Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-01
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incItI3ant, very ,Et@!-lti, eu"agrd in
c"tniht=cc III oar 1ilI'"'!'r c.':s't G.cs; lNtcs;e
February -, Is, q! tie a@" t.. srEen y-tiye
Alt't t4lS tt@'": ""ton@ ill., !? Is a package
oi N,Iy c""7!|rf">.e sI4" Was found. careful
y '.ed up III .''ltrj a1 follows:
.>"iea' oj5' ".i'S. %tU ;''"u"'s against sun
"iy persons Gown "lo1@ STORE. Some OF these
may u >"t - stiI or severe dNIInin.. Eut
1le people ~" poor, most q thea! I!-tyo .l<h,r-
man tick. NY lt"vN viii do as they
t"iHN best. EcfA"pa they VIII thlnI, with Dlc
'"H. IL Is "est 70 hhfa IIe package entire
About Il tiVNth ai,rr Il" a'ea, the eons met
'o5c'"3f, N!t'" '.r rIdcI tEoiHe" tic al!mInIs-
traitor, PE'"".'" ms package, react tie sub
ScfI'''f', ana asked what course should be IT,
heh III I'7"o |" Il. Another brother, few
Yeas younger tiitn tAe c'ueat man ul Strong
Ih'Poi@Ne t'H'r'Neii, unable at The moment
o'hfFI"9 MS 'e2"4S bI words: "htIe ne bruslI-
ca l''' tears from lis eyes with one hand, by
Il Sl''SM"o'c lefK ol 'he Other towards the tire
p'"e', "'ute"'e" HIS WISH 10 nave lAe package
pul Ilo ihe t''hes. Ii was suggested by an
o'IeF OF "r "Fo.ioFs that It might tie We'll first
to make list o! the debtors names, and of
the dates ana amounts, that they might be
rh"'it1 Is !"t intended discharge was for ALL
. To- !"i0Fn a"tA ~ Ih'8ht oller payment that
, i"eH "e0to were i"F2nyn: On The following
Gay ih'E "@"h 1sIeh'b!'d, the Il@t had been
prepared, ;'''' ''H 'i1e no'c5 due bulls and ac-
'''''''2 "t' amount q "HtA l"c'udihg inter-
] cat'"!oH'.j"" 10 liF'y 'Ilouo:1!'d dollars, were
+ t",hii'''''a 10 INC i}NAe7.
/ II was about i""f months a!:er orr fathers
or"tn' c"'!'''',eo my 'H.ofHi;'''' III the month
Vi june '''' WIS S''i''S III my ci"est brotli-
! tra counting r""in waiting tyr an opportunity
10 9ir'% "'"' ,','' ulc'e came III nara Ia
| NoFt" I5'lc oiU h'i'i, VINO I""hco rs thou9ti
t''he ana fo"5l usage f''a oceh TO Wlnd"ard OF
| ,''nl lof seventy years. ne ASKED me II my
bfo'lcr was hot the executor MY brother an
s"efeo t'1t nc was tne ADMINISTRATOR as our
1a'her oieo lt,es'ate.
wen s'io 'le stranger We come up from
'"e oal'e 10 pay " ocot owed Tie OLD gentle
man.
Wy ofolher requested MN TO take aseat, be-
ing at Una, moment a engaged win other persons
al a: the oesk: me old man sat down. and put
t''S on MA sH,sseS' ufe" out very ancient
pochet ~, oo'N anu pes"', 10 count out MS mo-
ney % len nc ''au il'lIS,eu' as ne sat waiting
nld nrov nnd;t M oTos a"n,,, WV" .l '
hoor he s;rhcd and know tho ,,onov ~. tho
nh.sa runs came L,,d and sonroHn ,,,;,had tho
old mans name mirht hc founi w tI,e tar ;"o
ov;nr list Nv broiher w,s soon Of la;sn,o
ond ,skad his Name ras;denco o a. ~ rIa .'' ar;
aual debt was four hundred and fortv dol.
,rs # had stood , Ionn tina .nd ,,,;tl, ~ W.
terost Amounted to bstweon sovan md a;n,t
hundred dolIars Nv hrothor ,vant :" he 49,
and .fter axanin;pr Tho foro,o,, ,st ,tta,'.;Sn
~ =, sudden SMILE Iirhtnd nn h;s 'ou',tonn,,oo
and told me- the truth NJ onae Tho n,d n'nn,,
nnno ,ras ,horc Nv hr,thar ,,;at,,o .'I. ,n'
se,t hv h;s s;da and co,,orIa+;a,; I o,,.soa
between them which | shall never foroet.
"Your notcis out]awcd.' said he s:it is dated
twelve years ago, PAYABLE in two wears: there's
no witness, and no interest has ever been
paid YOU are not bound to paw this note: we
can never recover the amount"
"Sir" said the old man, 81 wish to nav it.
1t is the only heavy debt have in the world |
It may be outawed here, but I have no child.
and my old woman and hope we have made
our peace with God, and wish to do so with
man, should like to pay it," And he laid
his bank notes before my brother, requesting
him to count them over.
81 cannot take this money" said my brother
The old man became alarmed. 81 have east
simnle interest for twelve wears. and q ,;ttle |
over" said he. 81 will nav YOU comnound in.
tercst. if YOU require it. The debt OUGHT 10
have been paid long ago: but your father wo,
verv indulrent--he knew that had been I'M, |,
lucky, and told me not to worry about it."
Nv brother then set the whole matter before
him, and taking the bank bills, returned them
to the old mans pocket book, telling him that
although ous father left no formal will, he had |
recommended to his children to destroy GER
tain notes, due bills, and other evidences of
debt. and release those who might be legally |