Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-10-08
SELECTED STORY,
4 TRORx In the MEMeKF, ,

Hsrtly Bancroft vas, in the general 90
eeptatiOp OF the term, . Hind hearted man
His feelings were easily reached, Aod these
gave, Usually, aready impulse TO his sections.
But quick feelings have in mos, cases two
fold range, warming now inis kiBdly emo
,ios, and now burning With sudden anger
Your so-eAllet kind bearted men are often
betrayed into cruel words, aud even eruoI
actions. But there is this merit about them.
when the beat Of passion subsidies, they re-
Pepi, su3 sometimes seek TO heal shera thay
have wounded.
Such man vas Hartley Bancroft. While
the cuFreut Of events ran smoothly along
the surface Of life reAeeted the unvsryiSg
kuc shine, bat a very little obs.Tuetioa saf
feed 70 ripple The waters, ssd then their as
Pect dsrkehed
Que day Mr Bancroft vas sitting At bis
desk, with pile OF checks aud bills before
hi@, the sVm Of which he vas taking pre
pssatoFy 20 a deposit IN bank IL was late
10 The day for bin 70 be hgaiing up Lis &C
e9apt, but he had nbususlly heavy pay
ments 90 make, and the smoant necessary
tclrft his nOtss bad been obtained With dii
heuity Dir Bancroft felt both buried and
Serrisd, as bis quick, nervous movensnts
sboWed
just st this iBauspicious moment mab eu.
terca ;be store, aad aalked qgiskly back 10
| where Mr. Bsoeron vas sitting
'GooJ deg. BIZ Castufightr
There was n't . very ssF5ial tone IN tke
voice Of MIR Bansrofi, .alIhopEh the other
GAS customer Who bad bought ofhis goods
/ freely
Good dag r There vas an embarrassed
air Abost Dir Cartwright.
What eaH do for youP
IL Has only fora of spsssb on Ihs part
q Bsneroft, or rather new form Of sayiaE,
'poDt Ask me fr anything
New q happened that Mr CaFlwriehi vas
on 'bat day IA avery tight place. a. it l.
eaIlsd IL vas 2 O'Clock, and eli of bis II
taTts 70 get the fall smOunt of money be
needed. hsa failed. SsYsIal Dotss bad ma
tuFed, sad among them one Of e79O given
70 ar BaBeroh AL bsi this be had sSs
esedsd ~ j iiuR snd nSg, frightened II
I tas asEset Of tbings, be bad cSme vsfy rs
lsetsBiiy, 20 bis creditor, vbOm be only
I kasu sa kisd hesftsd mao, 20 state the en-
tTemiiy Of bic ease, apd ask cheek Tor the
amount u Bis note, ~ . Temporary loaa
I am short seven hundred dsllass Gee
ycn bsip meT
phsiie tons, sid sith . ksitNng q tho
J trowa
Mr Binefeh nsiieed that bis uordssssm.
"a 20 siBEgof tie Ptlieaut fsF monsy hs
slse uoiicsd ihat Be grsv psls, aod lad q
! lock Of singuisf disbsss Bul MT haneraft
Wss 800 maeh excited and annoyed fof thess
I thinEs 20 have up0n bin a. TIE iime any
l Febt iaaasacsl % tHus
Thee Ssi4 NJ CsJiurgbt, 'you ral
I have % sithiftE ny s0ts fron IS back
I ] esnbot 80 u
I y fhsn-sea 30 ssoA ttina, sbfrIiy rsyiisi
Nr Baaetofl Take ~ yoag holss 'as
take % nine
4 bsye hilsd in an NJ sElrts 70 gst no.
/ nsF and ~ ysa a. h6l sith8fau this note.
I q ain b. proisstei Mr CauWrisht ssid
this ysry dsia sTsisly snd 10 Grm toas q
T soics yet VIA iaos hks sshes
( .Vefg cell ~, ~ eayisiding snsHss
( 'lsf if ~ Pfrfafef, thsn tfyoa osh bsaf
she sPsrsiion, ihiak saa
4 Colds. s'motl snseFingiY, vsFs thsss era
Z sl aofds ssid No Carefight urFed tii
4 eass bo fsfthef be tarsse awsy sad seat
fson ihs store ~ bis aayisldisF esgaiisf
sssfcsly haa kc pssssi ihto she street BE-
fore gts b1tisf saiafs u Nr BsBsrof res,
ieto aseeuaspsy, aad Be reflected o. a..
keagfisfsuess of tis uakiodsfss.
iWiiitm Sc called % q elsfk
TIE T8onE msn cans iasfsutiy
Maks this deposit Wiillam tad a. tb.
ssns na.s sittdaE MF. Caftunghtt as,,