The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-04-13

Amid the misses Of a few, the professor |
hurried away, muileriug something which
could not be heard, but his anger was seen
10 be at It's highest pitch.
"Come with ne my ben factor, my best
FREUD" al last SAID Watson through his
tears, aud The young man followed hun to
the house.
The family were weeping. "Dfy your
tears aud bless God, SAID the husband aud
father, as he closed the DOR and bud the
Young man 10 be seated. " To this gen
tleman We owe every thing lie has bought
the house-but, q sir, explain the mys.
terry"
You know MIR. Watson" said Charles,
that have been IN the store of Mr.. Jones
for many years. | am knowing TO much
Of his strange conduct, but ! am well &C
quainted with the course he has pursued
towards you-lhe manner 10 which he
wronged YOU. could not endure TO see
poor man brough, INTO difficulty aud then
turned out Of doors by the avafice Of one
who pretends TO be Christian. Sir, il Is
your self denying, Christian conduct and
his spirit of evil, that has moved me to
thwart his designs and make you still happy
10 your dwelling. II is yours. The deed
have done, since | have entered this
room has made me the happiest Of men"
There was not dry eye present. The
family gathered around their benefactor
aud expressed their gratitude upon their
knees, invoking the blessing Of Heaven up.
on hlm-nor would they permit him 10 de.
part without bis assurance that he would
call and see them on the following day.
Charles Mason VAS the son Of a rich
man, who LEFT him at his decease seyera
thousand dollars, which were now as inter
est lie had spent several years in the
store of Mr.. Jones, to whom no had loaned
part Of bis money. The next day, on calling
upon him BIO VAS cooIly received.
:" | have no luther use for your sersi
cos" SAID he. Such conduct as your
merits ny sovereign contempt"
!" Your conduet sir. and do not hesitst'
to say Il, is rs far removed from that en-
Joined bY Tim you profess TO serve, a
heaven is from bell. Itmusl be despsed b.
all honorable men,"
" Enough Of your sauce let me have u
more OF 1t, or you shall leave the shop in
sianily."
MIR. Jones, bot give me draft 70
eha, is due me AID vii trouble you n
more"
As jones handed il 10 him he exclaimed
" Begone, YOU wretch l'-and the nobi
youth walked away ~ilhou. deiguiug TO no
, iico has remark.
Charles immediately settled for th
house he had purchascd--.ook deed {
The lsad--and put the balance Of has pro
periy into the stock OF Mr.. Watsor, an
entered into copartnership with him.
Day by day their business increased. CO.
Since Charles left jones many Of the oil
customers had followed him to the nc'
store and now gave HIM their trade. The
mad as much as they could do. The con
due, Of Jones vas spoken of and despise
by oil. while tho noble course Of tho youn
man, was commanded as worthy Of d
praise.
A twelyemonih did not elapse aftcr Ii
young man wenl into busines Nth Watson
before no led 10 the altar as gentle aud q
lovely a crsature ~ ever bteathed.
{ was Eliza Watson, lao daughter Of The KIN
. and benevolent man. She was every thin
, that heart could desire. Brnueh, up bS d
estlmabie mother, aud q kind, b.ney0let
christian father, she inherited sweet df
position, aud heart eith no prrceplibI
blemish. She sas Iu.t such a beng
nuke good man happy. Tao more cot
teuted~-more atfgetlnuaie beings never Ii,
ed For years they pro4pered the
! course approved by man--auG their val
and conduct consistent with the ptecepls
Christianity.
Mr. J1ues's business eta lually declined
but having ama-sed large property an
being stern aud uuylelding m his dspos
! ton, and active IN the church, he tetatne
It's standing 10 tie close Of life. He die
suddenly aud was buried with great pom
On his splendid tomb stone was insctbt
= g Blessed afu tie derd sho die in ii
Lord"
Mr., Watson lived to three score yen,
and ten and then died trusting for salyuite
F. IN hls Reedmer. Hrs last words were
Into thy hands, O Lord, commit N
= spirit, and breathed his last.
lis remains we're followed 10 the IRA,
by tho poor and the orphan whom he ha
blessed. An humble stone marks the plae
: Of his sepuchfe, on which is engraved
| " For me TO de Is gaio."
Charles Mason and bis wife mas be a
ten seen on summer day, banding oye
the grave Of the good man. 4 hide tic
has heen planted there, by thclr owu hand
, which grows and -FOUR hes, They hay
cherished in their memory the love an
kindness Of Their father, which will neye
be erased tIll their bodies sleep beneath IN
clod Of the valley, and their spirits are ub
ted to his in the paradise Of God.
, Solitary fmprisonmeat.-It is demon
: strated by vast number Of facts, that thi
punishment, as practised in prisons on TIL
, plan of the Philadelphia pcnltenilarv, is G
, character truly terrible, aud justice an