The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-10-22

hour, and us last resort, he had gone 10
one from whom lo had confidently cxpcc.
ted, not only kind consideration, but
prompt relief; and SO the secret had died
with him.
Mr.. Bancroft did not visit the house of
mourning. lie could not look upon the
distress which his own conscience charged
him with originating; BIT his heart WAS
ass;l!ct' with gloomy shadows.
There was no one to represent Mr.. Cart
wright in his business, which had to be
closed. I'm active, hard working merchant,
he had succeeded, through many disad-
vantagrs i'll establishing Il trade that, prose
cu'ed with industry for a few years, would
have given his family moderate fortune.
But he WAS stricken down at an inauspicious
moment. Serious losses occurred in the
settlement Of his affairs, and when all his
debts were finally paid, there WIS nothing
over for his famly.
"Poor Mary Cartwright !" said Mrs.
Bancroft to her husband one day, about
six months after the death of Mr.. Cart
wright. /" SAW her at Mrs. Marvin's to-
day. She gives Music lessons to her
daughter Helen. How changed size was"
Mr.. Bancroft made no reply, and his
wife was in some doubt as to whether he
had really heard her remark.
She says that her mother has never
been out Of the house since her fathers
DEATH"
Still Mr.. Bancroft made no response. But
how the words did slnite him . ALI i! there
was thorn in the memory that time could
never extract.
There was not a dollar left for the f;,mi
ly from poor Cartwrght's estate :" said a
fellow merchant.
so have heard"
Mr.. Bancroft answered with seeming in
difference, but his heart quivcrcd as if n
blow had been given.
" 1t is said that the failure to raise money
to lift one Of his notes killed him :" said
another.
People vii, say almost anything" re-
Piled Mr.. Bancroft, with assumed cool
ness.
lime novel steadily onward. The
sectllIng spot on the surface of trade where
MIR. Cartwri .ht went down was oblitcrated
by the onward moving currents: and he was
scarcely rcmcm.red in tLn business oirolo
where once his busy face was a familiar ob-
jcct.
Hot there was one man who could never
thrust aside his image; one man in whose
memory h's presence was ranking thorn.
Many times had he tried to pluck out this
thorn 10y secret acts of kindness to the fam-
ly of Mr. Cartwright. But the effort only
seemed to make the anguish more intense
for the little he offered by stealth contrastcd
so poorly with the all sustaining life deeds
Of husband and father, That he was sl:amcd
back into impotence.
The case was hopeless. That single act
of unkindncss, SO fatal in its consequences,
was done forever. 1t had gone beyond his
utmost reach, and there was no surgeon
skilled enough to extract the thorn it had
lcL 10 ranklc in his memory.
Why Uomem are UnhealtAy-Many of
the physical cvIs-tllc want of visor, the
inaction Of system, the languor and lystcr-
ical aifections-wlich are so prevalent
among the delicate young women of the
present day may be traced to want of
wcll'trained mental power and wcll-cxcr-
ciscd self lfcontroI, and to an absence offixcd
habits Of employment. Real cultivation Of
the intellect, earnest exercise of the moral
powers, the enlargement of the mind by
The requirement Of knowledge and the
strengthening Of its capabilities for effort,
for endurance Of inevitable evils, and for
energy i'll combating such as they may
overcome, arc the ends which education
has to attain. Weakness but becomes in
trinity. The power Of the mind over the
body is immense. Let that power be called
forth; let it be trained and exercised, and
vigor both Of mind and body will be the re-
suit There is a homely, unpublished saying,
that lit is better to wear out than to rust
out" but it tells plain truth-rust con.
sumcs faster than use. Better, million
times better, to work hard, even to the
shortening Of existence, than to sleep and
eat away this precious gift Of life, giving
no other cognIzancc Of its possession. BY
work or industry, of whatever kind it may
bc, we give practical acknowledgement of
the value Of ifc-of its high intentions, of
its manifold duties. Earnest, active indus
try is living hymn Of praise, neyer-faiI-
ing source Of happiness; it is obedience,
for it is Gods great law for moral existence.
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