The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-04
STORY OF AN HONEST MAN
A Fortune Lost by not Using Print
ers' Ink.
By PAP.

Five Of us were seated around IL
stove in Ike's Office one evening con
versiDg upon the leading topics of the
| day, when one of the party remarked
that it was pity. men Of the present
day had lost that fine regard for honor
which distinguished them in ante bel
lum days Alph had not spoken fol
an hour, but seemed lost in musing
"You are right there by iove?' he ex'
claimed. "An honest man is the no
hlest work of God. notwithstanding
Bob IpRersolI says An honest God IL
the rs,biaat ws.sis ef aaaa,,-l / orc"
knew an honest man. aud, if YOU don'l
object to lis:ning, will give you his
history as near as remember, he gave
it me-
go ahead Alph let as hear it," W.
all chimed in. Alph took ciisw Of
tobacco. settled himself back in his
chair and r, connted as follows:
"DurinQ the reign OF terror when
Rnbe-pierre was IN the height Of his
glory, and ere the e,Rles Of France hal
surfeit.d in the COREY of theijkindred
when everv town and hamlet from the
English channel to the Pyronees, and
from the Garonne to the Meuse was
dyed with blood, and the wall Of the
widow AMI orphtn. ascanl,d to high
heaven in heart broken petitions to a
most inst, thongh seemingly tardy and
reluctant God. the little town of Lin>
oges situated IN the south OF France.
was not exempt. An hour before day.
light the heavy Wheels OF the gnillotine
rnmbled over the paved streets, sending
a thrill of horror to the hearts Of those
who heard the ominous sonnd. Twas
execution day and Jean Panl Gnyartl
WAS to be the unhappy victim. He
WAS man of wealth and position. bnt
having by honesty. and firm principles
of Justice. offended the dignity Of the
persecutora of his sunny land, he was
arrested, tried before star chamber
court, found guilty Of. he knew not
what. and this day he was to die. The
sun vas scarcely two hours high when
he was lead forth from his dungeon to
his doom. An injured tyranny was
avenged, and the blood of an innocent
victim crimsoned the soil at the foot Of
the terrible instrument Of death. While
this. scene was heipg enacted upon the
public square OF the town. his lovely
wife the bride of a year. gave birth to
a son, the main subject Of my story.
He proved to he promising boy. and
when vonng Onward had entered has
teens. having acquired fine education
for one Of his years. he. accompanied
bv his mother. emiRrnted to Louisiana.
after disposine OF what property the
Jacohins had left her in possession of
at the time of her husbands murder.
Arriving at New Orleans, voung Guy
ard resumed his studies. When he was
about twenty. his mother died. and he
concluded to engage in some CONNER.
cial pursuit. Consequently he went to
st. Louis. and was soon afioat on hoard
his own keel boat engaged il the lower
coast trade which at that early day was
1T soma considerable importance 10 a
financial point Of view. YearxSpasssd
on. and we find Capt. Guyard master
and owner Of small steam boat trad-
ing on the upper Missis-ippr. JGalens.
Illinois. WAS at that time small place,
but ita close proximity to the lead mines
bespoke for it a fourishina future. and
the keen eve OF Capt. Gnyarl failed
rot to nee it. Que day while his boat
lay near that place. "A gentleman came on
board. and proposed to sell tract Of
land situated near the little town.
Capt Gnyarl purchased it. Not long
afterwarl he brought body Of land
aiacent to The then. little town of Mem
phis. Tennessee. About this time his
bnsinaas had so prospered and increas>
ed, that he took partner. bonght a
larger boat. and drove still more ex>
tenaive trade than ever. Hia partner.
however. proved an extrave9ant man.
and ~ Wild was he in bis specnlations
that Capt. Guyard became afraid OF
his business ventures, and proposed a
dissolution Of partnership. This
proposition his partner acqniessed in
and they aepernted.. One short year
proved tho correctneas OF his fears.
The former partner failed for large
amount. In'the mean time Capt. Guyard
moved on contented with smaller brt
sure ventures. He had sold his land
in Galena. likewise that at Memphis
nj handsome advance on what he paid.
aud was worth the respectable sum Of
fiffv thousand dollars. and owed NO man
cent. One day while trading at
Memphis, a lawyer Of the creditors of
bis former partner accosted him as fol-