The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-02-25
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''iot i'du'l 10 Ir. OftcBcUe.
fesIlessncss aud anxiety now succeed
ed The deep melancholy which had hitherto
pfeyed on he mlnd OF the widow. Griffith
vac often dispatched for the letters Which,
Mss Wharton took care through the agen.
cy OF Donaldson should never be (ourd, II
vas evident that Mrs. Eckar had hoped and
expected 10 hear from her son, Grief and
disappointment preyed upon her health aud
she again became If. Nothing could *.
coed the care--lhe tender attention display
ed BY Affabe, unless it might be The nd
dress With which under the mask of condo
lence, she contrlycd to irritale the proud,
but unhappy mother still further, against
her Offending son. She was Cnce morc
so"ly recovering, when a letter arrived
pu'Pofilng TO be written by young Eckar
and 10 a strain of pride and anger, and con.
tanning reflections or the Treatment, which
he had received from hi, mother, i'll suited
to her present state of mind.
\ Is elect was a relapse into illness, from
which she with difficulty recovered and so
well did Arrabe play her part on tins DC.
casion, HAT her lady could not avoid draw
lng comparison between Tie eve. ai,en-
tive, alleclionaie conduct Of one ~ ho sought
even 10 prevent Ler Wishes, aud of son,
who, not content wlh having acted in dl.
rect opposition to her desires, had a1andon.
cd her 10 the care Of her attendants only,
At period Which had nearly proved fatal
TO her md had al last wIl,ten in terms
which outraged every feeling.
Atfahel carefully watched every turn O!
the mud Of her beneacrcss, and her I'm.
Neafied Efforts were d, length crowned with
success. Mrs Eckaf's mud, Weakened.
perhaps, by repeated indlsra,Ition, nate.
rally warm temper, ifrua'cd By continual
though ALMOST mpeIcepllble arts, against
her chlld-sptis, won Ly ollude, and de-
pressed by modification Of ambitious hopes
all combined 10 induce her IN an unhsp.
py uomenl 10 make the disposition OF her
property, 50 long and lndefaugably wrought
.or by her unprucipIed altendall; and as
Mrs. Fleming believed, thenceiorward ne.
yer know another happy hour. Her mel
aucholy instead Of diminishing, seemed to
increase, and Arrabo proposed that they
should travel during the summer months.
saying that change Of Dir and scene was
OIL that vas necessary, 10 produce the most
favorable fleets. Mrs. E,har shock her
head as 10 disbelief, bu, complied.
They we're absent some time, and /, ap.
pcarcd lha; Arrabcl having attained tho
grand object OF her designs, ceased 10 show
the eSac, and oiiecilonaie dcmeanof toward
hpI beuc.actrcss which she had heretofore
90 scfupuiols'y observed. Size Suffered her.
sell 70 indulge "a oil tie ease aud lancied
security grew negligent, cold, nay, some.
tunes even rude Tins change was not uu.
perceived by lady whose feelings OH the
subject Of cou,ldera,icn i;cm others had
always eecn OF tho most susceptible kind.
She, however, sas entirely silent on tho
subject TIA, gave her oa.nce aud Arrabel
afterwards told Mrs. Fleming, She had not
supposed that tho old lady had ever been
offended ct anything which she had said
or done
But Arrabcl. however arttul and iu,rsu.
ing she might he, possessed no native re.
6ncmcui and whie sho had the talent 10
discover the weakness OF another, she nei.
Their dtscerued--nor II she had done so.
could she have appreciated The delicacy Of
their sentiments.
i. vas during an excursion which she
made, while Mrs. Eckar remained at Brlgh-
ton, that circumstance TOOK place which
FIRST caused her real alarm. Young ie-
male whom Arrab.l had aced about Mrs.
Eckar to attend on her during her own
absence, observed her lady one day IN
tcnts uvcra letter which she bad received
and which Miss Wharton afterwards dis.
covered to be written by Lady Isabel, and
containing a most uiecionate as well as
affecting appeal to the mother in behalf of
her sau, whose conduct, this smiable young
woman declared TO have been baseiy ca.
INUNDATED, whose impoverished situation
she most ieelnely described,
The day following the receipt of this let.
ter, gentleman called by appointment, to
see Mrs, Ecklr, accomplished by youth,
vino the grl supposed NIGH, be his SON.
They were closeled some hours with Mrs.
Eckar, accompanied by youth, who tho
girl supposed might be hls son. They
were closcled some hours with Mrs. Eckar,
alter which they departed and returned no
more. The widow now appeared more
tranquil than she had been for months; and
Atrabe Informed BY tho gIrl Of what had
passed during her absence, became proper.
touabv uneasy, There was enough in
the transaction to awaken conjecture, aud
create u fear that maternal affection had
iriumphed over pride and anger. /, was
not impossible that another will had been
made restoring to young Eckar his right
iul inheritance.
From Mrs Eckar nothing could be clio.
tied, She Was calm and determna,ely
silent.
Her manner served TO confirm Artabel
in her suspicious, and 'hc thought proper
10 renew her attentions and professions of
fondness. They we're coldly received and
Mrs. Eckar decided on Immediately return'
ing home.
Descending her modification and wrath,
Miss Wharton resolved on putting at once
into nxccniiou n MAN on which she had for