The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-28
"A1r. Peters. how are you %

$50, So"
Still the brows were unbent.
"Anything over to-day gu faltered Jenkins.
"NOp
That "No" must have been heard to form
a correct idea of the emphatic force with
which 1t was uttered. Poor Jenkins stagger-
ed back a pace or two and then hastily re-
tired.
The tenth time Fve had to say that in the
last hour" mutle'ed Peters, savagely, as he
turned to his desk.
This last experience in borrowing from
those WI were cover" settled the matter
with Jenkins. 1t would have been about as
easy to have forced him up to a lannon's
mouth as to have induced him to make am
other application of the kind.
'Fd better fail and be done with it." said
he to himself, as he went back with hurried
strides to his store but the idea of falling
became more and more terrible to him the
nearer the view he took.
Il must prevent it. if can" This. which
was thought rather than uttered marked the
reaction in his mind
'But how how, how?" And he paced the
floor backwards and forwards half dozen
times.
"Xes, yes I'll do that It's a straw; but
I'll catch at it," And, so saying, he started
forth again. This time. he went to the S ore
OF his old employers, and asked an interview
with the senior member of the firm, a kind
hearted liberal man.
"Mr. B" said Jenkins, as soon as they
were alone, speaking frankly and without
embarrassment, Five committed great bIcn-
der"
SIN what?"
SIN going into business"
'How so %
IL hadn't dollar oil capital"
u thought you had saved something"
'NO; l went into business on the sole ba-
sis of credit"
That 1rdS a blunder"
$50 have discovered; but unfortunately,
when it is too late TO retrieve my error"
You can'tpay your notes, presume"
mot out OF my current Of business. |
must borrow
"A poor dependence, Jenkins"
$50 have found this day, to nv grief and
| have been trying for near
ly five hours 10 get thousand dollars. but
nobody has anything to spare; so | must let
my paper lie over, and make failure of it,"
That won't do, Jenkins" said Mr.. B..
I'D rather TAIL twenty times than keep up
a half dead and alive business existence by
No, no; that won't suit me. no
how. One days experience Is enough. How
people stand it who run about, daily, from
nine o'c ock until hslf-past two, to get mon
ey to meet their notes, is more than can tell.
1t would kill Inc in a MONTH I'd rather fail
at once and be done with it. Failure must
come at last'
"Well, what do you want TO say to me ON
the subject ?" asked B.
Simply" replied Jenkins. ito call nv
store yours, and me your clerk for few
months, until the business can be settled up
you. IN the meantime, paying the notes
that fall due, in order TO keep all concerned
tree from the loss that inevitably follows IL
failure in business. There's enough to make
you perfectly safe"
you are certain of that"
so yes; Pve made very fair profits. and
lived lrugally. You can furnish goods from
your own store to keep up the stock while
Pm selling off what is now on hand. In this
way, you will be able to do more than pay
the expenses OF the store, and bring all out
safely in the end'
Il must have Il little time think about
his, Jenkins" said B.. Il wish YOU had
mentioned The subject a week or two ago. so
hat could have looked into the afflir before
iour extremity came. You want "a thousand
dollars to- day ?"
"Yes"
B sat and thought for some three or
our minutes.
H'u't M We ~ SuppoSe, Sdlu lie, at
ength. II don't like these failures in bust
ess Their reaction upon trade is bad. PII
1--WE you Il check for Il thousand dollars TO-
ay. Pay your notes, and then 90 to work
nd getup statement of your exact cond-
ION If it all looks right perhaps-but no
natter what. DO as | wish and let me see
Ou tomorrow"
A heavy weight was suddenly rolled from
ne feelings OF Jenkins He felt as light as IL
'ather as he went back to his store. holding
Chilly in his hand check for one thousand
olIars.
On the next day, after a long interview
18th Mr.. =, who had always felt
lendly interest in Jenkins, it was decided to
'ntnue the busness-B- to be a 81
mt partner and furnish certain amount of
lpltal. That settled the fortunes of the
9ung man. He is still ia business and do
g well. While Tompkins and dozens OF
hers like him are on the street, daily from
ne till half-past two, as eager momentum
rs, you viii find him a his counter attend
g to customers a the auctions. ready to
cure any good bargains that may happen to
ter. And you will moreover, find him
osperous merchant, when Tompkins and
yht out OF ten of such able ''fnanciers'' are
wen under, and the ripples on the surface
trade that marked the place of tier dsas-
r are no longer TO be seen,
10 start in business with only credit for a
pital, is TO lean upon broken reed. Thou
nds have learned this TO their sorrow.