~us
acting, she saw me depart.
was buoy ed up with the hope, that
once III the presence Of my mother, matef.
nal affection would asser, itself, and every
feeling of dlspleasIfe vanish before II.
lost no time IN proceeding to -. Ia
arriving | did not choose the usual en-
trance, but securing my horse 10 tree, |
leapt over an enclosure, and crossing the
grounds which lay al the south front, and
entering u small poslcTn door, found myself
IN the passa &c leading to the great hall. And
here the first person whom chancedto meet
was Arrabel. At seeing mo she started aud
became deadly pale, but recovering herSe !
pretended to bo overcome by the surprise OF
seolng me so On 3xpectedy before her.
took her hand, and requested she would tel
me where | nigh, find my mother. She
paused-iookcd uncertain and agltated-
then asked me il | had not better delay sec
ing her, until she had been appfsed o
my arrival, aud prepared in some degree
Tor my reception | fixed my eyes earn
esly on hrrabeI as she spoke. Though no
naturally of n suspicious temper, there wa'
something in tho manner OF my mother I
favorite, that liked not; hers d'd no. ap
pear to be the app'ehsnsIons of friendship
tremblngIy alive to the comfort Of the in
divldual whom she served, but rather thu
sfep,dation of guilt. A terrible surrnls'
for the first time, dawned upon my btaln
aud dashing hof hand from me, dcman