Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-02-21
q. B. PARIS. MAINE FRIDAY


OF creation will give them the opportunity.
Henry Marshall, n VIC have .ai.i. va. a
bankrupt A busines. which hail yielded
h''n moru than an annie suppor, and ~hich
had promised at no distant day to enable
h'm to retire upon fortune, came to a sud-
den s'srd still. Ills stock beca,n. sudden.
iy unsslesole. and his ptp-r asset, ~err Of
no use & him. Nohing viii h h. had
could he converted 10 cayh 10 meet thick
coming liabilities; and IL he could have
sold everything he hal ia stock at c,rr.n,
rates IN p 'uirky msrke, the sale would
not have neti-d him enough 10 carry him
through II he could have waited a few
months or ycar he could have kent his
feet; bat what man can wait. when the no
sary IS in glc-ful hurry. AMI I,ro,~s, fellows
I protest like the p.s!s in thua Ter. storm?
All the proceeds OF the labor Of years
were gone: and he la no choic, but 10
make the huniliaiing confession thu he
was bankrupt. II. had not been careless.
imP'u'len'. or -xtriva:,nt. iI had taken
no nIn"y ou, OF his business Tor outside
specnlstions. ani hal wastrd nothing in
sh"~ or IN eS,rivs ancc. far hess IN vice
Que Investment he had male. such as
every succ'''sfal hus siness nan IL jn.iifir'l in
mixing. III IN PROVIDED q no ne TOR hi,
ia"'ly. IL hal boaght house. aud furn-
ishe'i and Improve it. IN IL .,tly but taste.
fully ~ ~ tie Pirra -, NIL, At such a
tune. all on such terms. that it helped
rather than c'Dbarrs .sei hun II hal been
To him ~ hs call. IL. bis nest - whrh.r
he cor'd retire for 4 ,ic, All | - ,rt alter
h,, days work Sss done. Three li,tl. nest,
iin - ser, there. sni their mother. Sb.
was a much attached TO their donicile a,
her husband All ~ to the chi, Ir.n. their
world Was "honi," sni everything out
sie s-vns'i To them as som ;ihiny foreign.
Mrs VI rshii's ta.'c anI ctru ,nd bon.,t
pnd' hal 50 arraussi anl chnp'eted all.
within snI without. that the bous- fitted
he IA n .t-s ati TIA. innites the houre
T"ry seem ii to have srJ~n into each
other
III hud not settle ! tn, h,u.e npon his
wife thDis "a ics'briiny >, r,,:eiveI notions
OF pr ,i't, hc nigh, have done so. For
whsn hi b,u .ht il h w., rltar OF all the
W ,ril. vi - il h,vr s1.x.r-l all div.
m in'i' up IN bin. All still have rrsin..i a
surplu'- III dII nor CD r-,n late the 4 IN
ger that h, c,I i ever sbn,t1 ~tr,; and
u the ;hpI.ht bal crp.seI hi, miui he
w)I'i have rc,,ol,l tlI1: M; h,I,..nI
SOCIAL position are part OF my capital. II
l sesrrily PIT what sIiil rem, ,ins OF my
property oui OF the rra:I, of my creditors (
sai l'v'Hs un Ter fake rrere I,es Il opsn.
ly al'enitc my title [ tn ciu-iI !. suspicion.
or. at the very best, hepiivin. ms self OF
part OF nv c,pith.' Trr ~. M,r,hlll
reasoned. Perhaps he VS. right Perhips
he wss wrong. Bu, though he cho lkcd
little over ~. his conscience applaudrd him,
when h. ! lc /! his biIsu al furniture to
the sch; iile OF h 5 cf :ct' 90 be surrender.
eI for rh- ben &, Of his cre.Iiiors.
lie calI-d IN ,stins OF thD.s 81, held
demands az ins; hm aud submitted Stale.
ment OF h,- afiirs. rie gsn:lrm ~ wste
house and furniture in,uied ia the schs.
duie.
WHY, Mirshall,r exclaimed one OF
them. surely you are not going TO b.ggar
yourself in this VA, We are not Siylock,.
and ~lll not have the pound OF dish That
house should have been SETTLE upon your
~ifs years ago; when you bought i,,'
''PerhIp.." said The bankrupt sirh sad
smile. "BI, IL i too late now
II 10 not know Ihat." sail his irienI.
casting look OF inq ,iry round the circle.
Il do know II" sad Mr.. Marshall. quiet
y. "A'l ~hile I appreciate ,oIr kind.
ness. 'ni1 beg tia. the Question be not
opened q"
What do you Propose2~ ,.keI the
Psn'l'utr VII. in viriue OF hnl ling the
largest drmsrd. acted A. chairman of the
mechanically committee.
"No'hirg . said M Mirshili. "excrp,
thai you take ,ny boo t. aud a-.,is. divide
tt~ proccr'ls a nonng my rreduofs and. IL
you are satisfied Of nv ,nes'y. give me q
release. Whuever deficit there nay he I
give my wor'i TO make np. II my u /,
spared and am ia any degree prosperous.
alter this Storm has bloNn over
Many heart. icli and sinccrc con plincnt,
~rre p,l,l 10 The unfortunate merchant hy
his ere ltors aud 30 end II th-if fit.t meet
49,. The next proceeding. wouli be held
without the prefrncc Of VI ir,hal and Of
the rr,ult Of their drGbrta.ions be- couh
not but have high hope. lie iei that hs
va right anil a celebrated statesman bat
.l,ok" th, feeling Of every honrsf man -he..