The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-06


tefnal appearance, until he erased TO be o
retail dealer and wrote himself a mer.
chant At this period The change in The
man was very apparent lie stood al least
Two inches hiehe'i; the reason was, bis chin
had become elevated precisely that much
farther above the poin, where The collar
bones rest against the s'ernum. lie shaw
ed or was shaved every morning; there
was time when once or twice week was
deemed sufficient. Ills linen was faul,less,
mud renewed every morning; his block coat
and pants guilt'css Of any sign Of hard ser
vice.
A few years more and Terrence L~ary,
E-a. was a man of wealth, standing and i'm
por,ance one of the e ST merchants Il
the city ! TO his equals exceedingly polite,
but 10 his interiors 10 station, overbcsring
and offensive. A porter, lsborine man, or
clerk, was treated by him more like dog
than human being. lie had no sympa.
thles Whutever with the poorer classes
actually despsing everything no, possess d
Of golden attractions.
One day, i, va. IL enty years from the
line the ways Of the young lrishmen be.
came divergent, Lsery was sitting in his
counting room, when two natives Of The
Emerald Isle, NAN and woman, entered the
store. They were plainly but not roughly
dressel. Leaty fecopn; zed them in an in.
siant; they we're his old friends, Andy and
Btddy O'Shane. The sight Of them did
no. give bun much pleasure, especially as
there were present in his coun'ing.roo
Two or three merchants Of the first stOu-
ding
Go and see In, those people want, he
said abruptly. aud 10 tone Of comms nd To
one of his clerks. lf,hry ask for me, tell
them am engaged and can't see them nov.
The clerk ne: Andy ard Bsddy half way
down the store.
is Mr.. Leary in 2 asked O'SiaEc.
lie is neased at present.
No matter, he will see vs. replied O..
Shine, pushing on pas, the clerk, who tired
bu, in vain 10 keep them hack.
To the cons efna,lon cf the merehan',
O'Shane and Bldjy boldly entered The coun.
tlug.rootn, the former extending his hand
SIS he advanced 10 him, ard say irs 10 voice
Of pleasure,
Terrence, mcni how are ve1'
But Lcary fixed a cold. repusve louh
upon his old warm.hearied freud, and de
! c'lned taking his hand.
: Don't he know ne, mon {! don't he krou
5 Andy O'Shane7 D.dn't We come from OF
Tyrone bless the dear soil and WASH
YOU a earduer's nan there and draper,
clerk And sasn't b dIy here, and YOU,
wlle Maggv, Us intimate as bonn SISTERS :
Terrence Leafy, mou. don't you Know nj
uou 7
, The Irishman spoke with enthusiasm.
n Go way, man 90 way SAID Leary
& tutninc lis head aud waving fer OShau
/ snd his ~ife to re,,c; there's time 70
+. all t.ings. aud place Tor all things
c The whole manner OF The iti.hman in
+ SANITY changed, end he dew himself u
. with dignity.
$ Go 'say dye say, Terrence Leary 7 h
Z replied Go way IS il no~ 1t wasn't SC
1 Teddy, when ,e 60, the fever from hsr
d work in the no, sun, d,gein' cellars. an
5 speut all yer money with doctors. Oh nc
5 II wasu't co WAY Their, Teddy II WASH
: 90 way when loaned ye tao sovereign
i 20 til We 90, for tramp with the pack, an
h helped sc on TIL YET feet otter the sickness
. Oh, no. it wasn't 20 way then, Teddy
i,u, never mind the world is wide, and .
}, good bye till lees. Come. Bddy.'
And O'Shane turned and walked s!owl
d away with his wife.
\ Lesty was angry and moruf d hey Oh
n measure oil this IN 'etvtew, by which his fol
e mer tow q SOCRATES and former low occupa
8 tons were exposed TO tao or three digntie
/, merchants, who, plying his embarraase
h position, soon Withdrew and left him 10 hi
d 10 very peasan, reflections.
Mrs. Margaret Leary was no less on
n ragged By the assurance of their old acqualr
k tances, " hen her husband related what ha
;. happened, than had bten Mr.. Terienc
$ Leary himself.
}. We'll have EN- thrus'in, ihemse've
s here upon US, ! suppose, next thing. BID
d DIV was always bold aud forward and neve
Z had any sense of propricty but she wi
b not want to come here twice if she come
once, cou tell her
g a few hours after this remark was made
II Mrs. Leary was informed that there was
c woman in the parlor who wished to see heI
d Vho is Z wac asked.
, .Sho saws he. name is O'Shane.'
!, The color instantly mounted 10 the lady
;. face.
:. Tell her i'm no, a, home.
/. The sct,an, went back TO the pas'or,
!, Mrs. Laary is not home, he said
i, Blu, you told me- returned Mrs. .
/, Shane that she was a, home
is Il know said the waiter rudely, ba'
. find she is not Il, home to you.
'e You told her my name!
st Yes
/. VIVA, did you say i. was ]
4. Mrs O'Shsne.
II Your ole certain
a. Yes, sure Of IT,
Is The vis,,o- retired slowly, with her eye