The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-03-20
treat you as a gentleman"
: ulr.rt,;,I,. 7 1o Rnt that * more than II

! treat yor rs q gentleman.
"Certainly ! do. But that is more than he
has done"
swell, never mind. Let wha: is past &C
for as much as it is worth. The principal point
of action is in the present"
sBut I'll never send that mean cringing let
ter, though
.You mistake its whole tenor, do assure you
Mr.. Singleton You have allowed your angry
feelings to blind You. You certainly, carefully
considered, before you adopted it. the proposed
basis of settlement, did YOU not e
"Of course did"
$50 the letter, which I have prepared for
you states. Now, as an honest and honorable
man, you are, I am sure, willing to grant to
him tic same privilege which you asked for
Yourself namely, that of proposing plan OF
settlement. Your proposition does not seem
to please linn; now it is but fair that he should
be invited to state how he wishes the settle
mept to be made. And, in giving such an
invitation, a gentleman should use gentleman
ly language"
:, 'sBut he don't deserve TO be treated like
gentleman. :. In fact, he has no claim tothe
title" said the young man.
"If lie lias none, us ruu say you profess to
be 4 gentleman, and all gentlemen, should
prove by their actions and their words that they
are gentlemen"
81 can't say that am convinced by what
you say; but, as yoH seem so bent on having
it your own WAY, why, here, let me copy the
thing and sign it," said the young man, sud-
denly changing his manner.
tIN, -. l,o oJJo1 oprocS fhn
table the brief letter he had copied, 81 suppose
he'll think me a low-spritcd fellow, after he
gets that. Bue hes mistaken. After it's all
over I'll take good care to tel! him that 1t
didn't contain my sentiments
Mr. Trucnan smiled, as lie took the letter,
and went on to fold and direct it.
"Come tomorrow afternoon, and think
we'll have things in pretty fair way" he SAID,
looking up with his usual pleasant smile, as he
finished tic direction of the letter.
."Good afternoon, Mr.. Singleton lie said, as
that gentleman entered his Office on the sue
cceding day. -
:. aGood aitcrnoon,n responded the young man.
"Wcl, have You hearcd from that milk and
water letter of YOURS? can't call it mine.
Eyes, said the old gentleman, @hcrc is the
answer. Take seat, and | will read it to
You"
"Well, lets hear it.'
"IEAR GEORGE II have your kind, rea,
sonablc and gcntlcmaply note of yesterday,
in reply to my harsh, unreasonable and un-
rentlemanlv one of tho day before. We have
both been playing the feel; but you are ahead
of me in becoming sane. have examined
since cot your note, more carefully, the tenor
of your proposition for settlement, and tmcets
nv views precisely My foolish angerkept nc
from, seeing if before Let our mutual friend,
Mr.. Trueman, arrange the matter, according to
the plan mentioned, and l shall most heartily
acquicsce. Yonrs., &c"
"IIe never wrote that letter in the world
exclaimed Singleton. starting to his feet.
eYou know his writing ] presume" said Mr..
Trucman, handing him the letter.
dts THONGS Williams. own hand, as live:
| calculated Singleton, ON gancillg at the letter.
"My old friend, Thomas Williams, the best
natured fellow in the world! he continued,
his feeling undergoing a sudden and entire
revolution. "What fool have been"
"Aud what fool have bcen!" said Thomas
Williams, advancing from an adjoining room,
at the same time extending his hand toward
Singleton.
God bless you, my old fricnd' exclaimed
Singleton, grasping his hand. why what
has been the matter with lis bothF
any Young friends saie old Mr.. Trueman,
one of the kintlest-hearted men in the world,
rising and advancing toward thcm,"l have
known YOU long, and have always esteemed
you both THIS pleasant meeting and recon-
ciliaton, you perceive, is of my arrangement.
Now let me give prcccpt that will both make
friends and keep friends. 1t has been my
motto through life; and don't know that |
have an. encnly in the world. 1t is:
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grcri0us 'cords SIR up anger