The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-10-13

business on the Long w harf, Boston fier, when
was a boy-are dead-steIlig every
one of them and, IL all that have known and
heard Of them, were fairly told, 1t would make
a very readable volume, highly honorable to
many of their number, and calculated TO oPs-
rate as a stimulus upon the profession, in every
age.
One little narrative spreads itself before my
memory, at this moment, which received from
the only surviving son Of the individual TO
whom IL especially refers. A merchant very
extensively engaged in commerce, and located
upon the Long Wharf, died February 10, loOo'
| al the age Of rs, interstate. His eldest SON adj
ministered upon the estate. The old gentleman
used pleasantly to say, that, for many years, he
had fed a very large number Of the Catholics,
| on the shores of the Mediterranean, during
Lent, referring to his very extensive eonnexion
| with the fishing business. In his day he was
certainly we'll known, and, 10 the present time,
| is well remembered by some Of the sold ones
d0pH along shore" from the Gurnets Nose to
Race Point. Among his papers, package OF
very considerable size was found, after his
death, carefully tied up and labelled as follows;
"Notes, dae-bilLs, and accounts against szndry
persons, dOpR along shore. Sons Of these may
be got By suit or seUere dunning. Bat The peo-
pie are poor: most Of them had fsheTMeR's luck.
My children 1iH do as theg think best. Perhaps
they piH think ieith me, that IL is best 10 burn
this package entire"
"Aboul month";" said my informant, "after
our father died, the sons met together, and, al
ter some general remarks, our elder brother,
the administrator, produced this package, Of
| whose existence we were already apPrise d; read
the superscriptioR; and asked what course
should be taken in regard toit. Another broth
| er, few years younger than the eldest, ma n
Of strong, impulsive temperament, unable at the
moment to express his feelings, by words, while
he brushed the tears from his eyes with one
hand, by a spasmodic Jerk of the other, towards
the fire place, indicated his wish to have the
package put into the flames. Ii was suggested
by another Of our number, that it might be well
first TO make list Of the debtors names, and Of
the dates and amounts, that we might be ena-
BLEED, as the int nded discharge for all, to inform
such as might offer payment, that their debts
were forgiven. On the following day We again
assembled-the list had been PrePared-and all
the notes, due bills and accounts, whose amount,
including interest, exceeded S32 900, were COM
mitted 10 the flames.
alt was about four months after our father 5
death, - continued my informant, sin the month
Of June, that, as | was sitting in my eldest bro
theirs counting room, waiting for an oDPortu-
nifty to speak to him, there came in hard-fe-
vored, little old man, who looked as If time and
rough weather had been 10 windward OF him for
seventy years. He asked if my brother was
not the executor. He replied, that he was adj
ministrator, as our father died intestate.-
WELL said the stranger, I've come up from
the Cape to pay debt / owed the old gentle
man. My brother" continued my inform
ant, requested him to take seat, being at
the moment engaged with other persons, at the
desk"
The old man sat down, and putting on his
glasses, drew cut a very ancient leather pocket
book, and began to count over his money
When he had done-snd there was quite par
eel Of bank nOtes-as he sat, waiting his turn,
slowly twisting his thumbs, with his old grey,
meditative eyes upon the floor, he sighed; and
| know the money, as the phrase runs, came
hGrd-and secretly wished the old mans name
might be found upon the forgiven list My
brother was soon at leisure, and asked him the
common questons-his name, &c. The origi-
nal debt was S44O-it had stood long time,
and, with the interest, amounted TO a sum be
tween 500 and $500. My brother went to his
desk, and, after examining the forgiven list at
tentively, sudden smile lighted up his ccun-
tenance, and told me the truth at a glance-the
old mans name was there Ny brother quiet
ly took a chair, by his side, aud a conversation
ensued between them, which shall never for
get. 'YcuT note is outlawed,' said my brother:
lit is dated twelve years ago, payable in two
years; there is no witness, and no interest has
ever been paid; you are not bound to pay this
note, we cannot recover the amount Sir
said the old man, Il wish to pay il. II Is the
only heavy debt have in the world. II may
be Outlawed here, but l have no child, and my
old woman and | hope we have made our peace
with God, and wish to do so with man. should
like 10 pay it'-and he laid his bank notes be-
fore my brother, and requested him to count
them over. Il cannot take this money said
my brother. The old man became alarmed. Il
have cast simple interest, for twelve years and
little over, said the old man. Il will pay you
compound interest il you say so. The debt
| ought to have been paid long ago, but your IA
Their, sir, was very indulgent-he knew I'd been
unlucky, anc told me not to worry about it
| My brother then set the whole matter plainly
before him, and taking the bank bills, returned
them TO the old mans pocket book, telling him,
that although our father left no formal will, he
had recommended TO his children to destroy GER
tain notes, due-bis, and other evidences of debt,
and release those VINO might be legally bound
to pay them. For a moment the worthy old
man appeared to be supplied. After he had col
lected himself, and wiped a few tears from his
eyes, he stated, that, from the time he had heard
OF our fathers death, he had raked and scraped,
and pinched and spared, to get the money to-
gether for the payment of this debt-sAb bout
ten days ago. said he, Il had made up the sum
within $50. My wife knew how much the
payment Of this debt lay upon my spirits, and
advised me TO sell a COW, and make up the diff
ference, and get the heavy burthen off my spir-
its. l did so-and now, what will nv old wo-
man sry | must get back to the Cape, and
tell her this good news. She'll probably say
over the very words she said, when she put her
hand on my shoulder as we parted-I hare
Heuer seen the righteous man forsaken, nor HI,
seed begging bread After a hearty shake of
the hand, and a blessing on our old fathers MEM
Dry, he went upon his vay rejoicing
After short silence-taking his pencil and
making cast-'there,' said my brother, 'your
part of the amount would be so much--contriye
plan to convey me your share Of the pleasure,
derived from this operation, and the money is at
your service. '-Traaseript
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