The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-04-04

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J Preston lle had less enjoyment nov Iial
; ever IN die good Il,ihes e life wi.h whicl
God had Llsssed HIM. Ills properly he.
Ii rial sslue Of nearly one hundred IN,
fiiiy thousand dollars. and his business
Vas lalge and pfafi,ahle one. Vet .,
Pa,r dill he feel after Tie result nf that ons
unfortunate wear herzme known o. hisa
shat E,r irnnble 81 mind lie scarcely slrp
Al night. ~ eai through Tie day. MOI !
block aasy farm where he lived Was !
man whose income MAS fixed Al twelve
bundled dollars. lie alsa had grnSn.np
daughters. aud Younger children we're slill
10 he raised snd eiucsied. Yer lie vas
a rich man compared with Mr.. Preston:
lnr he raIrly had = p. or FEELING. anl enjoy
ell 70 The fnll extent The natural dressings
his income enabled him 10 pIocne.
Sometimes. rs he passed the handsome re-
sidence nf the man rich in this worlds
good-. he thought how pleasant il must
be- 10 have money ~ spend Cor All ina; The
heart desired, and 10 be removed from The
necessity 81 nice calculations in expend.i.
iure and self DENIAL in even mcterale ,Ie
sirs. Bni suri, ihonghis were soon dis
missed. aud caused but = small weight oT
disconltn, to resi- npen his feelings. lie
had hopeful and rnnidenl spirit; and
was. therefore, rich in comparison with
his neighhor.
The next years business did moi iurn
out much better for Mr.. Preston. There
had arisen great competition in the prin.
ripal arii,le be manufactured, prices had
gradually been falling, AMI large stock
accommodating. IN The early pan of the
ye.r he stopped his work. altogether. and
during The remaining porii"n did bot very
lIlile. Utterly discouraged al ihe prospect
before him IN The beginning or lie nrxi
year. and fearful lest continuance IN bu.
siness would result in some disaster, he
sold oni bus establishment At a sacriic,
Of ahont twenty Thousand dollars on The
price ii which he salnei il. ani retired
irnm The business world. feeling really
poorer than when he started IN life with
nnly few hundred dollas that he could
call his own.
The fact Of his retiring from business.
gave very naturally The impression that
he had aecumullls! handsome fortune
and was now determined 10 enjoy il. AL
man with the reputation is not always left
nn,listurhed IN The possession Of wha, he
has accumulated. Not long after he had
Withdrawn himself from the active world
% brood over his disappoInimenis. and 10
ponder on the smallness az his fortune. aud
The danger OF its being swept frnm his
grasp by some unforeseen eycnl against
the occurrence Of which no foresight of
his could guard. he was called upon hv
leading member of The church he regular
u attended every Sabbath. for a contrbu-
non 10 its funds for some special purpose.
The subscription paper was unlnl,led. aud
D his dlsmay. Mr. Preston saw ,lai men
really not hall So well oil in The world As
he, had written down their hundreds. A
len dollar subscription was IN his mind.
IS The utmost he ieli justified IN giving;
,ut his pride would not lei HIM put down
. Archibald Preston, So" among names
opposite 10 which stood three. four. AMI
i've hundred dollars. lie considered a.
while, to see Il there were no way Of
Escape with credit TO himself; bun none
presenting itself, lie resolved TO gain lime
~ saving
. Call 10 morrow. about this hour, and
will be prepared 10 say what | will
i've"
TO morrow, q, that hour, not having
made up his mind definitely, he managed
o be Out Of the way. By this means. he
escaped for week; hui the evil day could
lnl be pu, of entirely. The man with
he subscription paper found him out again.
when with sigh he WROTE" Archibald
PRESTON, $500"
The poor man felt al leasit twenty thou.
and dnlqrs poorer AFTER this act. lie
Id NOT hear ten words Of the sermon. on
lie next Sabbath, for thinking OF The ruin
,us subscription he had been forced 10
make; aud half made up his mind. before
he services were conrlnded. 10 give up
lis pew and attend some free church where
lie gospel was dispensed as il ought to
4. without money aud wiihon, price. .
such an arrangement, however. he knew
letter than 10 propose; for there was /
,ower behind the throne Of his will grea- J
er, in most matters, than The throne itself. J
lis family knew precisely his ability. and 4
lid not let ihelr demands upon his purse i
all very Ear below il.
Tile annual income Of Mr.. Preston. on l
curing from business and investing all his
money in real estate, or government sciip, Il
vas a little over six Thousand dollars. The d
Expense a, which he was living was about i
i've thousand. For two or three years 4
his went on. and finding he was better of z
Is about thousand dollars. At The end &c
ach wear. he began 10 feel as if he were
n lolerable easy circumstances. when q n
arge FIRE broke on, in part Of The city y
/ here he owned FIVE warehouses. These, q
vi,h a large amount OF niler properly, A
we're consumed. A mistake oil just one is
Law in the date Of The policy ofinsurance. o
brew him into loss OF twenty. five thu. 4