The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-07-04

ourselves; but would like you to see him. an
conquer that prejudice you have against hin
and if you form his acquaintance you will b
sure to do it, and very soon at that returned
the companion of West.
Thus saying the two separated. No othe
conversation passed between them during th'
balance Of the day in regard TO the supper a
Muusun's on that night. When the day hat
drawn nearly y to close and night about to Sc
in, West started for home, thinking on the wa,
Of The party to which he had been invited. HI
reached his house, which was situated in a very
respectable part of the city, and entered. Ht
was met at the door by his smiling and happy
wife, who placed her arm in his and accompa
MED him to the tea-table, which had been a
waiting his arrival. They sat down to their
evening meal, and while they are thus engaged
we will crafty our curiosity by looking around
the room and noticing the things therein.
The room in which they sat was of good
size and was nicely furnished with table, safe,
chairs and the usual articles found in such pla.
ces; the fire burned brightly in the CRATE, (for
it was now in the win,er) and the brightly poi
ished fire apparatus and The neat and clean ap,
pearance of everything around, bespoke the
care aud neatness with which Mrs. West presi.
ded over her household. But see our friend
West has finished his meal and is rising from
tie table; he takes seat by the fire, whilst his
wife attends to the removal of the things from
the table. He sits silently for while, and
seems to be thinking of some important matter,
nl.c In1 kor
and then glances from the fire into which he
gazes, to his wife as she moves about the room
attending to the hous' home duties, and we no
tce that when he glanres from her to the fire
again, his face looks still more troubled as If his
thoughts were connected with her. Perhaps
he is thinking of the party at Munson's Tavern
and debating in his mind as to the proprieIy Of
leaving the wife of his bosom alone, in order to
as>ociate with men, such as he would meet at
The tavem-his mind evidently wavers; and
thus he sits for some time. His thirst for alco.
hol conquers at last, and lie rises and looks at
his watch and finding that it is near the time
specified by his fiend, he says to his wife that
he believes he will step out a little while and
return in short time: his wife seems surpris.
ed as it is sedm the case that he leaves her
at night, and asks him if he is callcd out of ne.
ce>Sity. He looks confused and does not an.
swer directly but evades the question by say
ing that he will not he gone long, aud kissing
her affec,ionately, leaves the house.
He turns his steps towards the public house
Of Munson, which he soon reaches, and fortu
nately meeting his friend Jones (whum we have
d!gnifed with the appellation Of 7om) on the
steps OF the house, entered in company with
him. The first care of Jones after entering the
house was to oh ain the consent of West tu.be
to Munson, which he did after much
persua sion, and then to seek out Muns"n and
perfurm the ceremony Of introduction, and af
terwards to introduce him to those of the com.
pauy assembled with whom he was unacquain.
ted. The whole party then proceeded to the
supper room where table was spread out aud
loaded with all the deicacies Of the season,
casked in the most magnificent and fashionable
styles. They were soon engaged in discussing
the various qualities of the vands before them,
doing which we will leave them for short
time, while we return 10 one of the characters
ot our story, who has hitherto occupied but
small portion Of our space. We mean the wife
Of our hero.
Mary Vinlon was the only daughter Of poor,
out honest and respectable parents. Her ia
her was an industrious mechanic; his trade
vas that of shoemaker, and it was as much |
Is he was able to do to support his family by
he sweat Of his brow. Horace West first met
Mary at the house of one Of his friends, who
vas also intimate with the family of Mary,
where they were attending party to which
hey had been invited. He was struck witt,
he beauty of person and simplicity of manner,
md knowing that her family was humble as
we'll as his own, he Immediately determined to
seek her acquaintance, and if he found her
qualities of mind as good as those Of her per-
'on, to select her rs the one whom he thought
suitable to be his partner through life, in other
words to make her his wife, whelr he became
VI age, for lie was then in his nineteenth year,
s"a-shnuld he so fortunate as to win her affec-
ne 1.-The agency of female friend
he was more than ever %..'.tJo ,,,n,,n.s
acquaintance was kept up untTsSS ...-"m"s,s .-"
suitable opportunity to pour into her ear u
,ols Of love which truehearled lovers alors
know how to tell, and declare to her his utent'f
of making her his wife, if she were willing
some future time when he felt himself able
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