Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-17

must submit to my judgment, or | can
not consent to go on 'lf [ will pro
mise not to use any harsh language
will you not consent to let me write tht
letter 2 urged the client. You and
in the present state of your mind, coulc
not come TO the same conclusion ir
reference TO what is harsh and what i.
mild said Mr.. Trueman, therefore
cannot consent that you should write
one word of the proposed reply. must
write it well, suppose then shall
have TO submit to it. When will il be
readyP Come this afternoon, and ]
will give you the draft, which you can
copy and sign
In the afternoon Mr.. Singleton came
and received the letter prepared by Mr.
Trueman. 1t ran thus, after the date
and formal address: Il regret that my
proposition did not meet our approval.
The mode of settlement which | sug>
gested, was the result OF a careful con>
sideration of our mutual interests. Be
kind enough to suggest TO Mr.. Trueman
my lawyer any plan which you think
will lead TO an ear y and amicable ad-
JuStment OF our business. You may re-
-y upon my consent to it if it meets his
appreciation Is il possible Mr. True
man that you expect me to sign such
crnging letter as thatr said Mr.. Sin
gleton, throwing it down, and walking
backwards and forwards, with great ir-
ritation Of manner We'll what's your
objection TO it ? replied Mr., Truen1an,
mildly, for he was prepared for just such
an exhibition Of feeling. Objection
how can you ask such question Am
l to go on my hands and knees 10 him
and beg him TO do me justice! No!
| will sacrifice every cent have got in
the world first, the scoundrelr you
wish to have your business settled, do
you not asked Mr.. Trueman, looking
him steadily in the face. 'Of course /
do honorably settledr We'll, let me
know what you mean by ali honorable
settlement Why | mean The
young man hesitated moment, and Mr.
Trueman said, You mean settlement
in which your own interest shall be e.
qually considered with that of Mr.. Will
liams.' Yes, certainly, and that -
'And that continued Mr.. Trueman,
'Mr Williams in the settlement, shall
consider and treat you as gentleman
Certainly, / do, but that is moro than
he has DONE We'll, never mind Let
what is past 60 for as much as it is
worth. The principal point of action
is in the present. But | will never
send that mean, cringing letter, though
you mistake its whole tenor, do as
sure you, Mr.. Singleton. You have
allowed your angry feelings to blind
you. You, certainly, carefully consi>
dered, before you adopted it, the pro-
posed basis of settlement, did you not 2
'Of course did, 80 the letter which
! prepared for you, states. Now as an
honest and honorable man, you are, |
am sure, willing to grant him the same
privilege which you asked for yourself,
viz: of proposing plan Of settlement.
Your proposition does not seem to
please him; now it is but fair that he
should be invited TO state how he wishes
the settlement to be made. And in gi>
wing such an invitation, gentleman
should use gentlemanly language But
he don't deserve to be treated like gen
teman. In fact, he has no claim TO the
title said the young man. If he has
none, as you say, you profess 10 be
gentleman, and all gentlemen should
prove by their actions ana their words
that they are gentlemen i cannot
say that | am convinced by what you
say; but as you seem so bent on having
it your own way, why let me copy the
thing and sign it, said the young man,
suddenly changing his manner. There
now p he added, passing across the ia
BILE the brief letter he had copied, Il sup.
pose he will think me low spirited iel>
low, after he gets that. But he is mis-
taken. l will just take good care 10
tell him that it did not contain my sem
timents !!
Mr.. Trueman smiled rs he took the
letter and went on TO fold and direct il,
Come tomorrow afternoon, and
think we will have things in a pretty
fair way. he said, looking up with his
usual pleasant smile, as he finished the
direction of the letter. Good afternoon
Mr.. Singleton, he said, as the gentle
man entered his Office on the succec a
ing day. Good afternoon, re.Csponde
the young man. Well yea have hear
; from that milk and. water letter
e yours ! canr.ot call it mine. Yt
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