The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-09-27

&C will withdraw, certainly, returned
MIR. Carlton, and left the room
My own view, gentlemen" said Mr..
Highland, "is, that we ought to grant
| all that is asked. Mr.. Cartoons busi-
ness is good, and he will get over his
present difficulties easily, if we only
assist him little. We should be Just,
rs man toward man; and this I do not
think we should be in this case unless
we consider Carlton as we'll as ourselves.
He is an honest man, and an honest man
| IN difficulties is always entitled to con-
sideratioD."
t" That is all very we'll. But when a
man gives his note payable at certain
| day, he ought to be very sure that he
will be able to take it up. Creditors are
entitled to some consideration as we'll
ms debtors. The cry of poor debtor is
soon raised, but who, L wonder, thinks
of the poor creditorl I, for one, am not
prepared to extend"
This was said by Elder.
AS for me-" spoke up another, "I
take but one view of matters like this.
If think 1 will do better by renewing,
l am ready to 80; if by winding up
the party now l can do better, I go for
winding up. 1 have confidence in Carl
ton 8 integrity. I believe he means
we'll. But can he get through that is
the question 2"
Z" believe he cam 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. It was agreed
that the debtor should receive the ex-
tcrsion he asked. When informed of
this decision, Carlton could not hide
his emotions, though he strove hard to
do 81. His grateful acknowledgements
for the favor granted, touched more
than ono heart that had been cold as ice
toward him short time before. How
different were his feelings when he met
bis family that evening, and silently
thanked Heaven that the cloud which
bad lowered over and threatened to
break in desolating tempest had passed
from the sky.
Long before tho arrival of the time
for which an extension had been granted,
MIR. Carlton was able to pay Off every
thing. and to look in the face without
unl pleasant emotions every man he met.
Strange things happen in real life
MIR. Elder was shipper and extensively
engaged in trade. For O series of years
everything went on prosperously with
him. His ventures always found q
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."
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. It
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
tie confident spirit of Mr.. Elder was
the loss of ship and cargo under cir
c,lmstances that gave the underwriters
fair Iloa FOR not paying the risk. He
sued and was cast. The lost was twen-
ty-tive thousand dollars.
A few weeks after, news came that a
shipment to the South American coast
had resulted in loss. From that time
every thing seemed to 60 wrong. His
adventures found glutted market, and
his return cargoes q depression of
prices. If he held on to thing in the
hope OF better rates. prices would go
down, until, in desperate mood, he
would sell; then they would 60 up
steadily. The time was when he could
confine himself strictly to legitimate
trade. But mania for speculation now
took hold Of him and urged him on to
ruin. He even ventured into the be-
wiidering precincts of tho stock mar
k' t, lured by the hope of splendid re-
suits. Here he stood upon ground that
soon crumb;ed beneath his feet. A loss
of twenty or thirty Thousand dollars
cured him of this folly, and he turned
with sigh to his counting room, to di-
gest with care and prudent forethought.
SON o safe operation in his regular bust.
ness.
But the true balance of his mind was
lost. He could not consider with calm
ness the business in hand. A false move
was the consequence. Loss instead of
profit was the unfortunate result.
Seven years from the day Mr.. Elder
opposed an arrangement with Mr.. Carl
ton, which should regard the debtor as
we'll as the creditor, he himself found it
impossible to provide for all his heavy
payments. For some time he had kept
his head above water by making sacri-
fees, but the end of this came.
After sleepless night the merchant
started one morning for his store, op-
pressed with the sad conviction that be-
fore the day closed his fair fame would
be tarnished. AS he walked along Mr..
Carlton came to his side with cheerful
salutation. Mr.. O. was now large cred.
itor instead of debtor. On that very
day, bills in his favor had matured to
the amount Of five thousand dollars, and
these Elder could not pay. The recol-
lection of this made it almost impossible
for him to reply to the pleasant obser-
Yations of his companion X;yidly &c