The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-10-05

Il.ss under he dishsa.iesips .Esen
d his lasl d,sassr. thai ws have sesn him
labouring. Ho~ iarhs had iBsl esass u
desPondenry. ar just cause 20 suppose
that The fsses were sgainsl him. the read
- sill be likely 10 dslssmins more y is.-
u Than he wss able 70 do himaIf.
.Don'i be discouraged. Henr, r. said
he old employer 10 hin frw Gays sl,er
The eenssss ion between me yanna man
and Mr. Linton. .Yau are Young ,tt.
! wss lhlny-faur when | con menced ~
present business. and you are bu, twenty.
seven. Yos have seven years, therefore,
~ yonr fsvar."
i. Bot an in debt"
/. How mschi"
alive lhousand dollars. Or. II / an
10 be held liable for my lac partners oh
legations. some twenty or thiity thousand.
Bun belisse those claims ~IIl moi come
sgsinsi me. When ] ensrsd into The
raparirsrship. ! happened 10 be wise
enough 10 have clause inserted 10 the
agreement protecting me fem an prior
obligations Of my new associate In busi.
ness"
"And veil Tor you II 10 that You did
90. Five thousand dollars. Then. 10 all
you owe. For your comfort. I will tell
Won, that. al your age, from imprudences
similar 10 your own, Was ten thousand
dollars in debt"
"And remained 80 for seven ysars!'
yes. and Cor more than that. Twas
ten years before ! vas abe 10 wipe of old
scores"
20 dear! I SHOULD die IL I thought il
would be len years before | could wriie
myssll fee from debt"
"l, IL M, so easy mailer 10 die as
you might think" The merchant replied,
Smiling.
"Bu,. wha, sn ! 10 dol" asked Grant.
in real distress OF mind. H..
dol Why. there are many ways 10
do. All tina. Is anled is patience and ie-
fesolution:--nos mere txciiemeni.--yo
haze bad enough OF that. You fell. six
years sgc. as il you had the world in a
sling. ] saw il all, and knew were il
would ell end"
\ Why did moi son ,ell me sol"
Because you would moi have beliey.
ed me. And. besides. bought vii 10
best No experiences like man's own!
A few years Il disappointment and irou-
BILE saw would be necessary 10 lhresh
of The ,h~f Of your chsiacier."
"And pretty wellihrsshrd / hare been
verify! But, 10 come back 10 the ore
question ever uppsrmost in my mind.
What am | to dv!"
" There 10 one thing sou can d.. Hen
ry." replied the merchant. and that 10
10 come into my Store and receive ssla-
~ OF twelve hundred dollars year."
MY heart ihsnks you for your kind
offer." Hpied The young man earnestly.
But. TO do So, would be to. &C. from a
mere selfish regard 10 my own inters."
"Hrw col" -. ~. ---.--
"The salary Of clerk will yield sim.
ply a.uPpor; ], eanno, pay OF my
debts" 49,.
You wish. then. to go again into bu-
siness,"
~ mus, do something to relieve my.
self from debt"
lido no, see, as things now are, that
going into business will accomplish this
very desirable object. So Ear. business
has only tended 10 involve sou deeper"
"l know thai, and il 10 because Of
this. that am SO terrible disheaitened."
"Then come into my store, aud de-
vote yourself for year or 80 TO my bust
ness. II will yield you alivirg.> By that
time something may open before you. II
- time enough yet, depend upon il. for
you to enter the arena of strife, as mer-
chant. The position is one requiring q
cooler head and more experience than you
are yet possessed Of. | have long slnce
been satisfied from extensive observation,
that, as a general rule. nine men on, Of
ten fail. Who enter into business rs mer>
chants, under thirty years OF age"
Atla't. but with some reluctance, Henry
Gran, fell back into his old place as clerk,
where he remsined for four years. Dur
ing ,ha, period. early painful experiences
termed ~ his mind a true frame OF thought.
sa~-~------kLIA- - 40 hnw and wnero
he had been IN error, and bow wr ny euds
hal led him tn 'mprudsn, ac.s. He could
MT. 81 times. help smd ny a. recollecuon
Of former states came up, 10 which 1t
seemed TO him. that he had but to l.ft bis
hand and ga her in wealth to any exleat. .
Then he was eloquen, on principles Of
ARCHITECTURAL taste, and could descsn, WISE
ly upon rural bsau.ies. enhanced BY llbe-
tal art. Nowhere could he End mansion
either in the city Or country, that fully
came up to his ideas Of VIA. 4 rich maa's
dwelling should be. Blu, a spirit far more
subdued had now came over him. He
could 60 up into higher regions of hrs
mind. ID see there in existence pr,ne.-
pies whose pure delights flowed no, from
the mere qualification Of selfish aud sem
.usl pleasure. lie was made deeply con-
scious, that even with all The wealth. and