The Van Buren press., 1875-01-26
MISCELLANY.
Written for tho ) n Buren, PHEss.
THE FACTORY GIRL,
OR
How I Was Saved.
BY MARCUS.

Did she bid me drink, forgot all m
renewed resolutions, and drank. Die
she invite me to the card table, | compli
ed without a word She was proud Of tn
control she exercised over me, and eX
hibited it on every occasion, yet did it il
so artless manner as to utterly con
ceal her intent. My friends might say
that was very weak minded to be gov
erned in that way by woman. But mel
in love become perfect fools. | coulC
not be more sensible than other people
iaboring under the same type of disease
and therefore was a fool, and ing one
too
Ada seemed to take great delight il
getting me to drink. i never went tc
her. house but she brought me a glass OF
wine, and in all the parties we attended
there was nothing would do but | must
drink and play cards. If ! was at all
tardy in compliance, she had only to look
plcadingly out of her eyes, and say" wa
vou, please ?" and all my objections van.
ished A course like this, persevered in
had the tendency to awsken in Inc my
old love of drink and play. 1t was near
year before it was really noticeable in
my laly neglect of business. At night
| was at the saloons, drinking and gam
ING until the small hours. and the conse
quenee was gradual, although almost
imperceptblc neglect of business. In the
parties my popularity did not wane, al
though wine sometimes had an undue in
nucnce over ne If overstepped the
bounds Of prudence, fosti9Sna6le y la
ru,aNW NW,hE ,&nl Mr.. pssoe very dull with
out him A little wine makes him so
much the more merry. l do enjoy his
company 50 much. He's coming this
way. Let ask him to take glass OF
wine with u.s."
"You seem to be enjoying yourself,
Mr.. Parker" continued the speaker .
"Oh. yes, thank you, Miss Mollle,
I replied, bowing. Are you well, Miss
Jenny 2" asked of the other lady who
was with her.
Quite well, thank you," she replied
Miss Mollic and ! were just saying that
our parties would be very dull and pro-
sac without you.
"You natter me, Miss Jenny ! re-
piled. There are two customs which,
think, are more honored in the breach
than in the observance.
"What are they, pray - exclaimed the
ladies in breath, and looking amazed at
the, at the time, strange assertion.
Wine-drinking, and card playing"
replied. 81 take glass Of wine, now
and then and occasionally play game
of cards Yet do believe that society
would be improved by their baaishment.
81 do not think there is any harm, Mr.
Parker, in taking glass Of wine, orplay
ing game of cards. In good soclet,
they are tolerated, and think they would
not be if there was any wrong about Ell
ther of them. A gentleman may become
merry over his cups, and like to see hin
do So" replied Miss Jenny.
$50 do l." replied Miss Molle, Mr.
Parker, "the servant is coming this way
and Won must take a glass with us "
did so, and had to go out in the coo
air for while. l had taken one glas'
too many
This is true, dear reader, and ia q cor
rect report of conversation held be
tween two young ladics-who were bellies
of the circle in which they moved, ant
were the leaders Of the bon ton-and my
self J have introduced it here, to show
how impure are the principles which un
derlie the foundations OF good (O,i. e.
fashionable society. l would show thu
reader that these two vices are winked a
am ong that GLASS Of rich people who nsurl
to themselves the phrase "goOd society
But more Of this later in my story
|
NV dereiction Of dufy and my gradu
al lapsing into my old habits, was notice
able nowhere else so much as in The
counting room. The late hours which
kent. and the debauch in which ] indulg
ed, had rendered me nervous, and total,
unfit to perform propcrlythe duties ina
were required OF me.
One of my employers took me aside
and talked to me kindly Of the pcrniciou'
course | was pursuing, lie told me if il
was persevered in, it wo,ld result, ulti
mately, in my discharge, because it wou!d
make me inefficient in my position MY
EMPLOYER advised me wdl, and his rea
soning was most excellent but my old
habits were speedily gai,ing the ascend
ancy over me, and when Ada's company
did not attract my attention, could he
found AT the drinking salon. wasting my
life in Bacchanalian revding and gamb
ling.
This return to my old course OF NE
finally seriously interferdl with my work
did NOT go to the counting room some
times, TIL late in the day and then was
SO thoroughly unncryed, py the previous
; nights debauch, as to bdtotally unhttet
for business My empl4ers finally told
me that they could not gke me employ
any Longer nma 50 lE"y Wam, TIs"a'gr" Sa1