The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-11-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

~ The following sketch was
written 10 l84l and published at the
time in the Mishawaka (Ia.) 7oes;n then
presided over by WILBUR F. SroREr.
Esq, the present able Editor of the
Detroit Daily Free Press. Its faults
may be charged to the Editor Of the
North Iowa 7snes--it is not pretended
that it has merit except to point NOR
al as valuable to community as it is in
teresting to the Press.
A SKETCH.
BY THE AUTHOR.
In our journey through life We fire.
quently witness, particularly among
business men, reverses AZ sudden, as
they are injurious to themselves as well
rs 70 oil with whom they have any con.
nection if we would profit by the rea.
sons which such events affords US. we
must endeavor to take up the fallen
fortunes of our neighbors, and trace them
back step by step, carefully and analyt-
ically, until the cause of the change is
discovered and it is likely we shall find
that powerful effects are frequently pro.
duced by causes very trifiing in their
appearance at FIRST, but which become
more important as they acquire age ;
like the little rill Of the mountain, which
winds among rocks and hills, almost
unperceived, gaining new strength at
every leap it takes in it's craggy bed,
until it assumes shape and character
that defes all opposition and bears down
impetaously, every thing that interrupts
its course.
To exemplify and give force to this
axiom in the science of business, the
following sketch of the life of an early
acquaintance. is drawn, and if the rea-
der of it should discover a similarity be-
tween his own situation and the one
represented, let me assure him that
there is much more truth in the events
here related than there is varnish
used in their relation. and permit me al
SO TO entreat him to be admonished, by
the fate of my acquaintance, to remove
all these small draw backs on his pros
peri'y, out ofthe way. and he will. at
any rate. feel safer and sleep sounder
than if he permit them to become SO
strong. that his opposition will be fruit
less. and their removal impossible.
When commenced an acquain' ance
with the subject Of this sketch, he was
doing an extensive mercantile business
in the city of Savannah. His father,
good old man, had lived merchant.
and by prudence and perseverance, had
acquired from small means a handsome
fortune, to which George was sole heir.
Upon the death of the old gentleman
which happened short time previous
to my acquaintance with his son, Geo.
took his place in the counting.room.
He entered largely into mercantile tran
sactions. and in few years he was
worth double the sum left him by his
parent. His activity and acuteness was
the subject of remark among his more
experienced but less fortunate rivals.
aud his gentlemanls department and
courteous manners, procured for him
the esteem Of all Of his ac4uaintances.
He married most lovely creature, and
if Happiness ever did do well beneath
the skies, she most undoubtedly found
her home by Georges freside.
The settlement Of an estate to which
/ was joint heir with sister, required
my personal attention in Europe, about
this Time. = = l did not return to
America for twelve years: nor had l
received any news Of my friend during
the last nine years of my absence. Soon
as the vessel which conveyed me to
"The land sfshe Free and the Home Of the
Brave"
struck the landing. / hastened to seek
George. Many changes had taken place
and had great difficulty in finding the
building which he had occupied when
! departed from the city. At length
the almost forgotten but still partially
familiar face Of the old store house,
greeted my desiring eyes; but the sign
had changed: it no longer bore the
name Of George L.. A namo not
unknown to me however occupied it's
place it was that of a person whom l
recollected to have seen an errand boy