Charlotte Temple

urage to ask my dear girl how long her mother and brother had been dead: she told me, that the morning after my arrest, George came home early to enquire after his mother's heal

oor mother, weakened by illness and the struggles of the preceding night, was not able to support this shock; gasping for breath, her looks wild and haggard, she reached the apartment where they had carried her dying son. She knelt by the bed side; and taking his cold hand, 'my poor boy,' said she, 'I will not be parted from thee: husband! son! bot

ing to me. 'What must he feel,' said she, 'at our apparent neglect, and how shal

had kindly come in to comfort and assist her; and on entering the ho

, no doubt, was with her; and her anxiety to preserve the life of one

eir kindred earth, my creditors seized my house and furniture, which not being sufficient to discharge all their demands, detainers were lodged again

th her smiles, and bless me by her duteous affection. A lady once offered her an asylum in her family; but she would not leave me. 'We are all the world to each other,' said she. 'I thank God, I have health and spirits to improve the talents with which nature has endowed me; and I trust if I employ t

s inhuman persecu

n; "but he has left orders with his lawyer never to

amount of your debts

ed pounds,"

rison. I will see you again to-morrow, my friend," said he, shaking Eldridge's hand: "keep up your spirits: light and shade are not mor

a wife and son

at have." Eldridge pressed his hand as they we

d Blakeney for introducing him to so worthy a character; and telling hi

ssive eyes of Lucy beaming at once with pleasure for her father's deliverance, and gratitude for her deliverer: but is not my fortune affluence," continued he, "nay superfluous wealth, when compared to the extreme indigenc

he hands can soon find mea

callous by being convinced of its fraud and hypocrisy. He pitied their sufferings, overlooked their faults, thought ev

interference of Madam Prudence) should resolve to raise money suffi

t the plan in execution; and in three days from the time he first saw the unfortunate Lieutenant, he had the superlative felic

ne morning, "what are your designs in visiting

ad never asked himself the question: h

d, and cannot suppose any thing but attachment to the daughter could carry you such imprudent lengt

cy Eldridge is as free from art as sh

ur opinion she is a pattern of excellence for all her sex to follow; but come, Sir, pray tell me what

rding to her merit, I don't know a woman more f

atherby; who, having only an estate of three thousand a year, is more upon a level with you, and whose father yesterday solicited the mighty honour of your alliance. I sh

out of the room; and Temple stood almost pe