The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-26
A THORN IN THE MEMORY.


gave usually, a ready impulse to his actions
But quick feeling has in most cases two
fold range, warming now into Kindly emotion,
and now burning with sudden anger. Your
So called kind-hearted men are often betray.
ed into cruel words and even cruel actions.
But there is this merit about them when the
heat Of passion subsidies they repent. and
sometimes seek to heal where they have
wounded.
Such a man was Hartley Bancroft. While
the current of events ran smoothly along, the
surface OF his life reflected the unyarying sun
shine, but very little obstruction sufficed
to ripple the waters, and then their aspect
darkened.
One day Mr.. Bancroft was sitting at his
desk, with a pile Of checks and bills before
him, the sum which he was taking preparatory
to deposit in bank. 1t was late in the day
for him to be figuring up his account; but he
had unusually heavy payments to make,
and the amount necessary to lift his notes had
been obtained with difficulty. Mr.. Bancroft
felt both hurried and worried, as his quick
nervous movements showed.
Just at this inauspicous moment man en-
tered the store and walked back to where
Mr.. Bancroft was sitting.
"Good day, Mr.. Cartwright"
There was not a very cordial tone in the
voice Of Mr.. Bancroft, although the other was
a customer who had bought Of his goods
freely.
"Good day." There was an embarrassed
air about MIR. Cartwright
What can do for you !" II was only a
form Of speech on the part of Bancroft, or
rather new form Of saying, "dOn't ask me
for snything."
Nuw it happened that Mr.. Cartwright was
on that day ina very " tight place" as it is
called. Ii was two o'clock, and all of his ef-
forts to get the full amount Of money needed
had failed. Several notes bad malured, and
among them one Of several hundred dollars
given to Mr.. Bancroft. All but this lie had
succeeded in lifting and now, frightened at
the aspect Of things, he had come, very re!uc.
tantly, to his creditor, whom he only knew
as kind>hearted man, tostate tie extremity
Of his case, and ask check Tor the amount
Of his note as Temporary loan.
" am short seven hundred dollars. Can
you help me T.
tone, aud vii With lfs RiEffngai fiipe ipe
Mr.. Bancroft noticed that hsworts seem
ed to s.agger the applicant for money; he al
so noticed that he grew pale, and had look Of
singular distress. But Mr.. Bancroft was too
much excited and annoyed for these TO have
upon him at that time any right influence.
" rhen," said MIR. Cartwright, lyon will
have to withdraw nv note frDm the Bank. !
cannot lift it,"
~ shall do no such thing, "angrily replied
Nr. Bancroft. "rake up your notes as |
take up mine"
~ have failed in all my efforts to get mo.
ney and if you do not withdraw this note II
will be protested" Mr.. Cartwrightsaid this
very deliberately. and in a firm tone Of voice,
yet with a face like ashes.
Every WE'LL" was the unyielding answer,
"let il be protested, then. II you can bear
the operation, think ! can"
euidly. almost sneeringly, were these cruel
words said. Mr.. Cartwright urged his case
no farther, bot turned away and went from
the store of his unyielding creditor Scarce
ly had he passed into the street before the
better nature Of Mr.. Bancroft rose into the
ascendancy, and the repenied Of unkindness.
William !" he called to clerk.
Tie young man came instantly.
"Make this deposit, William; and al the
same time Withdraw Mr.. cartwrigt's note
due to-day. Moneys hard to get just now.
and lie is burdened with heavy payments.
We must give him helping hand" The
merchant spoke kindly, not fretlully. The
clerk departed with the bank book, and
cheek Of sufficient amount TO lift the notes
that were due. Mr. Bancroft remained sit
ting at his desk. and from lis attitude and
the aspect Of his cuuntenance II was plain
that self-appro,al was not the pleasant state
81 mind in which he was indulging. The
veil Of mumrnlary angry excitement was
removed, and now, plainly before the eyes OF
his mind, stood his humbled AID distressed
debtor, towards whom not single impulse
Ufkind feeling had stirred. lie tried 70 find
a refuge from srlf.upbraidings IN the fact that
he had done all his debtor asked-tiIe note
was withdrawn.
!" Yes" said voice within him you have
cast bone, with cufscs, into the lace Of .
beggarm
MIR. Bancroft started uphurriedly from his
desk, walked the length 81 his store. return.
ed, and sat down again. A long deep sigh
parted his lips.
What could have possessed me that 80
Gar forgot both duty and kindncssi wouli
give twice seven hundred dollars 10 recall
this act, we're il possible to do so.'
Drawing q sheet u PIPER before him, Mr.
Bancroft took upa pen and wrote
MIR. Edward Cartwright: My Dear Sir
have Withdrawn your note. Forgive my
rough unkindness. was worried about
money matters, aud had Just slle up my
own bank account. We notalways proof
against petty annoyanccs. They sometimes
disturb more than larger things.
Come in 10 morrow. and We viii arrange
Tor a renewal Of the nute, il you desire II,
making the time to soit yourseli.'
MIR. Bancroft signed his apOlogetic letter
and despatched i forthwith. lie felt more
comfortable after that. Still, he suffered
.vne pain from having given pain, snd no