Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-04-22
MINERAL POINT, WIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 22. 1852.

man in the city
So | believe said Mr.. Winslow, nor
he ADDED, a better man
/ know little Of his personal character:
but unless his face deccives me, it cannot
but be good
1T is good Let me say a word about
him. The moment his salary increased
beyond what was absolutely required to
pay his board and fad such clothing as
lis position made it necessary for him to
wear, he devoted the entire surplus to
rendering his fathers family comfortable ,
Highly praiseworthy,' said the friend
1 had received, already, many divi-
dends on my Investment continued Nr
7 "lnslow. but when that fact came to nv
knowledge, the dividend exceeded all The
other dividends put together
The mercantile friend was silent If
ever IN his life he had evinced the reward
q eeod deed. 1t. vas at that moment.
To day went on Mr. WiusIow. I have
received still greater dividend. [ was
passing along Buttonwood street, when I
met old Mr. Davis coming out OF house
the rent Of which from its appeararce. was
not less than two hundred and twenty
five dollars You don't live here of
course said I, for [ knew the old mans
income to be small-not over six or seven
dollars week Oh, YES [ do he made
answer, with smile I turned and look
/ cd at the house again. How comes this q
! l asked ~ ou must be getting b;tter off
IN the world SO [ am was the reply.
Has any body left you fortune 2 [ in
/ quired. No, but you have helped me 10
one, said he, I don't understand YOU.
/ Mr.. Davis l made answer Edward
rents tie house for US said the old man
I DO you understand now 2
i understood him perfectly. It v4s
I then that [ received the largest dividend
+ oa my investment which has yet come into
my hands If they 20 on increasing at
( this rate, | shall soon be rich
/ Rather unsubstautial kind of riches
was remarked by the friend
/ That which elevates and delights the
mind, can hardly be called unsubtautiaI'
replied Mr.. Wmslow Gold will not al
ways do this
The friend sighed involuntariIv. The
remarks of Mr.. Winslow caused thoughts
to fit over his mind that were far from
being agreeable
"A year or more went by. and then ad-
dIton was made to the firm Of Webb &
Naldron. Edward Davis received the
offer Of an interest in the business. which
be uuhesitatingly accepted From that
day be was on the road to fortune Three
years afterwards one Of the partners died.
when bis interest was increased.
= twenty-five years from the time Nr
"iusLow, acting from a benevolent I'M
pelse proposed 50 send young Davis to
school, have passed
One day. about this period. Mr.. Wins
log. who had met with number of rever-
ses IN business, was sitting in his couu-
tIng-ro0m. with a troubled look In his face
when the mercantile friend before men
toned came in. His counteuauce was
pale and disturbed
We are ruuiued ruined 7 said he with
much agitation.
Mr.. Winslow started to his feet
Speak he exclaimed what new dis
aster is about to sweep over mep
The house Of Toledo ( Co, in Rio, has
suspended
Mr. Winslow struck his hands toceth-
er. aud sank down into the chair from
which he had just arisen.
Then it IS all over, he murmured -
Al over T
Its all over with me- said tho other.
a longer struggle would be fruiti S.
But for this / might have weathered the
storm. Twenty thousand dollars of drafts
drawn against my last shipment are back
protested, and viii be presented to-mor-
row. l cannot lift them. So closes a
business life Of nearly forty years, in com
merclal dishonor and personal ruin.
Are You certain that they have failed 2
asked Mr.. Wius.ow, with something like
hope ia his tone Of voice.
1t is too true was answered The
Caleste arrived this morning. and her let
ter bag was distributed at the post Office
half al hour ago Have you received
nothing by her
j was not aware Of her arrival But
will send immediately for my letters
Too true was the information commu-
nicated by the friend The large com
mission house Of Toledo s. Co had failed
and protested drafts had been returned
to a very heavy amount. Mr.. Winslow
was among the sufferers. and to the eX-
tent that was equivalent to ruin: because
It threw back upon him the necessity of
lifting over $4,000 Of protested paper
when his line of payments was already
full up to his utmost ability.
For nearly FIVE years. everything had
seemed to 90 against Mr Winslow At
the beginning Of that time. a son whom
he had set up in business, failed, invJig-
ing him in a heavy loss, Then, one dis
aster after another followed. until he
found himself in imminent danger of a
failure From this time he turned his
mind to the consideration of his affairs
. with more earnestuess than ever, and made
every transaction with a degree of pru-
dence and foresight that seemed to guar
antee success in whatever he attempted.
4 A deficient supply Of -four caused him to
send a large shipment to Rio The sale
was at a handsome remuuerative profit,
but the failure of his cousicuees, before
/ the payment Of his drafts for the proceeds,
entirely Frustrated him.
I So hopeless did the merchant consider
. his case, that be did not even make an