The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-03-05

work. | had fe~er wants then than ! hav,
ever had SINCE, and was far happier then tina,
| ever expect 10 be again on this side Of ib,
grave
jus, then cry vas heard IN the street.
'Hakr,x l.,usd NJ. 4 ken.
'Fne! & 6er The starting sou,t
rose clear md shtrl upru he 80.
A ken spr5n. 10 lie ~naus d ht~~
open.
w. F ermsn'. re. hu,ioipe =. i've I
| Aiken dropped 'h- ~,noos, and cs'ebIng
up his hat, hutrn diy left The house.
1. ~as an hour ore he return,d. M-sn.
| while, the irs ragged iu,iousiy. aud fr.m her
~irdl~, where she was safe f't m harm, Me-.
! Aiken sa. the large factory, Sh'ch the rich
man had just erected, entirely consumed b,
! the fierce dcsou,Iny elemeDt. Al ~ VAN
vas It that The INTREPID hrem'n wrought al
mosi mir-ces al ts'ing, IA Their Hn'ts u"
save The buIdiug. Soy after s'or, cas- sue
cesslv"l, wral ped ~ Flames, I'M, at hng'h,
over fly tn usati dol sr.' 40 h Ut pr-peu,
lay he's. al b ack ard sbuuihr,Ing RUNS.
We IN tn sk u, AID cose,,d -rh ctnde"
rs VIZ. 4 krn ah,n h- ie'urhtd To his hum
b b DE ,i','t hsv.n. ~o,ked Whntuiiy, ~
Ia. un-eHsa efforts 10 rescue a po,t,on Of his
ne,ghbor'- property from destruction.
Poo, F,ermsn PIT, hun from ny very
hssttP ~. his generous sympa'h,zing ex
clsmatiun as suDn As he mt his xife.
He is insured, !. he ~, ! euqu,red Mrs.
4 ken.
'Paruslly. But wen . 'uli insut ance ~ou'd
be poor can pensa ION for such . loss. 10
less han t~o a-.k., ihis nes factory, snh
ali II. p ',frI and be tu'iui machinery, would
', u,u IN upersun The pfice o. goods
>. nov mgh and NJ. + eeDsn ~cvld have
cleared a handsome SUN Of money On the h's
81 ,son's product OF his mill. |, 70 . se'Iib'e
s, much s'u,b-d'
p .u map! H.. .reps, I'll not be 90 sound
a.Neur. TO u,ght, ",iIism.'
lrceed 1t 81 not
No. rich a. he ~, vii he be a. ha .py 40
you, to.norroa.
II ~ere as rich ~ he 10. ssid Aiken,
would no, IRE, IN, sell TO death Tor this less.
| would, rather, BE- thankful for the sesl,h
slll leii IN my possesson.
WE n Ken snO' y ncf Hehu.
NJ, W,iii.m. tho spuu 'hs, makes you
restless sud d,scon,ented nov, could be 9th
w, no matter ho~ gt-stly Improved might
b. Nnnr external cnndition. NJ. freeman
sss once IS pnor - you are. d. you think
han hspp,er tor hIs rIchesf DIes he Ell,
life more Has wealth brought . gresre,
freedom from care! Has Il made bis sleep
Rel ns ~.
but increased the sonTces Of d,scon'en,'
The 10 no, a necessary con.eqr nee. vi
Mr.. freeman Turn blessing INTO curse, thai
,s defect IN his particular csse.'
And few, N Ihl. f., Ell sud evil world, arc
Tree from lh, same detect, w,ll,am. III
wealth were sought fton unselh.h end then
u you'd MAKE l,s pos.sssor happy. bu,
ho~ few 90 sex riches. l. ls here, believe
ne, thai he evil hes
M. A ken spoke earnestly, and something
Of the TO h that vas 10 her mlod shed Nc
BRAINS upon the mind oi her husband.
You iebemb,r. said she sn,',n2, : the
snecdos OF the rich msn IN New York, Who
asked q person ho gave uuetance to ~ords
Of envy towards himseif; would You, sa'd
he, 'trke I'll III care ard anxiety attendant
upon the management Of IN, large estate and
extensive business operations, merely for your
vlctusls AID cioth-sf NJ, tnrred, ] would
rot .as he q,irk answer. Is,t no more,
said The rich man, g'svrly. Ad "a. tns
Truth, William. They ~ho ge, ricS IN 'h,s
World, psss W through ircs..ant ,o,l sud -nx.
lets ; and, shJe they seem To srjoy ell The
good thnss 81 Ii-. IA re-it, -nj,y but lt,lr.
They sei on'y her viclusls .rd cio'hes
have 40 KID Tor psny rich iade., and ! do
Mt remember one who appeared to he hap.
per than ! am. And | am mistaken # our
experience u no very much like nv o.n.
A f.. days sfer thus tm-, Aiken csbe
home from hls o X one evening. A. he en-
tered the room shere his wife and children
sst, The iuruer looked W To him 9th Q che-r
fol smi- OF ~rIroe.e, and The later xs,hrr,d
around him, & hug his ear. 9th The music
OF Their happy voices. The 's,h-r d - an
arm around one and ano her, and, A. he ssi
u Their p'd-t, his hra.t s~e led 10 his SON,
and "a u.d 18th gioe o hsfpness.
) 90 re r,rnng meat ~s- sefvrh-s-r,vd
bS he rsui. e ms w,fe-the good snx-i VI
ms hu3,b- hnms. ll,4m Aiken, ~ he
looked s'onnd upun smiling children aud ihei,
tue h-sird, r'eniempered, cheerful mother
feh tina he h,d many blessings for shlch hr
shou be III TX u.
ss~ some hing . iitil- ~hiIe ago, thst /
shall ut 50 soon iotget. said he, shen s!one
with h sip.
hat ~ss that, William 7
had orcs,on 10 call a, the house of NJ.
Eider, on come business, =. came home the
-.epng, W.. der 10 rich, and I have ufreu
rnvet hun; but | shall do 90 no more.
ound h.rn N he sitting room, slone, walking