St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1868-07-17

tune p | inquired.
"No, but you have helped me to one,"
said he
81 don't understand you, Mr.. Davis, y
| made answer
edward rents the house for u.s." said
the old man. "Do you understand,
now ;"
Il understood him perfectly, 1t was
then | received the largest dividend on
my investment which has vet come into
my hands. If they 90 on increasing at
this rate, shall soon he rich"
''Rathcr unsubStantial kind of riches,
was remarked by the friend
That which clevates and deli ghts the
mind can hardly he unsubstantial. replied
Mr.. Wm-low. Gold will not ALWAYS
do this"
The friend sighed involEntarily. The
remarks OF Mr.. WinsIow caused thoughts
to fit over his mind, that were far from
beimg-agreeable
\ year or two more went by. and then
an addition was made to the firm of Webb
X Wullron Edward Davis received
the ciitr OF IN interest in the business,
which he unhesitatiuglv accepted. From
that day he was on the road To fortune
Three years attcrward one OF the part
ncrs died, when his inteLcst increased
Twenty-Five years from the time Mr.
Win~low, acting upon Il benevolent i'm
pulse, proposed to send Young Davis to
school, have passed.
One day, about this period, Mr. Wins
low, who had met with number of re-
verses i'll business, was sitting in his count
inc room, with troubled look on his
face, when the mercantile friend before
mentioned came in His countenancr
was pale and disturbed.
1--WE are ruined ruined" :" said he,
with much agitation.
Mr. Win-Iow started to his feet
"Speak ~ he exclaimed. What
new disaster i, about TO sweep over
me-
'.The house of Toledo & Co., in Rio,
has suspended"
Mr. WinsIow struck his hands together
and sunk down into the chair from which
he had arisen.
Then it i all over" he murmurcl
'.All over"
1T i all over with me-" ,aid the
osher "A LONGER struggle would be
lruite>s. But tor this | might have
weathered the storm. Twenty thou
sand dollars of draft, drawn against my
last shipment ar back protested, and
Will be presented tomorrow. can
not lit them. - end, the matter. 80
closes business life ot nearly forty
wears. in commercial di-honor and per
/ sonal ruin"
Are YOU certain that they have fail
ed ?" asked Mr. Win>low, with something
| like hope i'll his tone Ot voice.
/ at Is too true" was answered. The
/ Celeste arrived tins morning, and her let
ter bag was delivered ut the post otiic,
/ halt an hour ago. Have YOU received
nothing 10y her 30
Il WAS not aware Of her arrival.
But will send Immediately tor my let
tcr>.''
Too true was the information com
municatcd 10y the friend. The IurLy
commission house OF Toledo " CO. hu,
failed. and protested drafts had been IL.
turned 10 Il very heavy amount Mr
WInSlow was among the >utlcrcr-. and
to an extent that WIS equivalent 10 ruin;
because 1t threw back upon him the n"'
ccs>itv OF Lifting over fifteen tiuu~au,
dollars o! protested paper. wh,n hi- liza,
OF payments were already fully up to hl'
utmost ability.
For nearly iiYc years, everything Ia.
seemed To 20 against M Nnslow. y
the beginning oi that period. = som. whom
hc had II up IN business, failed. invul
vug INN ia a heavy loss. Then. un,
disaster at,cr another followed. until h'
found himself III Imminent dam-vr o
failure. tlom ,hi, time hl turned In
mind 10 the consideration OF ms affair
with more carnc,,nc,- than ever, anC
made every transaction with a degree o
pruIrncc and foresight that seemed Il
Guarantee success in whatever he attcmp
ted. \ deficient supply OF flour cause
him to venture large shipment to Rio
The sale was at a handsomely remuner
alive profit. but the failure of his consim
nccS. before the payment OF his draft
for the proceeds, entirely prostratcC
him.
so hopeless did the merchant considc
his case, that he did not even make IL
effort to get temporary aid i'll his eXtrcml
ty
When the friend of Mr.. Winslov
came with the information that the hous,
of Toledo Il Co. had failed, the latte
was searching about in his mind for tn
means of lifting about five thousand dol
lars worth Of paper, which fell due ol
that day. lie had two thousand dollar
in bank: the balance Of the sum woul,
have to be raised by Borrowing. ii
had partly fixed upon the resources iron
: which this was to come, when the new
2 of his ill-tortune arrived.
Yes. it was ruin. Mr.. Winslow saw
that in Il moment. and his hands tcl
, powerless by his side. He made no fur
ther effort to lift his notes, but, after hi
mind had recovered a little from its tirS
shock. he left his store and retired to hi
home, to seek in its quiet the calmneS
= and fortitude OF which he stood SO great
= in need. In this home were lis wife am
two daughters, who, all their lives, ha
t enjoyed the many external comforts an
: elcgancres that wealth can procure. Th
= heart of the father ached as his eyes rest
ed upon his children, and he thought {
| the sad reverses that awaited them.
| On entering the dwelling, Mr.. Win:
:, low sought the partner of his life, an
# communicated to her without reserve til