Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-03-01

of the notes with your endorsement. I
received them from Hartley. They can
be extended, with such reduction as NAV
be desired, at maturity"
Generously offered, and thank YOU
A friend in need is truly friend indeed. "
Mr.. FleetwoOds face lighted up sudden
ly.
"Be brave, resolute, hopeful, and friends
will come to your aid. Self-help and mu.
tual help are near of kin, and often walk
hand in hand. Look, then, to the light,
and take courage. "A hundred ways omen
from every difficult position in which a
man may happen to fall-if he fall inno-
cently-and only they who shut their ewes
and sit idly respondent, fail to see and use
them"
In the face Of such encouragement and
remonstrance, Mr.. Fleetwood could not
give up in the first struggle. He turned
his face to the light, and tried to see hope
full signs in the East. Soon the morning
star came out, and lay like jewel on the
sky; then broke family the aurora dawn !;
and then the sun approached the upper
sky.
"How are things now, Mr. Fleetwood"
asked the judicious friend who had stead
lily kept him looking to the light, amid all
discouragements. This was after four
months of hard work, in the embarrassed
position the failure of Hartley had occa-
stoned.
Brighter" was the reply.
"Im pleased to hear you say So You
have all those endorsements cut of the way
or the paper SO arranged as not to be felt
as oppressive"
eyes, and something better than this to
tell you"
'There was settlement made yesterday
with Hartley's creditors
"Ah! On what basis?"
"Eighty cents to the dollar-four, six
nine aud twelve months-good endorsed
paper"
''Indeed"
ayes. So 1 shall only lose about three
thousnand dollars after ALL"
"You'll lose nothing, in my opinion, u
said the friendly merchant, "but actually
come out the gamer"
II would like to have that demonstra.
ted, !" said Mr.. Fleetwood.
"The demonstration is easy" replied the
other. "Your profits this year, in conse
quence of extra effort and more intelligent
devotion to business, will, l doubt not
make up the loss by Hartley. Your trou
BILE spurred you to new activity. III
struggling to save yourself, you hlv,
gained vantage ground, and if you hold it
as you may, you will be richer man, anc
what is better, stronger, more self-rel
ant man in time to come. But Just lool
for moment at the other side, Mr.. Fleet
wood. Suppose you had weakly given up
and"
"No, no!' interposed Mr.. Fleetwood =
81 dou't care to look at the other side.
know very we'll how it would have been
But everything did look SO hopeless tina
L don't wonder L was discouraged. T,
struggle with the odds that saw opposed
to me, looked little less than blind folly.
. "The lesson is, therefore, of higher i'm
port, was answered, sand should serv
you for encouragement in all circumstan
3 ces of trouble that may come in after life
Never take counsel of dependency, bu
always of hope. Never look at the gloo
my, but always the bright side of things
? From the danger that appals and enervate
a turn away the eyes, and fix them on tn
means OF safety that give courage an
strength. This liz the only way in whicl
e men who fall into trouble reach the por
of extricatiop. The cowardly and mac
4 tive lie in the ditch where they sink, O
e under the ruin that crushes them dowr
t but the brave and energetic are quickly @
+, their feet again, moving steadily toward
e the goal of success, or, with busy hands
laying the foundation for another temple.