The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-13


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~ AT last what the Heir Of Inns faith,
nad ioreseen came TO pass. Ills none
was oil gone, and he had no means 10 kee
up his excosses except by selling his land:
bui there was no one rich enough 10 bu
them excep, John Of Scales, and eyery on
khe" how be came by his money. Tn
" young Land was in desperate wan, Of cas-
e to pay his gaming debts, and was MOI cove
heated with vine. when this unjust s,ewar
I offered TO buy his estate. Il was har
: case; but after much discussion, lie agree
upon the bargain.
r Give me your gold, good John of Scales
and my lands shall DO yours forever, SAT-
sis1iga e Linn.
TbeD John counted down the good rec
gold aud hard bargain bis master had o
1t. For every pound thai John agreed lhs
land was well worth three.
The last money wen, like the first, and
the Heir oil Linn was beggar. u first
aeat TO tho house that bad once been his
osn, but now belonged to John of Scales, TO
seek some relief. lie looked into the " 10
dow oil ihe great banquellng hall, but there
"ai no teasing going On 10 it. The fire
vas oai, Tie dinner tube was taken away,
aud all vas desolale and dismal. Heres
sorry cheer, SAID tho Her OF Linn.
John wod.J not give him penny, bui
told hi'n 10 go to the friends he had spent
his money ioolIshy. lie did go, but Il did
nogood. Some pretended not 10 know him.
and not one would lend him q fatthing, or
oven oiief han diuner. So he wandered
ABOUT lofotn aud hungry for tao days, ;or
se'h he could not, aud 10 beg he vas a.
shstneJ. Al last, IN his extreme misery.
he oethought himself OF his hlher's dying
sofds. i have no, sold the old house IN
h'pplc,nngan yet, said he, Tor no one
would buy II. will go and break open
the upper chamber. Ny father told me
"ouid hod rellti there, and perhaps he
meant 'teasuie. II 1t should prove so,
siiI be wiser man than was, and no,
waste /: upon kraves.'
10 the house, then. he went, aud broke
The chamber door open. lie found relief
indeed. There was noihing in the room
excepting high stool. aud directly Over
y, halter hanging iiom hook IN The cell.
'ns. lie locked up and read these words:
All. sraceIess wretch and ~an.on fool
% are ruined forever. This is the only
relief Tor those who waste their pairinony
as you have doue. BE bold, lhen-pui The
fal'eF round your neck, Jinp from the stool,
aud save your faulty The disgrace oil end.
lne IN bsggat.'
Very cxcellen, counsel said the Heir
OF Linn, and as | must either hang or
s'a'se, ihiuk III take my fathers advice
aud hang. Ii 10 the shorter death OF the /
two
so he mounted. fas,eued tho halter round
bis neck, and kicked Inc stool lrorl under
bin.
But tho Heir OF Linn was not TO die go.
The board INTO which the hook was driven
gave way With his weigh, and he fell on the
Il 'or With shower OF gold coin rafting q.
bout his cars. ! VII not say that he felt .
no pain 10 his neck tho next day. but q, the
moment he certainly lpIt none. JOY rush /.
cd INTO hts heart like torrent, at seeing
himself rescued from death md bcsgary.
The space between the ceiling aud the root
coGtamed an enofmouse treasure. Ga the (
upper SIDE OF the board from which he had
thought TO suspend himself, was fastened a
ellct addressed TO him, he hastily tore /,
open and read as follows:
My dear son, know your character,
aud no eSpostulslion or advice can aeaD
you from the desperate course on are pur
suing. Nothing bu, misery sharper than
death can worl the cure on you. II, there.
fore, your mistortuncs and sullerings should
be so grlevous that you prefer death 10
their endurance, you will not rashly en-.
counter them again. You have made the
trial, take my gold, redeem your land, aud
become q wiser aud better man.
The Heir OF Linn did not leave the spot
without putting up prayer 10 Heaven for
the soul Of parent whose admirable wis
dom had discovered the means Of raising
him from beggnry md despair TO ,flllcncc,
aud Of weaving him from the folies and
wees which had dssraced his character,
Tc csinco his ;, ntudc, be resolved TO o.
mend his life fro. tina, day forward, and
become oil fathers heart could wish.
But FIRE, he thought .ho would make ono
more trial Of the false friends on whom he
had wasted his time, bis substance. and bis
character. lie therefore KEEP, his newly
discovered wealth secret until he heard
that John Of Scales was to give q gree, en-,
,ettalnmeu,, and tho, oil the lords and Ia.
'es o. Galway would be there.
When the Heir of Linn entered his "a.
theirs hail, il was crowded with richly dres.
sed gentry, bu. he was in beggat's rags.
lla appealed TO the charity Of the company,
saying he was starving. To one he said
You have leas'ed at my board thousand
times--wil you deny me the crumbs thai,
fall from your own 7 To another, gave
you a fair sloed aud trapping to third,
| len. you thousand pounds, and never
asked you to repay me and SO on to oil
tho rest Of the company. But instead Of
remembering his favors, they resiled him
aud called him spendthrift, beggar and oil