The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-10-19
1t was a heavy stroke to his phil
osophy. The vision Of q rich wife was


due that day and he had been thinking
of dropping into his father-in-law's
counting room about ! o'clock, Ito
see if he had anything over.
The thought of applying to uncle
Joe occurred to him: but the wpr-
thy old gentleman was too bluntby
half, aud would be likely to tell Elm
some homely truths.
The day wore away with vain dc.
visings of means to extricate himself
from his embarrassmcnts. The mpte
was not paid-was protested.
The next day, people who had
long suspected that Ned was travel
ling too fast, began to see with n
clear vision the true state.
Before . o'clock, Ned was in Chm.
Gerry?
flows this, Ncd?" asked uncle 90.
seph entering the counting room.
DIDN'T mention it unclc-d,m' t
mention it Before you say word |
will Own that you were all right, and
| was all wrong" replied Ned, groan.
ing in spirit.
Il did not come to reproach Jou,
Ned-E.r from it. gave the best ad
vice ! was capable of giving; bu. as
you did not deem it advisable to fol-
low it, Of course shall not taunt You
in your troubles.
This was kind Of uncle Joseph, and
it was spoken in kindly mauner,
without the slightest appearance of
that triumphant 4 knew it would he
So, which wise old men sometimes
assume. 1t went to Ncd's heart, for
Ned had u heart, Notwithstanding the
little toiblcs of his character.
"Why did you not come to me for
assistance, Ned! always meant Well
hv YOU"
"tie! Ned and the old gentleman
was highly hattercd by his ncplew's
humility.
y wich ! had acce ted your offar
even ut q salary Of four hundrcdidol
lars year; should have been great
deal better of now"
"WelI well. MesMill 4zsai,t mind Hat
now. The place is still open"
is it!" asked Ned eagerly.
"Tom is my head clerk. OF course
| could not displacc him.
mo, certainly not"
"But us YOU have n wife. | will
make the salary six hundred now.'
"Il!ank you, uncle; will gladly ac-
ccDt he place.
Ned did accept it. and though il
was sad fall from his former position:
he took his place at the desk in his
unclc's office as the assistant of Tom.
with the bes, grace in the world.
1t is surprising how nisinrtunes will
humble man-how they will make
him accept with joy n position n,
which, in the days-of his prosperity, lie
turned up his nose in disgust.
Mrs Murdock was in the main. n
sensible person and made tn. best of
her altered circumstances. There
rooms in retired street were OBJ
tnined to supply the place of the fash
ionable residence in fremont street,
and the young couple went to house
keeping on reduced scale.
Ned kept within his means this
time. The humiliation ofhis fall grad.
ually wore away, and he was surp. iscd
to find himself much happier than
when they had been surrounded
by all the appliances of wealth and lux
ury.
Ned remained three years with IN.
Gle Joseph, who annually increased his
salary, thus enabling to add the com.
forts of life, and still keep within
his means.
At the end ofthis period, tile old gen.
tlcman finding himself old enough and
rich enough to retire, gave up the
business to his two nephews. who, We
are happy to record, are now doing
remarkably well.
MoRAL.-Whcn you are out OF
business, not be over-nice; and when
YOU have legacy left to you, do not
be rash.
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GRANDILoQuENT.-We find in the
Thomasvillc Waterman of the 2 st an
article upon love, ma.rimony and the
loves of the sexes which is wound
up as follows:
"Thus looking down from the altitu.
dinous summit of ardent expectation,
he hopes by fixing the gorgeous array
of his fanciful imagination, to insin.
uatc himself into the good graces OF
the beauteous and lovely, and desires
without viewing the inimitable regions
of uncxplored doctrines, to reeline
upon a couch Of mental exercitation
and quiescent meditation, and in Wis.
ions of bcatic happiness, slumber in
the arms of female lovcliness."
1t is presumed that the writer and
printers devil both tainted imme.
diately after placing the period to