The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-02-13

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| house was once her husbands, or rather
her own, being a gift from her father on
the very day Of her wedding. Mr..
Watkins wealthy when young man
a I'd was educated for he bar and no
one seemed more likely to be successful
IN his profession. He and Mr.. Roland
wcro early associates. The latter, a
few years before the period at which
we now find him. had commenced the
neiarlous trallic in ardent spirit--had
grown rich--had induced Watkins 10
drink.--madc him drunk, and by degrees
drunkard and when ihe poor bcsot,-
&c VICTIM was unable to pay his debts,
contracted mostly for run, but partly
10y ncglecling his professional duties, he,
his former associate, his pretended
friend, his destroyer, was the first TO
dccry and opprcss him. His horses
aud oxen were sold by the sheriff; next
Ills household and kitchen furniture
were seized and finally mort gage was
given to Rowland upon the homestead
| OF the drunkard, TO secure tic rumdcaicr
in tho payment of a ptilul balance in his
| favor.
;. ms calnn1iy d'd not check The pro.
d'cal career OF inc 'nebrIn'c. llo still
l"alina INC I'1l'd poison, and still did
the hear'I'ss dealer hold out induce
mcnts TO prevail upon him to sink low
er '.''o wrctchcnhess ana shame. a
few weeks after, he was one day found
dead in tho street. lie had left the
grocery At la'e honr tho preceding
h.sn.' III s'a'e Oh intox'cat'on. The
'.S". was om'N' ana nc Prooaoiy missed
us rs "tcP- lel' ''to' a Gnlt'r-'o"nd nm
SCI, J. ''na"'c 10 Gct o"t--ahd, br'nS s'upc.
nru w''' rum no went toslecp, and
'f"z' to death
how'ahd III snort time forccloscd
INC , mortgage an" 'he nome OF The
"r'''N''L" "''' became ''1 lrg"' pr"
her peace, and reduced her to bccgary
and want lie permitted her to remain
on the premises, cxactinn an cx,rava.
giant rate OF rent. Mental onou;sb.
excessive labor, want of proper norr
ishmcnt, and exposure, had well nigh
worn her ou., and she was fast siul,iro
into the grave where The weary arc "a
rest. No ono had been near her mo
one seemed TO care for her in fact i,
was not known to her nearest nciuhbors
that she was sick.
Mr.. Rowland felt anxious for his
rent, there being at that time small
sum duo And pcrhnps it il owiuo l.,
'hnt circumstance that he so readily
consented to accompany the little girl
to the room of her sick mother. lie
drew OH his ovcrcoat, tied WOODEN
comforter roumG his neck, and drew on
his gloves, and, taking his umbrella set
out through the drifting snow and sl.er.
and bent his way to the widows I'M.
comfortable home.
He found her Ling on miserable
bed al straw, with her head SLIGHTLY
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''oVa''"' INC oh'Y cha'f or'ohS'h& 70
nof mouse oe'hS paced "hocr h'r P'',
''W; ,1nc was P''' an" gns''y, ana
HT'"Tn''y near 'ne ho"r "' "'"So'"t'",.
w.. w." ,'''' pc'"s s''.e" y" y ',''e
wooaen STOOL s'e sa'o' III iceDle Dut
'''c'nro ,.I toho 0! rc'ce'
.'"'o s'''' 'o' yo"' s'r 10 pay mo a
,'s', ."'' l. may '"aNo Eo" Inc her OF
NY es'',.e. NY es'''e / Nn'w you
~ ''"'s W nTN "''"' cS'"'o ! '1'Vc 10
"I"'"''' wen 'm"y you ask '''aC' |
""s o'',' '''rrl. MS '''nSe ~ was o'ce
~ nc IT. wa" NY "'"'' s"t-n'y "eo-
Wy l'''''o". III" ho,S's ",'' oxen,
'"" s'N' "''" nv S''c'l'' "''u o.c''''"' anu
"''"'''"s' M"S 20" '',a' ,"o"C"u my
p'"' o,''"S '"S'''T' 10 "t'''h; ~ was
~ WI" o'"ceo o''''e h''' inc lq"o
p,'so"' "n" r'osScn mn 10 'aEe It,
""S YOU ''''' 'ooH away my n"'seS
'"' 1 .""S, ""o 'neao'ws ,S ana oro"aroS,
""" ',y own nome was 20" 'haI
ana III The very noon OF lilo sent him
Gown t"a drunkards dishonest grave.
Twas y"n that me bcgSar, and cast
my poor starving babes upon tho chan
OF pi'l!ess world ! nave nolhlng
'"'t out thcse ragged quits; them you
no not waht--yet have Determined to
oeH"eatn 70" my estate liere' SIR, as