The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-24

| u TdlIeT take Il ll01SP "HlpplNS.. NOUu CICu'
it He'll sing different song now
For moment or two longer The husband anf
wife stood looking at each other. Then, a;
each sighed heavily, the former TUNED ava.
aud left The house His road to business was
past the store of Mr.. Edwards; Lul, he now
avoided the street on which he lived and. went
whole block ou, of his way to do so.
How am to pay this bill 7 snurmnrrd the
unhappy Jachs, pausing in his work forsthe
twentieth tune. as he sat a, his desk,;and giving
his mind up to troubled thoughts.
Just at that moment the senior partner in the
establishment came mp and stood beside him.
Well, my friend said be, kindly, show
are Won getting along"
! Jacobs tried to smile and look cheerful as he
replied
Pretty well sir But his voice had in i, a
| touch Of despundrncy. '..
"Let me see,' remarked the employer, after
a pause ;"your regular year is up 70 day, is ii
no, =
Yes, sir replied Jacobs, his heart sinking
more heavily in his bosom, for, the question
suggested discharge from his place ; business
having been dull for some time.
Il VAS nokiug at your account yesterday,
resumed the employer, land find tha, it is drawn
up close. Have you nothing ahead?
Not dollar, am sorry TO say returned
Jacobs. Living is expensive; and have six
mouths to feed
"That being the case,' said the employer,
''as you have been faithful TO lis, and your ser.
vices are valuable, we must add something to
your salary. You now receive seven hundred
dollars 2
"Yes, sir.
We will call i, eight hundred and fifty
A sudden light flashed into the face o the un.
happy clerk, seeing which, the employer, al.
ready blessed in blessing another, added
"And it shall be for the last as well as for
the coming year. will fill you ou, check
for a hundred and fifty dollars, as the balance
due you up to this day
The feelings Of Jacobs were too mitch agta.
ted TO for him I" trust hinse f with oral thanks,
as he received The check, which the employer
Immediately filled up: but his cuInlenunce tul.
~ expressed his grateful emotions.
4 little while afterwards, the young man
entered rlle store OF Edwards, who met him with
smiling face
-rFse came to settle your BILL said Jacobs.
:" You needn't have troubled yourself about
that replied the sioorkeeper, Though money
is always accepahle. - .-e ~Fs'',r' -
.'rhr money was paid and The bill 'receipled
when Edwards, rubbing his hands, and action
peculiar to him when in happy frame ofmnd,
said--
"And now, what shall show you 7 ,.sa
"Nohing,' was the young mans grave re.
"No hing Don't shy that, replied Ed
wards. i've JUS, got in beautifl;! lot Of spring
goods.
live no more money TO spare,' answered
Jacobs.
"Thats of no consequence. Your credit is
good for any amount.
A world too good, fnd,' said Jacobs, be
ginning 10 button up his coat with the air o! a
man vino has lost his pocket. book. aud feels
disposed to look wr,! that his purse duesn't fol.
low n the same improbable direction.
allow sol Wha, DO you nean?' asked
the slnrckecper.
"My good credit has taken hundred and
twenty dollars oui oItny pocket, replied Jacobs
81 don't understand you, said E lwaris, lonk
ing seri"us.
"Irs very plain case answered Jacobs.
"Ths credit account at your store has induced
myself and wife 10 purchase twice rs many
goods as we would otherwise, have bought.
That has taken sixty dollars out OF ms pocket;
and sixty d"liars more have been spent, under
temptation. hrcau>r it was in the purse instead
Of being paid out for goods credited to us OIL
your books. Now do y"u understand mer
The sorckrrper was silent.
"Gnod morning, Mr.. Edwards, said Jacobs.
when bave cash % spare, sh,ll be happy
to spend it with you; bu, no more book &C.
counts for me.
Wi.s will they hr who profit by tho expert.
ence Of Mr.. Jacnls. These ctrGit accounts are
a curse To people with moderate incomes, and
should never under any prr'ence be opened.
ScuooLsGN MAlNE.--It appears from ,he
annual report of the Secretary Of the Board OF
Education in Maine, that the whole amount of
school money raised by tax in that Stale, is
1921 ,925. The counties olkenncbec and Pc
| nobscot raise the largest sum. over $4,000
each The whole number OF scholars returned
! is l9l ,O95, of whom ll0,6U3 attend school in
the summer and l33,Il3 in the winter. Ken.
| ncbcc returned 24,97S scholars; York 81 BIG,
Cumberland 20,G2l, Lincoln 1881, Franhlin
1875, Somerset l2,005, Penobscot II ,O92,
Waldo 2O,SlS, Oxford 1920, Piscaiiaguis H.
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