Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

deeply as you ever ulQ. i know
what it is to suffer. say can give
you the first lift. I mean by that
that | can show you the way. Fol-
low my counsel, and you may vet
recover all that you have lost.''
''No, no, not all. o, there is one
loss i can never make up! - And
as he spoke he bowed his head and
covered his face with his hands.
"Let not such feelings be with you
now. First resolve that you will
turn from the evil that has brought
you down. You know what it is as
well as l do. Can you do this ?''
''Ay, had done it ere you came
up"
''Then take the next step. Goand
make friend who can help you fur
ther. Go to Amos Williams and
'No, not there. o, not there, I"
interrupted Charles.
SEQ to his store and freely confess
to him all your faults" resumed the
woman, without seeming to notice
the interruption. "Tell him all, and
then ask him to trust you once
more"
''No, no, dare not go to him"
"But listen. / heard Mr.. Will
liams say with his own lips that he
would help you if he could that he
would give you his hand if you
would only help yourself"
ibid hesay that?" uttered Charles
eagerly.
HE did. And now, Charles Au-
brey, be assured that you have not
lost everything. Let the people
know that you mean to arise and be
a man, and all whose friendship is
worth having will give you their
hands. Go to Amos Williams first. -
"I will 60"
"Then give me the siXpence."
Amos Williams stood at the great
desk in his counting-room, and he
was alone. While he thus stood,
casting up column figures upon a
page of the ledger. the door was
opened and Charles Aubrey entered.
He was yet pale and haggard, and
looked as he did when we saw him
two hours ago. The merchant start
ed back with an utterance of pain
and surprise as he recognized in the
miserable form before him the once
happy and beloved youth whom he
had delighted to honor.
Charles" he said, as soon as he
could command his speech, "why
have you come here"
"Mr. Williams" spoke the youth
in choking voice, 81 have come to
-tO-tell you that my course of
wickedness is run, and from this
moment / am-a-O
Here stopped. He hesitated mo-
ment, and then his feelings over
came him, land bowling his head he
burst into tears, and sObs loud and
deep broke from his lips. The mer-
chant was deeply affected, and with
the warm tears gathering thickly in
his own eyes, he started forward and
placed his hand upon the youths
head. -
"Charles," he uttered in a tremu-
Ious, eagervoice, shave you resolved
to be man ?'
"With Gods help 1 will be man
again % was the youths reply.
as your money all gomez"
eyes, sir. This morning / had
one solitary siXpence left, and that
| gave to a poor old woman who
babe me to come here"
GAY, know her. She is an I'M
fortunate creature, and has suffered
much. / babe her if she saw you
were cast down and repentant, to
send you here, for | heard yesterday
that you were at the foot of the prec
ipice. Now, if you are determined,
YOU shall not want for help"
In eager, broken, SObbing senten-
ces Charles poured out his thanks
and stated the resolution he had ta-
ken.
"And now" said Mr.. Williams,
after the matter had been talked
over some, "we must find place
where you can recruit your strength
a little before you try to work.
There is my brother, who owns a
farm out in M. He would be
glad to have you come there and
stop awhile; and when you wholly
recover your wasted strength you
shall have a place here"
At first the youth refused to accept
so much, for he knew his unwOrthi-
ness, but the merchant simply an
swered him:
"YOu can pay me for all this II
YOU choose, so you need not be deli
cate about it; and as for your I'M
WOrthineSS, when the lost ones of
earth are not worth redeeming then
some other standard of worth must
be regarded than that simply on
which Jesus of Nazareth gave to his
followers.
SO it was settled that Charles
should 90 out into the country and
remain awhile. He found Mr.. Will
liams, the brother, ready and happy
to receive him, and there he soon
began to regain his health and spir-
its. In two weeks he was strong as
ever, and at the end of a month the
marks of dissipation had all left his
face. Then he returned to town and
entered the store. Amos Williams
gave him a lucrative station, and
babe him remember nothing of the
past save the one great lesson he
had learned.
Charles" he said, you know the
widow Swan ,"
eyes, sir.
"Well, l have engaged board for
you there. | hope the arrangement
will suit YOU"
"Yes, Sir" returned the youth,
with emotion.
From that time Charles Aubrey
went on nobly and truly i'm the path
he had marked out.
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