Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-05
NO. VI.

sums he might requirs. p,ndcm o
was meter virtue Of poor Mnis
tie temptation NJ unlimited credit 10
q toungster Of eiglioco would be- too
much hr almost anysone; Il was
c'rlhitly Too much fOr Maeisinmn.
lie rr,kle.sly borrowed suns OF
momy. which he do ermined on paw
my when lie became rich. A few
III. u'"nd pounds. he naturally con.
sldend. could ta.ily be spared from
he splendid salaries then pail 10
Ulcers in the civil.ser,icc, alter they
hadscrvcd n few years In I.dis.---
What, il decd, was six or seven thou
and pounds n year! a mere bagatslie;
at least SO our fii'nd areu q, with
apparent reason. Mac. was a good
fellow, Tie bankers most liberal.
II is a fact NO Oh IccordidQ, rs n
bearon TO the unwary, that no indi.
vdual, who has thus commenced has
been able subsequently, TO leave In.
dla. For a qualification of his early
extravagancies, he is bound as a
prisoner to Asia; there he mnst live.
there he must die. The SCOTS 1.-THE
native m ncy lehders) and the bank
ers commence charging interest,
against the debtor. whom fearful of
awakng from his dream If bliss, they
amt 10 call upon for sa d interest, till
ne sum is so Considerable that he is
unable to repay il at once. They
can tempt him with fresh loans. or
"a her get friends 10 do so, in order
to pay tie arrears Of the or ginal
londras, begin TO ensure lis life. and
! 0 en- angle him in The mazes Of debt,
that thy are sure # him as their VIC
lin oil the days Of his life. The
poor fellow Soon obtai better ap-
pointmcnt. With ii come fr sh Offers
# moaey. Finding all hope OF es-
cape gane, he w.lfuliy shuls his eyes,
and lets matt'rs Ike their own
couiSr, striving by FUND of pleas
urts TO drown Thought and ref, ion.
Snch was the situa'i n of poor
Macklanon, living like prince, ever
ready TO lend the needy. and to as
sisi the struggling mao. lie bad heen
the means of enabling many of his
friends 10 accumulate fortunes. He
had pl ced It IN the power cf several
TO r lum to Europe; yet Gr himself
he could do nothing. lie was far
TO deeply Invoked 10 hope for es-
cape; 20 his only soIace was tomake
those around HIM as happy as he
could, himself willing sacrifice at
he altar OF hospitality.
Sandy Frazer, the indigo plaaten
vas the very reverse OF the picture /
AVE just drawn, Bought up by
'rud, nj parents, whom he had lost IN
'arly life. Sandy came TO India with
strict dctermina ion go make mo.
'ey.' Far from attempting, by a
ndjtn or. great speculation, to en-
ich himself, h. bad tnled on. guilty
II m ex ravagance, iniuLing il no
xcrss. Year after year his moderate
r"fts had accumila ed till he had
tcome very rich man. There is
n old lire in Laiin, which tells US,
la' the love OF money g,ews wi h.
ne possession oft. Far from beng
on en'eJ with the Thousands he had
Frazer used 10 the fatigueS.
3 business, so accustomed to them as,
I'm It to like them, still remained in
ndia, RENTING o, ca:ional suns 10.
'uropr, 10 purchase estates he was.
", r likely to behold. In word.
''uuy WIS u P'u'iv"t q, ,,t~l,ul"u-a
rm which in India sign.f;s rich
n.
Tom Martin, Of the na.ive infant
!, whom | have mentioned as ma
Ing up oar party, was one of tkcsa
Eli gs whom we occasionally meet
it, in evc'y socieiy. Interrupted in
5 studies hy the Receipt Of a militia
comm ssh n, aud consequently TIT.
peItclIl' grounded in any ore.
inch of educa'ion, he yet made n
/ tteriug Of them all. Anxious TO.
locked upon as good fellow, be-
Is ever ready to fight, to bet, 10,
+ araee, or join q shuoiiig party.
card, h pla,ed higher. tan lie
nd afo d: al ,aLle { drank deep
hln his senses warranted. Fond
xciteu ent. Car, / S. Us TO results,
bout al, fixed pIintip'ee, he Lad.
lis hrne, AID hav ng hea,da
az deal. about philosophy, and
lilnr stuff. affected To ht. a nhilnsn.