The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-11-27

S'Sf yoouy w P"J any A@ohSstiy. = al
j, ing to receive what is justly my due
}, lapse into the impression that wrong i,
$ intended, which often induces line O
conduct that my feelings cannot after
: ward approve. That it was SO in the
, present case / need not affirm. / saw
things under certain changed relations.
The morning rides on horse back had
been to MIR. Cline as essential as food.
[ They made an item ofscost IN bis living
hat could DO more be dispensed With
!, safely than theitem for meat and bread.
LI Taking my Hconstitution and state of
health, horse back riding might be in
dulged or dispensed with, and only
slight difference of loss or gain appear.
This contrast in the two cases, now so
clearly seen,I troubled me not little.
! But as / had not received Mr.. Cline's
horse-only made it necessary for him
to part with the animal to prevent my
bseizingsit under execution-I could not
see the way clear in any act, looking
to the restoration of state of things
which my unfortunate proceeding had
disturbed. So I pushed the matter
resolutely aside. But the consequences
of our acts continually witness against
u.s. / had done wrong and the wrong
lifted its s'hands and cried out. 800 siii
Itso happened now that met Mr..
Cline. on my way to and from business
almo7t, every day. We seemed to
have adopted the same hour for dining
and to, occupy about the same at our
meals. To get rid of his pale, ,rebuk-
ing face, and of. his large bright eyes
that seemed to look at me accusingly,
I altered my dinner time, SO that it
might come half an hour later.
/ The sound of hoofs were in the
street one morning at half past six
o'clock. Hooked forth with interest.
No circumstance could have given
more pleasure than the sight OF Mr..
Cline on horseback. He might have
ridden the gayest animal in town with
out annoyance to me. But the pale
clerk was not out for an airing. I
turned from the window with a sigh,
thinking Of his wasting form and of his
FIVE little children. ig 80 au-ala
81 will make him the present of a
horse - said 4 under the impulse of
troubled feeling. And l turned this
hastily formed purpose over in my
thoughts but soon dismissed it as out
of the question. OF course he would
not accept a horse from me. Why
should he? o,r rsa ~.
"ThatD young man. of yours has
bad cough" said, I listening towards
the countingrroom, from Which came
the sound that, had arrested my atten-
ton. had called upon a merchant
for the transaction of some business.
EYES" he answered, with aislight
change Of manner; ga cough that viii
soon take him to his grave, poor fel-
low ~ '''''''s S"i ~ -"
Our business conversation was then
''Drealful ?" / could not help ejacu-
lating; as another paroxysm of cough
ing seized the clerk. il 7gIa! 9ll q
Sits very PAINFUL" said the mer-
chant, showing nearly as much annoy
ance as sympathy. Z. s5sol isisfsfI
}t'The fact is, he is not fit to work,
and ought to, be at home instead of in
the counting-room. I've intimated as
much several times but he will come,
day after day, and tie himself down to
the desk though tits killing him."
"Has he family y?'sI asked.
eyes; wife and five children" re-
piled the merchant. t9 3
1"Ob, dear that is bad"
eyes, hard case enough, and Pm
very sorry for him. It's Mr.. Cline,
lately in the firm of Pettis, James, &
Co. He had a few thousand dollars
left by an aunt, and Pettis & James
took him for his capital, which was
lost in year or two. He is a high
toned, honorable man, and the failure
hurt him a great deal more than the
loss of his money; for it was bad
failure, as, you are aware. Well, you
see, after he was thrown out I gave
him place. in my counting room. But
confinement at the desk soon began to
break. him down, and his doctor said
that he must ride on horse back every
morning. He made some demur, on
the ground as debtor, and said that it
would subject him to unfavorable
judgments IN the minds of certain peo-
ple. / joined with the doctor, who is
my own physician, in overruling the
view Of the case, aud went SO far as
to advance money to purchase a horse.
The morning rides worked like a
charm. He gained in aesh, and went
throuoh his countinp lahors without