The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-02-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Netc York .Nrr0r.
MARY ECkiII.
A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG WIDOWS.
,HAPfrR yIg.
The Discovery.

We conveyed Mr.. Eckar almost faining
from this terrible scene. lis mind long a
prey TO greet and auxie,y, had become sas.
cep'lble OF every ehange and | was sefl.
uusly alarmed at the effect which THIS ua.
expected intelligence nigh, have upon inn.
i'c insisted upon searching CT hts moth.
e. immediately, aud II was with the great.
CT difficulty that could persuade hn from
: step, winch IL Tie ptescn, momcnl might
be attended by an vuhapp, result.
represented 20 han the rropriciy Of
Keeping IhalIeus Donaldson IN lgnorauee
. the communication made b. bis father
~inre, Il be we're informed Of Il aud should
apstse fleming the housc.kcepcr o. the
iac'-whch It was altogether likely be
would do We should perhaps mee. With
great difficulty 10 obtaining The means Of
access TO Ms Ecktr Nay, Il vas no,
.mprobabe that she NIGH, be removed gu,
81 oar rcech oaeiher believed Tor niy
own part ,hai ThadJeu, Donaldson would
hesitate at no silalny to secure 10 himself
the ql'et possession Of property which be
had 81 long looked upon a. has own The
nomcu, ihc,e appeared The sl,ghics, reason
TO fear that he might he t,.possesscd Of IT..
Ny brother laNycts accorded Nth ire,
and NC resolved to proceed sIIl s-ctecy
md cluiion
The agitation ol his mud bod the effect
| had dreaded on d constitution rendered
susceptible BY long AMI repeated tra's aud
Mr. ECklr bycaac much Iudis2o'cd. lie
expressed wish 10 return 10 h,s mn, bat
before The outrage winch bad been urdef.
cd ior his conveyance could affiye. no grew
looll 70 proceed ,hilncr. lcun.ulici Gul.
ti,a a, to the course proper 10 b. pursued
on this occasion, and he udsscd ,hal SIR
E-kar should remain where be WIS a, PIE
sent, and II my suggestion menNoued the
situation Of my t,tcnd 20 young Donaldson
Who, araiied at the prospect as hc hoped
and believed. OF unutcffuptediy euJltias
The es'a,e, sent sort Of hell cnii hsli
-ulen message % NJ, Eckar. with re.
gue.t that no would make use ol hi- housc
IS Il It were hlt own Rlchatd VAS sen,
for ard 10 ics hours Mf. EckAr became
seriously ~, Some DAYS had elapsed he
lore he VAS able 70 leave !.. apartment.
Neanshic be tunctal u Donaldson hal
taken place. iIf. Mirsden hal arrived
aud been introduced y RsbatI 10 his "a.
iher, aud long ami interesting couyetsa-
ulu Tad taken place between them 81 the
end of winch Mr.. NifsIen a. attorney lot
uf. Eckhr, appusrJ young Donaldson that
=, might BE- J1d.clou, "a hn 70 postpone ia
KIN. the .iir q hen 10 The estate, Until MIR
EsEar bad seen hls mulbct a-l, Was no,
impusHblc,blttde Intended u.etYIes mi -hl
materially c1uhso The aspect Of bis lil'ts.
THIS intelligence overwhelmed he young
man sub eslonshmcai ani rue Ils Tor
g1s the bounds Of rropnciy aad even dc
ceucy became outrageous, and almost
cursed the memory Of hs parent
Mcanahl.e ths housckrepor had been
summoned but refused 70 appeal Size had,
during the sb0e time Of Mr, Il kar's 1T
ae.s, Kept herself entirely oul OF sight |
bad by tiuiii.h to request an ln'eruev,
carefully wording my message that might
create neither irritation nor alarm. i had
hoseycr, been unayallng. Nor could Gr
tith, wIih all hrs ingenuity, discover where
Mrs. Ecknr, II indeed she sttl Survived,
vas kept concealed.
Nr. Marsdcn nmseIf nlerro.a'ed the
housekeeper, and It was not unul .he had
been threatened With the seventy ot the
law, which she vas informed was prepared
TO pruish heavily deltuqacncics like hers,
that she consented to give the desired IN.
formation.
II | thought On former OCCASION tbai
hers vas the most uppfonistng cuuulenauce
| had ever teIseli, her appearance aten
she now presumed hrrsell before US, vas
not calculated to DO away With that impress
SION. Her long, marrow, agd bong vtsnge,
vac utterly devoid Of color, and bore upon
&, the blended mark, Ct ggIt and toar.-
She Carried bunch OF keys, aud maxim:
no ansAer 10 the lev words winch we're ad
dressed TO her by Mr.. Ecl'ar, led tho way
to remote part OF the building, whcro |
had never vet been. MIR Mafsdru, my
friend the lawyer, aud ny self together With
Griffith, attended Mr. Eckar on this occu-
sion. 1t WAS judged expediens that Rich
ard should not accompany w.
Crossing a court between whose pave
ment the weeds aud rank grass grew IN
Wild luxurIancc, We arrived al chapel,
the gloomy Architecture Of which seemed
10 accordance with tho dllaplde,on aud
melancholy appearance Of surrounding OBJ
lccts. Dor walk did not end here. A stair
case led to gallery, INTO which several
doors opened from a balcony which ran a.
long this side OF the building, which of
forwards learned was the eastern eStrem'.
~. II had long boon sau, up aud was sup.
posed to be entirely dIsused.
The balcony afforded a view Of tho neg.
ected park, aud range of bills IN the DIS
lance. We paused not here, but followed
our conduclress through library A few
volumes remained scattered on the shelves
on table observed folio oil heruIdry, aud
on the walls hung opg series oil iamily
portraits, still exhibiting traces Of aristo'
cratic splendof.
Tho houschecper paused at pair OF fold
mn donro aud / aaw her COuntcUauge