Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-11-30
that DE would not Be at lhe store again 20

thhJ ne WOulQ not Dc AZ the store again to-
day rpuv 81 i9issa9 aeE .seiy
| Miserable, Mr.. oglethrope turned SLOWLY
away. E...t. ,.m ~ ~,
i 1T is my last chance said he to himself,
as he gained the street. This man mus
be seen, or all is lost .9aIJ 81 lI
And SO lie went 10, the home Of Mr.
Spicer. .i.38po llig ~ es,, ~.
,'Whe wants to see me?' He heard this
Interrogation made in no amiable tone, as
1 the servant who answered the bell went
back to announce thesvisitof. " To the ser.
wants reply. came this further question:
Did yon say was ip?' ~
sConiodnd him! Wiiat does 4 come
bothering me here for? Show him inp,
1t WAS too late for retreat. Feeling like
culprit, poor Qglethrope, with forlorn
aspe ct,p entered the room where Spicer
awaited him. .s..
well, sir! What's wantedI' roughly
interrogated the bear in his den. ="
I-l-I am short to-d-d-dav, few
hundred dollars stammered out Ogle-
thrope. .... '''
stWell, what's that to me?' returned Spi-
Ger, with roughness akin TO his nature.
'Nothing-only--but you see. it's hard
on to three o'clock-and- and "
Ogle.hrope choked, and could say no
more. .gs Il. ..., ., .s....-
We'll, growled Spicer, ,let three O'Clock
come, and the quicker il comes, the better
for you, and all miserable fools like yor.'
Sir! This outrage penetrated beyond
the borrower, and reached the man. Ogle-
thrope's cringing manner gave way to an
erecter attitude, and his face of depressed
solicitation, changed its look to one Of in
dignant feeling. Sir, this is mean as well
as cruel, he said, with sternness of tone
that added anger to the others iIl-nature,
and made him still more reckless Of speech
'The truth may always be spoken, and if
it hurts, it is because it tells home re-
torted Spicer, with increasing asperity of
manner. You are a miserable fool, and
have been playing The fool for over a year,
as all other men do, who start UPON. that
worst of all FOOLS errands, borrowing
themselves out of debt; man may .sOork
himself out of debt, but he might AS well
try to empty the ocean with an oyster shell
as to dorrow himself out of debt There,
sir, you have my sentiments; and l hope
they will do you good .,.....,
Without word of reply. Mr.. Ogle-
thrope turned away. and left the house.
The truth which came from the lips of
Spicer was a sharp sword that cut away
down into the heart of conviction.
Yes; am Gooll' lie uttered between
his teeth as he strobe off. I was fool
to take a knave's advice in the beginning,
and greater fool mott have discovered |
my own folly. Three o'clock may come
now. The vain struggle is ever. The
long dreaded day is here. am a ruined
man. tlr -,i
Just two thousand dollars worse of was
Mr.. Oglethrope, than when he began the
task of trying to borrow himself out of
debt. Neglect of business, and excessive
interests, We're the causes that produced
his result. But his creditors were not
hard upon him. They knew the man to
De honest at heart, and pltied his misfor-
unes. Full time to work himself out of
roubIe was granted; ana he did aoork hm-
self out, though it cost him years of active
levotion to business. .t.T