The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-26

be accused of aeiing abjustly bsesass do sot en. tsrtaIa your absurd claim. and Pay yoa fos yodf improper condacti'
 The discussion was waxing warm, and there ap- peAred to be no chance of coming to an understand. ing; the company wsre all wsisIsg iS the next room for thsIF salaries. Ibecame inpatient and at length proposed that we should call tn two or thres mem. bers of the company arbitra,ors but to this Huns objected saying that he thought he was capable of attending to hts own affairs. and that he would moi give up his own judgment fof that of auy petson living
 We'll. then" replied, '',o yOut judgment aud sense of justice I will submAt the matter. Hers. take this seat You shall be the nsansger-T the actor. You shall be judge in your own ease"
 Mr. Hunt very readily took possession of the val cated chair, grucousy remarkiAe that my proposi- tion convinced him that was indeed the upright and just man he had always takenme to De. I felt quite confident that he would View the nnxttef fs proper light. when he to 1t in alt it's proper bearings.
 Taking my position in front of the table
 "Mr. Mansger," I began. "the season beiag ended. have come to request that the outrage committed the first night, and which has laid up for month, may not be in the way of my res toraton to the company, inasmuch as have suf- fered greatly from the serious hurt received oa that unfortunate occasion.'
 "Yes. yes," replied manager Hunt, with dig ni6ed wave of the hand, [" that is ali understood; join us at Milledgeville, and let us have no more such scenes-they are disgraceful in the extreme. What more7" r@
 "Well sir" continued I, still ia the character of the suffering invalid, "perhaps. as have been 50 great sufferer, you may not think 1t unreasonable that should ask some pecuniary accommodation lv
 "lt is but reasonable" replied the manager, pre tem, promptly; that matter has been thought of. Have you any other reques. to make7" he inquired, turning round in the chair and taking up pen.
 Yes" l replied, hesitatingIy, "I have been thinking though really am almost ashamed to mention it-that possibly you might allow me half pay during my confinement; in short us it is deli- cate matter, leave it entirely your own sense of justice to decide whether 1 shall receive anythiae from the treasury or not''
 "Ahem! yes, understand.n
 
 copy of the rules and regulations, which happened to lay before him, riveted his eye for momen, at the particular section which had been violated, uttered two or three emphatic hems,'' and then pronounced judgment in the case:
 Young man, you have done very wroBg-very wrong indeed--but, the other hand, you have suffered very much-I am fully sensible hoo much l thara lass sk. or V. A.. carried its own punishment with 1t. 1 have already told you that you restored your situation In regard to your application for consideration, in a pecuniary point of view, scarcely know what to say. You speak of hag pay. This, am disposed to believe. would scarcely reach your nnerits-cer- tainly not your necessities Your rapid improve ment in your profession has not been unnoticed by the management; your conduct, with the single exception of the under consideration, has been most exemplary; your salary Is not lsree-and in this connection may say small addition to your weekly income has been thought of; but the season has been unpropitious that this Is not the proper time to carry out my intentions concerning you therefore, taking every point into consideration and acting upon the principle of returning good for evil witch. as good Christian. feel impelled to do- THERE" (wiih great composure selecting six of the ten dollar piles before him, and msgnanmously pushing them, one by one, the iable.) there my boy, is the WHOLE OF YOUR SALARY, TO DATE sign the receipt" l The judgment was of course aifi rmed when re- sumed the managerial chair; Hunt pocketed hi, sixty dollars, and retired perfectly satisfied with hi brief term of management, and proceeded with tine payment of salaries to the ladies and gentlemen whe had been kept waiting by the enactment of ,hii singular scene. Hunt afterwards justified his pro- cseding by saving he acted the golden rule- Do aate others as you scogld tAey should do uHts yoa."-t Reveile.