The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-08-14

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! -. THE II goBBER,s cLERK \
: go ny JAMES DIXON. IS
Cbarles Emlen was clerk in Dyv C,o.,. III &.
ing house IN Eedur strees; young ib;fo,,. 3,
OLA good family, his expectasons Of
~ INTO bslsiness on his own ueco,rs ,,. 5 d .
ING and NOT without the youthful hope of benz
pfosperods. 81 IS 3. ss 6 s''i'At
Having receivea liberal duoatis i ~ i,
of y mercantile career as thofonatjs
81: s:Ssaaed into MS mind as theory would perfn;t
MS father placed him in the store az an ddia
experienced mcrchant and valued friend 3. ,s ,ha
course OF two or three years, Charles beca,,,s :
hscfai member oe the establishmrnf Js 49, :
permitted TO attend city Customers AMI ,ca ..''
aily accompany an old drummer 4, tbt, lossls j.
nore the country mercbants I'm slnrt ,;,,s
however, he out of his leading strings and fs;rIy
,s.;.,.'sx 'n'o the vortex OF drummers AN accom-
pl,sncd borcr. and a good states,nan. - ~
Till ne had passed his twentieth b;r,t ~, IL.
parents had watched with ioalors care III ,,,a.
raj and religions conduct, and tho most
cnurchnan could find no fault with him TT;s
frcnds pointed him out as a youth of prea, ,,rrs
mise. and more stsan one mother had S,, ave- s. -,
nm - q: a, her fture son-law. while many a father
g gn,dc and example for their less
The oceapution Of Charles sEmlcn, was, one, -,
shnt cRused him sos be- eBgayzed at tlu stpr IA =,
s'sr lsss e e eaShs,ss ssrss;s
from hoie ID the evenings was always si;r;bnss,
TO business, and bis fathct having no reason to
doubt the vethcity Of his SON the excuse was held
good, with an occasional dash Of his approbation
IN much industry. -
=. Although Charles was = nice Young man, yct
he was rather an old ono in the ways Of city iifc
Billiards and ten pins were found to be both
foils and boxing gloves we're quite as indspensa.
bic TO strengthen his nerves, as bears grease or
'bergamout TO beantify his person Sc s.
HIS accomplishments on these articles, how
ever. were unknown to his parents |; IN fact, they
wodid have been highly offended if any good ma
tared busy.body. or i,ltermeddling old aunt had
even limited at such things being within possibs
lty, much less genuine reality. 8,
Chariesswas a shrewd young fellow, (but what
clerk in Cedar street is not y and he pulled the
wool over the eyes OF his pa and ma in a scien,-
fc manner. When they Thought he was lat the
store, If they had looked in at the theatre, they
might have seen that he was not. Who,, fthcy
imagined that he was inbibing the true knowledge
and quaiing of streams of wisdom from che m,,sty
volumes ut tho Mercantile Library, had thcy
popped their heads into No. o, at our old friend
Sandy Welsh's, they might have seen Master
Charles with some fellow clerks and country mer-
chants, lntently discussing the merits OF mn oyster
stew, or the wing Of asnipe; washing down the
Same little delicacies with the Anchor Brand, or
NOtard's sparkling and bright.
IS Oar clerk, all tins time, showed an external
apathy 70 the pleasures 81 this world, when in
the presence OF his brothers and sisters. and if n-
ylted 70 accompany them to a party, invariably
declined. Business was 70 him everything; no
thing conll De got out OF him but business.
he Will hive and die con6rned old bachc-
icr Lucy would say. 80 81, -. IS
reply che is absolutely running his hsai,b by such
cosc :. sPP''ca,'on 20 n's lnserests
must &c, Pc . :: .sske nm from that horrid
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