The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Berkshire Gg=stie.
Z Esayat tho Parsonage.

The frugal breakfast was over and The wife
nd mother was composing her children, and
Ter sul beautiful face, for the morning devo.
ions, when q sharp ring was heard a, the
s;,est door, snd q coarse fough.lcoklng man
entered
Morning, SIT, sas Tho friendly saIuiatOn
come TO see if you'd 60 lie Jim Cra~fstd's
'uusral-i,'. this afternoon
" here did he live, sir ! civilly inquired
ias clergyman: | think | have not known
he person.
Llkely-for be never went 10 meeting
le lives out on The Gore IT'S better than two
miles. Blu, will you come TO the (unera a
no o'clockl'
Yes, ail try 10 be there in time, answer
ID Mr.. Morris.
My dear SAID the sife looking anxiously
+, her husband, you oughi not TO 60 so fat
Ri. chilly day, with your cod aDd ysu must
20, think Of walking
! aust 60, Mary, and fear | mus, walk
tof | dare rot lock my bill at Inc ll'ery stable
ibs face. Blu, ny children, We will be
quiet row and Clara. dea, YOU msy read
Scarcely had the las, petition Of the good
man died assy, before another RAG OF the
door bell s.a,isd ths little a7ck and green
shawl and orange scIaf, made their appear
ancs. simultaneously with their owner, Miss
CfJmp, who vas thin, sharp.sisased per-
son with keen back eyes, which seemed al.
uays 10 k1sw il cap CT collar we're put on
he east, ,wry; aud every body knew, tina. the
birnssl fabric, or The shyesl SPIDER, never es'
csped her vigilance.
Miss Crump vas accompanied By her
(.iend Mrs. Drake, sho had such severe
sefrgh'eous expression IN her face. that al.
v2ys felt in her presence, in spite Of my bet.
Ter Judgment, that Mrs. Drake wss sitting
near very unworihy person. Her eyes
seemfd all The line 10 be saying, | must anc
All Do ny duly, hsseysr p4,n'u. {; may De
and for that matter her lips never qaarrelled
pIlh their DE ghbors
Poor Mrs. Morris locked snSiou.ly 8. The
unduslsd chairs and tables: Ms. Crump look
ed with her Two twiukl.ng eyes a Mrs. Nor
fia, and a. he same time seemed 10 be scan
nug every piece Of fatni'pEc IN The room.
Mrs. D axe locked with awful gravity a
her victim for some time, and then she openst
aose solenp lip, End sgid hat she had GALE
;nal merning on vety important business. Oh
was very sorry, but her duty, however pain
ful, NUS! be performed she though, It prep
Ell that Mr.. Morris should be present, as
concerned hin sital'y.
Mr.. Morris, who had COMO to bis s,udy
vas summoned from bis unfinished page, t
attended the vi,ai!y important matter.
Mrs. Drake looked a, Mss Cfunp IN
Iiss Cfumptwinkled a, Mira D,sks, and lhs
iady commenced
regret extremely shat called mere o
sIch an unpleasant errand bu' you know, n
dear friend. That ny duty, however paiulu
must ba performed. and as this Is MAUI
sach affects the chsuch deeply, feel III
st wau'd be wrong ia one TO keep silen; 10
ger
hiss Cruup'S eyes iwinkisd nov all III
seemed ike two tiny sparks Of FIRE. MI
Dpke's severity increased, and she continued
alt Is reported, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris,
this vliIsss, that you keep IN your house
puck Of cards, and that you are both 10 |!
habit Of spending whole evenings, Silh 50
childrsn IN playing cards. This practice
very different from shat you preach. Mr.. NJ
IS; and the influence upon our younger p'
pie must be must awful"
"Mrs. Drske, SAID Mr.. Morris, :, AN 81
prised thai any one, knowing me, should hs
beiised the story lor one moment. VIII }
tell me who your lnformer sasl"
Why" ssys Mrs. Dfsks. docking "
ssach am heller Iran thou, = :" am mol
5-ry 10 ss asrs' sI' : e -