The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-14

o"' Wy HtdIA shelltUs one also hfOlut
me--she has heard Of my misfor,unes, o
the alienation Of my mother, and my con
sequent poverty am like one tainted
with the plague. The mmlons Of prosper.
ny shun the miserabl, III is the way o.
the world. IL is well.
had scarcely finished my mental so.
lIloquy in all the bitterness Of a misan
ihroplc spirit. when | felt my arm slightly
touched, and turning, saw tho bright being
whom | had just been censurng Tor hard
ness OF heart. shading beside the.
cousin Richard, have broken from my
party, on purpose 10 he introduced TO YOU
wife"
Ciara's pale cheek flushed with emotion,
as delIghtedIy complied With Lady Is
abel's request.
"And nov, said she. with an assumed
I gaIeiy OF manner, while the soft gllslen.
Ins OF her full dark eyes expressed the
feelings OF her gentle nature; Remember,
We are old acquasntances, and what is bet.
ter still, old iilends-where are you 2
4 could not prevent the flush ~hch
was conscious rose 10 my check, as naued
our place Of abode.
"Well," she resumed, i am no friend 10
ceremony therefore III day or two, ex.
ptct 10 see ne, or hear from ae al least
P,essing Caras baud, she broke from US
aud rtJ1lned her lueuds, Who were waiting
for her.
The mex! day, and for the two following,
| lhI.y,aI { 'f.ra I,nonautl., I.,La ka, o,a,d
near the window. saw her look Of ex.
pectulion as the sound of carriage wheels
drew near, aud marked the still and slowly
heayed slshs o. disappointment as they roll
ed onward "thou! stopping. No Lady Is
ate appeared.
On the fourth day from that on which We
had net 10 The Park, received a note from
a gentleman 10 --- square, requesting me
IN the po!test Terms, 10 iusor hlm With an
interview. AHed-n. as an excuse for not
calling on me liinseli, tina, his health Odd
not allow tim 10 20 abroad.
la the hope oil some favorable change
10 the aspect oil my fortunes, obeyed the
summons. Nor Sas disappointed. The
gentleman, a man oil fortune, and conse.
glcnce, wished to employ me IN conf
Dental business which would take me 10
rc,no.e part Of lfe,and Ny absence
would be oil some weeks duration bat the
~, onpen-e for my attention aud fidelity
would be handsome He said IL had been
his Wish TO attend TO his niiulfs personally,
bul a severe Illness, which had reduced HIM
almost to extremity, had put II out Of his
power TO 20 so, and though now GONZALES.
cent, he was b. no means ~ condition TO
Iuicl.
To one, situated as for some months
uad been, this proposal was Ike beng
ralsed from The depths Of despair, and
gladly, gratefully acceded to II. As the
business vas VI confidential nature, il
sas evident that some person whose rank
aud opinion were Of weight, had made in
,erest Tor ne, as this gentleman, &c whom
| was an snure stranger, had SO readily
accedcd to their kind wishes in my behalf,
That tins friend MAS Lady Isabel | did
not doubt, and under this conviction !
wrote 10 express my thanks. NV letter
VAS returned. Her ladyshIp bad accom-
pauIcd her husband abroad, they had Ief
England two days before.
The oUly drawback on my satisfaction
sus, the though, Of leaving Clara, whose
situation required the most tender care
aud Who sas, IN this great and crowded
metropolis, stranger aud alone. Doro'
thea, her iult!iiul and tired domestic, Ell,
teebied by age and inhrmitles, had retired
10 her Itnds,
II was difficult IN our circumstances, 10
devise any plan by which | might leave
Cara, with confidence IN the attention
which she ought 10 receive during my
absence. We resolved several projects,
but abandoned each in turn. Al length
she mentioned the country f; The retirement
aud que, OF winch, she SAID, would be pc.
culnfIy agreeable to her. She mentioned
the cottage Of Michael Ruddock those
people had received so many marks OF
kindness from her father, she said, during
his lifetime, thai she felt sure she might
safely calculate on their kindness during
my absence.
did not exactly agree with Clara 10
her opinion of the family of Michael. The
native goodness OF her own heart led her
frequently TO overtate that of Others
Neither was the vicinity Of the cottage 10
my fathers late mansion, by any means
further recommendation ct the plsn.-
Bui knew of no other place attaInabe
by me al the present uncsure, and won
also by Clura's entreatIes, who thought
the air Of ----- would he bene hcIal 10
her rather declining health, | suffered
myself to be prevailed upon, aud wrote TO
Michael accordingly. 1t vas no. long be-
fore | received a reply which was ex.
presslye OF great pleasure at the idea pt
receiving the dear lady at their humble
dwelling, aud shortly after | accompanied
her ihiIhen
Blu, when looked around on tho very
Indifferent accommodations their cottage
afforded, SO remote from those she re.
CURED, | deeply regretted having brought,
her huher. She read my sentiments
bsleye. for, smiling she pressed nv hand