The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-04

/ HdTSH anu Wudt - iHllu,' Salu rur. i rue
man, g Therefore, cannot consent that
you shall write one word of the proposed
reply. must write it." 9'tlS "
asaWell, suppose, then, ] shall have to
submit. When will it be ready ?7 s5a l
"Come this afternoon, and will give
you the draft, which you can copy and
sign" III
In the afternoon Mr.. Singleton came,
and received the letter prepared by Mr..
Trueman. 1t ran thus, aftersthe date and
formal address.
!" regret that my proposition did not
meet your approval The mode Of settle
ment which suggested was the result Of
a careful consideration Of our mutual inter-
ests. Be kind enough to suggest to Mr..
Trueman, my lawyer, any plan which you
think will lead to an early and amicable
adjustment of our business. You may re-
ly upon my consent to it, if it meets his
appreciation"
lis it possible, Mr.. Trueman, that you
expect me to sign such a cringng letter as
that!" said Mr.. Singleton, throwing it
down, and walking backwards and for
wards with great irritation Of manner.
"Well, what is your objection to it." re-
plyed Mr.. Trueman, mildly, for he was
prepared for just such an exhibition Of
feeling. aa4a1i
sObjection! How can you ask such a
question, Am to go on my knees to
him and beg him to do me justice? No!
| Pll sacrifice every cent I've got in the
i ,.,oclJ Eret The eoo,nlral
/ !" You wish to have your business set
tied, do you nots" asked Mr. Trueman,
looking him steadily in the face.
".Of course do! Honorably settled.
"Well, let me hear what you mean by
an honorable settlement"
"Why ! mean"
The young man hesiated moment, and
Mr.. Trueman said,
" You mean settlement in which your
interest shall be equally considered with
! that of Mr.. Williams"
!. g Yes, certainly. And that
And that" continued Mr.. Trueman,
Mr.. Williams, in the settlement, shall
consider and treat you as gentleman.
C Certainly | do. But that is more than
he has done!" .Ia,
Well, never mind Let what is past go
for as much as it is worth. The principal
point of action is in the present"
"But l'll never send that mean, crnging
letter, though" oaAM sat.
/" You mistake irs whole tenor, lido as
sure you, Mr. SingIelon You have al
lowed your angry feelings to blind you.
You, certainly, carefully considered, before
you adopted it, the proposed basis Of a set
tlement, did you not 7" 81" s.a"a %f'
",Of course did" I'D ai y
$50 the letter which have prepared for
you states. Now, as an honest and hon
orable man, you are, am sure, willing to
grant to him the same privilege which you
asked for yourself viz !: that Of proposing
a plan of settlement. Your proposition
does not seem to please him: now it is
but fair that he should be invited to state
how he wishes the settlement to be made.
And in giving such an invitation, gentle
man should use gentlemany language"
eBut, he don't deserve to be treated like
gentleman, In fact, he has no claim to
the title" said the young man"
| IL HC Ids HOHC, DO you say yOD pio-
less to bea gentleman, and all gentlemen
should prove by their actions and their
words that they are gentle-men."
g can't say that am convinced by
what you say, but, as you seem SO bent
on having it your own way, why, here,
let me copy the thing and sign it.'' said the
young man, suddenly changing his man
ner. ... E....... e.,..a, ,..s.r 4tH T
" There now" he added, passing across
the table the brief letter he had copied 81
suppose he'll think me ow-spirited fel-
low, alter,he gets that. But he's mistak
en-. After it's all over, I'll take good care
70 tell HIM, that it didn't contain my sent-
mentS J"
Mr.. Trueman smiled as he took the let
ter, and went on to fold and direct it,
"Come tomorrow afternoon, and think
Wen have things in pretty fair way" he
said, looking up with hiS usual pleasant
smile, as he finished the direction of the
letter.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Singleton" he
said, as that gentleman entered his office on
the succeeding day
"Good afternoon" responded the young
man. "Wel, have you heard from that
milk and water letter Of yours' | can't
call it mine"
eyes, here is the answer. Take a seat,