The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS
From the Ns,r York Organ.
HOMES AND HEARTS;
OR THE
Desolating Power Of IntempeTance'
By MRS. E. C. LOOMS.


CHPATER
THE FATHER AND DAUGnTER-THE HAPPY
HOME SAD CHANGES.
NV heart is FLIED with bitter memories
And mournful visions Of the past
Cle.s the blinds, Mary, and draw the cur.
a.ns. we must .hrt out, # possible, even
be sound OF The moaning wiGc, sad The 10
valid Or. Lee, as be wteelcd bis essy chair
closer % tie gIs!e and siiirad open the glow.
,ss Goals. Mary did ss she was desired, and
then sassipg her arm around 'he neck OF her
pafeni said slfeclonalely, Gu are thought
iul o night, dear isihef, very thoughtful. and
slucs, s.d. Has anything occurred TO give
you sorrow r
Netting. ny cbild was ih;nkibg Of
Other days ard REVERSING, By the light OF mem
ofy. the scenes of my youth. ST. here BY me
and vii tell you Of the past"
Mary gladly obcyed. She had often wen
dered a, the cause Of her fathers melancholy
musings, tut reffained frem Questioning him
les, sh. should give bin pain. Laying his
hand csressingy upon her l1xursni cufls as
see a., al his feet, Dr.. Lee commenced his
/" My early hom,," said he, was IN one
of the swsetest vsies Of New Eoglsnd. Ally
father ned ,aaeriied zoe small but beautiful es-
tate OF has paten.s, and here secluded from the
tunuIl OF the word we lived happy 10 each
other, and enJnyiug the bovnits Of nature
with peace and csulelleG hesris.
Far bach tbrough The glim.nsriug vista Of years
= g.
Like the beautiful Eden Of some sunny cline
An ever green spos he vide waste Of time
Each evening" before We ie,ifed TO sesE
our tspesa ny noibef gathered her children
about her, and kacil in Gur a d'I, while obi
taught Us 10 ptsy, snd babe Us remember gu
Fsihsr in heaven, and then our VOICES joined
with he's in song u ? sise. Thus passe'
nv iifs ua.li had attained ny twelfth year
wnea change became gradually visible II
our pleasant, abode. Ny father 50 dom return
ed CT evening 70 bring gl4dEes' 20 cut hest,s
Whole days passed lud sc children no
see him except al the mota.og meat, and thel
bis conduc. vas strangely sisfts. lie oiei
spoke sngfiy and uBklndiy ard 'epsied a
our sfforu 10 please. We knew net To-
cause, and yaipy sIovs TO hiuk n what man
ner We had offended him. Ny dear moihs
vas often sad and she would sigh deeply an
press her hand upUn her heart, as Il aPan
we're there.
At last The secret ssfeysalsd Ny flbe
Co ne home one dsy 10 state OF Intosicsiiof
aud cruelty treated US al. Things grew dali!
worse and worse. Oar furniture vas sod en-
piece after another. Escn mothers ptau,
" hich we oil loved 50 vel, went 10 pay deb
OF faihsrs coaifaciIng-s tool,st debt ahici
might Rave been avoided. Mother sept be
II aas taken away, aud so ehi!4fen "eP' TOO
- shall never dance to 10 music agstu
said ny Oldest sisief Grace. How &c thA
me, it al evening, WHEN mother sings tor Is
sad |, sadly. I'm afraid mamma won't sin
any more, whispered little Ada lock. Fef
diaand, hos pale aud sick she IS On 4 mo
thor should die, sill de too aud she cissfe'
her tiny haads, Shils the losfs p ured Ilk
ram over her cheeks
' Mother DID indeed grow pate and sick 70
she vas sinking under the cruel shock ~hlci
fathers conduct had gwen her. She Lad nes
er been accustomed TO uaklndness and res
ieci, and her heart bled beneath o. But at
lepgih bs strong effort, she reused hersei
and became cheerful again for her children
ssks. That which We had long feared al las
came upon US. Cor beautiful home VAS sold
aud we mus, remove from il. Or new reel
dence was some miles away near Populou
village. None Of u kne~ What kiad Of I
placs il was. ! cannot describe the paftin.
ffsm our dear bome--hsw We wandered owe
the garden, IS If 10 hid farssell to .yety tres
Ahs Shrub zoe we seri ersr ever neak IN,