The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-11-27
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Old Time sat Il cashier behind
the window Of bank where all
men must do business, 4 long
| line Of customers, too vast 10 count,
came each with his check in hand
10 tho wicket Tor his cash. l stood
and watched the scene for hours,
till il came my own turn to place
my chcci; under Father Times gray
and ancient scrutiny.
a wc!l-dyessed man, with conf
dent air, with Il hard, resnlute face
and yet lips bitten us if with pain,
threw in liz check.
"N'eur account is ovcrdrawn,"
said Time. u told your friend 20
Yesterday who presented check Of
yours"
"What? That's Why ] came my
self. 0verlmwn! l should have
twenty years here yet to draw on !"
exclaimed The excited gentleman,
growing pale with every word.
slow old do you reckon your
sclr?" asked cashier Time.
why, only Eity-tive, And three
scorc-years-and-ten is the deposit
to begin with"
See" said Time, thrusting a
great book under the poor mans
eyes. "In 1880, you, being then
nineteen years Of age, drew three
years in one. The next year; and
the next; and the next you drew
three years in one You squan-
lcrcd them in dissipation. You
DRINK them up. As Cleopatra, the
Egyptian queen, dissolved dia,
monds in Il glass Of wine and
drank tho costliest banqnet-cup
that oppiIcnt vanity had ever seen,
soyou drank up the years between
nineteen and twenty-three. You
threw away days and nights US Q
king in old times threw coin 10 the
rabblc. When BY the calendar
you were aged twenty-five, by my
strict and accurate books you we're
tllirly.liye, and beginning 10 grow
old.H
Very we'll" began the tremb-
ling figure in reply, "but ! reorgan;;
lied after that. Ten years lost, l
then refurlurtl.H
"'l'rur. But in 1850 yen drew
days and months very fast again.
For the sake Of being rich you
]squandercd strength like aspend-
Thrift. You crowded three weeks
into one for Il long while. In ten
| years you lived out twenty; did
The work Of twenty, The worry, the
fighting, the litigation, the travel,
the greedy sins Of twenty years,
You have gotten your wealth. You
have gained The whole world and
lost yourliIc. Whether you have
lost Your soul ornotis not mine to
say. God knows that. This bank
does no busiMcssin eternity. The
account is ovGr,lrawn, sir. Step
aside oltl5man=nf2lilt y.liye, custom:
crs arc waiting.a
And @hilcslzloolsedzthc servants
loftlle=bank=e ame=iM,1Dcath,=Du
und FurgetfulncSs, and carried him
! 0ut. ===z =#========
I@Then came a=haggard# wretch
whose name inlorSrd ulonthe back
ola clmck read ~. Suicide" Lie
Ealtercd out:
81 suppose this check is worth
less. There is not another day for
me-"
"On the contrary, there are yet
forty years that you can draw
ngainst; happy, useful years, spent
for mans good and Gods praise"
~ doubt il. There must be some
mistake"
"Not so. What shall l do with
these years If you will not take
thrm? No other man can use
them; yet thousands would he gINll
Of them, begging SO pitifully. And
there are 50 many thousands ofun-
claimed years, filed up within my
vaults! They shall be added 10
Eternity again when !, Old Time,
60 out ofbusincss. YET Eternity is
no richer for them. Take your
years and be happy in them as God
intended"
But the foolish heart declined !;
: and / saw Tie three servants come
in and carry him out as they had
old Avuricc before
, Then | saw tremendous checks
paid out TO Malice, Revenge, deal.
ousy, Evil lnmginations, Dad
Thoughts, Discomfort. Old Time
could not help speaking his warn
ing, though il was none Of his bus
illness. lie said:
"Gentlemcn, nothing draws such
heavy drafts on n mans deposit Of
years OF health and strength. as
unwlloIcsnmc thoughts. They are
more expensive than unwholcsome
deeds, If possible. Look out that
you do not overd1w your ac-
counts"
i Then I saw a young man ut the
window. Time asked:
GLOW will you have il, sir? In
large hills or small?"
"In large, if you please. Let me
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