Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-10-09


ts1ttlsr, rf1E tlo m respcc-
table and wealthy mercantile gentle
|sIlallot stlasiis city isl,lsased. !. as many
respcctahlea d els5ealtIsy II nssee.trfltiie
EEfgsaelstIeHlan 8 are, with i son oil tile
| verge e pf n,anllood, who egiinees an
:lileotItlAllAhIs prtdlleetitl si,r agri-
|ae'1ltrral pursuits, tlevotiing, az re
fdues,tIla strength and energy Of his
lasty youth II the sowing of wild
|pists, and the pour balance of his
SseIsiees q, his 1aflier's. business, for
n his. office lie holds.a d position as
Eelerk, which, he mani. ees 10 make a
fat sinacura situation. He had
easily contrived t"get himself. rratty
well involved IN dehtsat restaurants,
tailuls shops and other rocks on
which =,.otiatg men spl I, and lis
father, willing tos have him learna
bitter lint useful lesson, Withheld
the means for the discharge of these
dlsrepufable liabilities, desiring that
he should wofko otthenl By &c III.
:onlleal management ofhis allowance. +
S.ylllatfing nve or alnpnfI, aimee. how.
ever, theft i ar 9th shopeful yuung
deselp pie uf Iplcurus found itleces.
sary to leave the city ori i tf,nr which
would proiong bis absence stoa pa.
riud Of several wee L, and before
he lett lie told llie son that II he
would & 81. ~, more q, bar. rooms and
,tllslresarts, but would attend closa..z
II to bllsines while lie was abse,ltt. .
lis debts should be discharged and
his prospects frightened on bis re- J.
turn. lie sun proiniis ed Il, du his
best 70 re:ortn during tbs tel1na,f
.lpre batioll, and father departed
with man ,nisgivings that .hs
syonfll's elldeayurs wound not Be al il
together well directed nnd success
I'll. =. 80
month past ard tlie father re-.
turned from his iiuurlle Though
anxious 70 see his ta1nily ! .ile stopped
office, which vas near fIla
place of decentralization, hetoreshs !.
.Went. 70 bis residence. There nd
fund ngEpienrus, ,loooking pale
and interesting, and as If he7lsad not .
seen brandy bottle in his life.
salntations were exchanged, and
the ol gentleman heart was glad
dened when tie o;,, III answer Is
his enquiries az to how he lad gDt
along, Informed him with nlod.ts
e1nltatiot hat lle had not been III .
4 bar-ro,m during lis absence, had
given tllecrlt airect=to all vices ard
yicin.s con panH,IIs, and had not,
nverdraWn his. account. The father
ggazetl with pride u1l tie prud:ral
tnrned from the. e,ror. Of his wass;;
and after som E stirring wolds Of en-
eourag cement to him to perserve In
his well doing, dfew a check in Lis !
favor for some. $3.50, handing ii 10
him, and told him I'll, go and pay
his debts. With. a.light heart the
Governor then started off mp own !.
q his residence 10 see lis fam
while the son lost No time III get
ing the paT,. r ;zro1lnd up to smaller
change at the bank :
OF ethere was 4 va ri vel
come, cong atiane, kissing, lug .
ring and all tlIat, by wholesale. atIi
Tfien this tempest of=tee)ing had
the wife and 1no1I,er men
toned the illness Of tie SIN as o1ss
# the incidents during tlle tfl,s-
lands absence, w hat, has Id
'eens sick q. was the startled m
|uire. .t)lI. yes::. said tie moth
rs be had !. diuns time with d #
low fever. lie was taken the very
lay ynu left. and Yesterday uelit
ut for the first time sillcs rs lifis
llness was not dangerous I we1lld
'ot write +, alarm xa'1, :. IInm.s.
aid tlle governor, med itativelv. witt s.s
lengtf1et I'd co11nferlanee them .=
see ltaH ntp Z lat accounts fur
is not having heeI. U bar room
)h,fh gla eeIesF tstl1 d 80 t,llndrel II If .
Its said thar tIIce, editor of
lie Ll,l1isYil journal, soon after
on11ne earn tbs Printing
'1sillssf, ii eass l,reaeIler's
augh1. IIle next time be 1t
endea tnesfug, BE- was consider
bly, astnnished III hearing the Ea8n
tor a.fut.11,trs. II l. tart :, :. M a aday1sn