The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-08-29

~ '" oes"neh Hgut ulinu aud frlvolOu
Character, but IN one whose lot of life is low
hardly ever fails to Indicate, If it does no
cause, utter good for noihingness.
Such was our young merchant. Blu
none OF his neighbors dreamed Of half lb
~ That was IN him; the good was on tn
surface, and every body was captiyated b,
II. Never had so small grocer so Iarp,
run Of custom. His sugar and coffee ha,
to be renewed every two weeks. e
store became The lavorlte haunt of al
The good fellows within five miles around
All Saturdays and many other days beside
were devoted there to tipping, pitching
with dollars or with ilst stones instead a
qnoi's, playing sledge" (or "all rours :"
win dirty, greasy cards; qUarreling anC
lighting. l.. vas The inspiring genus o.
every such frolic; not only by dealing GU,
ihe liqlor, but by mixing with the drink.
ers. and driving forward the Jest, the laugh
me game; nay, sometimes, (l0r he could
cnffy very plausIbiy) the quarrels aud the
night. II ne ever himself fought, il vas 10
very slight say, merely 10 maintain re.
pnta'ion Tor spirit, which was ndispensa.
BILE to good standing IN thu; region. the.
yer lost him a friend, OF gained HIM black
eye ior more than three days. lie vas the
dailng OF the ioPers. he was 20 gay and
ifank hts laugh vas such ready chorus 10
oil their Iokesi he poured out his good
drink ior them SO ungudgiugIy, nol only
~h'le their money lasted, bat 30 long A.
ihey had a Gov or a feather bed a, home !:
he took such care OF them v ben they were
overcome With llqaor-helpleg TO hi them
from The door, ehere they would be ,fntn
F'led upon, to BIS own bed in the cnuatlnp
RON, and when TIA, ~as full, TO a snug
corner where they might he aud -
hen u one 81 their horses at nipht fall
tired Of standing all day euaaing the fence
rail 10 sblch be vas tied. happened 10 pet
loose and set on homewsrds, T.. was sure
TO catch aud secure blu for the night. eth
ar by tSing BAN 10 the same stake aesie.
% By poilirg hlm IN pen hard b, often.
loo, ihroa thg ham several corn stalks Ia
browse upon--~shieh the animal. n !, we're
1ni> Tor VARIETY sake, rcl.shed better than
The rad. 1hure Vas nobody Ike t
F..
The wonrn oi TIE ueiah5orhood, ono
night esai tbIuk, would b. wlh mos, diff
su'ly won over % T.. 'slnteres,. Their dis.
comfort certainly INCREASED vlth has trade.
lus1llds and fathers were oitencr and ~
ener sccu staggering home, with red bloat
q Faces, shiny, stupid eyes, their whole
'crsoos eshallpg iusulIara6le colours, aod
heir iemrcrs ready or lgnoQs outbreak
nss. ieiuala wahings sere soaiet. mes
'aaid, ca such occasions. Mothers b. pap
n scar cloUdej coupicnsnccs. aud I'M up
hands and eyes TO Heaven, v hen
hey heard their groSa up suns talk Of 20 I
~ 10 Re store daughters hung their
.eads, auu almos, had their faces "a their I
cBll-o bonnels, To conceal thclr
ugfos ard bruises, as they entered tie
Meeting house On Sunday after Que oflhrr
tthers' cornwall SATURDAYS and wives (
rcoped IN silent, uuulterable woe, under +
be brutality winch was now requiring The
lrfcndcr If their young hearts, aud con.
iani devotion Of all their somanly ener.
tes. Il uaaccounlably, they did not view
---- r rs The author OF their ptieis. /
had always been the custe,n, that every /
1an aho could 6nd hts account in selling 1
parts, should do so # he pleased. lie ne
er had hceH regarded as a mischlevous
'mptcr nor had any of the misery he caus.
d been LAID al his door. Besides, f.. per
onally, was 50 pIeasing--he nailercd the
ames aud iliFied with the lasses so WIN.
iusly-he vas 81 dcmure and moral when
vas his cue, and so handsome al all times
that no was no less iAyori,c with the
'omeo, than with the tipping men.
Among has female friends, was widow
ioman, VINO became DESTROYS TO turn her
tile Iarm and farming stock into money,
.h,ch she thought would yield her more
ertan aud easy support. SO infatuated
fas she with tho manners and ostenShle
haraoter Of F. F., tha, she suffer.
i hho TO be the purchaser, al the price Of
300 dollars, upon his own unsecured
ond, for paying her an annuity during life.
t never occurred tina, tins floufishng mer.
hant and charming young man could pos
lbly be lnsolveul nor (wha, proved more
iatorlaD that he was not of an age to bind
insell by contract.
For one or two years, tho annuity was
My paid; but for the third aud fourth, II
las unpald; and all other means having
,lled, the bond was placed in my hands,
To be collected by sun" The suit began,
nd proceeded to stage, Of which, it no de-
'n1e we're made, a judgment by default
'ould be confirmed against the defendant