The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-12-03

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81. Most Of ibis lime "a spent in wslk-
irguLsss " ,he acor Of his CT uni.ng lsom;
or in examining certain accounts in hn
ledger, or entities in his bill book. lie
Gas bending. sll absorbed. over page Of
eslcIls'ions - his desk. alien some one
who bad entered unptTeeiEed pronounced
hrs name. lie turned quickly and look
ed Mr.. Carbon in the face. The colour
moInsd Instantly 10 The temples Of Mr..
Elder. He ried 10 speak but ecult not.
"Yuur mole has taken mo sllossihsr
BY svrprisej" said Mr.. Carlton. Bus |
hope things are not so bad ss sou sup
pose"
NJ. Elder shook his head. lie tried
10 speak sui could not
How much have you 10 pay IO-dayi"
asked Mr.. Gallon.
"Ten thousand dollars" was The re-
ply. in husky voice.
How much have you towards il!"
Not two thousand"
How much falls due tomorrow"
-Four Thousand"
Hos much 10 MONTH"
Fifty thousand"
what will be your svaiiabls rssour-
sesi" s.# ..@T
mo, half The amount"
"Hasn't you good billsl" ID
Yes; but not nego,isble."
Mr.. C.rl on unused for some time. A,
length he ssid.
L" You must net lie over 10 day."
1" cannot Lelp IT," ~...: .-'t
Elf you will irsn,ler 10 me, as security
in case you have 10 stop payment. The
bills Of which yOu speak, will lend you
the amount you want TO day. kf...5...
The color retired from the cherks oil
Mr.. Elder aud then came back with .
quick flush. lie made no answer. but
looked steadily and doubliOgly into Mr..
Cartons face. ~. ......
"lhsve been 10 difficulties myself, and
I know how 10 sympalbize with OILERS"
SAID The latter. We should aid If we
can, not break down a fellow merchsn,
when in trouble. Endorss bills TO my or
der for tue sum you want, and / will Gil
up a check for the amount" ...-.. -. g..
Elder turned slowly TO lis desk, and
took iher.irom sundry notes OF hand in
his favor at yarions dsles from six TO
twelve months, and endorsed them pay a.
bic to Carlton, Who immediately gave hin,
cheek for eight thousand dollars, and left
the store. ..g.... a..
A clerk was Instantly sespalched TO
the bank. and then Mr.. Elder sunk in a
chair, hslt Supplied. He could hardly
believe HIS senses until the cancelled
notes were placed in his hands. ...
b;ked and humble in spirit, tie anx-
ious mtrebsn. retired fom his counting
room and sought bis home. His heart
fell lighter than il had for many days.
and ye, he could feel It's weight in his DO.
SON. In bis extremity aid had ,me, but
from a quarter less, dreamed of-irom
one who, in like extremity. had asked
him for consideration, but asked in vain.
On the nsxlAnornipg, Mr.. Elder went
to his place Of business with feelings but
little l,ss troubled. than they had been on
the day before. His Payments were l'gh'
ter, but hls mesns were, for The FIRST time,
exhausted. The best he could do would
be to borrow; but he already owed hesvi.
" for borrowed money, and was not GER
tain .ha. to 60 further was practicable.
lie thought Of Mr.. Carlton; but every
feeling of his hear. forbade him 10 seek
, further aid from him.
81 deserve DO cons liberation there, and
| csnnot ask it," he mu,mured, as hs
pursued his way towards the store. Til.
! first Thing .hs, met bis eye on entering hn
Counting room was o pile Of ships let
tiers. Thsre had been an arrival from
/ Valparaiso. He broke the seal OF tbs
6rst, one he took up with esgerness
Thank God!' was his almost i'm mediate
exclamation. |, was from one Of his cap
!, t.ins, and contained drafts for fif'ssI
thousand dollars. II also iufou med hin
J., that ship Sarah, commanded by said cap
tain, would sail for home in a week. wit
stiurn cargo Of hides and specie smoun'
ing to thirty thousand dollars. The voy
aye had been profitable beyond expec q
uon.
Elder had just finished reading the Lei
ter when Mr.. Carlton came in. Seizin
/ the kind.hs a,ed merchant by The han,
and pressing i. bard. he said. with em'
. ton $751;. ..s. H. .-- 49,.
. "Mr. Carlton, you have saved N,
D Alb! sir, this would be TO me far hsppi
E moment. If, seven years ego, when ye
{ wess in trouble, | had as generously al
5 ed YOU" ~. So. .am..-... a IL. s........
o lie, the past sleep 10 peace" resur
= ed MI. Carlton. =" If ioursune has smile
J. again, permit me 10 rejoice With you,