Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-22

will be able to take it up. Creditor:
are entitled to some consideration a:
well as debtors. The cry of poor
debtor is soon raised, hut who,
wonder, thinks of the poor creditorr l.
for one, am not prepared to extend"
This was said by Elder.
"As for me-" spoke up another, 81
take but one view of matters like this
II think will do better by renewing
l am ready to so; if by winding up the
party now, can do better, go fol
winding up. have confidence in Carl.
tons integrity. / believe he means
well. But can he get through? that ID
the question:
81 believe he can," said Mr.. High.
land.
"And doubt it," returned Elder.
The efforts of Elder to efface the i'm.
preston the words of Mr.. Highland
had made, proved in vain. 1t was agreed
that the debtor should receive the ex.
tension be asked. When informed
this decision, Carlton could not hide
his emotions, though he strove hard to
do so. His grateful acknowledgment:
for the favor granted, touched more
than one heart that had been cold as ice
toward him a short time before. How
different were his feelings when he met
his family that evening, and silently
thanked Heaven that the cloud which
had hovered over and threatened to
break in desolating tempest had passed
from the sky.
Long before the arrival of the time
for which an extension had been
granted, Mr.. Carlton was able to pay
OF everything, and to look in the face
without unpleasant emotions every man
he met.
Strange thinks happen in real life
Mr.. Elder was shipper and extensively
engaged in trade. For series Of years
everything went on prosperously with
him. His ventures always found q
good market, and his consignments safe
and energetic factors. All this he at.
tributed to his own business acumen.
81 never make bad shipments" he
would sometimes say. 81 never con-
sign to doubtful agents."
A man like Mr.. Elder is rarely per-
mitted to go through life without
practical conviction that he is in the
hand of One who governs all events. II
is rarely that such one does not be.
come painfully conscious in the end
that human prudence is as nothing.
The first thing that occurred TO check
the confident spirit of Mr.. Elder was
the loss of a ship and cargo under cir
cumstances that gave the underwriters
fair plea for not paying the risk. dc
sued and was cast. Theloss was twenty
five thousand dollars.
A few weeks after, news came that
shipment to the South American coasi
had resulted in a loss. From that time
everything seemed to go wrong. Hi;
adventures found glutted market, and
his return cargoes a depression OF
prices. If he held on to a thing in the
hope of better rates, prices would q
down, until, in desperate mood, he
would sell; then they would go uI
steadily. The time was when he could
confine himself strictly to Legitimate
trade. But a mania for speculation now
took hold of him and urged him on to
ruin. He even ventured into the be-
wildering precincts of the stock market
lured by the hope Of splendid results
Here he stood upon ground that soor
crumbled beneath his feet. A loss o.
twenty or thirty thousand dollars curet
him of this folly. and he turned with
SIGH TO his counting-room, to diges
with care and prudent forethought
some safe operation in his regular busi
ness.
But the true balance of his mind wa!
lost. He could not consider with calm
ness the business in hand. A false move
was the consequence. Loss instead o
profit was the unfortunate result.
Seven years from the day MIR. Eldel
opposed an arrangement with MIR. Carl
ton, which should regard the debtor a
well as the creditor, he himself found
impossible to provide for all his heaVA
payments. For some time he had KEEP
his head above water by mistaken sacri
fees, but the end of this came.
After a sleepless night the mercnan
started one morning for his store, op
pressed with the sad conviction that De
fore the day closed his fair fame woui'
T be tarnisbed, As he walked along MI
Carlton came to his side with Cheerful
salutation. Mr.. c. was now large creo
itor instead of a debtor, On that yer!
: day, bills in his favor had matured U
: the amount of five thousand dollars an
these Elder could not pay. Inc recoi
e lection of this made it almost impossioi
: for him to reply to the pleasant oo>ei
= vations of his companion. Vivldiy, d
, if it had occurred yesterday, came u
E before his mind the circumstance tns
8 had transpired few years previously
e He remembered how eagerly ne ha'
sought, from the merest selnsh lho
9 tives, to break down Mr.. Carlton an
e throw him helpless upon the worid' an
e how near he was to accomplishing th
+. merchants total overthrow. Such rec
a objections drove from his mind IN
4 hope that for moment had presente
4 itself of enlisting Mr.. Cartoons goo
feelings and securing him as irleh
t In the trial through which he was apou
:. to pass.
Several times during the walk ne wa
! on the point of breaking the matter
t Mr.. C., but either his heart failed MI
or his companion made some remark
]. which he was compelled to reply. a
length they separated without any ALT
t sion by Mr.. Elder to the subject o
which he was so desirous of speaking
z He had not the courage to utter III
4 first word.
But this was only postponiDg for
: very brief period the evil day. Sewers
remittances were anxiously looked Il