The weekly Ottumwa courier., 1858-12-09

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IauOTTUMWA, WAyHTHURsDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1855.
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thorpe, and SPOKE cheerily." !" "s3'.Never let atbe
said that yvu permitted an obligation to re-
main uncancelled. Put on : brave, cheerful
face, shda you wal go through: r can wait
until tomorrow for money. That will give
you time to turn around. And whenever you,
want aid or counsel, remember that Jacob
Spicer is your kiend.o n.,yrs.,,8
The creditors cuunsels prevailed. Mr.. Ogle-
thorpe, instead OF standing up brayely, and
meeting MS rtsuubissface to face, began the
hopelsss task Sof borrowing himself out Of
debt. He was involved beyond his means OF
payment, about Eve, thousapd dollars. His
business yielded him little over twenty. FIVE
hundred dollars a year, in net profits; and as
his family expenses nesef exceeded fifteen
numbered dollars, he was simply in a condi-
ton TO pay up in full at the end Of Eve ears.
Totio thka however, afaif arrlngemsht With
all his creditors was necessary, and all would
gsa ~ .
have to make concessions IL his favor. Strict
atteation to busiaess was also requisite. Such
an arrangement could have been made, and all
would have come out right In the end. But
unwise Counsel prevailed. ~ ~
On the day following Mr.. Spicer's visit, that
gentleman receivedi his two hundred dollars,
which MrsOgltthorpe berroweJ from friend,
under promise Of repayment on the day after.
Another friend furnished the monsy to make
thiS loah good, and third supplied tile means
of taking pp.a small note that, fell due in the
nesndme.s Bythe end of "a kesk Of tso. mfr.
Ogelhorpe was fairly inducted into the mystic;
ries and miseries Of borrowing. His line OF
accommodation in this direction, had al,eady
reached the sum Of two thousanasi dollars, q
part Of which bad heea received 7from pre-
fessionsl lender, who charged the moderate in.
terest Of half per cent, aday. :, To keep this
large accumulation ahead Of him was NO easy
tasks and our b9rower found. .b1tGlittIs time on
his iiandsfor the ordinary duties required in
business. Steadily tbis sccumulation went on
untilit reached the full1sum Of his losses, and
steadily it increased by the addition Of excess
Isive interests, whiies thespoof mars Income
decreased in eonseqaeuce Of his neglect lof
business. =
Jacob Spiser never loaned Mr.. Oglethorpe
Ia single dollar His advice had been given SELF
fshly andhear'lessly- To get the whole of a
small claim, he, had been willing to lead an
honest, but not clear sighted man, into a wrong
way that led TO certain worldly ruin. Many
times, in cases Of extremity, had Mr.. gle
thorpe called upon MIR. Spcer, but always the
same cold refasa met his applications. The
shrewd, unscrupulons man knew that the end
,nu Il come thai, sooner Of ia.er, oglethorpe
must be driven under, and he was not going to
have even triling risk in so lsaky ship. %
| One day, it was over year from. the time
Mr.. Oglethorpe began his uphill work, tile
embarrassed man found himself in more than
Usual trouble. There were notes to pay, and
sums Of borrowed money to return, making an
aggregate that exceeded two thousand dollars
SVilhfeelings scarcely more pleasant than the
tcrilnina,'s on his way 10 trial, Mr.. Osiethorpe
entered bis place of business, and, without
even glancing over the morning paper sat
down athis desk, ani he began TO figure up
the day's payments. A sigh that almost be-
ltrayed itself ina groan, gave painful evidence
that the result had been reached ~ 20 4
!" Twenty three hundr.d !'' he said 70 hun
self, and his heart sunk .sithihhim. aWher.
soia.ge an amount is to come from,i is beyond
my skill to guess. sAh, mel This matter is
growing worse and worse. The night gers
| darker and darker My feet are more en-
lstangled to-day, than they were six months
ago. Instead Of finding my way out Of til >
| labyrinth Of embarrassment, Il am getting more
and more involved, and fear eyea the clue is
lost. All my time is spent, in money raising
tothe neglect Of business. and its consequent
decline. Heaven helpms Ifear the case is
hopeless" .., .,ts .e sss..sss.. q, &
The unhappy man sat in this gloomy state
for some time, then aroused hinsslf, and start
ed forth on his daily round of solicitation
He had twsnty-thres hundred dollars to raise,
and must be active il he expected to get
through. tits not our purpose to follow him
step by step. Almost any reader can imagine
the trials, disappointments, and humiiiations
attendant Oh the work he had taken in hand
At two O'Clock, MIR. Ogie.horpe found him
self still short about Ave hundred dollars. -
Where was the amount to come from? He
had exhausted exery resource within reach,
and in order to collect his thoughts, had re ;
turned to his place Of business. Weary,
wretched, aud sick in body and mind. was the