The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-05

they had teen written, fearing that they
would be too late for The mail. SuperscrIb
'pg them IN a hurried hand sent them to
the posi.oilie where they arrived. JUS, 10
time.
A, three o'clock on the following day,
was al the depot, and in the cars. was
too impatient for steam Itself. even be
lIe,e Ike telegraph couldn't have transport.
ed me 10 The arms Of Julia soon enough to
satisfy my Impotence. | though, The cars
moved slower than mule, and thought al
ore 'i.Hc Of getting out, to run along ahead
Of them.
However slow as thought was ,ray.
cling, arrived in good time in my native
village. d not stop 10 sbuke hands with
single soul bu. hurried TO NEE, my Julia,
| armed at her fathers house. | expect.
ed TO see her face at the wIndoa nokin. out
for nc, 10, II was no, visible. iOaoyer,
| rtllecltd that, Ike all women, she was CO
quei,lsh, aud avoided showing her petty
eyes ct tie window. jas, TO ieaze. Yet |
fell. certain the would lie locking Gu, for
ne, and have d,s'inc, recollection of of
ictug 10 Lc!Gity dollars with myself tina,
she vas teeping through he blinds 3. me,
or from Lehud q curtain.
ran w to the door, aid entered With.
cot knockne. opened my afnls, expect.
ing JIlio to Jump lulo them, aud supposed
q course she would but shu, them up
again quick enough, WHEN | saw The old
hdy approaching, not her daughter.
Where's JANA y crl,d.
"Oa, she's sone----'
"Goue =
"Yes
For Heavens sOkc," gasped, "Iea
me wher, 7"
:" vas going too, bat YOU interrupted
me, said he old lady crosby. She has
gobe to spend 'es days 9Th her cous,us. I"
was ihundets,fuck. conscienuously
believe that al that momcu, was as white
ss piece OF parchment. At any rate |
could swear before any court thai Eel, We
y faint and SICK.
:" When dad she gol' ALTERED.
" About t@o hours ago
Two hours ego! Wh., d,dn't SIZE
receive ny letter I"
! was terribly excited. lelt ,ha, my
eternal baPp ness depended upon the NO
,naH's ansse'. Il john had gene Of 10 zee
her cousins ~hen she knew was com NJ,
that ~tuid be there Ito, night felt
tha, i, you'd break my heart,
dy. 81 heard her say something ubaul
getting note fiom you-lhaI she expected
you 10 cal here to night"
IL was enough. NJ, heart vas q heap o
rum, Ga the fallh'essness, The Gckleuess,
the hearIIessuess Of woman A that has
been sad Of her lie but i,uety; she Is n
serpent 10 en- angels form Ga, decep,,ol!
oh, misery Judge Of my d,sappoin ment
my deapa,r-my unu,lerable wo, when
| learned that Julia VAS gone-gone when
she kues was comng-and b'ane me
not for giving v n, to my feelings IN such
expressions as these.
Ihink shou DO very sctupu'ous
bout snearln, 10 any thing that took place
he ucx, half hour after my hear, received
tha, heavy blow. Oily one thing am
sure OF. l,f the house aud got into the
street, bu; whittier | rau there, stag geted
lherc OF was carried Il ere b. NY fleud.,
firm. The FIRST heard from myself, 9as
approaching the door OF my friend, the old
inald, aud she vas IuunInI cut TO meet me.
Tbs probsbly broush, me 10 my seoses.
| wa. past being surprised 81 anything
tina, might happen, else | should have
thought II a ltie strange tina, Lucy threw
herself mo my arms, snd oteted me her
lips TO sss. Ash vas, icelIog the need Of
sympathy embraced her warmly, erclalm-
ny,
"D.atL lcy, you are Ito only true freud
I've go'."
"OhlI hope nol' she replied. Rui
am glad you think am true freud TO
, on Tor aa."
"And YOU will ALWAYS be :"
always, Frederick oh aud 80 shall
be so hupp, y
What does sho mean !" thought |.
ave shall DO 50 happy dear Frederick.
.he repeated; know We shall. The
ruth Is, NY dear, have long loved you
n scctel-bopelcssly bat after receiving
such dear atieclioHale letter from you"
"W hal Y lciled. staring at her IN won,
Ter.
"Why, after receiving such dear, good .
ci,er," SAID Lucy, {" am SO happy that /
nus, tell YOU all my heart. When We are
married Frederick"
I" rm dreaming" though, |.
ave will have this pleasant event TO
ak about won't vel Why, you cant
hluk how surprised md delighted vas to
eceve your letter. laughed overt aud
.rcd overt; aud If have read II once,
AVE read 1t fifty tunes"
Here she took the letter from her DO.