Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-07-09


Z II you made it the fixed rule OF you
life to pay sll your debts As soon q
they were due, you would then neve
be spending money which was no
yours. This determination, put il
practice, would free you from all EN-
barrassment, and lead you into the con
6dence of your fellows. In short th,
man Who never gets into debt, or who
il debt must come, holds the liquida
ting of that debt as Of the chiefest ne
cessity, will be pretty sure TO prosper;
and in the end, be will not be likely Il
be called upon to pay away his las
dollar. And now. my dear fellow, j
you want my advice, can give it tc
you.'
60 ahead r 20
DO you 60 back this very morning,
and pay Matthew Baldwin what you
owe him. Go now, before you go to
your work. Ifit takes the last dollar,
60 and do it. Or. II you have but the
eight dollars. 60 and tell him so, and
ask him 10 divide with you.' aE
4 guess l must think Of it awhile,
said Perkins. with another laugh.
AT all events added Tower. you
will allow me to speak with you again
on the subject?' .
Certainly
At this juncture the two friends sep
arated, Tower going TO bis store, while
Perkins pursued bis way to the ma
chine shop, where he earned two dol.
lars and 8 half g day. This was Mon
day morning.
On Tuesday morning John Perkins
saw Matthew Baldwin in the street.
and be avoided him-sbsnk of down q
narrow by-way, so 90 not to meet his
poor creditor.
On Wednesday morning. John Per-
kins saw Matthew Baldwin again; but
he was not forced to dodge out OF the
way, for this time the poor laboring
man was standing at the door of
ply sician's Office.
On Thursday morning. as John Per-
kins was going to his shop, he saw 10
the street ahead Of him, Matthew Bald
win and Silss Tower, engaged in conver-
sstion. Directly Baldwin crossed the
street, and went away while Tower
waited for Perkins to come up. The
two friends shook hands and passed the
compliments Of the morning.
Spoa. palI-.r 4, a~o,hla arsI
Tower % they walked on.
'Ab, how so?' asked Perkins.
His wife is very sick-hss been sick
over a week; and two OF his children
are down with diptheria. One of them
the doctor thinks will die. Poor fel.
lowl l pity him. That with nurses to
hire. and medicine to buy, and pro.
visions of all kinds so high. be finds it
hard to get along. / lent him five dol
lars this morning; or rather paid
him in advance for soDe work which
be has promised to do for me-
John Perkins seemed to be 9 little
nervous.
BY the way pursued Tower. after
they had walked on a little while in
silence, have you paid Baldwin that
eight dollars yeti
'No-I havn't,' replied John, rsluc.
tantly.
Have you money enough with you
to pay it?'
NO.
How much have you?'
Not over three or four dollars
Now. John, said Tower, with sud
den earuestness. L am going to ask
you a question; and you can answer
me or not. as you please. What have
you done with the money you had
Monday morniug?'
At first John Perkins could not tell
what he had done with il; but finally
he made out to account for part Of it.
There were two theatre tickets at 6ftyi
cents each. One oyster supper for
himself and friend-a dollar. A horse
and buggy for q moonlight ride-two
dollars. And then he owned to nu.
merous glasses of soda and beer. In
all he accounted for six dollars or
theresbouts.
i Declare said Tower. shaking bis
head and speaking with solemn seri-
business, i would not like to borrow
money Of Matthew Baldwin for such
purposesP t-
Howl uttered John. 'Borrow-of
Matthew Baldwin,
%, you need not try to hide the
truth, John. You know what mean
At this point the friends separated;
and as John Perkins walked towards
his shop the words Of Silas Tower
rang in his ears. Did he know what
bis friend had meant? Aye--thst he
did: and when he reached his place Of
work he reflected long and seriously.
4 DECLARE he multered to himself,
as be rolled up. his sleeves, and ar
ranging his tools. l think Tower is
right. I could have paid Baldwin last
Monday morning. if 1 had only
thought 30. j wish I had He set
bis lathe, and fixed bar Of iron for
turning. iii had paid him. he con-
tinued. as he watched the bits Of iron
drop from the revolving bar. 4 should
at this moment be better of than Il
ar. OF feodrse I shouldn't have Dor.
rowed money to go to the theatre with,
nor to- pay for horses with. By the
powersl Silss told the truth. That
money honestly belonged to Matthew