The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-02-26
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"A little folly now and then.
Il relished by the wisest men,.
Extreme UnctisD,
OR
The Horse Jockeys Spiritual Adviser.

The Horse Jockeys Spiritual Adviser.
A uo,eG Iur.c.Jockey IN Connecticut, Who
had, By his profound knosledge OF Horseolo
gy, and various art. and sciences "adja accent
thereto" accumulated considerable property,
vas a great hypochoDdriac, and exaggerated
every slight disorder tina, attacked hun, into
DANCE tous disease. Some Of his neighbors
we're uncharIrsbe enough 10 assert that his
menace o. death. u lie certain that ~henever
/ he vas Ia upon ms ed With sickness, he be.
gan strsigh,~sy iols X Loudly of ms apr'oach
ing dissolution, and bore his friends and neigh.
bors With querulous complaints. Once, when
sick, 40 old confederate, who had Travelled
with him snd aided him in spoIlng the Egyp.
tians 10 evsry county Of the State, called TO
see HIM. This friend compreheuded the
nature Of his complaint a, once, and requested
The fsmil, 10 allow HIM 10 manage matters 10
his own way a day or two. He changed the
tactics which others had previously employed
and instead Of prophesying smooth things, he
Out. Hcrcded Herod in croaktng ever his
friend. rnaladies, and soon pronounced him
DIVING man. From time TO time he dropped
in, ard so worked upon his feelings that he
brought the disease to a criss.
He called upon h:m ascond day about
noon aad taking his s,y od's wis, be
tween his fingers, he shook his nead mourn.
fully, and, with a tear IN his eye, he nurDUr.
ed, Poor fellow, it will soon be over"
This 10 hard, Sam" SAID The sick proies.
cor Of Horseolosy, snd he grosned 10 bitter.
ness CT spirit.
lizard enough" said Sam, jus. as you've
got this nice farm paid for. Your boys'
raise the devil with ii when you are gone"
Oh-oh"
Nv hats the mauerf'
"Oh, such pain shot through me
Hsini you go, anything on sour mind that
YOU van, to say-prei,y soonl Ths, last
horse you cold for col. va. as old ss a man
you know"
"Oh no, Sam, I've nothltg TO say-ihat
i,, I've 60, so much TO say that its no zee to
try"
"Sam"
"What."
Cant Queen, you pray for me !"
well, it's something that ough. to be
done, and ;hlok i'IIuy."
Sam kuel, down, and the sick one covered
his head with The blauke, and fairly wrIihed
in agony Of soul. Sam began, keeping one
corner of an eye upon the bed:
"Oh, Lpid, Thy servant that's now lying
sick 90 The bed having bufn, out the candle
of life in the service Of The devil, (stoan' from
The blsnke,,) IS now desirous Of throwing the
snuff 10 bis Makers face. (.,ck one peeps ou
He les here broken down nag. spawned,
ring .boned, heavy, ard Thou kBos sst that he
hs. raised the hardest colts in this eIgbor,
hood, (bsnke, jerked down convulsvely
Thou kno~es,, Lord, hat he has been one Of
the greatest hsrs, Enlightened color IN the
sick mans fsce) and cheats, fist doubted 10.
der the banke,,) and the d-dess horse
Jockey tina, ever uo,,ed over thy foo,stooI."
"lt's az internal lie, you scoundrel ~ SAID
the revisine patient. You're cussed sight
worse than | ever could be-" and he lesped
from the bed. You cheated me twice your.
sell, you cu,sed b. pocn,e !" roard the furou,
iDvalid-and he fairly turned his friend out Of
doors.
The horse jockey wa, abroad the neI, day
ard soon commenced SEEDING his boys to
school, and reforming his own manner Of lfs
He vas changed from the very hour tina. the
PRAYER vas made at his bedside, and lived
aud died better man.
COnundruGns.
ILL., - s..nx L q p,o's oyn1 Whan ~