The Columbian fountain., 1846-06-11
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Rev. J. 7. WARD, Assistant Editor.
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before il was discovered the fire had burn
ed through the floor above. ka1
"Nearly all their furniture was saved
whiskey barrel and all, but the house was
burned to the ground Since that time,
Brady will tell you that luck has been
! against him. He has been going down,
down, down, every year, and now does
scarcely anything but lounge about Harry
Arnold's grog shop and drink, while his
poor wife and children are in want and suf-
fering, and have a most wretched look ,as
you may see by this picture on the pledge.
As for the whiskey barrel, that wasrollsd
down here about a month ago, and sold for
half dollars worth ofliquor, and here
now stand upon it, and make it the founda-
tion Of temperance speech
"Now, let me ask you all seriously, if
you do not think that James Brady owes
his rapid downfall, in great measure, to
the fact that Harry Arnold would not pay
him just debt in any thing but whiskey?
And again--ls Harry Arnold really your
friend, that you are so willing to beggar
your wives and children to put money in
his till9 | only ask the questions. You
can answer them at your leisure. So ends
my speech
"You are an insulting fellow, let me tell
you p the grog- shop-keeper said, as he
turned away, angrily, and went behind his
counter .aaSts tsh aal {a h5st
The Washingtonian took no notice Of
this, but went to Jim Braddock, who stood
| in musing attitude near the door, and
said p
"You will sign now, won't, you, Jim ;"
"No, ] will not !o was his gruffresponse.
81 am not going to sign away my liberty
for you or any body else. So long as !
live, I'll be free man." 0g
g That's right, Jim Huzza for liberty"
shouted his companions. .1, s'as7
eyes, huzza for liberty say l." respond
ed Braddock, i'd the effort to rally himself,
and shake Of. the thoughts and feelings
that Malcom's narrative had conjursd up
narrative that proved to be too true his
tory Of his own downfall.
"It was shame for you to do what you
did down at Harry Arnold's," Braddock
said to the Washingtonian about half an
hour afterwards, meeting him on the street
"Do what, Jim 20
"Why, rake up all my past history as
you did, and insult Harry in his own house
into the bargain"
a.How did insult Harry Arnold;"
aBy telling about that confounded whis-
key barrel that | have wished hundred
times had been in the bottom Of the sea,
before it ever fell into my hands,
'a told the truth, didn't / /,
"Oh yes-it was all true enough, and a
great deal too true"
'fHe owed you bill ,"
eyes"
"And you wanted your money'''
"Yes.n Er H
"But Harry wouldn't pay you in any
thingbut whiskeyi"
"No, he would not ("
"And SO you took barrel Of whiskey,
that you did not want, in payment"
"I did,
"But would much rather have had the
money f"
"Of course, wouldn
'tAnd yet, you are SO exceedingly tender
of Harry Arnold's feelings, notwithstanding
his agency in your ruin, that you would
not have him reminded Of bis original base.
ness rather his dishonesty in not pay
ing you IN money, according to your un-
deretanding with him, for your work F."
81 don't see any use in rsking up these
old things.n M
sr8teat ITO be continued.
WORTHINGTON G. SNETHEN,
ATTORNEY AND CT COUNSELL0RATLAW
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