Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-01-12

The Spring passed away, and the Sum.
mer came. 1t was during the first we ek
IN August that Henry came home one
evening, downcast and sad. Sarah ask
ed him what what was the matter, and
he whispered to her TO wait until Uncle
| Adam was gone. The old man unde rst O od
1t ali. He saw the movement and knew
what 1t meant. So he asked what was
the matter. Henry tried to put him of
but ii would not work
All, Henry, you have no right to
keep any troubles from me. lam a re-
cipient of your bounty, and if you are iu
trouble have a right to know it. / may
be Of service 10 you. | have had much
experience, and will not, surely, make
your position worse. Come-let me
know all"
Not now, Uncle Adam. At some
time may tell you."
But | must know now," persisted the
old man. "If you will ottell me, may
tell YOU
Henry smiled, but made no answer.
Look we, my noble boy, you are la
boring under some pecuniary difficulty.
All, you need not deny it,"
81 meant not to deny it," said the
young man, seeming to feel more easy
now that the subject was broached.
50 Tba,, axplain Ill oh
tell me all, and l may suggest something
that will be for your benefit"
On one condition, Uunie Adam | will
will do so,' Henry finally answered. If
you will promise that yo1 will not be IN
easy, and that you will still continue the
same cheerful companion that you have
thus far been, | will tell you all about
it,"
81 promise you that readily" SAID The
old man.
Then Isten;' resumed Henry, Il am
in truble, and deeply in too. Last March
l bought extensively, and gave my notes
on six moths. At the same time | sold
heavily to Webb, Dingley s. Beverly, al
so on six months. They have failed, and
will not pay five GEMS on the dollar. Ga
the first of next month my notes come due
for ten thousand dollars
"IIow much did Webb s. Co owe you?"
asked Adam.
Twelve thousand and over"
Then you'll have to fail"
/" can't help it. But you hav' mt heard
/ the worst, yet. Or, rather, not all. The
worst you have surely heard. Layton s,
Crimpton have failed. They owe me
/ four thousand. | have a note of three
thousand, due day after tomorrow, and
l was looking to Layton for money to pay
It,"
f" Then you are about wound up" said
the old man.
e am, most essentially So returned
Henry. :" can bear it if you and Sarah
will only be happy"
I Happy" cried the noble wife, spring
ire forward and throwing her arms al ou,
her husbands neck g" Oh. how can |
keep from being happy wllla you are
well aod strong. We wiIl work along
somehow Uncle Adam and Twill do all
we can"
"When are you going to the city!" said
the old man.
g | must go Tomorrow said Henry:
" Then let me have pen and ink.
have friend there who may help you. At
any rate will give you line to him
He is very accommodating to those wao
come with good recommendations
The pen and ink was produced, and
the old man took his pocket-book, and
took from thence a slip of paper, upon
| which he wrote. Il took him some tim :,
/ for his old fingers were stiff, and his pen
moved sIowley. When he had finished
it and signed his name, he handed it to
| Henry, saying, Us he did So
There, you hand that TO the man
that stops there, and he Will surely helJ
/ you.
The young man took the paper and ran
his eyes over it. AT first he stared as
though something had frig htened him
! but he fancied he mus. have been mis.a-
ken, and he it ran over again. Yet was
the same. 1t was a draft on the ber
chants Bank for the sum of twenty thous
and dollars.
What means this?" he uttered trem-
bling violently.
Why" returned the old man with a
smile, Il thought you understood such
matters. Didn't you ever see one of those
/ kind of documents before
g But, SIR murnered Henry, +" | do
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