The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1851-06-20


talk about interests which never affected you,
and which, with your present laziRess and worth
lessness. you never will be affected by. Think
that, until you do your duty to those children OF
yours, which, by proper care and support, might
become intelligent and useful members of socie-
~, and until you do something to relieve your
excellent wife from the burdens which so heavily
Cypress her. and are destroying her health, you
have no right TO come here to talk about your
"rightS being taken away"
Here Peter, who had become angry by Honest
David's plain language, broke in with, But be-
cause am poor, must never talk about these
things. II you think so, you are Mistaken
This is a free country, and I'll talk about what
| please"
"CertaInly, your poverty is no objection but
you have no right to employ time in discussing
politics, when that time should be devoted to
another. your highest duty, which you have not
attempted to perform-the support Of your fami-
ly. That is your first duty. | have told you
lchat think. I'll tell you what know: kno1c
you COR a good.for- nothing biped-I won't call
you man; for he, who will let bis aUife work
to support him in his laziness, is no man. /
knouo you for an unprincipled hanger-cn upon
the world, and if you were in the ground to-
night, your family could not be in a worse cor
dition, and society would be relieved of curse
for you are of no service to any body-not even
to yourself. | know that this very night you
took from your wife the only half dollar which
she had, and which she had laid by to purchase
bread for tomorrow, to bring here and treat
those who would listen to your 'spoutings in
the expectation of being rewarded by drink.
You talk of the injustice and arstocratc feeling
ofsuch men as Col. ", and say that they
wish to put down the poor' Ha, ha nice
piece of humanity you are! Why, Col. V
had he started out in life with such habits as
you have, would have been now just such an.
other worthless being as yourself. But he toll.
ed, planned and executed; and tonight has
probably gone TO rest, feeling secure in the
property acquired by his own exertons, secure
in the delights that virtuous and intelligent
family bring to the father, and secure in the re.
speci of all those, whose respects of any value
KNOW he does not exact one-half as much labor
rom any one of his slaves as you, BY your mean
course, compei your wife to perform to support
| you and your children, while you are too lazy
and havnt the common decency to lift hand
/ 10 help her. And now, let me tell you what
adrise. | GdriSe you to take your hat and &c
nome; tell your wife that she has workkd al
ready too late; insist upon her retiring to rest
tell her that you are going to male an effort tc
support your family, educate your children, and
: lay up something for rainy day."
Here, Peter again broke ont with, g. But
can't get work"
"Yes, you can get work will give ycr
work. Come to my shop tomorrow morning
and so every morning, and ] will pay you the
highest price ever paid for your labor, until yor
choose to commence business for yourself
do not need your assistance; but if cannot finl
| employment for you elsewhere, will employ
| you in the shop. But remember you must no
talk politics while at your work, and when nigh
comes, you must go home to your family, reat
to them, cheer them by your presence and KIM
attention. Do this, and, my word for it, yol
will not care to find so much fault with Col
v for having become rich by industry
| while you are poor by lasineSS. Now, let mi
| tell you what Il will do. If you don't act in
| better manner towards your wife and children
| will publicly and everywhere make you asham
ed of your conduct, if there is any shame in you
and will degrade you in the estimation of you
| associates; for there is not one OF them all that
if he knew all that know, would not hearth,
despise you."
Up 10 this time, no one knew that Homes
David had one particle of eloqnence about him
but the deep interest which he took in his pur'
pose, the necessity of decision and bodness il
overwhelming Peter, gave him something OF ar
inspiration, and true, native eioquence gushcC
from his very soul.
Peter took his hat, and left, muttering some,
thing about "People minding their own busi
ness" Honest David followed and overlook
him. He talked. with him kindly and calmly
and Showed him the necessity and advantage o
his trying to do something for his family. Ht
finally persuaded him 10 make trial.
The next morning found Peter early at the
shop Of the blacksmith. Work was found fo1
him in his trade Che was good carriage maker)
and at night he. returned ito his home, able tC
tell his wife that he had earned more thar
enough for all their expenses. He continued
with Honest David until he thaught best Il
90 into business for himself. Having been as.
sisted by bis patron, he commenced flourish
ing business. and was very successfulfnit. The
health Of his wife became good again, his chill
dren received a thorough education, and hi!
whole household were rendered happy and full
Of comfort. Peter was often heard TO say, tba
"the lecture that Honest David gave him III
the tar>roofn Of the tavernf was better for hin
than any fourteen sermons he had ever heart
preached from the Evangelists."
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