The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-03-16
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From the Lody's Book.
MARRYING A MERCHANT.

Ills sleep during that nigh, was brief
and troubled, for his Payments on the next
day sefe heavy for one OF his business and
resources. Inreffeshed he rose ia the
morning, aud repaired TO has store, 10 await,
IN increasing anxiety. the hour wheD he
should know the result of hrs application
for a loan. Al asst Il vas asccrIainod ihBt
one note had been thrown out ana The ether
discounted. The relief experienced from
the proceeds OF one note, was Of so much mo-
mont to hn, that be bore tho dtsappoint
meul Of having tie other returned With
quite phllosophic ar.
On tho next day he succeeded 10 getting
that one discounted also. He was now
comparatively easy. Tho proceeds q
these two notes, carried him along in his
payments quito comfortably. Abou, a
seek after hrs application 10 Cameron, that
individual returned his professional call.
"0nc good turn they say deserves anolh-
er, be said laughing, as DO came up 10 the
desk where r.rsklne was standing. % Y GU
we're 50 kind as TO accept my endorsement a
few days ago, and now nish to return the
favor by asking your namc to tbs Iltle BIT
Of paper
Certainly, certainly For how much
is II r responded Erskna.
"Only for fifteen hundred dollars
The note was OF course endorsed. As
Ersklne though, al the time he vas writing
his name on lhe back of the bill, that uas
only the beginning Of dangerous kind Of
business. Before three months had eKplr.
ed, be bad endorsed for Cameron to the
amour, Of ten thousand dollars, and Came
ron tor him to the amount OF SIX thousand.
The notes had not oil passed through bank,
but The money had been raised upon them,
and not always on the most favorable lesms,
These operations had the effect to make
Ersklne's business 20 IS smoothly as he
could wish for time. But his bills for fur
nliutc, etc. now began 10 fall due, and he
vas again at his wits ends for the means
whereby 10 meet his engagements. Dor
rowing money 10 be returned IN few days
had been resorted to, aud found to DO very
troublesome and a worrying business. H."
had become involved 10 this to d perplex
Ing ex'ent-bofrowIng to day to pay one
trend, and 10 morrow to pay another, and
on the next day 10 meet note.
II was towards the close Of the first year
Of his marriage, tina, Efskne found it i'm
possible 10 keep up, without some aid from
his iaIher-ln law. Several Of Ca,neron's
notes, which had fallen due, that individual
had found himself unable TO lift. or course
Erskine had to raise the amount TO pre-
vent his own name from being dlshonored
lis own accommodation paper the bank
refused TO renew, unless no would give
them some better cndorser. But one wny
to save himself presented ITSELF aud that
was to 90 TO Mr.. Allison. The time for
making use Of tina, long contemplated 70
source, had now fully come, aud accord
Ingly ErskIue waited upon his father IN.
law, and made known his wishes.
"Tba, il thing have never, in my life
asked Of any man." was tho reply. al
have seen so many men ruined by indoors
ng for others, that have steadily persist,
I'd IN neither asking nor granting such a
ayor."
But ! can assure you, Mr. Allison,
hat there is not the slightest danger in