Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-08-21

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don't let the loss you have met with through
me, inconvenience you more than you can help
All will turn out right Your five hundred dol.
lars may come at time when they are needed
much more than they are at present.
! Alter this conversation, Jacobs felt more
comfortable. He knew that WoodfaI was an
active, enerprsing man, and he believed that
ne would, IN the course OF few years, be in a
condition TO pay him his five hundred dollars,
| principal and interest,"
Time passed on Woodfall, who had kent
store previous 10 his failure, managed to get
new stock of goods, and again commenced
business AT The end Of The second year. he
had done so well that he was able 10 build a
house. But not word had he said to anv one
abou; paying of ola scores AT length Jacobs,
who, poor man, had been growing poorer in
stead OF richer, thought that il would be no
harm TO call his debtors attention to the fact of
his having promised 10 remember him So,
one day, he called in and said TO him, in the
presence of his clerk
Mr.. Woodiall, if you think you are able to
do little for memo matter how litle--I shall
feel greatly obliged. wouldn't have said one
word, only am dreadfuly put to i, to get
along
Do lille for you! How? don't exact
ly understand you,' was Woodfall's reply, with
look of innocent surprise.
Thai old account. you know, Mr. Woodfall'
Old account! | don't know of any old ac-
count, Mr.. Jacobs
Oh, yes Don't you remember the five
hundred dollars that you owed me!'
{ | do remember that | once owed YOU lha,
sum bet it was paid long, long ago No man
can come forward in this world and claim
dollar from me-
Jacobs looked conlounded. At first he was
strongly tempted to get angry, aud speak out
piece OF his mind pretty freely but he restrain
ed this feeling, and merely remarked, in low
tone that reached only his debtors ear From
yoa, did not expect this He then turned off
abruptly and left the Store
Poor Jacobs was terribly disappointed at this
unexpected issue He had watched all of
Woodfalrs operations with an anxious eye,
counting every dollar that he made and seeing
in his evident prosperity The surely for his mo-
ney. But now the fond hope, so long cherish
ed, OF recovering his own, faded away, and left
his mind 10 g Dom and dependency.
On the next day he met WoodlaIi on the
street, and was about passing him, when that
paused, and reaching out hi, hand,
said, with the most perfect sell-possessIon, and
as il nothing had happened 10 interfere with
their friendly relations
'Ah, good morning, friend Jacobs. How are
you to-day!
Jacobs yielded his hand reluctantly, and re-
piled, coldly-
| am well
How are you getting on now?' pursued
Woodfall
Badly enough was briefly returned.
dHl 1edlly sOTfv 10 near ". Dul uoU Ue
there is nothing like perseverance.
Ii is one of lhe maln-sprlngs Of success
This made Jacobs angry, and he said, with
a good deal of warmth
There is lrlIe good in perseverance if, at
east, YOU are TO lose The hard earnings Of four
Or five years al single stroke of an ln>oven,'s
PEN
You allude to me, | suppose!'
certainly do
Don't make yourself uneasy, my friend !;
hat matter is safe enough | Will pay you ev
'ry cent owe you before long
Didn't you deny being my debtor 10 the
lmonnt Of single cent yesterday
I did but that was in be presen Of wit
less. Do you understand | am not quite
eady TO pay you YET, aud don'r intend acknowl-
deng the debt until am But make yourself
asy about it {; your money is safe enough
Thus assured, Jacobs fell relieved in mind.
lis business was bad, not really yielding him