The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-17

tne ctiu of tuat tiHc YOU VIII NuA1ESS tAE. wherewithal ,o procure the neccssaries of life, much moro to pay osf 90 heavy betas the one you have offered,
 We shall see; for shall continue stead- fast in my determiua.ion,' replied Peter Ca- pertnn.
 And as sure as you do, you will find my prediction verified to the letter.
 Peter Caperton was a yonng man of natis- rally warm and generous disposition n-orie which could not enseTtaiR single feeling in- consistent with the duties of . Christian and the high-ioned honors of gentleman. His heart would ycarn'a. the tale of wo, but swell with indignation when innocence was made the nnsuspecting victim of tlcpraviiy: in al- diiion to this he was possessed of mind that could readily distinguish between right and wrong, between the high-brcd, desigrl- ing liaer,ine. and the man whom misfortune had hurried; ugaihst his inclination, into scenes of vice and dehauchery. With such continuation of tare virtues, Peter Caperson might nave become an ornament of society, had it not been for the impfudence of his ia ther in rearing him las he had just observedl an utter stranger to every species of labor,
 merely 10 qraiify the foolisl, whim of his mother. who averred that they had snfli- ciency to maintain him in aiiluence, without subieciing him to the many difficulties with which professional life was attended The i'll effects which it might he expected would have resulted from so pernicious course, had been restrained by the extreme vigilance 1 of his parents previous to their death, and 1 subsequently by his good sense, of which he possessed no incousiderable siore. When l say that they had been restrained, would not have the reader infer that tbey had been eradicated; for the two grea:ss, evils, slosh and obstinacy, yet had existence within him. and awaited but theiavorable moment, when ! daily inteFconrse with reckless. disspated companionss< should disrobe vice of its won ted gaib1of heinousness-when he should tail to be influenced hv those sound princi- pies of morality which had been carly en- grafted on his mind, to hurry him into vor- tex of vice, folly. and extravaganza. l likeness, when once it has taken root, rarely fails to arrive at maturity, and in the present instance i was destined to produce all abundant harvest of want, vice, and mise ", as ihose will plaialy see who may have the patience to peruse iIie narrative farther.
 About six months after the conversation, as related above. Henry smith. with his mo- ther and sister, removed io one of the- large and populous towns of the West. Here that industry and firm integrity which had mark i cd his career through life, still stood by him. and secured for him the goodwill and conii- dence of the public. The oldest and most circumspeci bankers would willingly lend him any amount of money he might stsnd in need of--his steady habits and close ap- plicaiion to business heinz sufficient guar antee that it would be punctualIy repaid Among the many young men in the town who were struggling forward through the world. none bid iairer to rise to eminence than Henry Smith.
 The favorable opinion which the citizens had formed of Henry was still farther con- firmed by his taking to himself helpmate "a poor but highly respectable girl, who had been taught that to labor was no re- proach; and that true happiness was not to be found in the gay and brilliant world of fashion, but in the genial atmosphere of her own domestic household It would now seem that his happiness was complete: yet II was not so.--there was yet bar to its completion. From the time he had taken leave of luis native city. his sister had been gradually wasting away before the blightiug influence of a stubborn, deetl-rooted inalady. The rosy tin, of health and youth no lon ger mantled on her cheek, and her merry laugh ceased to gladden. the domestic circle. Wha, that malady could be he could not conjecture There were rome of those ex- ternal symptoms with which the ordinary ills of the human flesh are attended-there was no violent paroxysm, no exerucialing pain; yet
 '.upon her face there was the tint of grief,
 The settled shadow of all iaward strife,
 And an unquiet dropping of the eye.
 As il its lid were charged with mashed tears" In vain was the skill and experience of the physician taxed io discover soaie an.iaote by which its haneful effects might be counterac- ted;--i,s stuhhornness baflled their utmost efforts. Finding they could afford her no relief, the honest, plain-dealing physician re- commendeda visit to the springs as likely to prove beneficial. Henry accordingly accom- panied her with his wife to Saratoga.
 After spending several weeks smids, the gay assemblase, that is usually to be found al that fashionable walering-pIace during the summer-months, without any improvement in the health of his sister. Henry prepared to return. On his homewaftl-roule he visited Baltimore. being desirous a again behold- ing the scenes of his earlier life, and hoping to meet his friend Peter Capertcn, whom in the continual whirl of business he had al- most forgotten. He was walking up Markei street. and was in the act of passing group of persons who were standing on the side walk. when a ragged and disgusiful being staggered up to him, saving
 Stranger, can't yon lend us quarter = Now, d-mn 1t yon needn't fear to sio Il; for on the honor of gentleman it shall be returned.'