South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-09-29
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.


were merchants.
What do you think of Cartoons affairs,
Dir. Elder? asked one Of them.
think VIC shall secure pretty fair
per centagc. Don't you?
Yes. If VIC wind him up.
That We shall do. Of course. Why let
him go ons IL will take him two or
three years, to get through. if at all.
III hc can get through in two or three
wears. / shall certainly be in favor of
letting him go on. Times have been
rather hard aud business dull. But eve.
rything looks encouraging now.
i don't believe in extensions, Mr..
Highland. The surest way, when a man
gets into difficulties. is to wind him up
and secure what you can. Ten chances
10 one. il you let him go on, you lose
every cent.
have granted extensions in several
instances, Mr.. Elder. replied his COM
panion, and obtained, eventually, nv
whole claim, except in single case.
It's always risk. go by the mot
10, A bird in the hand is worth two in
tue bush. returned Elder. / am always
ready TO take what l can get to-day, and
never trust TO the morrow. That is my
way OF doing business.
But do you not think the debtor enti-
tied to some consideration?
lIow5 with look of surprise.
lie is man OF like passions with our
selves.
i don't know that understand you
exactly, Mr.. Highland.
Mr.. Carlton has domestic relations as
we'll as you and /.
never doubted it. But what Of that?
II we break him up in business, the
evil will not visit him alone. Think of
the effect upon his family.
In trade VIC never consider q mans
family relations.
But should VIC not, Mr.. Elder? Should
we not regard the debtor rs man?
a man who owes us, and is unable to
pay what is due; but in no other light,
returned Mr.. Elder, with slight curl Of
the lip.
There We differ widely.
And will continue to differ, imagine
Good morning. Mr.. Highland
The two men parted.
An hour previous, Mr.. Carlton, about
whom they had been convcrsing, sat
with his family, wife and three daugh-
tiers, at the breakfast table. lie tried
TO converse in his usual cheerful man
nor, but too heavy weight was upon
his heart. There had come a crisis in
his affairs, which he feared would not be
passed without ruin to himself. If the
effects OF his misfortune would not reach
beyond his store and counting.room if
upon his head alone would fall the frag-
ments Of broken fortune he would not
have murmured. But the disaster could
not stop there. Ii would extend even
TO the sanctuary OF homo.
On the day previous he had called on
few OF his creditors and asked OF them
an extension. IL this were not given, it
would DO impossible for him 20 keep on
longer than few weeks. The spirit in
which most Of tho creditors had rcceiy-
ed tho unexpected announcement that
lie was in difficulties, gave him little
hopo. Ito was TO have another inter.
view with them during the day. From
that, "a 10 would exhibit the result of n
nights reflection upon the minds OF his
creditors, hc would be able TO see clear
y his chances OF being sustained in bust.
ness. lie awaited the hour with nervous
anxiety. When il arrived. and the few
creditors called in had assembled, he saw
little In their faces TO give him hope. The
first who spoke out plainly was Elder.
j, gentlemen. be said, firmly, am Oh.
posed to all extensions. TIA man can
not pay az he goes think lac had better
wind mp.
II all do not agree in this matter. Il
will be no nse 20 attempt extending Mr..
| Cartons time, remarked one Of the
| creditors. who thought and folt as did
I Elder, but vas not willing 90 come ont
so plainly.
That is very true. said third, n par.
! tial extension will be Of no use.
Tho heart Of poor Carlton almost coas.
ed 10 beat.
lave you any objection to retiring Tor
q few minutcsY said Mr. Highland %
the debtor.
will withdraw. certainly, returned
Mr. Carlton. and lefl the room.
My own view. gentlemen. said Mr..
! Highland, is. that VIC ought 20 grant an
that is asked Mr. Cartons cuisines
is good. aud he will get over his present
. difficulties easily. u We only assist him
a little. We should be just. "a man 90.
ward man aud this DO not tliuk vc
/ should be IN this case. unless We cou..d.
or Carlton as we'll ne ourselves. he b.
an honest man. and aL honest man in
difficulties Is always entitled 90 cousid.
I Grafton
That is al very well But whom "a
man gives his note payable AZ q certain
\ day, he ought 60 DO very sure chat he
will he able TO take Il up. Creditors
/ are entitled 90 some consideration "a
well "a debtors. The cry Of POOR Icit.
or, is soon raised, but Who. I wonder.
I thinks Of the poor crcditOrg / r.r ono
am not prepared 90 extend.
This was said by Elder.
/ As for me. spoke up another. / take
\ but one view Of matters like ibis d. I
I think n man viii do better by reucwinv.
D n -. ronI.r a. IL. 90. ~ -.