The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-07-03
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Leonard Williams was young, ambl.
tious merchant, who was trying. unwisely
tpdoa large business on q small capital |;
and Leonard Williams and his wifc were .
young couple who thought rather more Of
making an appearance IN tho social world /,
than was consistent with their means and
prospects. He had too large q store, and
too many goods In IL and they lived in too
large house, with too much furniture in
lie. .ar..-
A Tranquil spirit is not possible under
such circumstances. 0verwearyins mental
labor and absorbing care must attend them.
II has ever been so-it was 30 with Leonard
Williams. Even before waning OF the fnt
year, his fine brow began to wear shadow,
and his cyes to have an absent expression.
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times, ,as If cold airs had blown upon II sud-
denly. She was too young, too ineIperi.
cnccd, and too ignorcnt Of the world to COM
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Daily and weekly and monthly the change
went on-he getting moro aud moro absorb
ed In business ana she hnding certain
poor compensation LOT heartwearine~ In
ores, gay company pleasure ana 'asn'ona-
''o aSs'Pa'''n' ihc co'aneS' " 'oc''hs, ~
~eii US OF exterior, waS mutual a lew
years longer, and oil tho little tender eour-
'cs'es 'na. marked 'helr in'ercourse ~nen
a.ono, ,aAed utterly "hi'an' "'a'a 'nee'
''a ""e' y" "'' uA''y '''u'" ''0"' ''''"
"'"''' c"a"S'"S oou"e"A"'' VI ''"'',
word ; anu tne met h'm' ~ evening" aha
parted with MIN on each sucti succeeding
morning. with an air OF indifference that
iced over tsc surface ot his feelings:
A's'.'sAsIasss he Struggling
anu surviving win .no "or'a IN 'no "'en"
oil business and she' trying 70 nnd In tho
ansa'stantiai' slided exterior o. 'n'ngS'
thar pleasure sue 'aii ed 70 extract 'fom 'ne
real.
low like mould on q r'cn garment OF
rust up'" ou'"''"'u ''''', "'u '"u'.O,."''
creep over the pleasant sur'ace OF 'nelr i'e',
d'mm'ns the mu'"a' "'''ac''on' "n''a'n'
had energy oi character, anu m'nd '"a'
found new strength in difficulty. a man
of feebler intellect, less hope, and lcss sug.
gestion, starting wrong, rs he din, would
have been driven to the wall In lew years
But Williams discovered his error in time
to prepare himself Tor the impending conse-
quences. At the close Of i've years IRON
the day OF his marriage, he rcsolutely looked
his affairs In the lace, and saw that, instead
of being worth many thousands OF dollars,
he was just on the verge OF bankruptcy. IL
took HIM two years to get safely past tho
dangers that bcset his way. Ono cause OF
his trouble lay in tho extravaganza Of his
style OF living. 1t rather startled him 70
find, on examining his own private account,
that twenty thousand dollars had been
drawn for personal expenses. one-hait oil
that sum. added to his capital, would have
made oil safe.
"This will never do, he said to himself.
"We are living too cItnvagantly. There
must be change"
But what would his fashionable wiic say
to this' Would she be willing to give up
her fashionable home and retire from her
gay positionE a feeling oi dlscouragemeh'
came over him as these questions arose IN
his mind.
ono must B"o uP-'"' inu's ''"o'
he said to himself, with somc warmth. bat
he did not wish TO make known the iac' o'
hi' deep embarrassment ior no had no con.
ddence in her power to endure reverss. IL
she sunk down in weak Distress the burdens
he had to bear would be % much heavier;
and they were quite heavy enough already.
After viewing the matter on oil sides, and
ponderinS It deeply, williams came 70 tho
conclusion that the only economical change
likely to meet his w'ies approval was
change from their own home 70 iash'ona-
ble clearinghouse. A close calculation
satisfied him, that, to DO So would lessen
ther ahn"ai expenses ABOUT o"' 'n'u'A"u
dollars. Anna 10 a'a'' ncr' ono e''n,