The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-27

more could he want? Ineyer exnectad :
see II again, but in this part of the bns;
ness l was disappointed. He Maid tb
money think he even wanted to ma, m
interest, but that was returned to him !,
lawyer letter, which must have cos
me Is. Sd. nave Gus
lost sight of Mr.. Jones for m.nr
gay. He had got out of my debt an'
l hau no mlsglving that he considered !
T0nVenient 90. to forget he ever was in If
us the way of the world, ACCORDING +,
many proverb. There is no such t6ine
as gratitude. If you want to make 81
enemy OF a man, put him under an oh.
legation. N'0l "i oo'
l had 1ull leisure to ponder over these
eShliarating truths, for experience tauob
m me they were of very general appliea.
tlon. First the Turks, who had oot eve,
SO much OF my money, went unbinsbino.
y INTO bankruptcy Then philan.
thropic establishment, in which T had
allowed myself to be mixed up, came to
signal grief, and | was the only respon-
slpie person among the directors. The
others had been all ruined in a bank fail
1lre. l liked my reputation better than
my money and did what the sharebold-
ers attorneys assured me was RIGHT
AN evening paper, which had first called
me to account, printed a leader contrast
ing my conduct advantageouslv with
that OF man who had carried off some
money belonging to other people and
settled IN America. But I was ruined
lhe little | had left dwindled to NOTHING
In the beginning of the land panic. Even
my fathers house was sold by auction.
ana one foggy morning in February /
wake" out OF some temporary lodgings
had Jiken in Bury street, intending to
take my name off my clubs. could no
longer pay the subscriptions and was
wondering gloomily how | should man.
age to live. l had received the usual
education of an English gentleman and
could do absolutely nothing. Those
g Notes on La RochefoucauldH had onlv
brought me in debt to my publisher and
besides had neither taste nor talents for
literature. Few people have.
L had just turned into St. James
Square in this disconsolate mood when I
noticed fat, awkward man with splav
feet rolling down the street as though It
belonged to him and | was at once re-
minded of that abominable bore. Jones.
Before could avoid him, however. he
stopped abruptly to tie his shoe, and we
carromed against each
other.
"Ugh!'' exclaimed my old debtor. try
ing to recover the breath which had
well nigh knocked out of him, and then
he seized me by both hands shaking them
heartily.
''Who would have thought of seeing
you, he then remarked, as though nv
being in London was the most marvel
Gus thing he had ever known in the
course of his life.
Il heard, he resumed confidentially.
still holding me by both hands, .' that
you had fallen among thieves. Is there
anything l can do for you? Say the word,
MIR. Crabbe; only say the word and it is
DONE"
1t was with feeling of absolute conf
dence in my views of life, and with a
depth of scorn l could not have put into
language, that answered grimly, 80,
yes, lend me thousand pounds
l had hardly flung the mocking words
~ hiLA, "bC1 bllC IuotiI , ldCC WAS LII uD |
With smile so sunny and genial that its
lomely features grew miraculously beau
5iful.
''Come along" then said Mr.. Jones,
Without further parley. Ransom's is
lard by and my agents paid in thirty
thousand pounds yesterday for gold dust
'nly. There will be the proceeds of my
neat sales next week. You shall have
t all. There is plenty more where that
omes from. My squattings have been
ooking up these three years; mines,
woods, grass, corn, wharves, are all pay
ng now. Thank God! I'm so glad to
ave met you. / don't know what to do
With myself. I would have called on YOU
'efore, but I was told you had gone
broad and I was afraid to make SO
old as to write; though | should have
one it if had known could have been
f use, SIR
declare that although Mr.. Jones is a
arge man, and the houses of St. James
'quare are larger, such a mist came be-
ore my eyes that could not see either
i'm or them. His manner was so bois-
erously cordial, yet so respectful and
elicate, it was so unlike anything had
yer read or heard of that it upset my
omposure. When l hastily answered
is obstreperous generosity, by saying
only spoke in jest, and had no need Of
clip, his countenance grew quite blank
gain and all the glorious light that
ad burst over and illuminated it faded
way. He was so panied and humili-
ted that was obliged, in pity for his
lanifest concern, to accept a thousand ,
which | returned to him next
ay, with a civil note and the usual COM
liments. / could not think of touching
lie fellows money. l did not even
ream that he was in earnest and could
OF have slept in peace as anybody's ,
ebtor. Besides, a few days subsequently
was offered the craftsmanship of rail-
ay which ran through the estate that
ace was mine. 1t gave me fifteen hun
red a year, and an inexpensive man can
egitate on that. Inever saw any more {
Mr.. Jones. When l thought of him, !
hich was but seldom, l remembered !.
I'M merely as vulgar man, who was
lde and clumsy, but not unassliming,
lough | still was at loss to under ,
and what my sister could have found
such 4 creature to have recommended
m to me- At last she herself sraya mo