The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-03-10


lsorr intimate ihsn with any other. he
determined 70 turn his liille capital in that
lireelion. Accordingly. after renting o
tore on one Of the principal whsrsrs. he i
proceeded 10 freight n vessel with all the ,
prudence lhat an intimate knowledge Of .
Inc West India markets afforded him. q
But slsS.-iwo days before his vessel ar I
rived, The market had been over stocked
by shipments from New York, and = |,
large loss. instead Of The anticipated pro- /
Ats. was the result. -
For some days after this disheaTtening
news reached him, he gave way 70 de-
spending thoughts. But soon he beat
his miHd 10 new adventure. In this he
was more successful, but, Is the invest.
meni had been small, the profit was in
considerable. Ills next shipment was
large; inyoiying. Al least. two thirds Of
his capital. The policy ofinsaranee sale
" in his Gre closet, our young merchant
deemed himself NJ least secure against 10
tai loss. But even the hest laid schemes
of success or security often fail. Two
months from the day on which The vessel
sailed, news arrived that she had been
wrecked, and the whole cargolosi. Nor
was this all. some informally or neglect
Of the captain. Initiated the insurance, and
the underwriters refused 10 pay. A suit
was commenced against them, which oc-
cnpied from six 10 eight months, before
decision could he Obtained.
Nearly iwelyemonth from the day his
last most unfortunate adventure was made,
George PreHtiss sat musing in his count
ing room, his mind busy with many un-
pleasant thoughts. lie had done little or
no business since the news Of his loss
had reached him. for he had but remnant
oil his capital To work upon, and no heart
10 risk that. lie was holding off," as
they say, until some decision was made in
the suit pending with the underwriters.
While he thus sat mnsing, letter from
. his ageat in New York. where the insu-
rance had been effected. was handed 10
! him. lie tore j, open eagerly. The FRS
brief sentence, g." We have los, our suit,
almost unnamed him. Sc
, "Ruined.-Ruined.' he mentally ejac
. ula,ed, throwing the letter on his desk al
!. nc finished reading il. "What shall
I do"
}. "Try again" voice seemed 10 whis
: per in his ear. q
o lie started and looked around.
= .Trv oyain." and This time he pcr
n e.;,rd that the voice was within him
!, For moment he paused, many thought
K passed rapidly through his mind.
At "ITM Try again." he exclaimed, star
'e ing to his feet.
And he did try. This time he exam
m iued the condition of the markets with III
n !. n careful scrutiny. Ascertained u
h. amount of shipments within the Precedin
is four months from all the principal Atlal
tic cities, and then, by the aid Of his co
H. respondents. learned the expeditions th
nd weIe getting up, and the articles, AZ
~ quantities Of each, composing the cargoe
&c knowing the monthly consumption
i'm the various foreign products q. the port
He which lie proposed making a shipme'
TO he was satisfied that cargo OF flour,
MS run in Immediately, would pay han
as some profit. And he at once chartered
les vessel. the captain Of which he kn'
le. could be depended on for strict obedier
ed 10 instructions, and freigh,ed her W
-four. The vessel sailed, and the you
r." merchant awaited with almost trembll
len expectation the news of her arrival o
cu- He had veniured his all, and the res
must be success, or the utter prosirai
50. Of his hopes.
ing In anxious expectation he waited we
after week. until every day seemed TO
prolonged 10 double its number Of hor
Al last a letter came from his consign
i is lie almost trembled as he broke the 81
pa "Your flour has arrived at the "
hest ,ime," it commenced. For a
moments he could read no further.
,ns; was compelled to pause lest the emo'
lille he felt should be betrayed to those aro'
him. Then he read the whole lie
the calmly through. 1t stated that the s
Nile ply of -four was nearly exhausted W
.,r =, his cargo arrived, which had been prom
III " ,.sold at three dollars barrel above
'''a rotations.
Ill clear three thousand dol
ny my shipment" he said to hi
en- ther' VINO eh-red the counting roor
p be- Indeed! ~.hl am very glad to
lilies, YOU say so, Geors hon. aGsr
nly to YOU will be more suc,ii s m'P 7, S''e'
81 feel that | shall. " ,.a -,
given up in despair" the son "a .u. -.
"But you thought you wouE:'
gain;" the old gentleman remarked,
tho ing.
,iness; "Exactly."
deter "Tha, was right, George. New
,,ed in spair. Let try again be your motto
times, and success must ultimately I
uttered your efforts"
small His father was right. George
AZ his ,iss is now one Of the most wealth,
,uld he chants in the city Of. He is
: came what advanced in years, and is acct