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: : Today, went on SIR. Winslow. rs,
: aeee'Fed a still larger dividend Wss ny,
|, ~ a,ohg buttonwood street when M
! ~ 7. Davis coming out Off hon<e n
ieht OF which from its appearance WAS ~ =,
iess than two hundred lnad twepty ~ ! !,
sats ldudon't live here Of ea,,rs., ss;3
iVt ! knew the old man i income "a Ii 81, !
ny over stx or seven dollars week "a
ses &c, he made answer. with sm;ts
turned " land looked at The bonse aaa;s
I'LL J1 must ee getting better off in II,
Moria. so an, was his renlv H. -
nSoody left you little fortune - ep,,n; ,s =
20, out you have helped nsE bis sa;a
i aou understand YOU, 9 SaSs ~ s.
a. answer. Edward rents ths bna.n n's sa'.
Us, sad the old man, do You undsrs,o M =
4 'lSct thtfa rsrost r;4ara =. vas tuen
4 Rather unsubstantial Kind Of riches, r %Has
remarked by the friend.
That which elevates and delights the
mind can hardly be called unsubstantial,p
replied Mr. Winslow Gold will not al
ways do this
Ihe friend sighed involuntary the re-
mark Of Mr. Winslow caused the thoughts
| to fit over his mind that were far from a
I greeable
A year or two more went BY, and then an
addition was made to the firm of Webb 4
! Waldron. Edward Davis received offer of
an interest III the business which he unhesi..
tatingly accepted From that day he was
in the-road to fortune Three years after
Yards one Of the participated, when his in
terest was increased
Twenty five years from the time Mr.. Win
+ slow, acting from. benevolent impulse, pro
posed to send young Davis to school, have
passed
One day, about this period, Mr. Winslow,
whe had met with number Of rererseslin
business, was sitting in the counting room
with a.troubled look on his face, when the
merchantile friend before mentioned cane
in His countenancc was pale and disturb
Cd
We are ruined ruined I said he, with
much agitation
Mr.. Winslow started to his feet
$ Speak 7 he exclaimed What disaster
is about to sweep over me q
The house ST Toledo &. Co, has suspen-
ded
Mr. Winslow struck his hands together,
and sunk down into the chair from.which he
had arisen.
Then it is all over, he murmcred. An
over
1t is all over with me-, said the othet-
A longer struggle wouldIbe fruitless. But
for this | might have weathered the storm
Twenty thousand dollars of drafts drawn a.
galnst my last shipment are back protested,
and will be presented to morrow | cannot
m me- thsid shoneff G nd psrsonta1 Fuffa
Are you certain that they have failed q
asked Mr.. Winslow, with something like
|. hope in his voice
= 1t is too true was answered ! The
Celeste arrived this morning, and her letter
bag was delivered at the Post-ofiee half an
hour ago, Have YOU receivcd!nothing by
her p "
{ | was not aware of her arrival But l
Will send Immediately for my letters
Too true was the information communiea-
ted by tfeefricnd The large commission
house Of Toledo &, Cos had failed, and pro-
tested drafts had beenFeturned to>a very
heavy amount. ".
Mr. WinsloW was among the sufferers, 20
an extent that was evident to ruin, because
itthrew back upon him the necessity of lift:
ing over fifteen thousand dollars of protes
ted paper, when his line Of payments was
already up to his utmost ability
For nearly FIVE years everything had
seemed to go against Mr. Winslow Attic
beginning of that period, son whom lie
had set up in business failed, involving him
in heavy loss Then one disaster after an
other followed until he found himself in i'm
,minent danger Of failure. From this time
he turned his mind TO the consideration of
his affairs with more earnestness than ever,
and made every TRANSACTION with degree Of
prudence and foresight that seemed to guar
antce success in whatever he attempted -
4 deficient want of -four caused him to ven
ture a large shipment to Rio. The rate was
ata handsomely remunerative profit, but the
!, failure Of his.eonsinge before the payment
of his drafts for the proceeds, entirely pros,
| trated him.
So helpless did the merchant consider his
/ case, that be did not even make an effort to
get temporary aid in his extremity
/ When the friend Of Mr. WinsloH came
| with the information that the house Of Tole-
do & Co, had failed, lie was searching a..
bout in his mind for the means Of li he re- /
o9us ms Nun Which ii was to cone when the
news of his i'll fortune arrived.
Yes II wasruin Mr. Winslow saw that /
4 : moment, and bis hand fell powerlesft
his side. He made no farther leFhis store
his notes. but after bis mrs pi eek in its que.
covered from his f65ffftiitudo ofwhieh be st9oa
and retired need. In this home Tstg ,;, n.s
the end two daughters, who all tae,r and and
.irIs an and the many external comforts HE Tge
haa eno o;ss that. wealth can Prougeee .a.,ed
eleganelett be father aeed as his EYES sessa ,1
heart q ah i'd and he.though. q Inc *s :,
on ms as that awaited then. =, w;osrow
On e ~ nartner Of his life, and eo@mpa e.
sought sI Ser without reserve, the ralniul -
eatsa 70 os Of his approaching failure ..Eed
telh 3 !. indeed 50 hopeless sag =
tears mn Utterly PROSTATE vas 'he a Ip8' n
r aSe that was fun Of anguish 81. ., Scr
u II 3 s h;tterness Of the moment, ING eD-0
the D,s,st wrung his hands ov,oet
70 s Mrs very '4 severe, and i was some 'i@ :,
ed; Was her mind, af.er her husoan ne s s,I
2 before aeam n acquired any degree q : :
J. ness. 49, bonr afier. Mr.. NlnsloN