The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-16
/ Rev. j. Il WARD, Assistant Editor.
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will sink our ship" said the senior partner
to Highly, in very desponding manner, af-
ter they held long conference on. the state
of affairs "Wehcan get nothing from the
country; we have q heavy stock Of goods
oyer---there is little or nc. money in circu-
lation here. How are we to meet our pay
ments 20 ,.
Highly did not reply for some time. He
sal with his eyes upon the floor, serious
and thoughtful. Things did look gloomy
enough; but it was not with him to despond
altogether. " '' t'' '@' '''
"There must be some means by which we
can pass safely over this crisis,o he at
length said. ssCan we not discover lhem1"
"""I cannot. e have given to the whole
subject hours of earnest reflection, and
most reluctantly have been forced to the
conclusion, that it is impossible for us to
60 through" " N " ''".-
"Don't say impossible, Mr.. Martin l
never liked that word" & oAt.l1 Dfr aA"
"Nor |. But, to man, all things are not
possible. Events are not always under his
control. If all circumstances combine to
break up our business, ] will try and not
murmer.n t',"' 'h .'F''7' 1c11a@7
81 don't like to take that view Of it Mr..
Martini" replied his partner. eIts almost
equiyalentto abandoning every effort But
never give up is my motto Ii has car
ried me safely through in more difficulties
than one, and ! trust will carry me through
again, A thought just strikes me. Do
you think our young man made as earnest
effort to collect as he might, have done ~
s'Icannot tell He says nobody had any
money, and, if that was the case, it is not
at all surprising that he could not get
any.7 "a 7ins adi a 5s3faalasHfiis ahal5
81 HAll the money hasn't sunk in the earth,
nor been buried in the sea. There is, Just
as much as ever there was, only it has been
drawn from general circulation and boarded
or diverted into some new channels. The
idea that has been suggested to my mind is
the adyisableness of d visit by my myself
to the country, to see If cannot meet with
better success. 4 am very sure can do
something. have sold nearly every bill
of goods, and am intimate with every custo-
mer. A personal application, with some
importantly added, will, | am confident,
bring something, What do you think ofit''
81 think il at least worth trying"
aIt is, undoubtedly, if money is to be
had i will get it. Let US think about this
for few hours. If still looks
favorable, Twill be ready 10 startto-morow
The accounts are already made out, and
most Of themsin hands Of our various debt
or. 1t will take but an hour or two to
write all the memorandum shall need"
The proposition Of Highly looked better
the longer it was thought about. On the
next day, he was off for the western part Of
New York, where the heaviest amounts
were due. AT parting with Mr.. Martin, he
81 start on the never-give-up principle,
and intend acting on that principle through
out my journey. If there is any money to
be had, will get it. If our customers do
not stand by, us now, we must fail and
think that to say SO mainly is much better
than to fail.
Highly was gone two months. He had
pretty hard time of il, but his perseverance
was indomtable. Every. debtors good
feelings were enlisted, and every one was
finally broughtto dosomething considerable.
Some, by hard efforts, paid up their entire
accounts, and others paid very good pro-
portion. The aggregate was a handsome
amount. The whole sum RENTED by Hig-
by during these two months was over thir-
y thousand dollars which proved amply
to meet every payment that had
% be made. A'. f5F2 Ha Hsa-
81 can hardly believe that am not dream
ing, y said Mr.. M grasping the hand of his
partner, when he met him on
his return. ,"If you had desponded, all
would have been lost From this day your
interest in the business must be equal to
mine. No matter by what difficulties find
myself surrounded, in the future, will try
TO stand by your motto. You have taught
me lesson that ! can never forget No
matter how many clouds NAV be in the sky
no matter how fercely the storm may
rage-no matter, how imminent may. be the
danger that threatens-I VILE NEVER GIVE
up" stis a eeaasei "r
Many more incidents in the history OF
Miles Highly might be related, all lllustra-
ting the value Of the principl le with which
he set out in life, but nothing further is
needed to give force to the truth, that
confident spiritensures success IN nine cases
out Of ten, while TO despond in any position,
. y, . = L.. n Ia nI..rS.