Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-07-15
4opnIar Gales.
IFrom the Springfield Mass.) Republican,
THE NEW CARPET.
A STORY OF VILLAGE LIFE.
BY OLIVER DoTr.

TO, motherr exclaimed Emily Barton, al
she came tripping into the room where he1
mother and Mrs. Chapman were engaged
in conversation; .you can't imagine what
handsome carpet | have seen. Only dol
lar yard, end such beauty!
Iwaut to know If they have been buying
a new carpet,' returned the mother, inter
negatively:
"A brand new one; it was brought home
whilst was there
sI'fh astonished,' said Mrs. Barton, now
addressing herself to her visi.or again; I'm
astonished that Mrs. Parsons should be
thinking of new carpets at such time as
this, and N re especially since her husband
is in such circumstances
sYoI forgot. my dear mother, interposed
the daughter; you forgot that ] have not
vet told you where | saw the new carpet.
mo, nor is il necessary that you should.
Knowing where you have been; l naroiy
need to be told where you saw the purchase
that has so excited your admiration. saw
YOU 90 directly to Mrs. Parsons and saw
you return from theie, and there, oil course
is where you saw the carpet
A mischevious smile was seen to play LOT
q momeiii around the pretty mouth OF the
dauGhter, as Mrs Barton continued: 1T is
worse thar extravaganza for the woman TO
be buying new rarpets, SO long as her hus'
hand is unable to pay his debts,-it ls down.
right dishonesty
UNABLE to pay his debtsr repeated Mrs.
Chapman, inquiringlJ; pray, what 90 you
mean, had always supposed that Mr.. Par
sons was in good circumstances, and doing
a SNUG and profitable business. J certainly
never heard anything to the contrary De-
fore.'
And vet I mean precisely what L say
and know whereof sffrm. have the best
authority for saying that Mr.. Parsons can
not pay his debts at this moment ana mas
been talking Of making an assignment IL ne
has not already made one.'
This is news indeed. He is one OF the
las. men in the orld fcr whom ! should
Rave expec,ed to hear such report, and 4
,c.n ,csrceiy credit it now. Still, ! oughs
M, IN he surprised, perhaps. In times Ike
,he present those qualities, which men
usually look upon as affording a sort OF BOND
.f suceess, seem to lose their potency. And
In some,imes led to question whether
,hese commercial revulsions which sweep
over the country at intervals enguipning
IN .i...es ofleusiness men, the shrewd and
,he s;m.le alike, are not designed by
wise Providence TO sdm0nish US OF our de-
nendence upon Him;-to teach us tne van
i,v. the utter worthiessness of oil human
a.. even when united with prudence sa-
eacity and experience. NJ
Commercial Fevulsions' re)oineo m'e
R.rton: Il wish I could never hear the'
term again, for in nine cases out OF Ten y
is used as q cloak 10 the. boides' oisnonesg
rs nan h DISPOSED to cheat his creo"o''
ont of their honest .iues, asd still pass Gu,
-en, NTH his fellow men, ell he has u oe
now Is to shut up shop, suspend paymen
and charge the event to the commerc'a.
vuI.;on Now don't believe in anysnine
of this sort, neither do | believe 'na' ah.
honest man need TO fsil in these ot guy
other times. Let men be upright ana In
sustrious, and spend no faster tnan tne'
earn. sud my word for il, they VIII &c
along without falling. Least of all can
have any charity for those who talk Of ne'
carpets and assignments in the same breath.
lit 10 true that does not look quite right
but did not understand Emily to say tina
she saw the new carpet at Mr. Parsons.
.You did net, Here, Emily! Why, wher
10 the girl!'
Il lust saw her stepping across TO tn
store,' replied Mrs. Chapman.