The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS
From the Olire Breach.
THE BOOK PEDLER
OR
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.

-CoNCLUpED.-
Every person present declared so!emnly
and upon their honor, that such an event would
be shocking in the first degree, and was mol
10 be thought of with calmness.
Il, 10 possible she's looking to Mark Bell,
the rich old bachelor, suggested the smiabls
Mrs. Fletcher.
She can't be so presum ptuous, reJoined
Mrs. John Bell. He wouldn't leave her a
cent Il he should die Tomorrow. think
know which way the cat will Jump, 90 far ss
Mark is concerned
Il think you ought to know, observed The
widow, 10 . subdusd voice.
There's some things folks don't dare to do,
laid the elders wife, Knowingly. Il reckon
certain man, who Of course shall BE nsmeless
knows hen he's well treated. lis my bum.
BILE opinion, privately expressed, that certain
children great way of, dent seem SO near
to Mark Boil as certain other children nearer.
There was something SO ap; 10 this remark,
tina, Mrs. Bel, smied, and all tn. ladies' pre-.
amt smiled and ~iuked at each other, While
Mrs. Fischer inhaled au odoious current Of
air. fresh from the kitchen, with evident sat
lsfaciion, and some Impotence al the long
delay
There is Z boy book. pedler in the entry,
mother, ard he's tired, and wants TO stay all
night, said the little girl who had admitted
Marcus, svalliog herself Of the only pause 10
the conversation that had occurred since her
entrance.
Goodness gracious how you frish'ens d
me | thought you was going to say that
Luke Bells widow had come. ! do believe I'm
getting nervous
LIS enough TO make any body nervous,
replied the elders wife, still locking toward
the kitchen. Il keeps one in continual sus
pense.'
She'll have to bulge, LII warran, you, 10
short order, resumed the psfiurbed Mrs. Bell.
IN barber neither chick nor child Of them in
my house
4. would interfere with your usefllness,
remarked the widow.
VIVA, you'd become OF the heather 7 ask.
ed ous Of the ladies present, 10 evIden, alarm.
Sure enough CALCULATED all present.
1t would certainly circunscrlbe The limit.
of your usefulness, sister Bell resumed the
elders wife. impressiyeiy. | believe !, would
be morally ou, OF Join. to barber The uido"
Bell, or her great grown up, ignorant children
angelic missionary enterprise. We are en-
gagged ia no common cause, bot in the wort
of saving souls We must have no useless
eneumbraness. lie, the poor people Of thu
country take care Of themselves, while WI
look after the poor, dear, perlshing heather
lie my opinion tina, sister John Bell ia, snr
piH be justified 10 The course she n'ends II
pursue. | don't think it her duty 10 take carr
Of Luke Bells widow and his unconverle,
children
4 thank you, I'm sure replied MS. Bel
The way Of duty il plain, and vii mol lur
TO the right nor the left. The nations Ina
now Gil 10 darkness shall no. be torgotten.-
The heather must be saved, and + .e DO no
attend to il, who piI VIVA, is every body
business 10 nObody's, you know All m
sympathies are called on, for The ueuded fol
lowers Of Jug.a NOT
May tho book peder stay notherF con
ilnusd Alice, for that was tho name Of Mar
cue lair advocate.
No, child We want no book .pedlsrs here
Tell him TO &c on his way rejoicing
Unless be carries missionary books, intsr
posed the pisus Mrs. Fletcher.
Unless be has missionary books, repea,e
Mrs. Bell, With Q nod Of approval 10 the {
der's vife.
But he looks pale and tired, mother col
tinued Alice.