The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-02

borieus life - necessity, without suspeciing
whence the necessity arose. Alter her death
| deisrmiasd 10 reduce our expenses. but my
children have been brought up in luxury.-
They repined at slight de6ciencies-imsg.
nary wants, and I feared less, they might
think me cold and stern"
you have misiudged," said Mr.. Burton.
+" Though they murmur q, ulffes, they will
be active. vigorous, happy, in great charge.
Il will give them work for the heart, for the
hsnds."
Nay, my friend my 10, 10 fired. Be the
toll for me, the leisure for nv family. can
no, risk the loss Of my only pleasure. that Of
seeing smiling faces q, my fre.sds.
The gentlemen parted, leaving Alice over.
~helmed BY the discovery she had made
slowly she rettsced her footsteps, forge'ful
Of her GRAND. She re entered her dressing
room and gs1ed resretfully upon i,s luxurious
appointments. They ssemsd TO rsproach her,
With the hours taken from lifs's hughes, du,irs
and bsrt.red fer their peri.habls splsndor.-
She laid ssios her purse, thankful that ito
contents remained Untouched I; then she lock-
ed long and steadily upon tie new position in
which she was so suddenly placed. Her
needless disregard OF her father, who had in
dulged her every caprice, seemed to her liule
less than criminal. Her idle, selfish life,
spoke to her with hundred voices there was
reprsof 10 oil its tones. The retrospect was
salu,ary though painful. From her errors
sprung the knoslsdge Of right, and the true
path once found, her loving spiri' prompted
her onward. She was certain Of operation
on the part oil The family, and surveying the
tastes, the habits and capacities OF each mem.
Der, down TO the psled Ef4ie, tbs darling OF
the whole. she opened her desk and skeiched
90 paper the outline OF her plan.
Her father left the same evening for New
York, TO be sbseu, eeveral weeks. Alice
longed 10 reveal 10 him her decision, TO ask biz
cousel, and receive his sympathy but she
doubted her un,ried strength and preferred 10
make the attempt alone. or six donss,ics
she dismissed three. Az she determined to
give up the superHaities Of the table, the pas.
try cook was no longer needed, while George
and Charles profFersd their services 10 the
place OF the etrsnd by. The sesmsress
could moi be easily dispensed with. After
much delibsrs,ien, however. Alice, Margaret
and Kate, resolved to take charge 81 thar
Own rooms, together with the parlors. Alice
and Margsret s'so assumed large part OF the
sewing, AID thus enabled The chamber maid
to supply the drf:ieneies IN both departments.
Efie, child Of e,gh, years. sho, during the
various discussions, had been ball envying
her .isers, received small brush aud du'
ter. Each one also yielded some iavorl'e
wish Alice had planned a series OF Assem-.
bhes Msrgsre, had boped for brilliant
party on her br,hn,ghf. kte de.red So
perb vume Of engf4vlngs which she had
.een 10 a book store, snd the smsllsr ore h7d
dreamed OF expensive toys.
/ Ard yet tbs busy fortnight, shIch the
world dee med full OF humiliation and regret
/ to the Weslons, was. IN truth lha hspprs'
period Of their lives. They we're occupied
but not burdeusd. Aud breskfas' hour, regu
larly and efficiently, brough, each day 10 i's
appropriate place, and the lelsure thus secur
ed vas far more acceptable than that when
constantly possessed, vas never prrzsd.-
They were learning the rare beauties OF do
mestic relations, the wonderful exceiience OF
~hch they had comparatively o'erlooksd.-
They grew thoughtful for each other. prodI'
, gal Of little kndnesses, and shie performing
The services before left TO servant, the s.eei
. sffec,,ous ~h,ch before had been checked b.
. defective edpcaucn. sp'une up and f led ihei
}, hearts With perpe ual Joy.
0 A. length M. Weston returned. Tb
children surrounded him With their sccustom
J, ed gIee, bur they we're less bols,ei Gus tina
II usual in their selcome. The tea table d.
e no, ptesen, It's accustomed array oil temptn
viauds and when II was over, George, 10
- stead OF ringing for a servant, placed an cas-
~ chair al the ere, aud broceh, bis father
Is dressing gown and slippers. Margaret to
h, asked leave TO read the paper, pleading it
II. fatigue OF his travel, secretly designing
cd make the practice # she should hnd II agrs'
able. As the evening advanced, instead