The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-17
There vas a sinsle objection"

ye,s ,,ion | held With you, that you drunk,
bsbilually, and, a, times rather freely
"You had no other objection +
"Truc, Mr.. Carver. And let me say 10
you. nov, that, If you were free IRON 'h's oe'
feet | would make you an offer before The sun
y en-, doan. But that. with me, v,'ia'es all.
"C.n all this be true D, hear Alright =
exclaimed Carver, utterly as'onlshed' lie
had drank freely and habiually, but never
dreamed lha, he had gone so Tar ASIDE as 10
a,iiac, observation.
too true, my friend" said Mr.. $
+. You have marred oil your prospects IN lille
by the weak indulgence of depraved aPpe.
i,e.'
Then | will mar them no longer" vas
,olemnly replied. "A htte self denial Il will
bs for go grea, good as you now promise
Are YOU really in earnest, SAID Mt.
s., speaking with evident leasure.
"ln earnest yes! It tina, is all that has
chained a,e down, shall SION rise to hishei
place"
"Come then, with me-" said Nj S
9 have much to say 10 you"
And Carver vent with him TO his store,
where they held long aud earnes, confer
esce.
Poor Mrs Carver had been disappointed
so often, that che coud feel no confidence 10
the better prospect tina, seemed opening be
| fore her husband. Several timrs had oilers
of business connexions and capital been made
to him, bu, something had ever interviewed to
prevent an advantageous arrangement. And
something, her fears told her. would intervene
TO proven, the arrangement, about TO be enter.
ed into between her husband and Mr.. Wi.
hams. AnSlousy passed the hours until din
ner time, when his return was to verify her
worst an,cipa ions, OF GIL her hear; with q
better hope fer The lu;uro. II was a.er than
usual when Mr.. Carver returned home. So
ANXIOUS did bus wife feel, that she met bi n
list as he entered the door. The present
seemed 10 her the turning point for good o.
N ~ their fortunes, and she iound il almost
impossible 10 bear suspense moment longer
lie looked a, her, seriously. as he came in
and her heart sunk 10 her bosom.
"Mr. Williams" she could say no more
Z" Has fl,ed to-
"On. james" exclaimed the unhappy wife
}h,dtus her face on his bosom, at The lis
words Of his unfinished answer.
But" said he. after q moments pause, |
a tone Of voice that CAUSED his wife TO look U
Instantly.
"Bu, what, Jlnes = vas her eager il
/, quiry.
81 have made a far better arrangrmei
with Mr. s., in whose business an to
assigned 40 ,ctere~ that, for The frs, Yea
sIl be worth a little short OF two ,housar
dollars"
"Jsmes C,n this lie really so w
no, Mr.. s. again recedc from his prop
slllonl"
"Nc. have lear,od The cause Of his e
mer strange conduct IN fact, The reason vi
none could he found who sete wiling TO a
me will, money or IN me III business
this cause shall exist no longer.
Mrs. Carer looked earnestly into The 70
Of her husband but she did no, ask hun
explain. She understood him, aud he s.
=. tina, she did.
"Tha, cause exists no longer he repeat
IN an earnes, voice.
:, "Thaak God !" she murmurcd; y
Iaht breaking through the tears that ~
- sprnging to her eyes; and as she spoke,
T.. laid her face again upon bi, bosom nnd sr
a., A lev years rolled around, and VI. c
yer is now O partner IN The large metcsn
house of $, b K Co. and Is laps
1ccunualing fortune.
.,d The something wrong /" IN his case, is
4, "some b ng wrong 10 tho case of hundr
49, of young and middle aged men Who can
or will not, understand the "shy and
wherefore Of iheu III success in life.
81, of business have no COS Fl fence IN those
drink habliuaIIy, md hesitate, n, matter
aoo compcen, they may be, TO form as.ocial
With them or II AID them with money.
few would find their prospects in lie chs
>, iug or the better, # they would qui, vl,l
fclec'ories and drinking cellars, end b,
from heu houses all kind Of in'uxcatin!
'ded cuors. Let all whom 1t may concern