The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-11-14

'Wben viii you srtile w NsIt week Y u
N" Nor next year. Perhaps never II
l will say So Aud tho clerk Of Wheel. j
Do retired. &
Before The end Of week ball dozen :
wis, were served upon Smith. who in as
and distress. called together The
lev Individuals who had loaned him mousy
anal trusted him for goods in order tina, he
ai.ht e., once morr ahoai. Alter announc.
ing 10 Them The lac, tina, his Affairs hat
asumed new aspect. and that he was on
the verge Of 'uin, he proposed. in order to
secure them, 10 couisss judaemen, in their
favor. This Was approved and the measure
Of safety at once adopted. Il was then sug-
srsied, in oder. II possible, to prevent The
ruinous sacrifice which must take place.
weIe every hing seized and sold Of by he
Sheriff, ,ha, a meeting be called Of the old
creditors who were distressing Smith, and
tina, they be frankly told that thee was no
chance for them II they wen, on, while ut
ter ruin 10 their debtor must follow perse-
verance in tho policy they had 50 strangely
adopted. This suggestion me, the views of
all. and the prosecuting creditors were CALI !
el together.
Learning wha, had occurred, attended
the meeting 10 see wha, course affairs would
take. could not but feel some ri'y Tor
Smith, although my sense Of justice was Of.
Tended 1t his plain departure FROM what
seemed to INC the pash in which All honest
man should walk. The meeting took place
in room over the store occupied by Smith.
When arrived, found about dozen per-
son. present, all lOoking as grave asf at u
iuneral. Smith 81, apart, with gloomy
couGienance, but u steady eye, that passed
tom face tn face OF The men who were as
,embled. yet wiIhou, sinking beneath the
gaze Of any.
Soon alter came in, Mr.. Thorn was re-
quested to take the chair-which no did.
Ailer looking around for moment, he said.
Il do no, know for what purpose We arr
invited here. Pe,hsp. some one present
can tell
Those assembled looked from one 10 ALI
other, aud then upOu Smith, whose steady
eye met every glance without wave'ins. NJ
one repI yipg, after the lapse OLA short time
no saiI,
None here need BE- inlorm that old
claims against me have been sudienly re-
vved. and legal proceedings commenced
with the avUwed purpose 81 pushing me 10
the last extremity. Why this should have
been done, is more than | can tell. But
having been done, honesty r"quied me L.,
pIotec, those who kindly came forward and
aided me with money and credit, again To
commrnee businrss; aud have done 81
ro-da, | ufessJudsemen In favor OF those
men, thus giving their claims precedence
over ali others. AL have ia reality belongs
to them, for il came from them; aud j, j.
but right iha, their own should be secured.
Il j. no, their wish 10 break me up, and ]
cauno, conceive how !, can DO yours. IL
you proceed, am again ruined, and you are
40 better or; but ifyou stop where you ae,
there IL yet chance lot me. Twill 10, sd,
what will dn if ever able. Promises are
rasil, made by men situated rs am. The
purpose ol this meeting !. 10 let You know
exar,ly the aspect o! affairs, lha, what you
40 may be done undersiandingly.'
Is,w the hrows Of Thorn draw closer to-
gether us he looked Smith fxedly in The
face. When the latter had done speaking,
he said,
There is no man living who would 90
further to FIO,ec; an homes, dsb'or than !
would bul when man fails with his hands
full, show him no mercy
You don't mean tia, remark 10 apply to
me = said Smith, in a sharp, quick vOice,
while blaze Of Indignation flashed from
his eyes.
Il do, cOldly replied Thorn.
'Then fling back into your teeth the
base insinualion, and dare you 10 the proof
\ was electrified by The defiant tone aud
manner Of he man, and so were nearly all
present. Them remained cool. and replied
in firm voice,
The mar who fails in business, and re-
tires upon nothing. doesn'. generally keep
his carriage aud hOIsrs'
THIS was coming home with the matter,
and ] expected to zee flush Of confusion
pass over my fiend's face. But 20. HE
eye was a, sharp and steady as before.
Nor pursued Thorn, 'does he maintain
in the suburbs, out Of the way OF common
observation. Us luxurious q style Of living
as before
Certainly not replied Smith. If he
hay. nothing, how /, be TO support all this 2
.Pertinen,ly asked. But, perhaps yon
can answer tho question better than any
one present, as understand you have made
the experiments
'Ner There was unfeisn'd ,ronsh-
menl in the tone Of Smith's voice NJ well o,
n his manner. Mer hs repeated =
Phrase to explain YOURSELF
Ia woId ihen,' said Thorn, with EN-
pha>is, 'you keep carriage anil horses
You maintain luxurious snle Of living
and yet y"u failed, 'nd pretended tina, you
gave M e'ery'h ngr
We'll Iha, 4, "ew., responded Smith, in
a voicr that mu,i have satisfied -ve'y on
thai Ihs'e was some mistake. Pray, where
III you learn all ,hisi'
Il had part oi Il, Al least, from your own
lip -s'd an individual who had until now