The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-10

The friend did 20, respond to this as warm q
ly as he had expected. II
"Havo youl 7" he merely said, 10 rather [
cold way.
"Yes. VIVA, do you think Of IT !"
"Well, | don't know, was answered IN an 4
evasive manner.
"He has business tai, n's, ss remarked !
"Yes."
els industrious and sueniive :"
Yes; yes. None more So"
"Aud pruden, in his personal expenses, |
should linak from what have seen !"
"tis certainly is. wish could make
little money go as far as he can"
Aud yet, 1t is plain" said the gentleman,
",ha, you dout think favoiably Of What
propose"
mo, yer, fasorably, oSn
"Why Is there anything wrong about
him 7"
The ftiend hesi,sted to answer.
Because, if there Is" SAID the gentleman,
II would like 10 know il. And, under The
circumstances. think 1t is your duty 10 toll
me-"
The friend stood, thoughtful, for some mo.
menls, and then bending 10 The ear Of his con-
pan,on, uttered one ortso NO ds 10 low tone,
II. II possible y was the exclamation.
TOO liue !" said the friend. shAk'n. his
head.
"Oh, dear lhl, viii never SUI, ne. "ha
pity y
"ladeed i, Is"
THIS, then, IS aha, keeps him down !"
II have no doub. OF H."
OH struck me Tia, there must be come
thing wrong, or mao Of b" ability an
habit, Of bus ness could not remain 80 long :
- the capacity OF mere Gle k
lie has started for himself once or i~'ce
bu, couldn't get along"
IN, woad.r," vas replied. Poor le
o.. am sort, fot hun
, T. ,,ed With the suddenly presented goo
prospect Carver went out MS sion as he =
his tea, 10 call upon The scnl'enan aeco'du
III. to ssreemen'.
n,: 81, NJ. $ IN 7" he asked Of The Sc
cry van, Who opened the door or hrm on his a
,ls f.a a, h, house
lev NO, sir. replied the s'tvaoi.
eea sudden eh,a pass,oe over hi. warm feelings
,ove "ua acn, out half an hour ag", was q
'cre swered.
.ho "He~, be N soon, probably
s,,, "ND.si. lie t,lI nc 10 -ay 10 any v
.irl, nigh, call, tha, he would nj return VI
,one ,o"
sp. Sloal, james C4iver rrtirsd. A sei.
had been suddenly laid J2nn hts feelings
him. "What cen this mean T he asked Inns
his i" Has he gotten oar eng'e"nrn' "
bit he changed hts mind ! d. not under'''
II. lie made the appointnent-it was not
,sef. nv seeking. All, nc Something " {
es coming between me and the feal'z '''oa OF
t 10. hopes
need o the next morning. as Carver was on
cap. way 10 the store 10 winch no vas employ
(es he met Mr.. s. u the STREET Tho Lat
instead Of pausing TO make some apology
nj, no, keeping he appointment, bowed CO
20 70 and passed on. l. TO this moment, Cai
intel. had indug ed the hope tia, either Mr.. 9
tiers, hsd forgotten the appointment, OF been ca
from home by some urgent mater
atoms hone now died on, Of his heart instantly.
pufsu b., way 10 the store where he
u 40 employed suffering from most depte
and discouraged state OF mind. A iss
ord srersaIds he met Mr.. $ again.
}, the gentleman Was cold polite TO hun but a
no aIlason TO the 50 CT Of their recent
versaiion.
/. "It is strange The very fa,es are ag'
me" said Carver, aud he mhsed and ~
ral." on the matte. ~ihou, beng able to thin
any definite conclusion.
Q that no has taken the store lately occu
alen,s by Miller & Thompson = he inquired
who fellow clerk, some two or tntee mcn'hs
your wards. 81 SEQ the csrpeneIsai work th'
"S-, have been told, replied
in The clerk.
o'e 70 "S- Are you certain =
"Son is said"
Then .who !. associated sih him I,
"a young man from one OF tho Ma
"ou'o street stores dldnat hear his name.
'''' Carver asked no more questions, b.
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