The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-09-18

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| The feelings Of Jacobs were loo mucl
nsitatcd for him 10 trust himself will
oral thanks, as he received the check
which the employer Immediately file,
up; but his countenance fully expressed
his grateful emotions.
A little while attcrwnrd, the young
man entered the store Of Edwards, who
met him with smiling face.
"fve come to settle your BILL said
Jacobs.
"fou needn't have troubled your,clt
about lhnt,' replied the slorckecpcr
though money is always acceptable
"Ihc money was paid and the bill
| receip,cd, when Edwards. rubbing his
hands, an action peculiar to him when
ina happy frame Of mind, said
And now, whn, shall Ishow you2'
"Nothing,' was the young mans
grave reply.
"Nc.hing! DON, say that replied
Edwards. "'vc jus, 60, in u beautiful
10, of spring goods
live no more money TO spare" nn-
swcrcd jacobs.
"fhu.'s Of no consequence. Your
credit is good for any amount"
"a world too good, 1 find said
Jacobs. beginning 10 button i,p his con,
with The mir Of man who has lost his
pocket, book, and feels disposed TO look
we'll lha, his purse doesn' 't4tollow in the
same Improbable direction.
Glow so? IVha, do you meant
asked tho s,orckscprr. 3E.
"My good crcdi. has takenia a hundred
and twenty dollars out ofmy pocket,
replied jacobs.
81 don, understand YOU, sail Ed.
wards, looking serious.
"ll's very plain case, answered
Jncots.--"rhis credit account al Your
store has induced myself and wife TO
purchase twice as manYY goods as we
won'd otherwise, have bought. That
has taken sixty dollars cut OF my pock-
ct; and sixty dollars more have been
spent, under tcmrtatioas saccause Il was
in the purse instead of paid ou,
for goods ssedilel TO nsss s.ss .hoeAss
Now do yon5understand me?
The storekeeper was silent.
Good morning, Mr.. Edwards, said
Jacobs. "When have cash to spare,
] shall he happy to spend il with you;
bnl no more book accounts for me-
Wise will they he who profitbv the
experience of Mr.. Jucobs. These
credit accounts are curse TO pcope
with moderate incomes, and should
never under any prctence be- opened.
WANT OF CounAGE.-Sydncv Smith
in his work on moral philosophy, speaks
in this wise Of what men lose for the
want Of 4 little brass, as il is termed:
4 "rent deal Of talcn, is lost 10 the
world for the want Of little courage.
Every day senIs to their graves n mum.
bcr olobscurc men who have only re-.
manned in obScnri,y because their tim
ldity has prevented them from making
first eilorI; and who, il they could only
have been induced to begin, would in
al! probability have gone great lcnglhs
IN the career of fame. The fact is that
in order 10 do any thing in this world
worth doing, we must no, stand shivcr.
ing on tho bank, and thinking Oft The cold
and tn" danger, bn' Jump in and scrnm.
bic through as well as we can. IL will
not do TO be pcrpclually calculating
risks. and adjusting nice chances; i, did
all very we'll before the Flood, when n
man could consul, his friends upon an
Intended publication for hundred and
fifty years, and then live 10 see its sue
cess ior SIX or seven centuries after.
wards; but AT present a man waits, and
doubts, and hcsitnlcs, and consnlis hi,
brother, and his uncle, and his frs, cou-
sins, and his particular friends, ill onc
fine day hr finds that he is siylv fi"c
wears OF agc--that he has lost so much
time m consulting first cousins and
particular friends, that he has no more
tim" left 10 follow their advice. There
is such little time for r.squcamish.
ness Mt present, III" opportunity so easily
slips away The very period Of life Al
winch man chooses 10 venture. ifcver
is so couiired, that il is no bad rule ,c
preach up tho necessity, in such inslnn
c"s, of lluic violence done 10 the feel
ingS, and of efforts lnndc in defiance O
strict and sober cnlculnion.'
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fishing Extraordinary. Mr.. G.. IIar
re- teacher of dancing, from, Edinburgh
having gone OUT to the Cockholm, {
snail stream TINT runs in The Gala a
STOW, he ny chance came upon brooc
OF Wild ducks, nearly full tl"dgcd whicl
immediately took TO The water. ant
were nearly out OF sigh! under bank an,