Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-04-22

TO come, when the news Of his lllfOrtuue
arrived
Yes, it was ruin 1Ir. Winslow saw it
IN q moment, and MS hand fell powerless
by his side. lie made no further effort
TO lift his notes, but after his mind had
recovered FROM its first shock. he left his
store and retired to his house. to seek in
ITS quiet the calmness and fortitude of
which he STOOD so greatly IN need La
TINS house were his wife and two daugh
ters, who all their lives had enioved the
many external comforts and eiegancies
that wealth can procure The heart OF
the father ached as his eyes rested upon
his children, and the thought of the sad
|reverses that awaited them
On entering the dwelling Mr.. Wins
/ low sought his partner Of his life. and com
muDIcated to her without reserve. the
painful Intelligence of his approaching
failure
Is it indeed 50 hopeless p she asked,
tears filling her eyes
4 am utterly prostrate,' was the reply.
IN tone that WAS full OF anguish And
In the bitterness Of the moment. the uu-
fortunate merchant wruuc his hands
To Mrs. Ninslow, the shock so unex-
time before her mind, after her husbands
announcement, acquired any degree Of
cIamuess.
About halfan hour after Mr.. Winslow's
return home, and while his own heart and
+ that Of his wife were both quivering with
/ pain, a servant came and said that a gen
tleman had called aud wished to see INN.
/ Vino Is 1t 2 asked tie merchant
/ 4 did not understand his name an
sWered the servant.
/ Mr.. Wuuslow forced as much external
c0mposure as was possible, and then de
scended to the parlor
/ Mr. Davis, lie said entering.
/ MIR. Wluslow, returned the visitor.
taking the merchants hand, and grasping
! it warmly.
As the two men sat down together, the
one addressed as Mr. Davis, SAID
/ was sorry to learn, little while ago,
that YOU will lose by this failure in RIO
Heavily. 1t has ruined me 2 replied
Mr. Winslow
Not 50 bad as that, [ hope, said Mr.,
Davis
Yes It has removed the last prop that
l leaned on, Mr. Davis. 1t is impossible
for me to take up fifteen thousand dollars
worth Of returned drafts.
Fifteen thousand is the amountH
Yes.
Mr.. Davis smiled encouragingly
Ii that Is ALL said he. there Is no diff
dcu.ty IN the way. [ can easily get you
tie money
Mr. Nmslow started, and a warm flush
went over his face
Why didn't you come TO me o asked
Ir Davis, the moment you found yourself
Ia such "a difficulty. Surely and lis voice
slightly trembled, surely you did not
think it possible for me to forget the past
DO | not owe you everything and would
[ not be one OF the basest men. If | forgot
my obligation ii your need were twice
fifteen thousand, and it required the dIvi
sion of my last dollar with YOU. not a hair
Of voar head should be injured [ did
not know that it was possible for you to
get into an extremity like this, until I
ueard it whispered a little while ago
So unexpected a turn in his affairs com
picteiy unnamed him. lie covered his
face and wept Ter some time, with uucon-
trolaO-e passion Of child.
All. sir he said at last, in 4 broken
voice, j did not expect this, MIR. Davis
You had right to expect it. replied
the young man Were | to do less than
sustain you in anv extremity not too great
for nay ability, l would be, unworthy the
name Of a man. And now, Ar Wiuslow.
let your heart be at rest. You need not
lall under the blow. Your drafts will
probably come back tomorrow.
Yes tomorrow at the latest
Very we'll I VIII see that you are
provided with the means to lift them. La
she meantime, il you are in want Of any
sum toward your payments Of today, just
let me know
I can probably get through to-day by
my own efforts, said MIR. Wluslow.
Probably How much do you want p
asked Mr.. Davis
In the DeigLborhood of three thousand
dollars
/ will send you round a check for that
sum immediately promptly returned the
young man, rising as he spoke, and draw
ng forth his watch 1t Is nearly two o.
clock now he added, so [ will bid you
good day In fifteen minutes you viii
lud a check at your store.
And with this Davis retired
ttl+> " tltItA 't1111et III q ~ 'AA t'~'-~
Of time. seemed like a dream to Wiuslow.
lie could hardly realize its truth. But
it was reality, and he comprehended 1t
more fully, when, on reaching his store,
Ie found there the promised check for
three thousand dollars.
On the next day the protested drafts
came in but thanks to the grateful kind
{ ness &C Mr. Davis, now merchant with
. tie command Of large monied facilities, he
was able to take them up The friend,
before introduced, was less fortunate.-
I There was no one to step forward and save
/ hun from ruin, and he sank under press
ure that came upon him
4 few days after his failure, he met Mr..
Wiusl0w.
I How is this 2 said he How did you
weather the storm that drove me under
[ thought your condition as hopeless as
mine
so did J. answered Mr.. Winslow -