Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-09-14

faith in the professions Of men who live
after the fashion you live, and yet refuse
to pay their debts. I'm plain spoken
individual, and you now have my mind
freely"
The tone of the creditor was harsh in
the extreme.
Perhaps" said Wilkins with forced
calmncss, " there MAY be less dishonesty
in my Withholding than in your demand
ing"
dishonesty Do you dare ?" The
creditors face flushed, and bis lips quiver-
ed with Indignation.
There are ton creditors in ALL" said
wilkins with regained eomposurc. i" let
me put to you a question. l owe John
Martin six hundred dollars. Suppose |
had six hundred dollars, and little pros
pect of ever getting any more, and were
to pay the whole of it over to John Mar
tin, instead of dividing itequally between
you and all the creditors, would You deem
the act right on my part? Or, would you
think Martin really honest to crowd aud
chafc me until in very desperation, as it
were, gave hin. the whole Of what main
| ly belonged to others? Would you not
say he had possessed himself OF your prop
crty? ] know you would. And let me
say to you plainly, that [ do not think
your present effort to get me to pay off
your whole claim entire, regardless of 9TH
ers equally as much entitled to be paid as
yourself, at all indicative of unseliishncss,
or a spirit of genuine honesty. If have
any money to pay it belongs equally to
my ercditors-and not to any one Of them
exclusively"
To be charged thus by man who was
in debt to him-to be charged with a dis
honest spirit By the poor creature whose
relation to society he regarded as essen
tally dishonest-this was too much fer
the seIf-complaccncy Of Mr.. Green. He
rose up quickly, saying in a threatening
tone:
- You will repent of this insult, sir
have forborne for years bclieyeing you
to be really honest but for this iorbear-
auce | now meet with outrage. | shall
forbcar no longer. You are able enough
to pay me, and | will find a way to c,m-
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pe1 g. 81 aI,aa " -" r;,, 80 II, .ro,llo3 ,horab,s
noor Mr wilkins fslt mot only bnmiliatcd
ir,,,l ,.ratolad b,t al,rnod far tho intc..
rity of his household There was no way
in which his creditor couldextort the sum
due him except by scizing upon his house
hold furniture That Green would do
~ bo baa brt too GOOD reason n fe,r
,,..I ~ J. ~ taI ~ Jano w = a.Ler ,,sas M
r,.~' G " e,,rar,1 ,. ant al.aa.tI,rr ..r2undiass
On tba r'y, yory ~, nGyt , day .berifrs writ was
served en- him at the.ait of Harvey Green.
Whit 1o ven ,.,rAo.4 loinyo" a.krl
W;r;ns -, ,neetipg with his creditor 4
c.n, Inv, af1ery,rds
~ INV r,o,,qv ;, was answered some.
wh,t .terniv
- Ri I,vo no.binrn
.Ws will soon see about that! Good
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III hoon inaI. hv the defendant in the
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boom fram ,he hcr;nn;nr to order an exc.
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.ar ~, ~ baoi aftcr ,,o;ng ,cros. the room
w. i,a - -, - lnt JI,rrv William.
ma f,r ~ sl,5 II o5t broke the
5a5 .'3', "is I,,. NJ 9t,sr ,' iet him have i
- - IL LnneLt i from you." said Mr.
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