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"A. Fortunate Jest >
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A certain young man, living not n
thousand miles from the city of Lon
don, had, at the ago of one and twen
ty, c»nie into the possession of £ large
fortune.
Immediately ■ thereupon the fair-
weather friends assembled about him,
and sought to make him believe that
they could make life pleasant for him.
He was fond of company, full of life,
witk no restraint save bis own con-
sciie, and be was easily led into the
glare and glitter of convivial enjoy
ment.
His mother had died when he was
a youth of sixteen, and bis father had
lived but a year longer. And be had
no near relative to guide him.
Oneo be had loved a beautiful
young girl, but bis dissipated course
had frightened her parents, aud they
bad forbidden him their bouse nutil
he could truly mend.
This hnd so nugered him that he
had torn I be imago out from his heart,
resolving that he would never be a
sluve.
And be was living a brilliuut, glori
ous life be knew—nt lenst, be told
himsolf so. He drank deeper, and
anon, be came to the ganiing-tuble.—
In short, every vice that a wealthy
spendthrift might find fleeting pleas
ure* in be was sure to indulge.
And the circle of friends clung
closely. They swore by him—de
clared him a trump. They drank his
wine, and robbed him of his money,
and if a new source of pleasure could
be found, they all went iu for the en
joyment and ho paid the bill.
One day after bis eye bad become
bleared and his step uncertaio, be
mot the girl ho had onco loved in the
street. He read pity in her sweet
ace, and saw tears in her eyes; and
he tried to steel his heart, yet he
thought of her until Lis wild friends
were again around him.
One day beJwMit to the bank and
drew out a thousand ponnds. That
night he sat down in his own apart
ments, with bis Own wino upon the
sideboard, and his own curds upon
the table and played with bis dear
friends. Tho wiuo flowed freely, he
drauk deeply, and tho game went on
recklessly. They played for high
stffkes, nnd played fast and late.
On the following morning the
young man awoke with a bursting
head nnd aching eyes. By-nnd-by ho
called to mind the ovents of the night.
Ho looked into hispockelbook nnd in
to his purse. Both empty ! Aud be
rouionibcred Hint bo hnd given his
cheeks to various members of the
party for largo amounts. Ho found
the counterfoils, aud they told him bo
had drawn bis.checks to tho amount
of over two thousand pounds.
But wlmt of that? Before nigh 1 lie
bad drank brandy enough to steady
his nerves and make him oucu more
happy.
Another evening came, aud again
his friends assembled round his
board. Hu bad got up a grand sup
per for them this time, and after tbo
various courses of food bad passed iu
order came tho wine nnd tho toasts.
And ouo of tho friends, to whom n
largo check had been given, got up to
offer n sentiment.
“Fillup! fillup!" bo cried “while
I give you the toast of tha evening!
Hero's to our sober and thrifty host!
May he bo ever as sensible as he is at
this moment!’’
It was drank with cheers—three
times three.
It was obseived that from that mo
ment tbo spirits of their host seemed
to fail him. Hu became moody and
abstracted. By-and-by some one ban
tered him upon it, nnd naked what
was the matter.
He replied: tT was thinking, did
Tom tell truth when he said I was so
ber and thrifty V
Ami thereupon they all exclaimed:
“Of course be did ! Ob! was ever a
iu hi soberer or more thrifty ?”
‘‘Became,” pursued the host, pa
thetically, “I shouldn’t want a friend
to lie on my account!”
‘•Oho ! Sensible to the !nst! Fill
up!"
Bat the host would drink no more.
He bade the otbers enjoy themselves
as much and as long as they pleased,
bat they must excuse him.
Without bito/ however, the sport
lagged, and when they found there
was to be no card-playing they soon
dispersed.
And after they were gone, the
yonng man sat down alone and
thought, and the words “Sober and
thrifty 1” rang repeatedly in bio ears,
and he repeated them aloud.
And then be repeated: “May ho be
ever ns sensible as he is at this mo
ment!” And then, with a smiting of
bis eleuebed baud npon his bosom, be
exclnimed. “Tom did not lie—I will
not let him lie?” ^
On the following day the youth
went to the bank, and was closeted
for half an hoar with the manager.
On the morning of the next dny a
paragraph appeared in the papers,
announcing:
“We are rather pained to announce
that F B , the young man who
was the inheritor of n fortune a little
more than two years ago, hns lost ev
ery penny. Misfortune has befallen
him; false friends have betrayed him;
so Unit now his bill for less than a
hundred pounds has gone to protest.”
On the next dny nfter this the
yonng mnn (we will cnll him Fred)
went to Tom Amberly, to whom he
hnd given hundreds and thousands,
nnd asked him for the loan of a hun
dred pounds.
'Pon my honor, Fred, I wish I
had it; but really—”
Tho youth waited to hear no more.
He tried half dozen others, and with
the same result, save that one man,
who had won two thousand ponnds
from him at one sitting, offered to
give him five pounds, but he wouldn’t
lend him.
Then Fred went to his rooms and
sold off his furniture and gave thorn
up, and from that time was lost to
sight for several months.
