The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-06-27
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The First and Last Quarrel,


John Thompson's wife had bad fashion
OF getting cut Of patience with her servants
at meal times, and looking cross and talk
! ing cross TO her dones,cs when her hus
band came home, with the pleasing hope up !
permost 10 his mind Of q quiet retreat from
the tolls aud troubles OF business. John I
Thompson, like many OF The John Smiths ,
and John Jones, had rather troublesome
business TO manage, aud it cost him many
hours sad thoughts each day, 10 pSndering
over the ways and means OF getting safely
over three clock. Bu. all these psrplex
iDg cares we're locked up IN his own bosom,
and when be turned bis face homevards, ii
was always with strong resolution TO be
cheerful, and make, as far as he was con
ceEned, home pleasant spot to all.
! But lie vas often sadly grieved TO find
that from some cause or other, his wife
had sundry and grea, troubles with her
domes,ics. Things hardly ever went right,
and she was often 10 a very unhappy hu.
NOR. Patient as another Job, John Thomp.
; son never protested against the domestic pre-.
rogatiye OF being cross and scolding. True,
whenever Mrs. John Thompson would Gu,
short, and cay things 10 him in en- uukiod
tone of voice, he would have his own
thoughts about the mailer. But he said
nothing. He would net, for The world
have wounded the feelings OF Mrs. John
Thompson, although she seemed 10 have, at
times, little regard for his.
Now the reader must not FOR a moment
suppose tina, John Thompson's better half
was not loving wife. She was affection.
ate 10 q fault, when IN the humor and
would kiss, and my dear, and talk love to
him by the hour. True, shc would feel @
. i.,tle annoyed al his phleguattc temper,
J. for he vas always az even as lake, over
; whose bosom no breezs ever stirred. Her
lhnle enGeatmsnis he would receive as pa.
! nen,ly as could be, yet ell the while he
h would be thinking Of some exhibition OIL
u wrong temper, Of which, may be, day OF
Z an hour before, she had been guilty. Bu
!. we must introduce them more 10 form L
: the reader.
r. One morning IN May, aud i, happened
.. TO be very suluy morning, Mr.. Thomp
y son examined his bank notices, and fornt
: tia, he had three thousand dollars 20 pay
n He did not look a, his bank book, for n
rs remembered too distinctly that he hat
ne checked to within i've dollars the day be
.e fore.
:, And nov what is to be done p ne sal
h. aloud, as no sal down 10 chair to coec
h. his thoughts.
r. Any thing over 10 day, Mr. Thomp
II sou J! said DeIghbor advancing toward
lie the desk, near which be was seated.
e, Short three thousand dollars ? reptile
oe Mr.. Thompson mechanically.
y No chance for ne, then said tn
Is, neghbor, Withdrawing On The instant.
Of Hum should think not, sollloquise
e. Mr.. Thompson, with an lsonical smile
~ But What must dol Borrow OF course
Il that's the only remedy. But phere sha
gs ! borrow that's The question. | owe Tvs
thousand dollars borrowed money now, az
10 to morrow hale Of ,ha, must be paid. II
pa. hard up with all my borrowing friends e,
lhs cept such as are hard up themselves
red What shall do
ure But Mr.. Thompson, like phiIosopht
as he was, readily came 10 The conclusie
nv That sitting there was not getting his no
~ out Of the bank so he sailed forth. ST,
in. undetermined as 10 how he should ran
de- money Being in the dry goods line,
zee took the south side Of Market street, ar
~ commenced a line Of calls from Frederic
street Up.
ion liow's the money market 10 day n VI
.arl his first saluta;lon TO young man he ht
va often accommodated.
Tight enough | want five hundr
me dsllars.'
ing NO.hing to spare Of course =
my Not dollar
no Then | cam, SIP here. Good NOR
ing
j. Any thing over 10 day 2 he asked nc
:. door.
& Twenty dollars, il thai'l help you an,
- Can't you spare a hundred by 0
O'Clock ?