The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-07

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would sometimes say. VI never consign
10 doubtful ageuts."
A man like Mr.. Elder is rarely per-
mitted togo through life without prac-
| tical convection that he is in the hand OF
One VINO governs all events. 1t Is rarely
! that such one docs not become pain
fully 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 circum-
stances that gave the underwriters fair
plea for not paying the risk. He sued
and was cast. The loss was $50, 00). I
A few weeks after, news came that a
shipment to the South American coast
had resulted in loss. From that time
everything seemed to go wrong. His ad-
ventures found a glutted market, and
| his return cargOes depression OF
prices. IGAe held on to a thing in the
| nope Of better rates, prices would go
down, until, in q desperate mood, he
would sell; then they would go up
steadily. Tue tim, was when he con-
fined him self strictly TO legitimate trade.
But mania for speculation now took
mold of him aud urged him ON to rum.
| He even Ventured into. the beWllderlng
| precincts Of the stock market, lured Dy
| the hope OF splendid results. Here he
| stood upon ground that soon crumDleu
beneath his leet. A loss of $40 900 OF $3o,-
900 cured him Of this folly, and he turned
| with q sigh to his cOuntlng-room, to
digest with care and prudent lore
thought, some safe operation in his regu-
| a. business.
But the true balance of his mind was
Host, lie could not consider with calm
mess the business in hand. A false
move was the consequence. Loss
instead OF profit was the unfortunate re-
suit.
seven years from the day Mr.. Elder
Opposed an arrangement with Mr. Carl
ton, which should regard the debtor as
well as the creditor, ne himself louhd IL
impossible TO provide Tor all ms neaVy
lnayments. For some time he had kept
his head above water by making sacrl-
fees, but the end Of this came.
Alter sleepless night the merchant
started one morning Tor his store, op-
messed VITA the sad conviction that be-
) fore the day closed his lair fame would
. be tarnished. AS he walked along
! broadway Mr.. Carlton came to his side
with IL cheerful salutatioh. Mr.. Z. was
> now "a large creditor lns cad OF debtor
l On that very day, bills III his favor mad
Imalured to the amount OF nYe thousand
} uo,lurs. and these Elder could not pay
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F.! impos sible for him to reply to The pleas
Il ami observations OF his cOmpanlol
IViyidiy, as il it had occurred yesterday
I came uD before his mind the cIrcum
l stance That mad transplreu lew years
u previously. He remembered now eager
lIy he mad sought, from the merest seIfl 81
motives, to break down MI Carlton an(
'' throw him helpless upon The world, anC
how near he was TO accomplishing Iht
merchants total overthrow. Sucn recol
l lecuous drove from MS mind the NOPE
t tnat for moment had presented itsel
ofenlisting Mr.. Cartoons good feelings
0 and securing him as II friend Ill The trla
:, through which he was about to pass.
s Several times during the walk tOWar(
5 Pearl street, he was on the point o
e breaking the matter TO MEG, Out elthel
Z hi, heart Jailed him or his companion
Ii made some remark to which he was com
i PEELED TO reply. AT length they separ
: at, d without any aliuolon by MI. E.uef Il
y the subject on winch ne was 50 desirOus
- of speaking. lie nau NOV lue couIaSS "
utter the first word.
But THIS was only postponing for {
Il yerv brief period the evil day. oeYera
4 remittauces were anXlOu7ly looked TO
u thai morning. He broke The sealing
0 letter after letter, with trembling
e anxiety. Alas! the mail brought Ia II
: no aid. HIS last hope was gone. Moth
! ing now remained Tor him Dut to turn
u MS face brayely 10 the threatening storm
/ and bear up against It's Jury.
: For hours he debated The question al
to what course il was best Tor him tt
) ursue. At one time he thought OF CIV
t my no Information Of MS condition, unit
s. the notary's protest should startle then
e from their ignorance. Then he though
IL it. would be best to notify the holder o
II paper due on that day mat it would no
Il be taken up. 1t was l O'Clock before h
" could calmly resolve on WAaL course t
take. Tuen it seemed to him best +
~ give notice of his condition. lie pre-
IL Hared brief notes 10 all, but Mr.. Cari,o
II first. His heart failed MIN when he at
. tempted to write his name. NlVldly, ii
IL il it mad occurred but the day previous
. came up before his nina all the circunl
ie stances attendant upon JnaG gentleman
~ appeal to his creditors. HIS chee
III bilrued when he remembered the pos
Etion he had assumed III tnat affair.
But, even though such were his fee
Eings, when he came to dispatch the note
81 he had prepared he could only lin
courage TO send the one written TO MI
e Carlton, The other creditors, who's
bills had matured that day, he though
Ihe would 60 and see; but half AN hou
III passed without his acting upon the rest
liutlon to do SO. Most OF me day wa
7; spent in walking uneaslly the floor
- his counting-room, Or III examining Ger
is Tain accounts i'll his ledger, or entries j
~ his bill book. He was bending, all al
III sorDed, over page of calculations a
u his desk, when some one who had Ell
.e tered unperceived pronounced his name
u u He turned quickly and looked Mr.. Carl
ie ton in the face. The color mounted ii
II stantly TO The temples OF Mr.Elder. IL
l. tried 10 speak but could not.
"Your note has taken me altogethe
u by surprise" said MI. Carlton. "But
y hope things are not SO bad as you SUP
~ pose"
h- Mr. Elder shook his head. He tried
70 speak, but could not
~ "How much have you to pay to-day ?
,e asked MIR. Carlton.
: "Ten thousand dollars" was the reply
In husky voice.
IT "hoW much have you toward itW
"Not two thousand"
9 "How much falls due tomorrow"
. "Four thousand"
'uoW much ia month";
= "Fitty thousand"
y \ "What will be your available re