The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-03-16


What you refer TO" muiiered Mrs. SIM
kins.
n why, good food. sometimes rich foo,
!, well prepared. Rich dresses, too yo
:. temember the rich silks you and he chidre
have had this last year. Good water. toe
the Cochi.uaie carried to every chamber
'he greatest luxury Of ALL"
81 wonder you don't odd, the sun ha
shone, and the light has come resularl
every morning. under Ills head, mother
/, iou ave very specific ia your enumeraiiops
/. don't class common blessings among lux
$ uiics-evefy body has these"
Think as you may, Maria, these com
mon blessings asyo term them, ste tiuly
the greatest fsyols Which Heaven bcstows
. The beautiful sun. the grateful light
wish you could feel as my friend did. ~ht
said he never opened hts eyes. bu. he 6ts
thanked God for The birth Of q oew day."
." suppose you arc thstk Vi, no,ber
that YOU have no. had the hy drophobia
nor the cholera, nor The yellow fever"
There is grca. reason TO b, thankful
for an escale from these ravages, Maria,
ID nj. beg Of you, speak go lightly Of
your many escapes, aud your thousand do.
iyefanccs."
Il have truly escaped srea. deal, moth
or. have escaped The trouble oi moving,
because we we're TOO poor to live in better
ny lie 81 have escaped the fatigue a,leu.
dsGi upon selecting sono Ia! es,ry carpets !;
have ESCAPED ever so maDy Guilds, because
did not go To amusemenis 81 have es
capped givinga patty, Lccau.e Samuel stii
he did not feel ab!e to give one this year.
inieed," said The lhsushilcss gtddy woman
81 have escaped great deal u.oIe--Ihefe's
fire, saord, pesil, oce and famine. Nvne
u these have comc ugh ne"
Mrs. ilopkics could mol fotbear smtl
ing, and yet she secretly dcporcd The wan,
Of real gro'ruie in her d8ush'er in.la@.
What, Maria" she IN l,ired you'd you
most Of oil desire the cum'ng year. adm,
ting oil our Wishes csmo Of our bidding =
Ms. S,m9kns hesltaled u momen'-"i
VIII tell you shl, Of al! thing, on earth |
should e-'ee u the creates, blessing :-wha,
| should prefer above all others; d bsg Of
Cahiornia gold r.
- am sorry Cor your selection, child.
Gold is desirable, know, inasmuch as II
procures m,by comforts; but remember,
Mara, y bat Solomon chose wos far better
"a bag of vision snd an understand NJ
heart"
"a io1 are alsuys qrotiny snme Cd Tes
lament character. mother. For ms part.
| think more of some heroes nGd sac,
tbs, SCOT and Balaer and D.ckeas have
written about"
Ms Hopktns Sighed over snch thought /
less WOMAN. bot a,-cfeeily kept her temper,
aud made 40 ii nstu ei rcmatk. She al. /
Ways ffsyed ti,a' Cad would IuEn htr heart
iur she knes she eCu'd not.
The NV Year had already arrived :
aud Mr.. Simt kius de,hsnd,d of her ncul. !
gen, husband an \ as she called II. 10 pro-
cure some presents suited TO herself and
As usual, she o5lolrvI il. aud
starting for her shopping expedition she for
gol I'll her grievances.
BAT Macs" called on, her mother,
Z" you ure 20, g'ing out With your ieet un
protected, lhls slippery da! do come
back ,nj ~; on y our rubbers you know
you always say you cannot stand on ice."
81 have no, fallen ct, and | don't fear
/. a, all. am more al,aId Of another
kind Of down(siI," slld sho play fully, as sLe
shut the door. She would have her own
way. Gnly she slipped alous down the
street, and met with 10 mlshsp. She found
every thing TO her MAD, and her len dol.
lars we're quickly expended upon sc, Of
chessmcn, fan, loo box, and q small work
boz for the oldest daughter. She took them
all 10 her muiT aud hands, for sbo could no,
wai, TO have them sen, home. so great was
her desire 10 display her purchases. Tro,.
tin, down the hill, a little distsncefrom her
own dooi, she slipped, and away Aaw ell
the purchases 10 evory direction. She tri.
ed to rise, but al.sl she had dedicated her
ankle, and IN the effort TO save berself had
severely strained her w,i.l A gentleman
near at hand assisted her 10 rise, aud seeing
the difficulty. he procured q carriage IN
stnntly, ard IN moment sbo was al he, own
door. The driver rang violently, md soon
the cries OF Mrs. S,mpkins could bs heard
IN all parts of the house, minslad With re.
proaches thu, she omitted 10 wear any pro
tec,ors TO her feet.
Mrs. llopkInskindly soo,hed these upbraid
ing,, which were uttered TOO late, and die.
patched messenger for her husband and u
physician. The surgeon pronounced her an
klo badly fractured, aad having Sc, the bone
and bandaged the swollen limb, am.ds,
shrieks and groons, which only chlotoiorm
mi,ieated INTO Insous'b,Ity. Mrs. Slmpklns
was doomed TO soilersg unprecedented aud
unprcpaied. Her pam was intense; .he was
bruised int rnslly and s,h g,ea, difficulty
could be touched n, oil. Sleep vas Danish
ed from her eyes, only a. an op's,s pro
cured it, and then il was unrefreshing.
\, As her mother 10 law was sitting by hcl
slds, gently soothing her distracted (cel'ng'
, 40 she mourned over the loss Of siumber
! ~. IA c.,