The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-28
.UESEELE.T.v'EOg&.
From The Ner York Mirror.
MARY ECKAR.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WIDOWS

! occupied ~ setting our vehicle 80 rielts,
which had be n drawn 20 conc distance
| a0d overturned duun! the contest, and IN
! teIdj lsi,ng the terrified hclses IN their har
nc-s. The prisoners we're tied and pla, cd
/ on horseback, and we were on the polnl
at setting forward, when another OF the
wounded robbers was discovered, lying
parlly under the pro,eciIon Of rock al
the EIDE Of the rod. The groans Of Til,
man hLt trasn me ar.a ion Of oar party,
and 80 s,tetely was d. ouaded. that nl,
recovery seemtd hatt'5 Ibabe. The sol.
dsefs, hosoveT, c0iclud,4 % take hltn along
With the o'het prisoners, all huding hun
CO much enieeb'ed by the loss o. blood
10 SIT un horse, they were about to leave
hin u HE late, ~hsn | suggested ttklng
i!lm IN the cattiage VI h ", aud he Nh.
VeB l. kbardt seconded ny pfoposll OF. II
~as finally adopted.
1t was long al CT midnight ere We ar.
nved AT The town nGmsd by tic gen.
d'armes. The inhabitants ol The inn al
~hlch We stopped had oil rellted 10 res',
bot we're soou afou cd by tie demand Tor
Admatsncc, l., our parry. la brei tI'La
hs host and all his family we're IN mo.
/ non. The news Of The sktn,i,h oil tho gees
Iafmcs wIih party o. bti9auds, soon dfo $
cfOSd ot ga2trs toto tie largo fUbac
Z room mo shi,h ~e were inlrcdurt d. OR
aueni q Mas soon drawn TO lhs stuagop
+ Of The robb:f y hon We had brought suh
- "a he cafriage. Tho poor wretch grt an.
e. terribly, aud ], c'lrcI hIm' eli mohaIly
soLuIcd. Wa l>.khaidt md m, sell drew
near The . ierer. He had been pueed 90
bench ahicb stretched aIons The val !;
;be b hi, borne by some Of Toe spectators
aGo pressed sbJu, IIm, revealed his hsuse
| mn saA him DISTINCTLY luf the l's Tine.
lie Was a .hau, lhlck-set iellJs, Mn
something Of the German both 10 TORN and
face; the expression ul the later Was, |
,hilk, The mos, vlla,noUs ! ever beheld
even alter due allowance VAS made for The
tl.sl,uou occs,loued by inlenso pain. D1
| was interrupted 10 my further specula.
lion BY M cS, llmsilon from Won E-khsrdt,
= no had be.o earn, SLY regarding the ROB.
Der, aud /, ~ ny turn, locked With sur.
~ iat u ttit 'AaftV Nill@N
The bandit alsa elured wildly on the lee.
lures OF Noa E.khafdt-.hen shudd ,iine,
closed his eyes aud Iurned away his head.
' On EckhlfdI uos earnestly requested the
attention OF The surgeon 10 The poor stretch
before u, ss one more ion urd,Alely reqnlf.
tng hs aid. Tie sutgeoo, ~ho sesme1 a
humsne and spnsibe man, On sceigg h.
moved ,uto smother room; his, taaJgh not
Without i ihcuIly was c,icc,et, ana et-l q
short examination, his wounds "erj pro.
uoua ed to bs mortal, nod the ptoIrs.run'i
attendant gave Il a. his opinion tia he had
only 4 slou utuc to hive.
lhls ann luurcincui lhfes the bandit
tuio agou.es, and never "a my life exp,
r.,uced 50 painful sensation OF hctot aud
i pty, rs nee mingled m ny bfeas; Al the
stghi OF his mental aud bodily anguish /,
Iot had toI owed Von E.kha,d, lulo the
room from sheLce every enc else bad
been excluded.
Suddenly ca.uns hi, bood. shot eyes Up
% my fellow Ira>rucr, Who sood booking
#tt hin VITA = colulcnsncc expressive al
once Of surprlsc cons trn llon and sorfo" /,
ne made sgr 10 han 90 approach; he
DID 70, 1hrn 10 ncrenls broken, aud m.
terrutleJ by par, be spoke ,ew sufds 10
Afu 10 ] Ios VOICE. Va EekhIrdt gtes
pale, trcmb,ed, sud showed stcaI agtiauon,
acG turning TO M, requested to be Itts a.
+ Ioac lcw minutes With tho rubbcr, Who
WISHED IT, d scioss to ban a secret designed
tof hlm alone TO hear. ! hcsliatcd Nay,
he added, you have nothing 10 fear Tor
my safety tie man "a evidently near
death. Tbs seemed 10 be the tact, yet
+ | dad not feel confident y tho safety oil
ny friend n l,aytus iig Dhus. kne"
rot What at UNCUT To n cnscd by one
shom believed 10 be an adept 70 'IlIalny.
A., however, he a. earnestly n sized ne
10 retue, | did SO ; aud ny shoulder feeling
very atii 1ud paluul, | concluded TO apply
au embrvcation recommended by the sur
econ, after winch ordered son.o refresh.
meuls 10 be got n readiness. in crossing
the largo room, or rather nail, winch We
had al first on,e,ed, found II WAS cleared
oi alt, except lhe prisoners aud the party
WGen The repa,. winch had ordered
vas placed on tho table, | began TO be
lnpanen, Gor Mr.. Won Eckhatdt to joio
me; and, surprised At his not dong 40,
at length veuluted to tho room where hat
lett hun, in order 10 request his coinpan!
a. our pfoIrscIed supper.
The door standing aJnr, pushed 4
open, and 10 my surprise sa" Won Eekhstd
s;lll at the bedside OF the bandit. Its hand
wcru clasped, and he was leaning osof th'
, obiec. hetofe hIn, gazing IN his 'ace viii
al Intensity had never seen equalled, /
sas as II be slrove to read the hlddel
secrets of his soul, Tell me,' he cried
tell me-speuk yet ono word-d'd } on sa,
he lived He wruug his hands, and III
dews OF sgony burst Irom his forehead. III
heard my sep. Hasten he said, al
dressing mo, hasten, 10 help me rals
hlm.'
81 did as he required, and wo placed tn
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