Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-12

lars z" wv
"ies, i suppose 50. do not SEQ any
other way, That is a very small snm
compared with what Others have LOST
THAT may be 50, but II is large sum
for me- am very much erampsd lucy
is not able To learn anything now. She
has not done more than pay her board
since she had that turn Of splitting blood.
| did not know but you would be- willing
to pay me the other seventy dollars"
THAT Is out Of the question Mrs
Meaoham. Stepping to his safe no took
out paper and said There is your
name signed to a document which releases
me from all further indebtedness TO YOU,
in consideration OF the three notes then
and there delivered 10 xeu. This is
business transaction, andNates the whole
thing in black and white supposed
you understood it at the timo--for my
awycr-riea 10 make it plain To ALL"
IL did understand, sir, that got thres
notes Of ten dollars each Tor my claim Of
one hundred dollars But / supposed
that when you got able you would pay
the rest.
II do not remember As any such prom.
Use was made, Mrs Meacham Business
is business, you see, and unless we had
some such way rs this Of settling up old
matters, it would be impossible TO do bus
mess with any comfort
well, Mr.. Bosworth, am but a poor
widow and don't pretend 70 know much
about business, but know that il owed
anybody shouldn't feel easy TIL | paid
every cent i know that need that
seventy dollars, but | suppose | cannot
get il"
NO, suppose not, you have no legal
claim against me | presume it comes
hard on YOU. II always comes hard on
anybody TO lose money"
Then you are not going 10 pay ms
any more than the thirty dollars; Z"
NO, Ii | should pay you, others would
DO digging me, and should not have
moments paV
The accountant then entered and Mrs
Meucham retired. The next day it was
announced that Mr.. Bosw0rth had pur-
chased another mill in neighborng vii
lage, and was going 10 put IN new ma
chlnory and start up IN a few weeks
We pass over ten years, Mr.. Boswortl.
has greatly enlarged his hu-incss-and is
considered one oi the most thriving man
utaCturcr- IN tho CuuMtEA.
Mrs M,acham has become I'D Hol
children have not proved comfort TO her
The boys have become dissipatrd, and
Lucy is IN her grave The mother is old
feeble and poor. She is also brukcn IL
m'ud. She Is in great measure depend
mt on chlrity,and everywhere she goes
'hc says, 81 have got seventy dollars due
TO me. Ii | only could get that | would
not beg"
The paper announced one day that Nj
Bosworth has given ten thousand dollars
or benevolent object
\ lady was reading IL when Mr.
Meachan called and asked her Tor q piece
II bread. She told over tho same old
tory. The lady rskod her who owed her
he seventy dollars.
IVY don't you go and get your your
money He has just given ten thousand
dollars, for certain object
Ten thousand dollars, did you ,ay
"lcs, the paper says so.'
II have asked HIM time and time again
lie says he don't owe me anything.
,hould think he could give ten thousand
iollurs, if hG had treated others as be has
me. Seventy dolArsof that ten thousand
dollars Is my money lie hos not any
right 20 give it away, lo YOU think he
has
Il should not think he had" said the
lady
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