The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-04-04
4 CaN9ESSI0S.
~ \ NEDA Old MAJ.

Il s~IlgWCstlUu Of mercy toward many
Yho fall, AMI some may be benefit
teI by IT'S ,oclial. | was 'he conf
denlial clerk III o large establish
ment for many years. Natural y
economical, my styinGs had attain
ed t. such Il respectable sam that |
yontured upon married hfe, quite
| as much ~ II refuge from the mo
nutony Of my Inexpensive style OF
living, us in obejIichcc to those
warnings OF nature which II man is
very foolish or very bad not to heed
in due season. Like most men,
however, adventures Of this kind
arc not followed by the comfort and
ease which depend upon money for
heir possession. In the course OF
time | came TO repent the undert@-
king, for ] was i'll debt, my family
hal increased, while my income had
not Kept pace with my expenses
AIy vic lacked the courage to
practice self-denial which would be
consequent upon II rctrenchment OF
our expenses | was daily annoyed
by duns. / had borrowed money
in every available and a walk
in the p%ubNcstrcets was Literally de-
MED TO me- by the fear OF cncoun-
tpring some one to whom l was IN
d.bted for my house expenses.
Returning home late one nigh,
jadcd bya list ess stroll through the
town, | found the Junior member Of
tie firm waiting for me. The house
ha received intelligence, after bust,
ness hours, Of u Transaction entered
into on their account which re
qnired tho Immoiiate transmit SION
10 IN Isolated inland town Of several
thousand dollars, together with cer-
Diin papers and statements necc3-
Bary to conclude the affair. 1t was
too important u matter to be III
trusted to the dclay ami uhccrtaln-
ty Of the mail at the timc. Upon "A
consultation u the members OF the
firm | haI been selected to perform
tn necessary two days journey. |
accepted the mission with aiacrliy,
for the leasoa, among others. that
1T you'd be such u recreation Us
wooid divert my thoughts for a
time from the porp!oxltics my OF
miserable condition
With the usual foresight Of the
finn, everything c saary for my
prompt departure had been pre-
arranged. Tie neediul papers and
accounts, and the Indispensable
money requisite to finish the trans
action, were placed in my hands, in
an envelope addressed to the gen,
ucnau who hnl acted as an agent
| If the concern in the matter. A
letter oil instruction was likewise in
closed.
remember well the bright Sep
tomb rmoming on which started
| on horseback and alono on my jour
ned, which l accomplished half the
hfst day, arriving ata farm hous".
whose occupant unhesitatinGly
granted nay petition for Il share ion
the night III its humble hospital
t.y.
The weather had grown colder as
the evening came on, and by the
time ! had reached the house | eX-
perieucod IL sensible child. | had
with he u flask Of liquor, and was
furnished at my request, at bed
time, with II small quantity Of hot
eater with which to compound a
sort of punch, ASIAN antido'e TO the
cold | apprshended having taken.
| had removed the package Of
money from my pocket and laid 1t
On the table, with II view Of putting
it under my pillow before going tc
II a
bed, AS IL lay Oh inc taO'o me an,
dress WAS ''ppefnloS'' Oh 'no ioI'
hand upper Coz ao,hor was Iolno.
randum, "?o,Ooo iHcioS'o' L ""S
standing with my bacN 10 me aoor
Succeeding d few moments n o' On
ire suencc, l hoaru " sep pGiluO
me, and | almost In'hh ore',n up,
on my lace, I"rhth9
lound beheld nay most, win 'h'
hot water l BAD call,a LOT III '"nl a
bier III his hand lie was qolC9 Dc
sidemc, and ms eyes rested OF '"n
cied tleyrested, oh'he Pach"ao uPoi
the table. mus confess was s,,'
slbly startled ny t1lls ' w. ",
concern was noU d,lnii'isicu ~ ~ ~.
serving that ne iiaa ronio'Iosn ,'
boots rom his l9et' ana "a' h'"i.'.
ing as he had come "p-ih n:
stockings. nay hrsV Impulse an
act was to take the water OUT Oh III
hand. Not beng qoi'e fe"oy W us'
it, ut The envelope OF money on
top OF 1t, a. the most
| tlluU TO Keep IL uOJ. L ulu UO'