The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-13

form being slight, her chss, somewhat mar.
row, and her constitution by no means robust,
the eff cts of this cold were moro painfully /
ma Iked than is ordinarily the case in such /
forms Of iudisposllion. Several weeks passed
before she recovered from It's effects; or, We
nigh. say, from lis apparent effec,s-,he seeds
of disease, which had been sown in her sys.
TEN, remained.
A few weeks later, a, a large party given
to Mrs. Carlton By friend, as bridal party,
she danced till nearly two o'clock. notwlih
standing slight indsposiion which bad man.
ilesied itself early on the previous day. More.
over, she ate several tunes Of rich cake, and
other indigestbe things, drank wine, and, TO
add the las, "pound 10 the camel's back,
took freely Of coffee and oysters a, the close
Of the party.
On the morning that followed, in attempt.
iug to rise abnu, ten o'clock, she fel, q sharp
pain through her left temple. Seen followed an
attack Of msighedness, accompanied by
sense Of nunbness IN her tongue and along
one of her arms. Faln,ness aud dea,hly SICK.
ness succeeded; and Mrs. Carlton threw her.
self back upon her pillow with groan. Fer
hours she suffered from this sickness, ~hlch
was accompanied by most distressing pain
through her left eye, that aen, deeply boring
into her temple. When, a, length, under the
activs.neatmeDt Of hyslciaD-W hich "ac.
tive treatment, vas added TO the eahsustins
effects Of the sckness-lhe violence Of the al.
tack sba,ed, Mrs Caflcn WIS 10 a low, weak,
nervous state, from which she did not recover
for some time. The least exerllon was &C
companied by tremor and feeling Of assi'u de.
Undsterred by this serious re action upon
a delicate constitution, Mrs. Carlton, 10 the
face OF Warning and remons'rance on the part
OF her husband, continued TO expose herself to
cold, damp airs, v bile unprotected With prop
er clothing and Io ever f,.tsue, ~hen tempt.
ed By the aijuiemenis Of pleasure. And thus
It vent Cd, from month 10 mouth, and from
year 10 year, her frame gradually losing lis
vgor, and the beautiful FRESHNESS, 0: her Young
cheeks fading away into sickly psleness.--
Yet, strange TO say, Mrs. Carlton was as 1t.
tie mindful OF her health as before, arL ex.
pressed herself with Impotence when her hus
band sought to check her imPrudepce.
Three days after Mrs. Cartons fi,s,.wee,
J. babe saw the light, her husband, on returning
ho'se, fluid her sitting UP 10 bed hem stitch.
; ing fne cambrc handkerchief.
70 "Wby Clara !" he excaiIed. "Isn'. that
q very inprudenr.'
Z Oh, d ar no !" she returned al feel al.
mos! as we'll as ever did. Aad is inpos.
Z slb!e for me 10 lie here AID do nothing"
1T is rery imp:uden,, Mr.. Carlton" said
y The nurse, seriously. :" have tried my best
: to induce her to remain perfectly quiet. Bu'
J she will not listen to me. Il will be ell the
worse for her. I've known many woman
to shorten her life by Just such conduct a,
l. this"
J. "Cone Give me that work" AID a.
Mr.. Carlton ssd this, 10 a firm voice, lie took
II the sowing from has ~iIe's hands, and then
J With gentle pressure, forced her back upon
The pillow. This done, he added
e How can you be go though,less, Clara
! Are health and life OF SO little value thai you
q hold them in ligb, es,lnaIion.'
"Oh dear You are always crosk ing about
health, returned Mrs. Carlton, in half play
. ful, half serious manner. I'm well eguug h.
y lis all nonsense 10 keep me i ing here"
mo, madam; take my word for II thai it
. is not" spoke up he nurse. Upon perfect
y quiet, freedom from excitement aud bodily
eserlion, depends your future health. Disre
l. gard the injunction Of our ply scan--h he .poks
y very plainly TO you to dsy--aud you not ouly
D shorten your iil'', bu, mar your happiness, BY
! bodily pain and sell u?bfaidIogs, during the
brief years that are left to you"
The manner as we'll a. the words Of The
T. nurse, rather startled the inpfudent youn.
mother, and she turned TO where her sleeping
tabe lay BY her SIDE, and, taxing il III her
arms, drew it, With al emotion oil tenderness,
to her bosom.
Oa the next morning, i, was with MIS-
: Carlton as the nurse had told her, over and
! over again, II would be. This over.e1ertioD
, had produced fever, and she was g, SICK that
she could not raise herself from her pillow
VI hen the doctor came. and saw her cond