The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-03-31

has suspended.
Mr.. wiuslsw struck his hands .cgeiher. 1
AM sunk down into llle char ifom which
he had arisen.
.rhen n 10 al over" he murmered.
1. An over" 49,. -
II. i. al over with me-" said he 9th /
er. "a longer Struggle would be iraiiless.
Bat lar Ibis might have weaihsred the
Storm. Twenty thousand dollars q drafts
drawn against my last shipment are back
protested. and wlll be protested io-morow.
/ czaaot In them. So ends The matter.
So closes business. life af nearly fariy
years, in commercial dishonor and per-
sonzl ruin"
Are you certain that ihey have fail
ed," asked Mr. winslow. with some
thing like hope in his voice.
.Il is too lrne." he answered. @The
Celeste arrived this morning.. and her let
ter-bsg was delivered al the post Office
half an hour ago. Have you received
anything by bert"
IL was not IA are Of her arrival. Bni
| viii send Immediately Tor my letters.
Too true was ihe Information rommu-
nicsled by the friend. The large commis-
,ion house of Toledo & Co. had failed.
and protested drafts had been returned 10
a very heavy amount. Mr.. Winslow
was among The sufferers. and 10 an extent
that was equivalent io ruin; because u
threw back upon him ihe necessity Of
lifting over fifteen thousand dollars OF pro-
tested paper when his line Of payments
was ALREADY fully up 10 his utmost ab'li-
".
For near Eve years. everything had
seemed 10 90 against Mr.. Winslow. Al
the beginning &c that period son. whom
he had SET up in business. failed. invols-
ing him in heavy loss. Then. one
disaster after another followed, until he
found himself in imminent danger OF a
failure. From this time he turned his
mind 10 The consideration of his business
with more elrnesiness Than ever. and
made every transaction with degree ol
prudence and foresight. which seemed "a
guarantee success in whatever he attempt
ed. A deficient supply Of flour caused
him 10 venture large shipment 10 R'o'
The sale was handsomely remuneraiivs
profit. hui the failure Of his drafts inr The
proceeds entirely Frustrated him.
So HOPELESS did The merchant consider
his case. that he did not even make ~
effort To get temporary and in this exlre
nifty.
When The friend of Mr.. Winslow came
with the information that the house o.
Toledo e. Co. had failed. the latter wa'
searching about in his mind for the means
or lliling about Eve thousand dollars worth
Of paper. which frll due on thai day. liz
nd two thousand dollars in bank, the ba'
lance of the sum would have 10 be raisct
by borrowing. Tie had partly fixed up
on The resources from which this was 4
come. when the news OF his Ill loriun,
arrived.
Yes, il was ruin. Mr.. Winslow saw
that in a moment. and his hands Tell pow
erless hy his side. lie made no further ef
fod TO lllt his notes. but after his mind ha
d lille recovered from It's first shock he lei
his store and retired home, 10 seek Ia il
qniei The calmness and forliiude at whic
lie stood in 40 much need. In This hom
we're I,s wife and two daughters. who al
their lives had enjoyed The manv exiern'
comforts and elegancies shlrh wealIl
can procure.
The hear, of The father ached as his eye
rested upon his children, aud he though
Of The sad reverse that awaited them.
On entering the dwelling, Mr.. Wins
low sought the partner of his life, an
communicated 10 her without reserv
the painful intelligence Of his approaching
failure.
"Is il indeed SO hopeless!" she asked
tears filling her eyes.
81 am utterly PROSTATE !" was The re
ply, IN voice that was full Of anguish
And in The bitterness of The moment, III
unfortunate merchant wrung his hands.
To MIS-. Winslow, the shnck, so I'm
expected, was ,ery severe and j, wa
some time before her mind, after her hus
bands announcement, acquired any ds
gree Of calmness.
About half an hour after Mr. Winslow
return home. and while his own hea
and that Of his wife we're quivering vii
pain. a servant came and said that ger
tleman had calIe,I and wished TO see hin
"Whn is in" asked The merchant.
81 did mol understand his name." r,
piled the servant.
Mr.. Winslow forced ne mucI, extern;
composure as was possible, and then d,
Seconded 10 The parlor.
mir. Davis" he said on entering.
MIR. Winslow." returned the visito
taking the merchants hand and graspin
Il warmly.
AS the two men sat down iogelhe
the one addressed as Mr. Davis. said
IL was sorry 10 learn lhlle while
GO. that you will lose by this failure
Rio"
Heavily. Ilhas ruined me !" reptile
Mr.. Winslow.
mot SO bad as that, hope " said NJ
Davis.