The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-02-25

Ing was directed 10 repair The lodge, anu
&c, everything 90 readiness for the recep.
iien OF their Intended v;clim. A few daS IS
therefore, after Mrs. EckaF had returned
home. she vas prevailed on by Artabel,
from whom She had w,thdrawn some pot.
lion Of her t0tmer consideration, 10 accom-
pany her q, short excursion, which size
sad, woud only take them lev miles
from the mansion, ~Allher they would re.
turn on The following day.
Ii vas evening when they arrived, and
FLEMING said She believed the unfortunate
lady had not tie slightest suspicioa vi The
inteaI.en OF the DJualdsons, uald she haC
been several houts IN that isolated dael
ins. /, vas then she VAS told that aiihO
sull among the living, il would hereafter be
thought By all who knew her, that she had
ceased 10 exist.
Tier lamentations, the housekeeper said
were heart.reut.ns lamentations, me-
naces aud eniteaucs, were alike disregard
ed by the ua.eeI,nI aud uagratctul wretch
whom she had uG5tured from childhood ~
her bosom TO sting her az last into mad
ness. A room IN a remote part OF the build.
ing hal been prepared Ter her L vas for.
nIshed w.sh every thing that could cenrr
butte 10 her comfort Of convenience even
Injuries were supplied, bat liberty, that FIRST
Of earthly blessings ater health, vas dent
cd. That iion lhese walls, except 10 her
final resting place, she must never hope 10
depart, she beci'Ae finally convinced, but
tin conviction bIouah. Nllh Il, to her high
aad naughty spsrh an agony that threw her
at times into parONy SINS q despair. ct
consciousness Of something untold, seemed
10 nerve her wrh q Supernatural strength
and enabled her to bear up under the bitter
prosecutions which she nov suffered from
Arrabel.
This woman threw off entirely the mask
Of affection which seli.m,erest had hliher.
20 induced her 10 wear, and treated Mrs.
Echar, OF times, with harshness amount.
lug to cruelty no doubt ia the hope u sub
DUNG her lofty s?ri', ana causing her health
to yield beneath The oppression that she en-.
dured.
The ueas of the supposed death Of youn.
Eckar vas also communicated with cfcum
stances calculated 10 render still more a
cute, the pang winch such intelligence
might well be supposed to give he heart 0
pateai. For s~hlIe, It did indeed, aImos
oveIshadow The unhappy body. She hAbis
ed herself 10 the de pest mourning, and
had ever since continued 10 Hear these ha.
bi!imeuts OF sofrow-lhese outward token:
81 the inward and often luexpressIbIe gre
oi the soul.
Heaven alone could have supported The
widow Eckat under the sorrow ullicled ol
her By ner uPpreaslr and Il seemed as
sae hal sseu permitted to survive through
every difficulty, ia order TO prove the ins0l
hclency Of lhe power u wee, IN brnglu
ITS purposes to their desired CONCLUSION.
Donaldson and his vile lived in mutu.
discomfort, ana their sou aud only chuJ, VI
on whom they had avlsdly bestowed ever
Indulgence, rewarded thcm By want OF al
fiction, sobcdiance, aud IN short, By To
basesI lngtaUudr.
Ia lie death Of Arrabcl the sole care o
attending Mrs. Eukar had deyoiyeJ upoi
Fleming, sine had f9r many years been til,
conhdsnl Ul the DJnAldsJus, aud grea,l
prohied by the frequent lafgesses bestowe
on her Tor the purpose Of binding her I
inyio.ab!e secrecy.
She pretended that Mrs. Eckar had bee
far more comfortable since attended by her
self only, than dIuug the lifetime OF Mrs
Donaldson, whom she feared aud dislike
60 much, that at times, iaueriy, her reaso
had deserted her, and tie presence Of whog
would o.tea ti.to" her Iuso paroxysms
terror,
Since she bad been brought back 10 Eek
ar place, which removal was perfOrine
with ell possible secrecy, and Wide GutIit
was absent 10 London Mrs Fleming tho
tina! her ldy' heat;h had grown better al.
her aind less wandering ,nau while al lhr
lodge she looked around on objects onct
taua1e-, Is e shs reco,IecteI having seet
them once before would pause before them
touch aud examine them, then smile mourn
fully aud muger sumo words to hers.i.-
Mrs Fleming observed that lor some day
past, sne mad seeu a key IN her possession
though from whence she procured il, Il
what . belonged =, she could not tell, aGt
indeed supposed i Of no consequence. Here
the h9u.skeePer concluded her narration.
We inquired whether she supposed thai
Mrs. hektr had actually made viii whcf
a. Brighton She answered that she kue \
no more .! the matter ;h4u sAe had alrea
disclosed but believed ]! to be the fu' 0
p.nion Of tie DyH4Il5gus hat such was IL,
TACT and lrom that idea proceeded much 0
the severity OF Atrabei toward her lady
But though o!,cu threatened with furlhe
persecution, II she DID no, disclose whelh
er there was or vas net, such an INSTRUMENT
the high and lnlomuabie spirit Of that IA
dy bore her out, and not one word OF salts
faction On that point DID Arrabel ever Oh
than from her lips
Mrs. Fleming was Gaally dismissed
Mr. Ecker wished not 10 follow her viii
The pgnisanaa. she merrcd, he letl her a
be said, to he sun2s with which remors'
must sooner " ,ater visit her ofcfcharget
conscience aul tie result proved that ht
vas rgh, homeless, res. as aud misera
bic, she ptuel away, gbg ylcum u cOrfUd
lng remtutyfAtrp ma died uYt Iont after.