The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-14
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g, W. Anout year ahsr DO had starred
arain in the world. I heard newly whis-
p,,ed doab, Of h. ,atrgrny. He hapPsned
=, D. ps..iny store 10 winch VA. stand
ing, and ,enuked, Us person as my sale
ulle,ei his name--
~ believe he /. getting on comfortably
agsi"." Il
He. comfortable enough, no doubt,
wa. returned, in tone that expressed more
than the words.
4 looked u, he individual who had thus
spoken ios momrui, when he added,
81 believe Smith know. how 10 take care
db;",-'.'
- -i.. IN 10 business"
sal q.
.Y-, All by me ling more than thai.
Some ra.hs, queer -'"r'es are told OF him.
"A great mU,y qu-er 'hings are said Of
men who oSs more money than they are
allie 20 pay
"Bul men who owe more than they are
able 10 pay, a'e hardly Justified in keeping
q "A rage and span Of ho'se..'
"Who JnesV
.why SAITH"
"lnlsyd' Ate you sure!''
II U,i,-v, ,he,s !, 40 doubt OF it,
D. nal. al
III ough, ~ know himself, and my in
iorrnani had il from lhud person who hat
4. from III. own lips. Pretty dhect ,esii
NOM. . shonhl think :"
"a ca ri,ge and span oil horses" said J.
In uniris,ed surprise. elf that 10 50, I'm
afraid something IS wrong. Can il DO posi-
Die thai Smth is rguer ~
If, will be lOund on, % al last, appre-
henJ. Fur my part, he never looked to me
h.s a msn who ie!t much under the
weather. See him when you would, he
mad a cheerful eounisnsnce, and ten chan
ce. to one il he diin't amuse You with a
ies, or excite your ri.ibles BY s"me witty
s,yinc Til. Is not The way viii men who
n,s really moved down by adversely. No
no Depend upon l., Sn'th manasrd T.
mgs gsoI care oi hirns-ll. H's Ie'iring "a
the suburbs wls "nly II iai"t 10 conceal The
real LUXURY ia which he still meant to live.
"I-slly, am taken all abacs." AL
.serd 10 this. Carriage and ho'ses.
w,uldnt have believed such thing. II
t..i,rb. ease, I rather think he m'shi al
-, ~ y, "a - me the one hundred dollars
loanrd MIN before his mislortunes, and to'
VIII ch uryci had the most distant thought
Of troubling him.
Il rather think he might pay me The
bL,nce o. live hunired dollars, still my due.
sut tie ,,rrspn with whom | was conSers-
inL.,,d ,h,t - more, | lnink Will give
hi Il an orr"rtuniy Of doing % seIo'e
very -reaI wiile.'
In.day or two heard The same story
rrve ted. wit similar comments.
i can't I'll ia carriage said one man
10 uhun. Snrh ~r' Indebted,
,usas much u, can 10 10 buy boots to
walk IN said auoher
TO ,hink oi him diving down to his
stnre Nv ~ d.y in his own carriage &C.
NAKED "a thmd. We'll, hiss a strang'
wvldn
No very srsa, while passed teIo'e, IRON
,.lkins, csr,aiu oHes began to ac'. and Smiih
received two or ihIee communications oil
this tenor:
Mr.. has placed his account against
Won IN IN, hand, Will you please to call
nj nv ufi,r. NJ 90 - street. and arrange
r.r il. settlement, otherwise legal proceed
inas will hs instituted
Ia considerable alarm at this new and
me, cct-d turn Of aTIr-, Smith called a.
ous,,eL hut cOa,d make nothing out o
the gentleman WIN had thus politely asked
nm iytesyirw. Theh issTuctioEs were Il
pr.c.ed. unlr.s az immediate settlement o
IN. yar,ou- accounts were made by The
debtor.
'Yru viii nave To proceed, them saiC
Smith. with t'"9Lled eounIenance. : Al
10 rsy,ng. that is gu, OF the question.
can't doi.'
.yely WE'LL was the polite answer in eacl
case, 'our instructions are TO prosecute, am
we mus, d" II
smih Was in 40 humOr for jesting wheI
no went back To his store. ! happened II
drop in upon him, just Al tina, time, intend
iny, ia g1oi opportunity offered, to civ
him a h,nt about my hundred dOllals. Blu
I went away without doing so; Tor his as
nee, was 80 troubled lha, could no, 6nd ]
4, my heri To say anything on the subj"c'
O,eoG the parties ~ho thus commsnce'
summary proceedings against my fiien'
WI. a merchant nAm,d Thnrn This maj
hal. heretofore, resied Smith with 2res
c,,.nl-r.tinn. Tmo"gh his nadrnce harsl
measure. hid bce" Stayed al a Time when
several c,ediu,s we're disposed TO give han
,ron,,,,. But be had heard about his debt
or carriage AID huisss. and lei, mdig"an'
a, havmg been, rs he said, swindled cut Of
h,s noacy IN That Style.
ilI -u,-i u, nm homes, man TO the enc,
hnr marked 10 person With whom lie ~ss
on,yer,iu on he subject, and push arucue
T.. the lat rAt,enily Keep a err'iage and
horses a, N, expense! Oh, No! | ne''r
per ,it any one !" do that
As he sad this Smith came IN, and the
psr.on Wi,h whom the merchant was eon-
,e lag retired. Thorn knit his brows, and
looked c lily upon his debtor.
Il VA. se'y much surprised when this
came 10 hnd,' sand Smith, presenting as he
spoke. one ol The attorneys letters he had