Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-12-23

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But you can pay my small claim if you
will; but you could have paid it before thi,
if the disposition had existed, You talk oil
conscience, but I'm afraid, brother wilkins
in your case there is O very narrow founda.
tion Of honesty for conscience to rest upon
don't put much faith in the professions Of
men who live after the fashion you live, and
yet refuse TO pay their debts. I'm plain
spoken Individual and you now have my
mind freely
The tone Of the creditor was harsh in the
extreme
Perhaps, said wilkins, with forced calm.
ness, " there may be less dishonesty in my
Withholding than in your demanding
Dishonesty do you dare !" The credi.
tors face flushed and his lips quiyercd with
indignation.
There are ten creditorsin all " said Wilk.
ins with regaiued composure." Let me
put to you a question owe John Martin
six hundred dollars. Suppose | had six
hundred dollars, and little prospect of getting
any more, and were to pay the whole Of II
over to John Martin, instead Of dividing it
equally between you and all the creditors,
would you deem the act right on my part ?
Or, would you think Martin really honest to
crowd and chafe me until in very despera-
ton, as it were | gave him the whole of
what mainly belonged to others Would
you not say he had possessed himself Of your
property | know you would. And let me
say TO you plainly that l do not think your
present effort to get me 20 pay oil your whole
ola .s,ts,- q q l. lf
cla'm entire regardless OF Others equally as
much entitled to be PAID as yourself at all
indicative OF unsehshness' or spirit OF gcnu-
inc IN honesty II l have any money to pay'
IL belongs equally TO my creaitors-and not
10 any one OF them exclusively
d, ,. 10 DC charged thus by man who was in
debt TO hlm-to be charged with dishonest
spirit py the poor creature whose relation to
society ne regarded as essentially dishonest
tins tn was was too much for the seli.compaeency of
hr ureen. lie rose up quickly, saying in a
threatening tone =
" ou wlll repent OF this insult, sur |
nave ioreoorne Tor years. oeIievlpg you to be
really honest but Tor tins iorbearance l now
meet win outrage. shall iorbear no long
er, gu are able enough to pay me, and |
wiz nnu a way TO compel you to DO so,
Lett alone with his troubled thoughts, poor
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ginhihg 70 order an execution so 5000 us the
matter was through the court and seIze upon
auy property thateould be found.
Evening came ana Mr. Green sat with his
children around MN, IN ms pleasant nome
A sweet little boy knelt before him. his pure
hands clasped in prayer while from his hps