The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-25
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SnlIfaglcd Relations,

" htH was a chlld, remember have had
my ears boxed for informing ludy-vIsiior " ho
mad "A morning call al our house. that a certain
ornamental object oH the tablr, which was covered
"Ih marble paper, 'wbs n: marble" Years cf
Re IL cton upon ihlS injury hnvc fully satisfied me-
that the horrst otjecr IN qu' sti"n. never imposed
upon anybody, iurthsr that my honured parents
though both OF a Sanguinr temperament, never c IN
have conceived 1t possible that il might, coult
should, wnuC or did impose upon any body. Yet
| | have doubt that had my ears boxed I"r vIn-
laring tacit compact in the family and among
the family visitors, To blink The sIuhbnrn fact of
The marLIed paper, and agree upon frIlon of real
marble.
Long after tins. when my had been past
b"x'ng 10. quarter of ct injury. krew man
wnh a cork leg. That he had a cork lrr-or at
all events. that he AT immense pains TO taxi
about with him leg which WAS mo- his own leg,
or real l"g-waS - plain and obvious a tIrcum
stance that Ih" Whole universe mighr have made
| affidavit of 1t. Su it always understood that
this cork leg was tn b" regarded as a / g vi flesh
and blood, and that he very suhecr nl cork
in the abstract 10 be avoided IN the wearrr's
society.
have had my shnre of going about the world.
and ~her"ve: have. been have Ionnd The mar
hled paper and The cork leg | hive fnuod them
in many forms; but OF ali Ile,r Pr,tean shapes
at one" rh" c"mmonpSt aud straug. ST has ben
Smuggr RcIhtun.
WAS o; intimate terms 'tr III MANY
wHh my late itnitd friend iing>lnrd, OF III.
great Greek house. OF C"gSurh ,othrrs M
, Cng>I"rd. | Was his XrcuIur | b, live he had
no Sc creIs from me but "ne-hIS mother. That
/ the agreeable old lady who kept his house. for
nun ec'S his mother, be- hls moth, r. coudn'r
possibly he aryhudy but hS nloth.r was rvld, MT ::
not I" IN" alnHc. but tn ever. bod, VINO knew him.
She was not TrfIytr. >iir not pcnscr b. d,
she Was mo- IN hiding. rhrr. prICr put u:,uu
her ven rahr head she was invariably hk,d nd
T"~pecttd a. g""J-hum.rrtd. Sensible. cheer ul
old S.,uI. Thu y hl d!t G.. g-ford sulu.nlr hrs
uo'h"r ELI rhr day "t his ne! have no, he
slght'>I idea why. | CnuHnI 50 much rs say
j " brl her Sh. bad cuuir c,e. a s C,ud uIar
RAG. and h namr ais Mo. B III; or
: Whether Ihat name b, slowed Ut, n hrr us ii
part ot h >mr@gl z If n>acri"m. | only know
hat mere -h ussH ln ~ ,'t end ct rhe hr<pt-
t"ht" iab''. ia. hNI"S IN ~ III cap al C"g~t"id
at The "'h.r ud US ..,j Cugsi,r.! kn"'y th.t |
kne" wh. she Yri II had rren d CUSTOM
house officer ut Fukrsjore, and Mrs Bean "A
! French lock thai Cugsord was luTuvey bringing
iron" Paris IN hahoA, he could have mad
her ;he suit pct of more determined and deIiber-
ate Prcr"ncc. 1t was prolonged for years upon
ye'rs. Il survived HE good cid lady herself
One day Re GIVE agiatrd note from Cog>tord.
eurca'ing m" 10 90 10 hrm mmedialely | went.
and found him ping, aud in the greatest fl
ton. My dear trI"nd,' said he, pressing
! h,nd, i have lost Mr.. Bean. She is n, more"
! | went TO lhe tunrral mI'h him. IT, was IL IN,
! deepest gn"l. Er spoke "t Mrs Brnu, The
way b,ck The best nt women. Bu' even ia,
/ he never hiur,d that Mrs. b wa hi, mnthrr
/ and the first aud last ackn"w tdg-meng OF The.
fact thai ever had from him ia hl, last Will.
! herein he cnrTeated his said dear firnt and
! executor" To observe that he requested 20 he bu
ried b,side his mplhrr-" hu,n he ddn'i even nnIn+
! be was So perfectly confident hat ] had detected
: Mrs Bean. =
( O,hrr people again put these contrab nd cummo.
I oiucS entirely away from the hight. >mugsIrrs
| of vine and brandy hurry ruhs have heard OF
/ a man who n, yer ImpaSI d. t" his most Intimate
friend, the terrific St Gre that he had relation
! the world, excerpt when he lost by death and
! then he would be "erg he'd down by The greatness
/ OF the calamity, nd would refer to his hereave-
il be had lost the very shadow OF himself.
/ from "hom h. had n"ver been separated since the
days Of inftncy. Within my own experience,
have observed smUggI' relations to possess n
wonderful quality of coming out when they die.
My own dear Tom, " hO married my ith sister,
aud who Is great >n,ugglrr. never iaIs to speak
tO OF oi his relations newly dtcens"d
though. nSrta ad Of never having the renut' 81
way alud. la that rciativrs tXISienCe before, he
had been p-rpruaIiy dI>cnursIng of ii. My poor,
dear darling Emmy," he said to wIti,Iu th.>
Elk months, - hr is gone hav. lost hr r." Never
until that m"ment had Tom brra he'd one syllable ;
TO IN" OF the rXI$ienC' al any Emuy whumSO Ver
on th- face ol thi> ear'h, ia :" h"m b" had he |
smallest interest. H. bad scarcely allowed IN. to |
understand dI>lanlly aud generally. that h. |
bad some relttrons-"mN prupr," he call d them !
down IN Yorkshire. My own dear, darling I
Emmy" says Tom. Notwithstanding, "she has !
ltft me for better world." (Tom must have Ieli /
her Tor his world. least fifteen yrar~.) | |
repeated, ireiIng my way, Emmy, Tom? my |
lavnrite niece" SAID T"m III ii rtprnach:uI tone, /
"Emmy, YOU know. was her g"d'arh'r, yon |
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