The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-12-09
THE CRISIS.

(From the Young Mems Magazine:l
SoESs-A sImpLustsly- furnished chamber in ".
York Mr. Gnd Mrs. Percy discovered prepd-
ring II 'retire for The (renaindsr Of tte) night"
TINE Tioo in Ue morning.
Mrs. P.-Why were youso dull at the party
to night? Ideclare, Charles, you were quite
stupid! Steps out Of splendid ball dress
sotich had cost t,Go hundred dOllars-dna pushes it
aside carelessly Nth her foot. What was the
matter with you?
Mr.. P.-My dear, surely / had enough to
sober mel ......-
Mrs. P.-[ Removing her diamond earrings
prlledb by Trfany at S2,00o.l Sober, in spite
Of all the wine you drank? | know now that
YOU are going to preach to me until daylight
about my extravagance; but | am tired and
sleepy, and do not want to hear a word about
1t. For all you pretend to be so poor, you don't
douy yaarself anything, Mr.. Percy; and | tell
you aoiH have party, and it Shall as much
surpaSs Mrs. Globule'sas hers surpassed Mrs.
Astor's. .t,-. r-..r....
Mr.. P-My dear wife, prepare your mind
for the terrible truth. The great firm ofRalph
Galen s. Co., yesterday allowed their paper to
90 to protest. Percy & Co, were upon it as
endorsers, to the amount of $4,000. Thdt we
shall be called upon to pay to-day, besides not
less than $4,000 Of our own paper. We can
not meet it; before another sun shall set the
name OF Percy & Co., will be bruited all over
the city as bankrupt
! Mrs. P with little shrek. Gracious
heavens! Is it possible? What shall we do?--
What will they say of US? Sinks into chair
quite pale under her rouge Reach me the
smelling bottle, my dear! STD. ......
Mr.. P.-[ Hands her the salts. Calm your
| ,ri cbolI oil IN nd
Mrs, P.-Surely, papa will help you in this
crisis; and brother Samuel
Mrs. P.-[Aghast.] OH Charles, Charles!
How could you have the heart to ruin them
too? My poor, poor father! Weeps.
Mr.. P.-Now you see why was stupid to-
night, sin spite Of all the wine | drank"
Mrs. P.-For gracious sake, what is to be-
come of US? ... ..,..-
Mr. P.-We must abandon this expensive
mansion. A hundred thousand dollar house is
not the thing for bankrupt. aeil
Mrs. P.--What? Quit the Fifth Ayenue?-
cannot live anywhere else; unless, indeed, /:
10 abroad.
Mr. P.-I must do without my fast horse
the children must dispense with their ponies
and you must do without your corriage.
Mrs P--[Shrieks.] Do without my Nor
gans and the carriage? Surely you are crazy
Charles?
Mr.. Pho, on the contrary, / have JUS
come 10 my senses. The stable expenses ar,
not less than $4,000 year, and our horses ant
vehicles cost Inc $1,000 We must do withou
them.
r Mrs P-Then you will send away the coach
man. and John, and the two hostlers Scr
castically,l Hadn't you better send away a
the servants?
Mr.. P.-Not all; We will retain one=possi
bly, two. A cook and a chambermaid, with
d house at a thousand dollars rent, must serve us
V Mrs P.--Oh! Heavens! Are we to be redu
> ced to such muggns life as thas2 shall die
| shall die! Sobs hystercally.l The mex
t thing you will want me to do, suppose, will b
9 to part with my diamonds!
t Mr.. P.-Not your diamonds only, but tn
. most of your other jewelry. See that pile Q
tfinkets OF which you have disencumbercd your
self and here are emeral, topaz, ariethys
!, pearls and rubies IN wasteul profrSion; the.
must all go to Tiffanys to be sold. | will ad
. two watches Of my own, and my kohinoor dia
! mond to the lot. Even in these hard times
they will bring not less than ten thousand do
lars. ,
Mrs P.-You are stark staring mad to thin
of SUCH thing! Mine alone cost vice thai
y
nom have a mind to be a fool, Mr. P. you ma
S sz,chor,nn n son 0ou, II maybe vour taste t
satrrra vour vita md fam;iv hnt It is not min,
n 7 will keen NV iewsIry and the plate and a
e much mora os / no3 @nt and ren,ir with th
!. chiIJren to the continent And if Won ara No
n hol Mr. percy Won will nut ant ot the wa
Of vonr creditors all tho prouertv Won can, an
d ALLOW me in the next steamer.
Il II la,
9 spotless reputation and INV mercantile homo
t With ;nfamvl
v NTrs - You arc fol Percy IN ta,l, sc -
Isn't It dome every dav? Isn't SELF preseryatio
d tbo frst law Of nature? Does not Dr. Swiv
h saw that the man who does not first nrovde {
) his own household is worse than an infjel?-
a AT anv rate I Shall do nv dutv. Certainly W
t owe somethinc to ourselves and children.
d M M PMWy dear You're vour counsel m Is not not, goo,
}, and the course vuu propose would hurt N
e r,ora 4h.r ,1s-orty TbnI; 10 mn cri,ns. tbe'otl
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