Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-05-15

10 "hom money IS owed are oetter III
than we are. They stand in no need of it,
"But Is ii not not justly due, Alice @ en-
quired the tailor, in a rebuking voice.
mo more justly due than is food and
raiment and home TO our children ~ re
piled The taior's wife with more than her
usual decision Of tone. "Cad has given
Us these chldron, and he will require an
account Of the souls committed to our
charge. Is not human soul Of more i'm
por,ance than dollars' lew years and
it will be cut Of our power 10 do our child
ren good. They will grow up and bear
forever the marks Of neglect and wrong"
"Alice Alice For Heavens sake do
not talk in this way ~ exclaimed the tailor,
much disturbed.
"W illinm l' said The wife. 81 am mo-
ther, and a mothers heart can feel right ;
nature tells me that it is wrong for US TO
thrust out our children before they are old
enough TO 20 into the world. Let US keep
them home longer"
ave can not and pay off this debit
"Then let the deb, go unpaid for the
present. Those to whom il is owed can re.
celve no harm from waiting but our chill
dren will"
Just then man brought in a letter, and
handing il ,o the tailor, withdrew. On
breaking the seal, Mr.. Moae found tha, it
contained fifty dollars, and read as follows ::
"S,R-Upon refec'ionl feel ,ha, ought
not TO receive from you the money that was
due to me when you became unfortunate,
some years ago. ! understand that you
have large family. that yonr health is not
very good, and tha, YOU are deprlving the
one ol comforts, and lnjurins the other. in
endeavoring to pay of your old debts. To
cancel these obligations would be oil right
nay, Your duty-if you could do so
wi,hou, neglecting higher and palmer
duties. But you can not do this, ami can
not receive the money you pad ME this
morning. Take it back, and expend il in
making your family more comfortable. |
have more than enough for all my wants.
and will dot deprive you of a sum that
must be important to YOU, while 10 me it
will be Of little consequence either as gained
or lost. EDWARD PErRoN."
The letter dropped from the ,ailor's hand
he was overcome with emotion. His
wife,when she understood its purpori. burst
into tears.
The merchants sleep was sweeter that
night than it had been for some time, and SO
was the sleep Of the poor debtor.
And next day, Mr.. MoaIc called 10 see
Mr.Peiron, to whom. at the instance oil The
iai,er, he gave full detail OF his actual
circumstances The merchant woo touched
by his story. and prompted BY true benev-
oIence to aid him in his struggles. lie saw
mos, Of the iailor's creditors. and induced
those who had no, been paid in full. to
voluntarily relinquish their claims. and
some Of those who had received money
since the poor mans failure, to restore il as
belonging OF right to bis 4mily. There
was not one Of these creditors who did not
feel happier by their act Of generosity, and
no one can doubt that both the tailor and
his family were also happier. Henry and
John we're not compelled to leave home
until they were older and better prepared
to endure The privations that usually attend
the boys frs, entrance into the world
and help for the mother in her arduous
duties could now be afforded.
No one doubts that the creditor, whose
money is not paid TO him, has rights. But
loo few think Of the rights Of the debtor,
who sinks into ohscuri'y. and often suffers
privalions, while his heart is oppressed
with sense Of obligations utterly beyond