Butte record., 1855-02-03

in spite of his f'lie+, Z sit down, my
boy, and Il m all about it :"
& What! have you heard 1T. then -
h~ said hurriedly. growing very pale.
l have heard nothing, James But
[ see from your face that something is
the N tier, so let me hear it now"
He gave great sigh Of relief, and his
hands me young face med to brighten
up a little as he sail this
Well, Mr.. Troy said he, the truth
Of the matter is, that I'm very hard up,
and | came to ask you to lend HE little
money
James" l answered, otis well
that it's no worse but still, it seems t,
me seriou- matter for a youth of yonr
age, for You arr barely sew nteen, if l
memb lightly"
And four months, Sir" he inter
posed, eagerly "Seventeen and fur
months, on my honor.'
Well" l continu d, smiling at his
anxiety about the odd months, "Iet it
be seventeen and four months. Even
then, it is an improper age to get into
debt at .
You see, Sr," said James, with
h lf-penitent look, '"lwas that infe. nal
Eqlioox Clnb that dill It. The fellow,
there are al about my own age, and have
lots Of tin. I'm sure | don't know what
has com over my governor lately when
ever usk hun for a"y money. he looks
as blacks as the ace Of spad s, and says
he a>n't got H. "
But how i the Equinox Club to
blame il til S IN tier -
Why, you see, Sir, that the fellows
there don't care h,w high they play,
and it won't 20 to allrw ones self to be
"lufied off, you know So -so-the fact
is, tbat-the o her 4 ght Jack C op V
let NE III for twr hun red nd fly at
eurre and if l don't pay my pl1y-deJts,
shall be posted, ih9r''s the d,uce Of
it" and having b.licd this confession
out rather Lurri' div, Master James fun
biz IN IL side-p"cket and pull d out
some cigars, one Of when he offered me,
| presume t" cover confusion.
an the worst eciurer that was ever
created. can not, for the lif. IF nc,
SIT down opposite to a man, and gravely
assert By implic ton that I am a much
superior fellow to him | never had
any talent for those portentaus g hens -
with which tn lectner prefaces bis ai-
mouitions fe no pleasure in moral
ly pitching into a f-llov, when be cent
return it and haugh l would often
gladly give advice, Why the fear that It
Will slide into that confou,ded lecfuri .
gen rally drters me So, Instead Of
squarin- my elb ", knitting my brows,
and crushing poor james with a lot 0.
max ms ont Of Poor Richard. l went
qui t y to my desk and fill d up check
for he two hundred ana fifty.
Now. nay by" said I, 1 gave il
to James, 8 I'm MT going to give you
any advice, for hope the pain you have
suffered about his debt Will teach YOU
something but will tell you one thing,
f 1t does not make You f 81 your folly
deeply. you must have ha der hea
tian | can imagine You had much bet
ter be as ,cono.uica as yol can for the
present, ard on no accoun, ask our
f.ther for any money. because he spoke
the truth. He h sn't got il te give y u .
Poor boy, what change came over
his face do said thi~ He grew pale
as death, md tpok step backward, as il
srnck BY sudden blow.
God God! Mr., Troy. you don't
mean surely that"
L d., indeed, James. OF course YOU
can ke. p thu secret, when l tell you that
your father is IN the verge Of ruin, and
ha. been so for lie last four months
He may stsve it off for year or year
ii half lenger; but the crash is inevlta-
BILE; SO, ny de r bay, l brseech YOU not
o add to his mi-fortunes by any impru-
-ience oi yours"
He emed truly affected, wrung nv
hand warmly. and pledged Inns If with
fearful eyes 70 be careful for the future
| believe sincerely that be WIS honest in
his intentions at The tine. but | saw, as
he passed my window, that his step was
different from that vi which he Quilted
my othce more buoyant and el4ted,
and | sighed involuntarily-for I foresaw