The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-01-14
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70 behold her, | left the cottage aud hasten
ed to the mansion.
II dame Ruddock and her danph,er. had
ueen surprised at seeing n,e their pettur.
) oa''on might have been pronounced posi.
i've calmness, compared 10 tina, OF Miss
wharton, when stood before her. TWAS
as have before observed, twilight. mud Of,
entering my former home hao walked in.
TO room On one side Of The hau, the door
OF which CHANGED TO be opnn. A lady camu
forward 10 receive me, 1t vas Arrabel.-
Suddenly she paused Had an inhabi,an, of
the other world, indeed, riscn before her
eyes, she could not indeed have been more
horror stricken. She shrieked, staggered.
and must have fallen 10 the floor, had sol
caught her IN my arms and supported her
I'll some one came TO my assistance. She
was IN no situation TO answer my INQUIRIES;
and was obliged 10 seek the needed inlur-
nation from a female attendant, uho nov
had the honor OF off, ia.ing as lad, n!ald
to the present proprietress OF - puce.
| must pass over my interview with
Clara. IL is difficult 10 describe extremes,
either OF Joy or sorrow. She wert tot
her tears were such as brought tranquility
and the hope OF returning health.
In subsequent conversation size told me,
that she had left Rudducks COTTAGE Prev.
Gus TO her Confinement a; the URGENT So
llclia,ion of Miss Wharton, 10, arler the
ne"s reached them, Of The wreck Of the
packet; had called 10 see her almost every
day, and showed her marks Of kindness
which were deeply felt by one whose stua.
ton was melancholy aud desolate as Clara
al that moment supposed hers 10 be.
She was the more readily induced to
comply with the request of Arrabel, as her
situation Of the house Of Ruddock was less
retired Than she had believed il would be-
Michael frequently brought company home
with him, whose rude, and bolsterous mer.
rlment shocked and DISCUS ed her. And
although she remained shu, up IN her room
IFS vicinity 10 the scene Of their coatsG
Inirth, rendered quic, impossible
She adreried TO the loss OF her infant
observing that she regretted its death more
OH my account than her own, She added
that she had held il in her arms but opcc,
when she had tied around il waist a small
miniature resemblance of herself, which
she had happened to have near it was the
only bequest she had TO bestow and she
believed herself about 10 die. That She
was taken extremely Ill soon altcrward, and
was delirlous for many hours-on her 70.
covery from which state she was informed
OF the death Of her child
As sat beside her, and held her slender
hand IN mine, thought had never he.
held face more tonchlngly interesting
Sorrow seemed 10 haIlow the spin, Of Cara,
and TO shed over each feature an IN ar,h.
ly expression OF soitness aud resignation,
which spoke o! something boy ond lhisw world.
summons TO supper interrupted our
conversation. II was summons which
most reluctantly obeyed. was relieved
from the embarrassment Of tete.a.teta
with my hostess By the appearance Of
third person. This was man whom re-
collected to have seen many years before,
in the employment OF my father. He was
think, sort Of overseer on the estate, or
sou ethiug Of the kind. Blu, whatever of.
fee lie held, had always thought HIN yu-
gar and disngreeabe. Neither did his
manners appear to have improved with
time, Though evidently embarrassed, he
labored TO appear at ease and his efforts
al an air of nonchaence would at any other
time have amused me. As il was, sad and
disguised, retired as soon as supper was
over to the room assigned to me; having
first looked in upon Clara, whom | found
in a Tranquil slumber, from y hich augured
the mos, favorable results.
Throwing myself in a chair, | listened
10 the storm, which, having been some
time gathering, now roared without The
gusts seemed TO shake the building massive
as II was, TO lis foundations, and the rain
beat 10 torrents against the windows. Am
| them asked myself, actually in the
mansion Of my foreia,her'sr Can il be
other Than dream, that am here iii the
character of guest-ot stranger Too
surely il is sad reality The portrait of
my father hung on the wall opposite. !
looked on the calm, benignant expression,
which the artist had well preserved, and
could not avoid exclalming aloud oh had
thou known the sorrow destined for him,
once so iundly nurtured---so deeply loved
by thee-had the book Of fate been pre-
sented before thee, and the page marked
with my destiny unfoded for thy perusa
how would the knowledge have emb tered
thy parting hour Wisely is tie future con.
cealed from US oh my father; con-
tinued in a sudden burs, Of grief that was
unable TO repress. | go far from my ma
tive home, | seek, with the innocent and
helpless partner Of my life, that home a
mong strangers which | must no longer
lay claim 10 here Yes, 60 TO poverty
and exile and those thy bounty once sus-
tanned and fed, now riot on what ought to
have been nine
Almost sufiocated with emotion, threw
myself on my bed and sunk into a restless
and unrefreshing sleep. A, dawn arose.
Clara | found slept, and her features tho
pale, were placid. Happy in the conscious
ness of my safety and return 10 her she