The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-09-07


taFg~tlaag - .rase ma cs.ks Of ron
brady. gin. &c. lie also srsfisd B.
= has slDrs fur he rtssa Of spsris. 5
hrFe ~ss he secret Of his s.aney-mskinf
Bot he seqasi all eel lie rs.ul,. Ds
BY DAY the shop Of Ingslls ~ss sraw1s
by purchasers and loalers-i0r the s.,ss
TRIBE ass he necessary result Of bnl
Pass ~ he Store 81 any boar Of The d.
and yoa Ill hear he rasIling Of glssse
sad dsesn.sfs and shs impure eoassrss
ton stlendsna upon such business.
You hsse taken look within ynu woul
have seen Charles or biz clerk benin
the cosaief. de ling out 10 the nissrsbl
and the poor. a. yell a. The decent 40,
vel dressed. what has not inappropriate
Nv been called, |" disIalsd damnalien.
Esriy and late sas The shop opsn 10 Vi
siofs. Passing one day. Ilenry enter
ed the store. aud inquired Of bis fIiesd
"whsi success he met xilh in his bust,
ness"
al DO fnely." said be.
! 81 regfel." said Henry. "lhatyou have
efeeRd that bar-becsnse Ib'l.evs u viii
have 40 injurious tendency"
! ~ could moi get along without II. :"
SAID Che. les, /" l realize more profit from
the SAFE Of spirits Than from III my olher
business"
Bot only realize hnw much misery
700 are instrumental IN producing.
Doubtless many pour wife aud mother
is snferng because. iors little gain. you
Pot the Intoxicating glass 10 the lips Of
the husband and father"
"ii'l did'nl sell them somebody else
would. and shauld lose The profit"
!" Thaiyou do no, know. and u iiwere
50. there is no excuse Zoe you"
IL do, care. will sell spiri, 50 long ss
i can get purchasers"
"Yuu will regret j, al some future day,
| have no question
But 4 shsll cell, and Il 10 nobody's
business. do wish our community was
rid Of the confaundsd meddIen. I have
Alright 20 dispose Of what I please. This
10 = free county. and The fret man that IN
suits me for selling liquor. i wall order
HIN from my shop"
/" Doni'i &c, angry. friend Ingalls; Ian
only speaking iuf yonr O. oil"
swell. ! don't thank you for it Their
Is sci OF men now days, who do moth
ing but interfere 10 oher mems business. |
They ere determined 10 compel us TO give
up selling spiri,s; buI their effaris shall
be in vain. They talk about prosecution
and The Ike, thinking III we are fools
enough 10 pay attention 10 wha, they say
asd do. No, we have more msnliness
sbou, u.s."
Bni, friend. don't you think il would
be for your interest not TO retail rum! You
know there are great many people 10
Ibis community. who look upon your be-
siness AZ nat respectable, and on lIis, &c
,ouGt will not enter your stare TO purchase
! single article. Ii you should rel,n-
lnish The sale. or even empty your casks
MO the street, think 1t would be great
y Tor your interest in The end--l an Ger
tain il will be So"
al know better Than that. No in luce
neni wha ever would prevail upon me
INV. Since go much has been said. |
viii cell and sofferihe consequences.
Il know you will regret Il" and JUST
IS he spoke. q half dnzen pnor and miser.
ahle beings entered The shop and called flr
spirit, and Henry lef, I, g,irye over the
conduct Of his friend.
In year or Two, Ingalls, had become al.
ached IL his cups, and it as said that &C.
.asionally he was seen inloxlcat.d. How
'ver that may be, HE business gradually
ell of, and it was with difficulty that he
us,ained himself day by day. He neg.
ec,ed his shop aud ldled away his time
With unsteady companions, spending mr.
icy aud contracting incorporate habl's.
Thus inailpnlive 10 business, he-soon Tail
ID and was obliged to give up. On set
liog with hiseredi.ors. ingalls, could pay
,ni liule more than twenty per cent the
emainder had been sPonged from hin
" his companions. or squandered IN W.
inus pursuits. Alter ldlag about Tor 1--WE
II six months, he started west in pursuit /
,f bu, mess.
Welby continued with Haler for one
ear. lie had been so faithful TO bus
mplaver while clerk, and bad behaved
With so much prcprlety, that his master
concluded e. take him mo equal co-part> Il
'ership. This wa. an hnnor entirely un-
expected TO Henry. aud the prospect was
right befura him. Mr.. Haler had been
long an extensive business, and was now ,
lu,le wealthy. The responsibility Of the I
;oncern was thrown upon Henry. and no
nan was better qualified TO sustain il. Di- I
igent and persevenng, virtuous and ho-
lest, he had received The appreciation and
aspect Of all who knew him. Az CHI.
I'm and neighbor. Henry was OF great
service. He VA friend to the poor.
md advocated every benevolent enters
,rise. He was one Of The most active
Of the Temperance Society, and
,y his exertion large amount oi good
\ all been aegean plishetl. He went among