Holly Springs gazette., 1845-08-02
The two Landlords.
BY MRS MARY r. HALL.

/ my mind TO some one, and as we have al
| ways been on intimate terms, you are just
the person 10 whom can safely reveal the
secrets OF my heaN.'
Good morning Mr.. Cautious. I am quite
glad ii can be of any service to you bat
what is the matter?'
We'll, to be brefa1d plain too, | mus: ac-
knowledge that am tired OF standing here
aud dealing OUT liquor to a set of drunken
Io.f.rs and have more tnan half mind 10
eive up the business Here have stood a
great parl of the time for more than fifteen
years, with the sound OF The oddysiick con-
unuaiiy drumming in my ears. and as said
before, 1 am growing tired Of it,
Nonsense, man! why, | have heard that
same drumming Of which you complaln.
more than Lhirig years and il is music yet in
D1y ear yes. music friend Cautious, for every
| lhump OF il Is penny III my pocket. have
several large farms In my possession that
/ obtained merely by standing and beatIng
/ time with my to1dy sick, and have mort
/ guge Oh several more, that Will doubtless
| soon be added TO the number. PrnhtabIe
I business, Mr.. Cautious, don' think Of oLyI3g
it up!
'Ah, profitable know, but | begin TO
lIink not very honorable. People used TO
respect me, and pay some Difference to my
opinions, bu: now the best potion of society
seem to shun me. To be sure there are some
who call themselves respectable people, W no
shake my hand with warmth when they
meet me, and call at my bar for something
% drink but am not satisfied with the
smiles OF fet0 individuals. ] want my bus
mess to be ho8tra5Ie enough to meet the aP+
probatIon of gooL people in general =
There are my two sons; have taken
I great D lils 10 give the n the advantages 0l
ibeiul education, and endsavored 10 IL;
them for high stations in life; but OF what
use is il all; they are sighted by their e
qIa's for no other reason, than because
, their father is a rumsellerl George wa:
always partial toJudge Spruce's daughter
Ann, and she seemed 10 regard him with
Gual partially. ill quite lately. when she
resoIutcIy refISei tue oifsr Of his hand
merely she sad, because she should neve
, disgrace herself by coming into my iamiiJ
for George you know Is TO remain
home. And my daughter Susan, sne Is a
pretty and al well educated and well dress
I'd as any lady in the village, and ever
4 onA nor.rS sho viii ha--oa.-~ LsE'A
i some portion still, she ist treated with neg
lect by those whose society she prefers--
b Harry Layman has entirely done vIsltln;
II nj our house, aud you know he IS one OF tn
best young men ever raised IN town, an
has long paid marked attention to Susai
: but he has leIt as friend tod me the oth
er day, because he did not want 10 be see1
at INV house My children might, k9oi
have associates from mong those who ar
below them, but they are too proud Tor ina
or | might say have too much moral pfn
q he. r,IcH
and unpI:ncipled. And nowI consider
Intv Tor the sake of my children, to {
band0n the sale of intoxicating drinks, eve
If had no other sons for 50 doing. Bt
| hare more reighty reasons than those
have mentioned; one is, am professin
Christian. and so are you, Mr. Holden, an
fmv occupation is such as 10 cOunteraC
the GOOD influence | would wish TO exert vi
on society, why must give It up
sAhl Ises how it Is nov, you have bee
|, 10 some of these crazy teetotai meetings
late, and are falling in with the views OF ii
wise lecturers but you don't catch II
there Several have been so bold as
Mt rome and try 10 argue the case with NE, o
ie- am 100 oil 10 be caught in their trap
sy Their bait is very good for shoTt-slght
10 paonie. Tut | can see Ldte TOO Jar 10 6
into heir snare.
by q have certainly attended some OF t
ad meetings 10 which you alludc, ana thal
s. Heaven for it; think every person oug NJ
"a IsnSt lev himself open to CONVICTION, ana
nd willing TO be convinced of his errors. 81
Sc ~ non and L who profess Christianity ons
J., - willing. You know intemperance
,ba cause Of a vast amount OF misery a
. crime and by dealing out TO our Fellow M
faIs that which is the primary cause
r,,;i, causes US to become insilgators a
,y participators ofthe crimes ihey are leu
commit. Is not this soF
,se Think not. know of course that
oI ,ennerance is an evil, and is too often
Of lowed by poverty; bu. what one loses
-, cher GELS: The wheel OF fortune must
VS. wavs keep turning. you know.
5ve .But don't you never feel disagreeat
vev ,,bep f, man who was once respectable
us. !, GOOD circumstances, blest with a ioV
nd hanpv wife. and a family OF oeaut'
. children; eui wing all the comforts OF
when you see such an one turheu mo
streets filthy and polluted creature
: fortune wasted, his reputation gone, MS
hiIitv to take care of himself iost ia
ugs drunkards cup-and then 10 ioeA :
just the moor art-broken creature 'na'
calls herself his wife. and near tne
p tations of their destitute offspring, :.
= can Won look calmly upon them ana u
snpe vo,rself The first cause ofthelr misery
Gum DEGRADATION. by placing temptation ~
aris. husband and fathers way; ana .ne"
dawn and count over with satlsiaci'oh