The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23

~ pieuty d oackoeiIes-kts Peon 'uo'oP"o'
rically.) They we're to be had a, from three
to ten cents the half peck; 'and any quantity
for dollar. From morning ill night, you
heard little but Peaches, o here dey go!'
until the very sight took away your appetite.
refreshments at parties, because they we're
too cheap and they became drug, (speak
ing unmedicina!ly) as an article loI the dessert
Send me home couple Of gallons Of white
brandy said Mrs. Jones one day, during the
time of this abundance.
Very WE'LL | replied as IN dut, bound.
Be sure that 1t 10 the BEST. added Mrs
Jones, am going to brandy come peaches.
SO you hsvn', the fear Of the temperance
societies before your eyes, said !, smiling.
! respect temperance ss much as any one,
replied Mrs. Jones aud consider myself a.
temperate as any body. But ! never believe
in carrying things 10 exi'emiues.
Touch no. taste not hsusls not. That's
the law, you know
Not fer me. an law TO myself said
Mrs. Jones good humoredly.
People viii call YOU . dreadful bad No.
man.
People say slmos, any thing ihst suits their
fancie..' II We minded them, ~e would have
enough to do, and a little more. Bot don't
forgeIthe brandy. I'm gong TO &c, the peach.
es 10 day, and must do them to Uorros.'
Very we'll, YOU shall have the brandy
Accordingly ordered the two gallons of
white brandy, and the mex, day The whole
quantity was used IN the process OF preserving
peaches. Ny wife pu, up . double quantity
because the peaches were chesp. The price
Of brandy was no, Of course, to be ,skss INTO
The account.
How much do you suppose all them peach
&c cos, 7 asked Mrs. Jones. as she pointed 10
three or four j.rs Of preserves.
I'm sure don, know. A dollar ard q
half
just sixty.h cents
so | say, Pm simos, sorry didn't pu, up
some mere ~his | vas about IT.
The brandy cos, something suggested.
.Of course, replied Ms, jones.
Five doIlars 10 TIN. case, to h,iy Eve cents
for peaches.
oh 90 ! sss the quick answer.
Yes. There s.t~o gallons Of brandy al
two dollars and half 4 gallon.
Mrs. Jones looked q little serious. Her
branded peaches we're ne, so cheap after all.
Il didn't lb,ok about the cos, OF The bran
dy,' said she, or | wovldnt have pu, up ss
many. Bu, want To "nd a jar to cousin
A snes, and ano her to sunt Mild'ed.'
Small dsmsge done, ! tepl'd chserfslIy.
: Branded peaches are coed. and it's 90 harm
to have enough Of them.
Ard so he suhjsct was disnisssd from our
thoughts.
Nv wife had q beautiful cousin residing 10
Newark, New Jersey, vho often came over TO
the city, snd spent lev dsys or weeks With
us. We we're fond OF Mara, and she Was a
lovely and intelligent gul. and won the fec
lions OF ell who wefs ,hrosn INTO her society.
About CHRISTMAS We ~ese taken by surprise
with the news that MsrIa was TO be married
! in January. |, was the FIRST Intelligence ~s
had received Of her having lover, though
the fac, was by no means wonderful.
| Marss mother srote us that on the ocsa
sion Of the msrrlsge, the Dung b'ide and her
husband would come on and spend few days
with us. This arrangement plrased Us, and We
made every preparation 10 receive and soler'
tain them.
The youog man to whom Maria was going
to get married, was stranger to Us. Hi'
name was Mark Wilder. All ~e learned o.
! him through tho letter Of Msria's mother
vas, that he resided 10 New York, and val
dong business there, and that he was, moreo
yer, a. far a, they knew, fully worthy to elala
the hand of their sweet child.
lu due time they arrived. Maria had nese
looked so lovely nor so happy Wilder Va
not 90 young as We had expected TO find HIN
though We could hardly say the disparity i
their ages was sufhcisn, to occasion remark
She was twenty Two and he abou, tbniy.
With the dessert on The day Of their arivs
came some Of my ~Ils's peaches. This va
an article on which she pr,ded herself. Ate
serving the pudding, she asked Wilder If h
would have some Of the branded peaches.
mo, thank youp he replied.
Yes, do take some. They are very fine