The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-16
A Thorn in the Memory

emotions, and now burning with sudden an.
ger. Your so-called Kind hearted men are
often betrayed into cruel words and even
cruel actions. But there is this merit about
them; when the heart of passion subsidies
they repent, Obd dsOmetlmes seek to heal what
they have wounded. % I" ~ @'''
Such man was Hartly Bancroft. While
the current Of events ran smoothly along, the
surface of his life reflected the unvarying
sunshine, but very little obstruction suffer.
ed to ripple the waters and then their aspect
darkened r... ~
One day Mr.. Bancroft was sitting W at kiO
desk, with pile Of checks and bills before
him, the sum of'which he was taking pre- pre-.
paratery to a deposit in The bank. 1t was
late in the day for him to be fguSinlg up his
account; but he had unusually heavy. pay.
ments to make. and the amount necessary to
lift his notes had been obtained with difficult
ty. Mr. Bancroft felt both hurried and wor.
ried, as his quick nervous moyements
showed. '7a' 80 "t'h
Just in this inauspicious moment mar
entered the store, and walked back to where
Mr.. Bancroft was sitting. L+- sls
"Good day, Mr.. Curtwright."
There was not very cordial tone in the
voice Of Mr.. Bancroft, although the other
was a customer and had bought of his goods
freely. = ne
'"Goed doy."' There was an embarasse,,,
air about Mr.. Cartwright. .g ~
"WhOt canI do for your" 1t was only ,
form ofoPeech on the part Of Mr.. Bancroft
or rather 9, new form of saying, "Don't asl
me for aIyth ing" 49,.
Now il happened that Mr.. Cartwright wa
on that day in very slight place." as it i,
called, Il was two O'clock, and all his eff
forts to get tie full amount of money ha,
failed. se9efal notes had matured, an,
among them, one Of seyen hundred dollars
given to Mr.. Bancroft, All but this he ha,
succeeded in fitting; and now frightenel a
the aspect of things, he had come very re
iuatantly, to his creditor, whom he only knew
as kind hearted man, to state the e1trem
ty of the case, and ask . check for the amoun
Of his note as temporary loen.
Il AM short seven hpndrea dollars. Cal
I you help me?'' +, :. :. - ,.,, - !, ;
! Mop wac the answer, made in an en-
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Aosio fqn9e, and l. H.ih II. ihe , lInitsing of ,Af
brows. 7 " .. y. ("
i Mr. Bancroft noticed that h's words oeen
ed to stagger she applicant for money; h,
also noticed 'ha! he grew pale, and had
lock of singular distress. But Mr.. Bancroi
twas too much excited ana annoyed for ,heas
to have upon hin at, tha: time any ,righ
influence. ....,
i "Then," sai1 Mr. Cartwright, "you vii
have to withdraw my NOTE from the bank-
ll1, cannot lift It.
81 shall do no such thing" aagr:iy replie
]!bIr. Bancroft. "Tu4e up yaur nptas qa
take up mise."
81 have fai ileG IN ell my efforts TO get, mo
!: ney: qqnd ifyop DO not withdraw this aqte
will protested" Mr.. Cartwright said thi
i very deliberately, and in a firm tone ofvoice
yet with face like ashes. ~"
Very Welt" was the unyieldiag sn,wer
1 "let It be protested, then. If you can stan
tie operation, think cans ''' - ~
! Coldly, almost sneeringly, were thes
words said. Mr.. Cartwright urged his cas-
no further, but turned away and went frog
the store of his upyie1ding creditor. Scarce
ly had he,passed into the street before i'll,
better nature of Mr.. 3ancroGt rose in its as
tendency, and he repented ofhis urAind
hess, 'a'"..
! "Willium!" he called 10 ele,!:.
The young man came iastantl5. ~
."Make this deposit, William; and at tA'
same time withdraw Mr.. Cartwright's not
due. to-day. Monoy's hard to get just now
and he is burdened with heavy payments. =
we ,pust give him. q helping hand" Tn
i inerchsn spoke kindly, not fretfulIy. Th'
! tlerl departed with the bank book, and I
check Of sufficient amount. 10 lift the note
that we're due: Mr., Bancroft emained sit
I ling al bis desl. and from his attitude and as
pee: Of his ,oountananee it was plain tha
/ self approval vas net the pleasant STATE o
mind t.sl. ia 4. waieh he Wq0 isdulging. The vel
Of taofientary angry !eixcitemss: was re
moved, and now, plainly Before, tie eyes o
his mind, stood bis hanfle distrerseq, da5tcl
toward whom not q single impulse Of Fin
feeling had stirred. Ee tried to End q ,e
fuge from self upbraiding in the fact that h
had done all bis debtor askea--tke note VA
withdrawn. 5- 0, e. ~,
"Ysas'' said voice within him; syou hav
cast g. bone WITH cprseain the face Of g beg
gsrP'
Mr.. Bancroft started up h,uriedly froE'Ii
desk, walked the length Of his store, return
ed and sat down again. a long, deep sigl
ported his lips. !, ,4,as Il; / 1-a
"What could have possessed. me that
SO far forgot both duty. and kindness!
would give twice seven hundred dollars t
recall this act, were it possible to do so."
Drawing sheet ofpqper before him, MI
Bancroft took up pen and wrote @
Mr.. EDWARD CARTwRleHr: :.
4 "MY DEAR STR:--l hayewilhdrawn you
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