The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-29

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was no melody IN the tones Of The birds-no
beauty in the sunshine for Us. At ths close
OF three hours our vehicle drew up 10 lfsni OF
an old fashioned wood .c0lsIed bui ding which .
wore On air of desolalion and gloom
= Home + though, /, Il can never call this 4
place home and my tears flowed asresh.-
Ada xspt too, and mother ifIsd 10 console u.s.
: Ii doeen't look very pleasant no~, soid she,
but think we can do great deal toward /
improving it. Do You see that sesuIliUI
y oe dime, Ferdie you shall tram It over the
porch and lock, Ada, dear, there are rose
trees under the windows. Grace, here IS
! nice place for an arbor wnh fine view down
the tlver. Oh, we'll make ii look like eit-
fereui spot in a few weeks Mothers smile
was couia sious, and We smiled ,eo, in spite OF
cur sorros. We were soon settled IN cur
new abode, snd by unceaslss care and irdus'
try succeeded IN giving i, look OF comfort
Grace scrubbed snd secured until her little
delicate hands grew quite brown and unlady
like. She arranged the simple furniture IN
the mos, tasteful manner and hung white drop
cries over The window. Ada and | planted
towers and ~eeded The garden, ard mother
busted herse 10 thousand Offices Of kAadness
to all. FAlhsr had CHAINED place as clerk
IN a store al the village. For some seeks al
ter our removal he returned hume every even
Ing, sober and kInd He seemed TO grleye
over our chsnge OF fortune and 10 regret the
pass, ard We foudly hoped that all meht be
veil sgsin. BuJ habits OF iniemperauce once
formed are not easily broken. Twas noilong
ere he rslspsed again INTO his sinful courses
and brought sorrow to US all. Then, Tor the
fist time, We knew what il IS to rant Pow
etiy was ours, and many n scaniy meal was
sartaksn OF IN silence and sadness. Determin
ed TO DO no longer burden upon mother and
Grace, who were exert'ng themselves 10 Inc
u'mos, By taking IN needle work. en'reat
ed that situation might be procured tor me-
where | mishi earn my livelihood snd contrl'
butte nv feeble a,d to lst'en their laho's.-
Nv mother We. erir.ed t. b. under the neces
city Of psrlos from nc AID placing NE "'n
strangers al az are hen most required he'
counsel ard guidance, but Their VAS no H'er
native.
A plsca a. erfsnd boy sas procured tor
me a grocery sore IN the village, and
entered with alacriiy upon my dunes. Ny
employer ~as sIern, cold.heafied man Sc
we're in his manners. He seemed ts eIPec
y me Young and experienced though | vas, Il
perform his work precisely IN the same WAY
IN y hich he wsuid have done u hlmseli, ant
often when ererled ali my energies 10 eas'
Z. him, | net with unkind r-bukss Ten
~ would fill my eyes, bu dashed them proud
o Is eway and snoihersd the greet IN my heart
II Day after day | ,eiled INCREASINGLY, cheere'
y. b. the hope Of pouring INTO the Top Of ny mo
I'd her nv wages shen The month should close
Or How lnierr'nabe those four weeks seemed
i yet they a, las; reached an end. Trembling,
I'd asked my employer Cor the sum had earned
We Wnhs ccnlempiuous laUg h he iuiofmsd'me ha
nv "a her had called and obtaInes the ameaui
or He 10 spending u at ycnder tavern no donh'
m he added, ss he turned from And b
ne was right. B4fors eight my hard earned ~
ges we're all Consumed. and my father return
o. I'd home 10 state Of iutoxcaion. ! hasiet
Nv ed 10 my mother to tell aer my sorrows. =
NJ She folded NE N her arms and wh'-?ere
us saeet words OF epcoDrsge meGt, snd when
az returned the next morning 10 my tasks ie
a!s strengthened and revised. My employ ar IL
tened 10 nv eGreates eud promised that
me future my earnings shoud Is gwen TO by b
dy Their, ana | ioied on wlth renewed energy.
es The sumner and autumn passed, and Il
Inc course OF nv father was GosDaard. lie
'eh who knew hun 10 other days would have Z
IFe cosnised him now Mother ard Gtace shu
dered al the fearful change, ard Ada grew
,,. sadly over her lest father. She had sin
idol zed him, but nov she fed from hun
terror. Poor Ada ptifd her from my
most heart. She vas genie cenhdng ere
EEK ture, loving and pure. She vas pssalonaIe
ret fcod Of learning, yet With DO amsas TO saus
she her desires. TIE ard1cus sbors OF mother a
our Grace left Them no time 10 se''6w open b
ned education. Wilh deiah, she hailed he ope
sed ing of The village school, and pleaded so ear
ar, esty 10 be allosed 10 attend Il that moth
IN could not deny her, although Tue way v
IN. long and ,lresome. Ads danced with Joy
t,.. tbs prospec, before her. At frat when 8
not entered the crowded school.foom she was
hen wlldersd ADD her heart ind q and fiIiiefe
Zen for nearly all we're s.tah2sfs, but the tesc
all cts voice sas geolls ana s5en ress4urcd b
Tho Fin DIV she uuke6 from face 20 {, &c 10 ca
AN sorae S. mpahz ng lance, but I'll licked 4 0
her y Upon her AMI seemed .san1to4 her hlus
and apparel lGs,lucfivey the poor cdad d 2
IAN tsgges shoes under Ter d'ess, and the tea
came trembling 10 her eyes. At neon VI
her the village gttis gathered sbl u lie stove 2
ion at their plentiful dlnuers POOR Ada "a! uar
lily iced sLd aOae, sia but piece q bfes
enc the best her mo her c0ud 5esina, She hea
4uo whispers, AMI kte@ they speaking
sbt her, snd the blood mounted 70 her bro@
icn ono sad Il 5 drunken Lee, dsogt'e, F.; 3
nea fa;heI l. The wotsl sol 70 the ylliege, No
10. say' A4A' hos5,n heayed and Ihe re
lu ,cars cGmn pat sung down upon her boo
a4I she cent he head over II Ill her long cuts +
Is, her sorroslu face.
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