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

same ieeln' for Biddy, bless her sweet soul
10 expressions OF this KIND the more
thoughtful and reserved, but equally warm
hearted Andy would reply. that while be
could If, hand OF earn penny, tie ffieud-
Of his early years should be as members oil
his own household.
With such feelings, and mutual conf
dence. the young omIgtanls Landed 10 Bal.
iimoic, where they male the acquaintance
81 some OF their own county men, and gam.
cd little Information 10 regard 10 business
and the prospect before them. heather Of
these were found TO be very encouraging.
Leary was the first who obtained employ
ment; IT vas in The capacity of a common
lGborer, ir digging out collars aud founda.
tons for houses abou; being erected. This
Nus several weeks after their arrival, and
when then few sovcreigns he'd become much
fever than v hen they sat lbeit feet IN a land
Of s,rance's. |, VAS sometime after This
tina, O'Sbauc 90, aay thing to do. aud this
~ns no, unti he had speut his las! fa,ihiDg.
Du'ing th.s discou'ag,rg period tha, e'aps.
I'D between tho linding OF ~ok by Leary
aud The getting OF emplny menl b, OShane,
not a sofd as said by The former, nho had
become reserved iOaefds O'Shanc. about
d,vding his las, Gust with hlm and Blddy.
A slncle sovereign trmainrd of the ten
uhlch made the tnliic wealth of O'Shane
y hen he landed 10 the Unicd States, and
his chances Of getting work seemed 10 be
~ better than ut first THIS sovereign he
determined to iuye,, IN sundry small wares,
aud try What he could do III petl'ma them
about from house 10 house. In this lie vas
more successful ihon he had expected; his
pfofs we're, from the FIRST, enou n to nee,
his susl. expenses, bnd afterwards TO gssd
ullly increase hi, stock IN trade, which,
/ from being on'y The value Of q sovereign at
+ d's,. wss, IN the course Of few mon,hs,
wofth many sove:etens.
The dtgg'og of cellars was hard. much
harder lheu uuen5Ias TO gentleman. gar
Jta, and Lelty, as soon US lie saw that o..
Same WAS dopg very cell Al prdllng, b..
came 90 nuch d,ssatisti d with his cmploy
ncn', chat he determined % give i, 10, ard
Try what lie could do g III the puck he
had still nearly fSe soveteigns laid by, anc
vas about investing these under the advice
Of his fi,ena O'Shane, IN goods salable for
he trade Of refipa'elic dealer, en- he
vas taken sick and lay Ill for some sc, Ks
HIS expenses aud doctors bill durng TIM
tine took away all his capital, end lie wa
bout telufn'n. with soufed spHrt To hu
.psde aud na,tock, shen O'Shane Eenef
susty offered 10 loan him enough 10 mBkt
IA fair start as a ped,ar. With gra,clu
ceilings this kind tender vas accepted.
The interests uf the tao young men be
NJ nos more really united Than they hat
We, bern aud us both we're required To b
much from home. small house was ket
betxeen item, and their families united II
order TO lessen espeuse. THIS arftagemen
continued for oh vi year and a half, dur
,cg ahlch time both L,ary and O'Snan
teaped fair harvest ON their Iab1rs A
he end oil TINS time, the former bavinl
about thfeo hundred dollars. laid by hl
pack md opered grocery and lqno
store About the same tine a si'ustlon a
The South with a heavy salaiy, vas oH-fe
O'Shsne ard accepted by hun. At III,
point the ways by which the two friend
ware 10 travel in the world, dtetgtd -
They psitcd with sincere expressions {
friendship ard mutual pledges to aid eae
other in any future es.feu.'cs, Il the pow
er to do 50 renamed.
With three hundred dollars sh,eednes'
industry and economy in personal and fan
, lily expenses, success IN the grocery an
liquor bisiness was thing certain. 81
years from tie day Leary pot up his sly
, he sold out his shop and commenced III
|, business Of wholesale dealer IN groceFie
, IN general, rum and uhiskey IN particular
: on Bowley's wharf. He vas then wotl
, some ten or fifteen thousand dollars, an
deemed il but due 10 his increased impo
taace as merchant TO assume a style {
living rather more imposing than the bac
, rooms aud second stories Of a greg shoI
But even IN e,atify ing his pride, Leary wa
, cautious no, TO pu, the main chance in jec
ps,dy. 4 house a, feur hundred dollar
, rent, tnd five or sx hundred dollars 'ai
, oui IN parlor aud some additional chambe
, furniture, covered the length aid bteadt
! Of his exlrnyaeanee q, this era of his hlsc
/ ~. Dung tho Whole Of this period h
had heard nothing tom O'Shane, excep
that on his arrival at Charleston, the plac
; of his destination, he had found all as ha
. been represented 10 him, and that the sil
. a,ion he had accepted, would eEab'o hlu
, # he KEEP, his health, to lay up somo li'l,
! The change that had passed over Te'
b renee Lazy in ten years was quite fema't
4 able. When he landed from the Cleop'
!. ira, he was q fair specimen OF rough
/. healthy, coarse young lfishman, and re'alI
n ed this appearance until he 60. behind h
). own cooaier. at which time gradual pr
II cess oil transformation commenced. IN
. corduroy uow.e,s gave way to eassin'
= nan,s, The coarse ,ouudabou, 10 long .la'
. ed coat. and the seal skin cap TO back bel
yer With shining surface, the stout ve
j. CREASED brogsns .ha, had carried him mi
, -, . .oa, c,ar ,onvh rogds es well