The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-11-20

WI hin >ix months Charlotte received let
ter informing her OF her false lovers mar
rage.
( NJ word of mine can express The anguish
of that broken heart. No word Of com
tlaint, no bitter thoughts escaped her lips
+ Sue only said:
Il hope William will be prospered. but
know ne never VIII
Ate the lapse of few weeks, Charlotte
one DAY came - her mother and said
Mother my heart aches to-day [ wish
thee could spare me from home week or
TWO; | would ike 70 20 ever the mountain
ant VIaif at Uncle John'>:'
Yes, child. thee can 20. Thy cousins
viii welcome hee gladly. But hadn'E thee
bitter allow thy ;arhrr 10 take old B4nn
aud carry thee over? Thou art not fe-,ing
exceedingly strong. child. and ten miles
walk over such mountain may weary lhee
over much"
Take un thought IF me. dear mother. |
will return 20 thee in TWO weeks, our Fa-
thsr willing"
Two weeks passed, three and four, and
srli Charlotte e. me not.
Father, thou must saddle old BAnn and
z for our daughter. | nave strange fore
b0j.ng that al il MT we'll"
The father went only 20 learn the startling
news that she never had reached there.
Search was Immediately made, but no trace
OF her could be found. The pleasant autumn
passed by aud the chilling SHOWS of winter
came and found the grei-s:ricken parents
sin childless
TIE long, cold winter wore slowly away
leaving the earth bare and cherries for
touug-F, fresher hands to array again in
ROBES OF beauty.
One beautiful day in MAY there came to
this Saddened home young man faint and
weary, begging a morsrl OF bread and q
nights lodging which was most wilIin Civ
gr tnt-d. The n orrow him found wild and
uaabl- to rise from his bed. A physician was
Wa- Immediately called who pronounced it
brain fever. HIS name and residence was
unknown. but those kiud-hearted, Hospital
bic people said, This young man must
have care. If the good Lord has directed
his footsteps 10 our door, he must remain.
We will be father ana mother to him in
this hour Of need" After long weeks of
cveTe Illness nature and kind atteGdan &C
restored the wandering mind TO reason. He
gave his same Harry LiGtleton. and said
the last he rememb ered ne left his study
room, with a severe pain in his head, aud
directed his footsteps toward his boarding.
house, some twenty miles from this place
quite loag walk 20 take before break fast.
His hostess Oade him rem ain with them
until he was fully recovered and able to re-
urn to hi sJu lies, which kindness he &C
ceUted with many tears and 4 thankful
heart. As soon a. he became strong
enough to converge freely the kind m atrou
inqll rsd if he remembered any of his
strange conversations while i'll. He had no
rem IN branc-, and aud requested her TO re-
peAr some OF it. sac told him he talked in =
ces4ntly of the mountains mysterious foot
prints, beautiful faces. and so on. He tn en-
rela e1 70 her the strange story of the pre-
vinus autumn, and said it was no idle fancy
mat he could bring his chum, Jack Dan
forth, who would affirm his assertions
When he hal finished the staid Quaker
turned TO his wife and said:
wife, thy thoughts are my thoughts. l
wiz go''
As soon as Harry way strong enough tC
travel he guided the sorrowing father to
the ledge, where he saw the beautiful face
aud there, within few yards of the rock
be-iie the roots of an upturned tree, lay
hrachiug a little heap OF bones, few
shteds OF checked linen, pieces OF the very
dress she wore away on the fatal dag. TnaI
was All that was LETT on earth Of poor Char
lotJr. Whether she was killed by the wolves
or lost her way, and died of starvation, will
| forever remain 4 mystery.
Jack and Harry SAW the footprints, and
| thought they SAW face, which proved to
/ he guide 10 the remains Of the once beau
titul Charlotte. WHAT OF the faithiess Will
| liam? He lahored early and late on hi
| farm beside his brother, aud true "a tn.
| words of thu sweet Quaker maid, he could
| not be pros percd. While his brother becam'
wealthy and happy, he grew poor and mis-
| erabie. At last his farm was mOrtgaged ant
! sold, his family scattered, and after Ion!
| aud fni-o--E,lv II~r--T+ IsF~- H2iDA ->Iana in
| little log hot, in distant State.