The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-02-04

=" hat was the cause of this z" he ask
: ed of one of the clerks. Did he fall or
was he lifting anything.
ono" answered the clerk. "He was
sitting at his desk, resting his head upon
his hands, when | heard him call, in a
quick voice, and turning round, 1 saw the
blood flowing from his mouth"
I" Had anything disturbed him ?" asked
Mr.. Bancroft. ra. h..s ...7. +.
"Money had been hard to get during
the past week, " the clerk answered, "and
Mr.. Cartwright's payments were unusually
large. There is one note not lifted yet,
and it is few minutes of 3 o'clock"
The clock pointed to bank notice ~
ing on Cartwright's book.
Mr., Bancroft leaned over, and saw that
it was a note due to him.
"This is withdrawn from the bank"
said Mr.. Bancroft.
" am glad to hear it," replied the
clerk. ~ think it was your note that
did the harm. He had taken up the
others, and went out two hours ago, after
} having been all the morning on the street
to try to get the SUN required to lift this
one, but he failed, and the consequences
were more than he had the strength to
look at calml y. He is just and kind
hearted man. Mr. Bancroft. We who
live with him can bear that testimony"
!, Mr.. Bancroft stood nearly motionless
, for long time. a.. Hs. Ill.,.
: "Where does Mr.. Cartwright live ?"
he inquired at length: |... ... ..
"At number - fifteenth street."
To the dwelling of Mr.. Cartwright he
, went in all haste. He found everything
there to confirm his worst apprehension.
The hermorrhage had been very profuse.
J Already so large quantity of blood had
been lost, that the sick man was reduced
to a state of insensibility, and still the
bleeding continued. The family were of
course, in the deepest distress. He saw
, Mrs. Cartwright for moment, AMI in
that moment the impression of her white
grief stricken face was transferred to a
page in memory's book that no after event
could dim or oblitcrate. A beautiful
daughter, just on the verge Of woman
hood, glided past him once, and her face
OF terror remained to haunt him for lii e.
He saw the physician, and to his inquir
les received no hopeful answer,
i When Mr. Bancroft left the house of
sorrow, he went forth almost stealthily,
and with feeling of guilt at his heart.
My work my work :" voice with
in him kept repeating; and do what he
would, he found it impossible to silence
J the accusing spirit.
J, 81 Lean never forgive myself if he should
die !" said Mr.. Bancroft to himself. o!
what evil is sometimes wrought by pas
sion in an unguarded moment; why did
: | not think before speaking" 2"
: Alas the dreaded evil came Mr.
: Bancroft was at his store an hour earlier
. than usual on the next morning.
; "Have you heard from Mr.. Cart
wright" he inquired anxiously of a
clerk.
"Yes, sir.
Chow is he ?"
"Deadw
"Deadr Mr.. Bancroft stepped back
a pace or two, as if hand were bearing
t against him.
"Yes, sir. He died at seven o'clock
! last evening so the newspaper says"
Mr.. Bancroft sighed heavily, and then
walked back to his desk, sat down, and
remained in troubled thought for long
. time. There was only single aspect of
3 the case that gave any relief, and this
was the probable ignorance of every one
but himself of the immediate cause Of
Mr. Cartwright's death. He had not, it
r was presumed, mentioned the unfeeling
repulse which he had received when, at
i the eleventh hour, and as last resort, he
had gone to one from whom he had con-
fidently expected not only kind consider
: alton, but prompt relief; and SO the Sc
cret had died with him. l4 4aya'ssr1 Isl
, Mr.. Bancroft did not visit the house
) of mourning. He could not look upon
q the distress which his own conscience
: charged him with originating; but his
t heart was assailed with gloomy shadows:
> There was no one to represent Mr..