The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1867-05-01
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d,3eoreo Jackson WAS \ ,yo,,nsTmsn of
nromiss and WA 90 considered by ali In his
native town He was a LAWYER in profes.
sion and was gradually ,Ioyiur ,he fouu-
datiun for a strong and steady practice,
he had one preat drawback 10 contend
|asaipst. however. He was a man, Of a,
Strong, impetuouas, Iu.u paturs- md Inherited,
with n 4 fopdneas for dishiaatioR. In his
Younger daSs [ ana until II lcommepced
| The practice Of his profession. he had led
| 4 Via feokiess] Ii fe apd haa Bean rldsrd.
| ed a 4 hop9lesS case Itpon IL coeisiha hid
Certificate be bsfl sud debly astopished bis
Ifieuds 81 au. abruut disedb tinuannce II bis
Iold habits and A steady application 10 his
business. 49, avr !
7lYet 10 q 5ore knew what \ strieplsih
cost him Is Is Do AZ. No me nek knew " thse hsT men.
Ital AEON 4 he endured IN IN irving ID 10 cast Of
lthe TEN ptaiion which con constantly haunted
him, aua sought % east him z down DOWN from fo
,ho position he had reached II tsvn Was. .,yi Wiitb
him. a continual effort for. in he psi society
! n which he moved not a day, missed, that
Ihe did not experience tensptation to
abandon his resolution. andipdulee "iust
oncep in the dangerous pleasure. His 10.
gal friends we're by no means SO strict In
Their habits. and they, frequently urged
him 10 ;o;n II z frriendly Glass and he
scarcely ATTENDED an entertainment that
he was Bot offar.d wine. All these Offers
were ouie,ly and courteously refused but
sometimes the youne man FAT that The
effort would spsp his heart strings Hs
made the struggle brayely, though. He
Firmly resolved peyer seaiu 10 ,asteiutox.
Iicatine H1non. for he Knew himself we'll
enough 10 be assured that his frst glass
Hwould ouly lead,to, another rabd the old
|thirst.for.liouor once aroused. he could,
notasll where /, would end This NAT
tiers stood when hi, story opens W ~
Mr. Jackson feeling lin he va, on The
|Iroad 10 success q nd that pradepce and
energy would certainly bring him that
lblesslng! thoapht. II abfut stime that he
,bould iake \ wife He believed that he
had arrived AT wears of discretion. and was
capable .of makira indicious selsction,'
and he ended,be matter by resolving to
settle this oue,tion as GO soon as he had an
{ orr of,unityi ia) r-2
In the town in which he waso residipe
weFetwo youup women. who had long
divided the admiration Of tho gallahtsJ
One was a beautiful, brilliant creature,
with plorious black ewes, and .resses Of the
same hue. She was by many, considered
the belle of the town and, indeed, il did
seem hard 10 find more beautiful woman
than Sarah Carlyle .sBs IA
Others, However, gave the preference to
/ Lucy Lane, quiet. modest little thing,
! whose exquisite sweet face seemed to have
\ stepued ont from one of Raphael's pic
4 lures s
| Mr. jackson had known 10th ladies' for
| some time but as he had not until recent
| " considered himself "a marrying. man, .
had regarded them simply as ordinary ac.
/ ouaintapces, Like others, he had been
4 pernlexed IN bis efforts to decide which
| Vas The moro beautiful Al the FIRST
glance, he invariably awarded The palm
1 10 Miss Carlyle, but n sight at Lucy
/ Lime. sweet face would scatter this CON.
ciusiou 10 The winds, and he would feel ir.
resistibly drawn by the latter.
4 When he made M his mind TO hunt fol
n wife his thought went Immediately tc
iltbe two beauties. and he resolved. II he
j foundtbeir otberoualities such as he hoped
( 70 try and win The one he loved best fol
his wife 10 tell tae truth, the Young mar
) xns halfin love with both, but with grow
ling preferenee for bucy. He wanted
wife for something more than mere beauty
and he could not help believing that h,
would end whit he desired more surel,
|ip Miss Lane than in Miss CARLYLE. A
4 favorable opportuuity soon presented il
seliIto decide the question. tdl ,.6i1
Miss Carlyle fell iiattersd BY the atten
: ton ofdone who babe 20 tair TO achiev,
: distinction, and resolved to wiz. him if III
movers Of iaciuation would do 40. 4 ia
On her twenty. fourth birthday she CAV
3 an entertainment, which. surpassed any
!, tbinr the town had ever witnessed. l.
. George jackson was there. She was ra
II d;au,lv beautiful. and the Young man Ia,
n ! half determined 10 address her before ID
y evening was over, sr
when, The guests went into The supper
room, MI Jackson iornd himself betwee
The Two beauties. Some one propose
ihe health Of the fair hostess, and ali bu
theeyonnrs mun, drained their glasses b
.haRn,td., TUa Aid nat artnk Min