The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-11-11
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vi all the wees 10 Which men are gwen,
there IS none which is more dreadful VA Us
consequences, or more CERTAIN 10 inNulS c the
unhappy devo,ee IN rum, than that Of "a.
ming. 1t Is The harbinger OF almost every
CRIME, II begets nlempenuce, II renders
the heart callous 10 the inner feelings; il
produces moi al and intellectual abstraction
II l. the author OF disease, aud prostraies
man below the level ut the brute creation.
We well feuen the late 1t one, Who was
The companion OF our jay sulle DAYS, aud
whose dawnlng genius bespoke tor ban the
honors Of the world. Fortune smiled upon
has birth, and ere he had reached has ma
luuty, his father died, aud LETT hun hand.
sui1e fortune. Al hr>i, lie devoted ban.
self to habits OF Industry, aud was esteemed
a. one Of the most promising Young mer
chants oi The community and al Who kne"
bun, predicted his iuiure excellence ami
greatness. Unfortunately, at the INSTANCE
OF some associate, h. one nigh, consented
10 visit 9amIna house ana M a moment
became 80 enraptured atth play thai he as
sumed the vocation OF protested game
ster. lis business was suspend, d, aud the
gaming table vas hl> oily place Of resort.
Next came habits OF lutempeIance, and with
lheul The loss Of reason aud responsibility.
la lniIe while his fortune vas squande red,
aud 10 the short space Of year, be vas
Frustrated 90 bed Vi sickness, ana ere he
had attained the aye Of twenty five, de
scended To an unumely grave, covered with
lgnomlny and disgrace.
\ day or Two before he babe the waking
world good night, We visited mm, when, u,
he pressed our Gaud, his bosom vas a.onz.
ed wllh zen thousand thurus and III a mo
ment OF phrcGzy, be uttered the most az.
pallng curses that mortal ever listened to,
aud lmplored the wrath Of Heaven TO de
sceud upon hun, VINO fest introduced hlm to
the resorts OF the gamester. 4 voting wife,
once happy and ~llh a lair prospec! before
her, stood weeping ~ his bed SIDE, whilst
ms infant child wepl, as It hs,eued TO Tie
Pnrenzied CALCULATIONS Of the lu.l aGd abau.
doned gamester.-Litaury CadeL
The following, from the Geneva Gpzctte,
Is the best pun sc have seen Tor many
day Not .ong SINCE, nelehJonng mcf
chant sent statement 81 accounts to an IN.
solvent firm, requesting them % sumo way
to ackuo@ ledge the debt, aud at the same
time wishing 10 know II there was any pro.
liability Of It's ever betng Inundated. H.
received IN return the following ocouic re.
ply; Z" II Is du b Gus. Due BY Us.
We notice 40 advertisement IN an ex.
change paper, wherein one SIR. Plg speak.
Of bis vile having eloped from hts bed am
board. We sincerely hope Nrs. Pig Will
70 back TO her iIeee lord, and make the
s,ye comfortable lorthe old gHuler and their
little porkers. " ben a woman Marie,
hog, she ought to make up her mnd to 90
the entire SWINE.
Iei, rot of Il -" The owner ofthe Ten.
nessee horse happens TO BE- a Mississippi.
40, and bad he lo,t 100000 would mere
y have anticipated the yearly receipt Of his
Cotton crop, The loss Of $4,000 lsn't
printing TO his annual toad. The Icunes
=. HliH az : EalI w nave ftfel E~BVtNib Igt
what Of that They'll utahe it up in SIX
months at the sotl places" The loss Of
twice the sun they don't mud a circum.
stancc--no, not the shake Of a cows thumb
~. J. Spirit Il the Times.
Singular Cuaom.-A letter from Mos.
COW, published 10 Paris paper saws:
On the l7th Of Nav was celebrated the
holiday called The Inspection ii the beiroth.
ed The young meu who wish TO marry
ire drawn up in q row on the sides Of the
,ublc walk, and during the lapse OF five o.
rx hours, they behold lhe proccsslous walk
long their ranks as AT a reyiew-lhe young
women, decorated M their best attire, brIl.
Ianl with their natural graces aud orna.
neated with diamond mixed with flowers.
On the following day proposals are made To
he parents Of those young women who have
the notice Of the bystandefs."
Sir Walter Raleigh once said that the
My dtiercncn between a rich and poor man I
vas, that the iormer could cot ,chen he plea. (
ri, and he Later 'rhO he copid get H.