It was getting towards Christmas
time that a society paper camo out on
a certain morning with a paragiuph
which, to a certain set, was startling:
“We are happy to state a sad mis
take was made n few months since in
the announcement of the entiro loss
of Mr. F B 's fortune. He
hnd nl that time been very unfortun
ate, aud through some strange mis
take, a bill of bis went to protest; but
bo is all right now. The manager of
the bank where bis account is kept
informs us that bu will honor the
young man's check for a hundred
thousand pounds with pleasure. All
is well that ends well.”
Within four-and-tweuty hours of
that time Fred was in receipt of a
dozen gushing notes, from ns many
different individuals, offering him nny
help in tbeir power to give, begging
him to remember the old friendship.
Only one of them did be answer,
nnd that was the noteyfrom Tom Am-
berly:
“Do you remember, Toni, that you
once offered a toast iu my rooms in
i honor of myself, nnd yon called uio
.nail' ‘sooer and thrifty host.’ And I
| resolved iu my heart of hearts from
that moment that you bad not lied
And when the Christmas bells,were
ringing Fred led tbo dear girl of bis
old time love to the altar, and took
her hand in wedlock, promising that*
the night had [passed, and that the
morning bud dawned upon n new nnd
better life.
Blais’
Newcastle and Grant Streets,
BE’TOTS’WICaC,
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(OFFICE PORT PHYSIC AN & HEALTH OFFICER)
Where will be foun % LARGE STOCK
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
and—
mt
Hair, Nail and Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery and Toilet Aticlees
IN GREAT VARIETY.
Soda and Mineral Waters.
FROM MY SPLENDID FOUNTAIN. (Liquors prohibted).
Trusses & Abdominal Supporters,
THE VERY BEST CIGARS AND TOBACCOS,
BBIST’S and FERRY’S GARDEN SEEDS
. LAMPS AND LAMP FIXTURES.
FINE GREEN AND BLACK TEAS,
And other articles, too numerous to mention, usually kept In a first-class Drug 8tore.
Physicians’ Prescriptions carefully Compounded.
JAMES T. BLAIN,
LICENSED DRUGGIST.
EE-ESTABLISHED I
MMiMstatlwMret
J.B.WrigMM
Gents’FurnishingGoods
A SPECIALTY.
We have Just opened, In new brick building ot
Messrs. Moore A McCrary, a handsome Hue of
above goods, which we propose selling at prices
Never Before Known !
Call on us end see cur stock, which wss bought
expressly tor this market.
J. B. WRIGHT & CO.
tt-lj
For Sale or Kent.
The uudersigned hss a pleasaut home for sale or
rent. Good titles. Everything in good repair, aud
a good bargain for the man that is in season to re
ive it.
auglPtf A. C. BARTLETT.
A.ter being burned out at the lute fire, ban re-opened, IN FLINT’S BUILDING, NEWCASTLE STREET,
a large stock, coutirtiug of
STAPLE & FAIGY DRY GOODS
Notions, Embroideries, Ready-Made Clothing, r
BOOTS & SHOES,
HATS AND CAPS,
Crockery, Glass and Tinware, Groceries,
ToDaooo and Cigars
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Which ho offers at BOTTOM PRICES! Ho solicits the patronage of the
people. Remember,
Opposite Blain’s Drug Store !
BAKERY!
FRESH BREAD,
CAKES, PIES, Etc.,
Bailed Daily !
GRAHAM & RYE BREADS
SPECIALTIES.
I deliver bread, etc., every afternoon. Leave vour
orders at the bakery.
PETER KRAUSS,
Brunswick, Ga.
My wagon is labelled,
“ Peter Krauss’ Bakery.”
spr29-t>in
Hardware, Steves, Plows,
. POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY,
TINWARE, DOORS, SASH.
GLASS. PUMPS. CROCKERY.
LAMPS AND LAMP FIXTURE*.
KEROSINE AND LARD OIL,
ronHALE BY
It. D. HOYT & Co. i
Fire Insurance!
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
GROCERIES,
FEED,
HAY, Etc.
ALSO
mmi
COMMISSION
MERCHANTS.
Goods bought and
sqld on closest fig
ures. Consignments
solicited.
WE SELL
AS CHEAP AS ANY AND
CHEAPER
THAN
YOURORDERS!
T. O'CONNOR, Jr.
AGENT FOB THE
RRITISH AMERICA.
LIVERPMLOION&IMBE,
NEW YORK UNDERWRITERS’ AUENCY.
Office over Madden's Drug Store.
L. J.LEAVY&CO
Auction and Commixdon Merchants, and
General.Collecting Agents.
Special# Mention given to the collection of rents
Business od consignments solicited, and speedy
returns guaranteed, Office under Advertiser and
Appeal office, Urnnawick, Ga. Refers by permis
sion to J. 51. Madden, broker, Cook Bros. A Co.,
manufacturer* of lumber, aud 51. J. Colson, Mayor
of the city of Brunswick. janli-Iy
ADDRESS,
AUG.p.mmm&co.
FINNEYS BUILDING.
BRUNSWICK,GA
F ! re Insurance!
J. M. DEXTER,
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE AGENT,
REPRESENTS THE
SOUTHERN MUTUAL 11. (0.,
OF ATHENS, GA., AND 8 OTHER FIRST-CLASS
COMPANIES.
Insurance on dwellings it .very low rate* in town
or country. ,el 1
