The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-08-13

which he was employed. There he found
u note OIL his desk, from the friend to whom
ho WAS indebted for the one hundred dol.
lars .- y.
"Dear Cartwright" so the note ran
off il is possible for you to let me have
the cue hundred dollars l loaned you, its
return tomorrow will be particular favor,
as l have Il large payment to make, and
have been disappointed in the receipt of a
sum of money confidently expected"
A very sudden change of feeling did Mr..
Cartwright experience. lie had, in de-
gree, partakon Of his wifo's pleasure in OBJ
serving The improved appearance of their
little pa,lor; but this pleasure was now
succeeded 10y sense of painful regret and
modification. 1t was nearly two hours be-
fore MIR. Cartwright returned al answer TO
his friends note. Most Of the timo had
been spent in the vain effort to discoy-
cr some way out OF the difficulty
lie would have asked an advance of
ono hundred dollars on his salary. but
he did not deem that 4 prudent step, and
Tor two reasons. One was, the known
character of Ills employers; and the other
was involved in the question Of how he
was to support his fan lily for the time he
was working ut this advance. At last, in
sadness and humiliation, hc wrote a brief
reply rcgrctling his inability to replace the
loan now, but promising to do it in a very
short time. Not very long after this an
swcr was sent, there came another note
from Ills friend, written in evident haste,
and under the the influence of engry feel
ings. 1t was in these words:
l. enclose your due bill, which 7, YES
tcrday, thought good for its fee. But, as
it is worthless, l send it back. The man
who buys new carpets and new furniture,
instead Of paying his honest debts, can be
no friend of mine. I am Sorry to have
been mistaken in Henry Cartwright"
Twice did the unhappy man read this
cutting letter; then folding it up slowly,
he concealed it in ono of his pockets
Nothing was said about it TO his wife, whose
wor!y admiration Of the new carpet, at
morning, noon aud night, for the next two
or three days. was continual rcproof Of
his weakness for having yielded to her
wishes in Il matter where calm Judgment
and a principle of right should have pre-,
vailed. But she could not help noticing
that lie was less cheerful !; and one or twice
he spoke to her in way that she thought
positively ill-naturcd. Something was
wrong with him; but what that something
was, she did not for an instant imagine.
At last the day arrived for cousin Sally
Gray's visit. Unfortunately, the Venetian
blinds were still at the blind makers, where
they were likely to remain for week longer,
as it was discovered, on the heprcvious after
no II, that he had never touched them
since they came into his shop. Without
them the little parlor. had n terribly bare
look; the strong light coming in, and con-
trasting, harsllly, the new, gaudya carpet,
with old, worn and faded furniture. Mrs
Cartwright fairly cried with vexation.
I'VE must have something for the win
dows, Henry" she said, as she stood dis
consolatc' IN the:parlor after lea. (" 1t will
never do in. the world to letseoussin Sally
find us,in thistrim.'
"Cousin Sally will find a welcome in
our hearts" replied her husband, in sobc,
voice, "and that am sure will be more
grateful to her than new carpets and win
dow bEnds.n
The way in which this was spoken rather
surprised Mrs. Cartwright; and she felt
just little rebuked. II
Don't you tDInk;" she said, after few
moments of silence on botli Sides" that
VIC might afloM 70 buy a-few yards of lace,
to PVT up to the windows, just for decency's
sake?" tt.
No." answered. tile husband firmly
"Wo have afforded foo much already"
Ills manner sectned to, Mrs. Cartwright
almost ili::natured. It hut her very much.
Both sat down in tile parlor, and both re-
maincd silent. Mrs. Cartwright thought of
the mean appearance: every. thing intbat
"best room" would bava in the eyes of
cousin Sally, and Mr.. Cartwright thought
of his debt to lis friend, and of that
friends anger and sliopation. Both felt
mofe uncomfortable than they had been
fof long time.
On the next day cousin Sally arrived
She had not come to SPY out the nakcdness
Of tire land-not for the purr ose Of ma
king contrasts between her own condition
in life and that of Mr.. ecarlwright-but
from .psfs love. She had always been
waE,ly attached to her cousin and the
years during which new life-associations