Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1857-05-28
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40 ANIyeu Loan ne two thousand dol,
"a lars to estatlish myself IN small
w retail btsiaess Inquired young
man not yet out OF his teens, of middle
aged gentleman, who was p6ring over q
lpile of Iedgefs IN the COMMITTING room Iof
lone of the largest establishments in Bos
ton. The person addressed turned to-
ward the speak erg asia regarding hiniifor
a moment with q look Of gdrprise,.hein In
E.quired: .sbssi al as4ss norI tsr3 hl0~s9 {
ai"What security cansgo vgiTeIome7 Mr..
''"o Setsib2g qbM III ny note. replied the
young man. promptly.
(which + fear would be. beIQM par in
the rparket,1 replied the merchant smiI-
"a F5aFRaapss 8, "4se young man FFslbiied
"but, Mr.. Barton, remember that the boy
Ifs no tie man the time may cone when
Hiram Strosserss note vi be asFeadlly
accepted as that Of any other man."
/" True, very true" said Barton mildly,
but you know business men seldom loan
money without adequate security-other-
| WlSC IllS1 cOOn 1Csal CQUSVA W pCIl-
ury.
AT this remark The. young mans coun;
tenance became deadly pale. and having
lobserved a silence of several moments,
The inquired in a voice wose tones iadica-
ted disappointment:
!" Then you cannot accommodate me,
can you?p
Call upon me tomorrow, and I will
give sasreplgn" said Mr., Barton, aud the
young man retired. 's%.s,s -,
/ Mr.. Barton resumed his .labors at the
desk, this mind was so much upon the
boy and the singular errand, that he
could not pursue his. task with any cor
! rectness-apd after having made several
\ plumbers, he closed his ledger. took his
| hat. and went out upon the street. Ar
IRVING opposite the door Of wealthy
Z merchant, in Mill street, he entered the
1 door. ~ bes ~ 'a ssa a
Good morning, Mr.. Hawley, said he.
approaching the proprietor Of the estab
lishment, who was seated at his desk,
counting over the profits Of the week
GOOD morning, replied the merehan
blandiy, S'happy togseesy ou-hage a seat?
/ Any news? how's trader" k88a sMfEs
! Without noticing these interrogations,
/ Barton said: so ese ~. .5
"a Young Strosser. is DESTROYS Of estab
4 fishing himself in a small retail business
in Washington street. and called. this
morning to secure of me a. loan Of two
thousand dollars for that purpose"
i Indeed exclaimed Hawley, eyidently,
b. at fbi- oanno,E =
| do not think Of loaning that sum, do
you?ho ~ g 1aa mp @
81 do not know" replied Barton. :
"Strosser is a young man Of business tall
eht and istfictlintegiity gaRd WILDE likely
to succeed in whaSe1er he undertakes
Perhaps so."T replied Hawley doubt
4 fully; SbutTi am heartily tired Of helping
Ito re'estab!ish these young aspirants for
commercial honorsf,aais 5.a 2a .Eia
Ia '''lHaye. you ever suffered any from such
a COURSE" inquired Barton, at the same
| time casting rough glance at Hawley.
f. No." replied Hawley, for | never
felt inclined to make an investment Of
that kindp aia saa.sas ..ssaqassis M .lsl,sa
4 20 Then there.is a fine opportunity to do
so. 1t may prove better than stock in
the bank. As for myselfgI have conclu
/ ded that if you wild advance one thous
land dollars, / will contribute an equal
sum- sat. ~ + .e. .oes ls,s..9 = 800.
-" Not single farthing would Iadyance.
| for such apurpose;l and JIG you make an
investment OF, that kind, r Shall consider
you very foolish" COCOON -
/ Barton observed a silence Of several
] moments and then rose toadepart.sg
i h@Ifgou do not feel disposed to share
with me in this enterprise, IishaH advance
the whole sum myself.P Saying which,
| he left the store. .2 "a .ssg Re0
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Ten years have passed away since the
occurrence of the conversation before al.
llnded to, and Mr. Barton, pale and agita-
ted, Is standing at the same desk as ben
FIRST introduced to. the readers attention.
AS page after page Of the ledger was exsi
amined, his despair became deeper, till at
last he exclaimed IT, .s5dsteN ;G- {.
9 | am ruined-utterly ruined! ms
!" How SOP" exclaimed Hiram Strosser,
who entered the counting room just in
season to hear Barton's remark blo8
!" The last Europeans steamer brou CHIT
dnews ofathe. failure Of the house of Perleh
jackson &. Co., London, who are indebted.
to me in the sum. of nearly two hundred
thousand dollars. News Of the failure
has become general, and my creditors,
panic-strlcken, are pressing INN paper
to be cashed The banks, refuse me cred
it, and have not the means to meet my
liabilities. If. / could pass this crisis, per.
maps i could rally again; but it is inpos-
lsi5le. Ny creditors are importunate, and
1 cannot much longer keep above the
tide replied Barton. sass bas a
what is the extent Of your liabilities
asked Srosser.f * Sss sss,s,ss 49,
Seyenty-ixe thousand dollars.D'a
/ :" Would that sum be sufficient to relieve
you?. ss7s s ss . '.asa
| .T1twould." 20 .saoags
Then, sir, you shall have itp said Mr..
EStrosser, as. hestepped up to the desk and
drew check for seventy thousand dol
lars sd9
8 (" Here, take this, and when you need
more, do. not hesitate to call upon me-
Remember thatit was from You, that | re
lceived money to establish myselfjn bust
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But the zdebt was Cancelled SEVERAL
ago" replied Bar ton,9 as a ray of hopel
lshot across his troubled mind