The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-04-05
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4 time withdraw Me- O0artwrighess note due 10.
tday Money hard get Just now, now and he i.
bardened, With heavy apaymenis, y We pnnft give
him a helping hand The me,chant spoke kind.
ly5 not frctfuliysi The elerk. depnrted With the
Babk.bcok and d check OF sufficient aniopht 70
lift the notes that were due. .Mrs Bnpcroftsre-
rnained sitting at his desk and from his attitude
and the aspect of his count enapce, it was plain
thst selfapprosal iwasspot the pleasant state of
! mind in which he was indoiging9 The veil OF 4
4 momentsry angry excitement Was .remoy yed, and
now, plainly before the eyes Of his mind, stood
his humbleieud distressed debtor, towardlwhom
notya single simpulse Of kind feeling had stirred
die tried to find refuge from ise,fppBraiding
10 the fact that he Ind done all his debior asked
-the note was lwithdra wn i;ns H',l.',a 10 ysliJ
@Ye.,' saiaI a voice within. him you have
casta bone, with curses. into the face of o, beg,
| Mr.. Bancroft started mp hurriedly from his
desk, walked the length of his store, returned
and sat down agaiu. "a long, deep sigh parted
"what could have possessed ME that so far
forgot both duty and lkindnessi i would give
twice seven hundred dollars to recall this act,
were it possible to do So" .LsIaggal I.5FI
Drawing sheet lof paper before, him, Mr.
bancroft took up pen and wrote--','''1 %. 3 3.
" Mn. EpwARh CiKrwhtcIfr: 9F .''''.t ''.' 90 ','
My dear sir--fhave withdrawn your note
Forgive my rough kin1ncss ] was worried
about money matters, and had Int Just made up
my own Bank account We are not always
Proof against petty anpoyancesI They some
times disturb more Than larger things, Come in,
tomorrow, and we viii arrange for the renewal
OF the notf, IL you desire II, making the time TO
"a Mr. Bancroft signed this apologize letter, and
Despatched It forthwith. He felt more comforta.
bile after that, Still. he suffered some pain from
having given pain. and no little humiliation for,
the unamiable weakness he had manifested. a7t'
ge g Did you see Mr. Cartwright" he inquired
of the lad who had taken the rote. '''' "
~ "No, sir; he wasn't there" was answered. -
You left my note a. ~. i7,.s.i .,,......s ...s
eyes, sir."' The boy looked agitated. He
stood a moment, as IL waiting for further ques-
tons, and then said--- s,,s,e a.s,s =, . I.i I.
gg" They were justdriyia8lim away in q car.
riage.DsG1 g'Es,oig -sDb- lE.ss gd, id, 20 sraj .
What Mr. Bancroft turned paIe, o7'.'a sTs
= They said he had broken a, blood vessel So
Mr.. Bancroft started to his feet with an ex9
elama'ion Of mingled surprise and pain. bas u \
There was blood on the foor."ta.q1. = zrssf
= MIR. Bancroft groaned aloud. After rejecting
for moment, he took his hat and went out hur.
rcdly. walk Of five minutes brought him to
the store Of Mr.. Cartwright. n -.
. "wbat was the cause Of this7" he asked. of
ono Of the clerks. Did he fall % or was he
lifting anythingi" ''s' 80
fNo," was answered 2"Hc was sitting .nt his
desk, resting his head upon his, hand. when j
heard him call in a quick voice, and turning
round saw the, blood flowing from his mouth y
:" Had anything disturbed him 2" asked Mr..
Bancroft .'-s7--.''-s'n''
"Money has. been hard TO get during the past
week. the clerk answered, =" and Mr.. Cart.
wrights payments Were unusually large. There
is one note not lifted yet, and it is few minutes
Of three o'clock" The clerk pointed to a Bank
notice lying on Mr., Cortwrights desk. g. a. a.,
Mr.. Bancroft leaned over, and saw that it was
anotiee Of the, note due him, -,s,u,,,sz,a-
, THAT is withdrawn from Bank" said he. 20,
q am glad to hear it" rel lied the clerk. 81
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 and get the sum required to lift
this one but lie failed; and the CONSEQUENCE
were more than he had strength to look at calm.
iy, He is n just man, and kind. hearted man,
Mr.. Bancroft. We who live with him can bear
TINT testimony ~, r.-.-y..g --,,,
Mr.. Bancroft stood nearly motionless for a
Where does1fr. Cartwright i've p he quir,
ed, at length. ta as ,aHs,z1rsB ..Es.p3
AT number - Fifteenth Street" 100 ,,..,