The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-07-18

mothri In regard to papa.
One dark aud stormy night and near the
hour of IL, man. ragged, unshaven and dirty
might have been seen standing in front OF one
OF those low and dirty places called gr"gshops'
which are so numerous in the city OF -
holding"n to lamp post, in state OF oeast'y
int, ,xication. He had been drinking, and the
amount of money he had becoming exhausted,
he eudeavored to obtain credit, promising faith.
fully to pay, but he WAS refused by the landlord
(who was none other than our friend Munson,)
whereupun he became importunate, and was
forthwith ordered to leave the house. lie hes
tated in doing so and was assisted ny the land
lord, who taking him by the collar helped him
as far us the door, and then giving hin sturdy
kick, sent him reeling upon the pavement.-
There he stood for some time when the SOUND
of approaching footsteps fell upon his ears
when he raised his head and SAW a genteel dress
ed man approaching him, wh" Immediately
stopped and laying his hand on, his shoulder
enquired Why he was standing theres He re.
piled in drunken incoherent words:
Il am standing here because I've got no 9th
er place to go to. and if had | couldn't Z" to
it,
4 see tie reason of your being unab bile to get
away from your present situation. presume
that you have been engaged IN drunkenness
and debauchery in this grogshop here, and heen
turned ""t by The proprietor ate, ha''"s SPe'''
all your money. is no. tnS s"'
Yes, 1t Is. spent all tne money , "'"'
which wasn't "''' at nrst; VIII" "'"' q''n' ;
ann then tro L" gel i''tle circuit ''"'
l lin 'r'ed u" Se''''S c''o': 80 P"'
out, - !''' 49,.
hn 49, :, "':'''.! u'Just; nut WHAT c." I"
p''-"" "N;"'t h"' thai Ri'u "' treatment ''""
s"r'' I"" l' I" t"r"e land"rds are' out sup,
p"'e ~" 81 '''=tt ana forgive a.. 'I's ,: ""u r
speed u" Is "nnei 20" Se' VIII" '''' ", -
tlIl> Vale i"''>"" "h'ch 'i'''S' s"'ne' " law i"
YOU do u'l rrIo'm, cau>e I"u 10 oeco,'f d" III
mate OF tales prison. Or Ier"a - I'LL ''''
d''rr grave. WEI you hoH
No, ail>"ereG the drunkard; 4 VIII he'e!
si"n n,Eaber cent in rs sl
r7irr But l.ok here, stranger, from your taik.
reckon you belong to them fellows called
S'.n> Of temperance, whom the landl"foS nless
$" much for interfering with man when ne IS
making living honestly, aS they say
Yes. am proud TO say that aW Son OF
Temperance, returned the man. ana Us sucn'
mean /" do all ran to suppress this VIE trat'
fc III Intoxicating liquors rs oeV'iaee' ho"
would you like to JON US! As bao rs 20" are
you can become better 1t YOU VIII Dut try, anu
We will exer ourselves to the utmost to assist
YOU. But come along with me; l VIII getyou
place OF lodging tor the night, ana Will SEE
you in the mornl'S and resume the c""'erSa'
'l"n which have thus Abruptly nrok OIL
COME on, give me your arm Will help you 10
walk
Thus "gtd the drunken man, VINO was none
other than Horace West gave MS arm 10 ''.e
kind stranger. and the tw" Proceeoeu on 'ne'r
way t" the Residence OF the latter arrived "'
h"n" 'l'e man entered the mousse, ana leaving
West i" II ""'n t" himself, went IN search OF
h> wifi hom h" I und sitting up in her cham
Der, waiting for hi" to come home from his
D'l>'"'' i'''i'er he had been, ana was return
my ~"e'l he met our nero: ne t"lu MS "'e
oi what ne had d"Ee' ana she oe'n g OF '"e sa'iie
kl d aud humane disposition as her huSoa"u
aud ever will ng and ready to 90 a gooa &c,
TOR Fellow ne'ng' no matter no" oee'aueu "nu
fallen, hus'ed herse't III preparing oeu i''
hm, which WAS soon done ana ne III IL >'eep'"s
s"undly.
l" The morning Hr. washington. lot such
WAS the name ct west : TREND, came up Z" MS
ro"m before he had arisen from bed, aud hnd'
ing that he was in sobe' state. tod h'n' tnat
he would se"d up something Tor n'm 10 cav
and would come up afterwards and converse
with hun. he then went down to his break
fast and had Vests sent up to him. OF which
he ate heartI y, not having had such meal sat
before h'm tor long time. Alter breakfast
his kind friend again visited him and opened u
conversation II" the course OF which he Learned