Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-06-13

on which he left his native land he placed
his foot again upon the soil of his home.
But he did not stop. The same ship, with
the same officers, was going upon the
same cruise again; and he meant to go
in her. He saw Mary Wilton, and she
would wait. He saw Doctor Alyne, and
the kind old gentleman praised him for
his manly independence.
Again George BaIlerton was upon the
sea; and again he assumed the duties of
bis office, and even more. He stood watch
when there was no need of it, and during
seasons Of storm he claimed post on
deck.
1.-THE end of another year the young
man returned to his home again. He
was now eight-and-twenty, and few who
knew him two years before could recog-
nize him now. His face was bronzed by
exposure; his cheeks full and plump; his
frame stout and strong and erect like a
forest chief. His muscular system was
nobly developed, and the men were few
who could stand before him in trials Of
physical ST ngth. When he first left the
city, two years before, he had weighed
just one hundred and thirty pounds aVoir
dupois. He now brought up the beam
fairly at one hundred and seVenty-six.-
Surely he was a new man in every res
pect.
On the afternoon of the third day, as
he entered The office of his hotel, the clerk
handed him letter. He opened it, and
found it to be from Mr.. Wilton. It was a
request that he would be at the merchants
house at nine o'clock on that evening.
At the appointed hour George BalIer-
ton entered the merchants parlor. He
found MIR. Wilton and DIR. AIIyne there.
4 warm greeting ensued, and then the
conversation was brisk and interesting.
George said the doctor, after the youth
had given full account Of his adveu~
lures, 4 should think you would almost
forgive poor Rowland for having made
off with your fortune
Forgive him? returned George. O-I
did that in the first place.
well, George, resumed the doctor,
'Mr. Rowland is here. Will you see
him
See him? See Charles Rowland! Of
course will
The door opened, and Mr. Rowland ell
tered. He was an elderly man, but hale
and hearty.
The old man and the young shook
hands and then inquired after each others
health.
sYou received a note from me, some
two years ago. said Mr.. Rowland, 'in'
which / stated that one in whom ! had
trusted had got your money, and mine
with it?'
'Yes, sir whispered the youth.
sWelI,' resumed Rowland, Doctor AL
lyme was the man. He had your money
How? What? gasped George, gazing
from one to the other in blank astonish-
ment.
Hold on, my boy cried the doctor,
while variety of emotions seemed at
work within his bosom. | was the villain.
1t was | who got your money. worked
your ruin, my boy. And now listen, and
Iii tell you why:
4 saw that you were dying. Your faith
er died of the same disease. A consump-
ton was upon you,--not regular pulls
monary affection-but wasting away
of the system for the want of Vitality
The mind was wearing out the body. The
soul was slowly, but surely, eating Its
way from the cords that bound it to the
earth. | knew that you could be cured;
and / knew, too, that the only thing in
the world which would cure you was to
throw you upon your own physical re-
sources for livelihood. There was
morbid willingness of the spirit to pass
away. You would have died ere you
would have made an exertion as worse
than death. 1t was strange state OF
both mind and body. Your lerge for
tune rendered work unnecessary, so there
was no hope while that fortune remained.
Had it been wholly bodily malady l
could have argued you into the necessas
ry work for cure. And, on the other
hand, had it been wholly mental diss
ease, might have driven your body to
help your mind. But both were weak.
and l knew that you must either work or
die.
And now, my boy, I'll tell you where my
hope Iay. knew that you possessed such
true pride of independence that you would not
depend upon Others knew that if you were
forced to il you would work. | saw Rowland
and told him my plans. ! assured him that if
we could contriVe to get you TO sea, and make
vou start ont into active life, for the sake Of
life. YOU could be saved. He joined me at