Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-06-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
Money to Make Out;
OR, THE EVILS OF DEBT
BY MRS. II. NJ. DODGE.

Unfortunate, indeed! There is Col. B. and
must meet him cross over the street, which, by
the by, can do with very good grace, as there
is table on the opposite walk, covered with fine
four-pos, arranged for sale. Really, that's too
bad! He's crossing too, and must meet him at
Ter all began to hope that should reach home
this morning without the honor of another dun"
&c Good morning. Mr. Hall, how your"
"Quite well myself, Colonel, but-but my child
is rather i'll, so you will please excuse me, as
must be in haste"
"With all my heart, Mr.. Hail. but when YOU
have a little leisure, we will look over our ac-
counts, as have large sum of money to make
out within week, and shall therefore be under
the necessity of calling in all my dues, Good
morning.
Money to make out! This is the universal
cry. Now there is not, in the whole English lam
guage, another combination of words which can
fill my mind with such strange gloom and terror,
as that same money to make outn' Should a
bold assassin enter my chamber at midnight, pre-
sent dagger to my bosom and bid be fight for my
life, it would not horrfy me half so much as the
entrance off kind friend, whom owed and could
not pay, if guessed he had 'money to make out"
Were in frail vessel, in the midst of furious
tempest, and should hear the captain say, after
long and desperate struggle of effort, that all was
over, and we were sinking into the dark bosom of
the deep, it would not unnerve me half so much
as that dreadful &C money to make out" Nor if |
hung on the allest spire of St. Peters church at
Rome, and saw the whole vast building a mass Of
red flame, beneath me, methnks should not feel
one half the strange uneasiness that maddens my
brain when am told, with peculiar nod, there
is money to be made out. Yes, and what would
be, if possible, still worse, were fastened to the
fatal table Of the lnquSltion, watching the slowly
descending swinging knife, as it came nearer
nearer, until if WhlZzed my very hair, am sure
colder horror would not then curdIe my life-blood
than that which comes out of that most fearful of
all arrangement of letters, money to make out. "
Thus unused our genteel and richly dressed city
mechanic, as he rapidly passed up Broadway
looking neither to the right hand nor the left, lest
he should meet some too familiar countenance.-
Just as he turned into the street which led to his
own house, he met woman who selling car
ly strawberries. She asked him to buy. He tho
he could not afford it, but the fruit looked delicious
He fumbed his pockets and finally succeeded in
bringing out fifty cent piece. This would pur-
chase enough for fine desert; and, any way, i
was only fifty cents, if he in debt; and certain
ly, such trfe could not affect him; so he gave
the woman the only piece of coin he possessed
and directed her where to leave the fruit He haC
walked on but a few rods when a ragged, half
starved looking negro boy stepped into the patti
before him. and very impertinently said his moth
err wanted the money he owed her for washing
every well, my little man." said Mr. Hall, who
was sometimes rather complimentary when unex
pectedly dunned; &c but have no change to day
though shall have some this week."
Z" Mother says she must have it now," persever
ed the boy, in a louder tone of voice. " It's onI,
fifty cents, sir; she has some money TO make GU
to pay her rent, and if it amt paid by tonight w
shall be kicked into the street in the morning."
Money to make out again p' groaned Mr. Hall
with strides which left the blackey far in the rear
and soon brought him to the marble steps of hi
dwelling. "Who could have believed that thu
mouths of the very negro boys in the street, would
open to pour upon me these words of shame anc
madness?"
He entered a large and handsome back parlor
threw himself upon sofa, and covered his fac'
with his handkerchief; he charged the maid to ad
NIT no person to that room, and to answer all en-
quIr1es after himself with not at home.'
we DO not know exactly what passed in hi
mind during the hour which he remained in tina
position; for he gave no other signs of life than