The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-11

"Oh, yes, ma am," replied the child, q tear
coming IN her eye. al should like 10 keep
il very much, bu, II is nst nine."
"You may keep it, ,aeu, dear, and Be sure
il is KEEP, Clean"
S~ee, aad happy were her thoughts that
.is ht. ss she uipped AoHe BY her fathers
side and ~hsu she lay down on her lone bed,
a princess mighi have env,cd her the bsan''.
fol dreams that filed her in,ls hosd. Thus
day after day passed. The ~srk on, MI.
! Aus;ins house wen, on, and no lees visible
was the trans ios ma lion that was ticking place
among the Wa,sons. The ch,ld,sn ~src soon
comfortably clad: they rrat,lsd all dsy oil
" good Mr.. and Mrs. Austin !" and hen their
| father returned from bis work a, night, they
weud oil run TO welcSme hin with their ks.
seq, and tell him Of their hepfisess. The
| hcert OF the poor drunkard yes ss!,eDed and
.;teng heusd-h,s resolution was ieken--uEd
each days labor ard :, ooshem-d him in has
nsw life. HIS wife MAS row all checfiulRfs IS
and love, and rapidly ,eeaned her health
Their home seen tecs e,e as nee, AID tidy IS
tha, Of say OF ihsr aefg b bars ard ~aese tf.
ioro 6welt ouly poverty aud ~te,casaeess
now plenty sad pleasure prevailed.
Mr.. Austin continued 10 employ bis neigh
boz until he heard Of perron Who required
sss,s,ence ia h,s basinsss. Mr.. A. recon
mendsd Waisaa ns q good ~o,kran, end ct
man when he bsltssed Gas holly ,eIusn
ed. The builder ses sa'isfied, sId offered Il
employ hi1 for sersrai Gan,hs.
The tfiet vas received with 10y, esd tn
reformed 10. bsle,s was again placed unde
ciicvse,ances favorable 10 hts good put foees
asd, Dot long nf,er. he was induced 10 j-ia
temperance sec,ety--ol which he has eve
since been a respectable member.
A year has reseed s~sy .,sce the cem
mrncepen, of sur story. ssa Ar'. Encr.
came sse 6a, to siai: her friend. Mrs. h.s.,n
s In the ecurae Of the af,s-rucn, + we'll tre.se
ard d-cen,.lookins ~uMsn came IN, he ding
l'le child. Gfra, wcs the surpusc Of Mn
emery, on bains introduced 10 thrs women, I
fad that she wss no other lhnn Mrs. Hstsar
Z Wh-a she arose to depart. Mrs. Ass'in sac
"lf you css spste hide Mary, sish 70
would ssnd her acre this sfieinssn: l gar
a her TO hsiP ne."
, "Ys, tGssod. sa'an," ~es the saPly
J
as Wien she 10 here"
a v sen shc had rs;ifed. Mrs. Ats,,n said
q her fresd--
You ssneGbeT your fsars TN, &c shou
have a grea, deal Of trouble With 'hese Wa
J, sons; bat there Is not family ID the nei:
IS hor hood who have sfinrd-d us more pleasure.
This is strange. indeed! Mfs. Na'so
o 30 changed, that ] SD rot aeeoso'Ie her
l. an sure | should have ksown her 10 her 70
raer rugs sas dirt I"
"The whole family are changed. sine
: Ws,scn left of drinking. Tsey are iudus
tupus and bones, es any people among US; b
yeu viii seos see h,,le Mary, Who 10 . ae
l. lsrely child"
u Bat, tell re chs, has bsesch, the ci's
I" ~ change To rs.s1 Ara you she Wag'clf
aaose mage wand has brsueh, about tn
lc great RESOLUTION 7"
lie n believe ,hare has been 90 magic er
., p'cycd,' ss'd MIs. Ars.'r, .mi',rg. "N
Is have given lhem liuls exeep, kind word, al
good dcGl Of kird sdvics.'
wei" SAID Mrs. Emery, "you never h
Is bsd nc,gh5ors. aud den's believe Oh ss
y rlh hayr, If yen have made good n.'ghb0
u Of The Nstsnas."