The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-04-02


! ed Mr.. Blake, with ill-concealed anxiety.
"Nonc at all, sir. | have only collected
one bill of twenty dollars"
"Gracious! Did you see Parker?"
"Ycs, sir"
swell! Wha, did he say
"IIad no money"
"FIumph And Elder?'
"Yes. He will pay on Saturday,"
"And Green 2"
"Green was out of town."
"Whal did Winter say?"
"There's mistake in his bill so he alleges"
"a mere excuse for not settling H."
$50 think. Williams will give his note at
three months"
Hes already had nine months CREDIT
$50 told him. But it's the bes, he will do"
"IIave you seen Ewoodl''
81 called there, bn, he was not in"
Sand fIarper?'
"IIe was out also, and so was Morse"
"Try and see them again, at one o'clock. In
all probability they will be in them"
"Yes, sir" and the clerk turned away.
II was nearly one o'clock when MIR. Bake
started forth again, and two o'clock when he
came back, with only one hundred dollars ad.
di,ional in his pocket. His clerk had been out,
and returned as he went. The parties he call
ed upon were not just then prepared to pay.
Four hundred dollars were still TO raise, and
the minute hand had passed The hour mark of
twelve, and was on its way E,r new rcvoln-
ton. When that was made, unless this money
had been procured. the commercial good name
of Mr. Blake would he lo,t und his business,
perhaps, he broken up as the result.
While the distressed merchant was sitting in
bcwiIdcrrd state Of mind al his desk, trying
to think Of some new and certain resource in
this, his great extremity, young man entered
his store, and came back 10 where he sat-Mr.
Blake looked II, him enquiringly.
"Mr Albright" said the visiter, /" wishes 10
know fyou cunt let him have the thousand dol
lars you owe him %
"No, tell him can't % replied Blake, in
half angry tone. The demand, coming as II
did, lust at that time, seemed almost like an in.
suit, and he could no, control the feelings OF in.
dirna,on that instantly arose in his mind.
"Whpn will you settle it!' enqIired the
young man.
"Can'ltell." And Mr.. Blake, as he said
this, with knit brow, arose from his seaf, but
toned up his coat, and turned away, leaving the
young man standing where he was The lat.
ter felt angry for the manner of Blake was in
sutinr. When he went back 10 his employ
er, Mr.. Albrigh, said
did you see Blake T.
"Yes, sir"
"Whai did he say?"
lie ins,Illed me-"
Insu!,cd you!'
"Yes, SIR"
How"
"By the manncr in which he refused 10 pay
your account"
"Ile refused to pay it then T.
"[Ie did what was equivalent thereto
When | asked him il he could pay you the
thousand dollars, he replied, in quick, angry
insulting tunc-'No Tell him | can't !
then said, When will you settle il! Cant
tell" was his frowning answer, as he got up,
and lurning'fr from me, bultoned his coat, and
lett the store" -,
"Tlat won't do. can't stand that" said
Mr.. Albright, COMPRISING his lips and knitting
his brow, ] don't believe he means to pay, II
he can help it,"
"Nor rilhcr" said the clerk.
"This is the second or third time he has
sen, me an insulting reply when asked Tor my
money. Bnl il i, the last time, Tor | VIII mol
give him another opportunity. when next nc
hears from me, it will be through different
medium. | will bear with another, it he Is
civil, as long as anybody. But, when man
who owes me, acts as this person does, have
bu, one way TO deal with him, and that is to
give him over into the law"
Mr.. Blake's Efforts, between the hours OF
two and three o'clork, were, fortunately, sue
ccssfuI. He was able to borrow the money he
wanted, and get his note out of bank.
AIbrigh, was in earnest in his threat. on
the very ncS, day he placed Mr.. Blakes ac
coun, in the hands Of his lawyer, with dIrec.
tons to push it through as quickly as it could
/ be done.
When the writ was served upon Blake ne
became very angry. Instead OF going TO Al
bright, and making some apology Tor the rude
and unsatisfactory manner in which he had
treated his application for money, and seeing
what effect that would have, hr let things TAKE
their course, under The influence oil kind OF
dogerd spirit.
When the case was called in Court, there
was no defence, and judgment went ny default
But not until levy was made on the Soons IN
his store, under an execution Immediately Is.
sued, did the angry debtor fully realize the ex.
tremity to which things were about hrinS drV'