The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-16

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sbls y ~ ~ svsrylhiaG. - - n -
face. wishoat unplsasast snal1ns svsv.
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Eldsr ~ ! shipper, asd sxla ivaly -
esgsd IL tssdA Kos seriss Z ysas -
sryshiss vsas o. psospsros1lp uila hin
His vsaturaa always lossd : G1ad naskaL
and biz consignmsass - aa1 snsressis
factors. All this ~ attributsa q his ous
basinsss Acumsn.
u Dsvsr mako bAd shipnssts," n
would somstinss ~. II nsver eoesiss
70 dssbtfSl assnts." 8S
A - liks NJ. Eldsr y rassly pssnii-
I'D 70 % throssh NJ wiahss1a : psAslioal
conviction that hs i 10 The hands of Ons
Who governs all events. II h rarely thai
such one docsn's beosms painfully con-
scious, ia the end, that humsn prudenoa
il = nothing.
The hrst thing that occurred 70 check
the confident spirit Of Nj. Elder ~ ths
loss Of ship and cargo under circum-
stsncss that gave The andsrvritsrs fair
ples for not paying The riak. 10 susd and
was cast. The loss M ~. 900.
A lev weeks after. news eams that !
shipment to the South Americas coast
had resulted in ! loss From that time
everything seemed te 90 wrong. His ID
ventures found gluttsd market and hia
return cargoes depression of prices II
BE- held on 10 thing in hopes Of better
rates, prices would 60 down, until. In I
despersts mood ho would ell; then they
would 80 mp steadily. The time was when
be could conhne herself strictly to legiti-
mate trade. but mania for speculation
now took hold Of him. and urged on ia
ruin. He even ventured into the bswild-
ing precincts Of the stock market, lnred
by the hopes Of splendid success. Here
he stood upon ground that soon crumbled
beneath his feet. A loss from twenty Ia
thirty thousand dollars cured him Of hia
folly, and be turred with sigh to BIZ
counting room TO digeat with care and pru'
dent forethought, some sAlc operation Ia
his regular business.
The trne balance Of his mind gas lost
He could not consider with calmness the
business in hand. A false move was tht
consequence. Loss instead Of pront wai
the unfortunate result.
Seven years from tho day Mr.. Elder op
posed % arrangement with Mr.. Carlton
which thould regard the debtor - we'll u
The creditor, hs himself found Impossible
b provide fos all his heavy pAynents
For some time be- had kept his bead sbsvs
water By making sacri6ce, but tho ynd
OF this came
After : sleepless night the merchant
started one iDorniug for his store, oppres
sed with the sad conviction that before the
day closed bis fair fame would be tsrnish
ed As hs walked along Nj. Carlton
came 10 bis side with cheerful salutatiou
Mr.. Carlton ~ss now large creditor in
steaj Of debtor. On that very day bill,
10 bis favor had matursd to The smount oi
5000. and these Elder could not pay.
The recollection Of this made II almost
impossible for him 70 reply 10 the cheer
ful observations Of bis companion. Wv
idly, . II il had occurred yesterday. cams
up before biz mind The circumstances that
had transpired lev yeArs previously
He remembered how eagerly be had
sought, from The msFest selfish motives,
to break down Mr.. Carlton. and throw
him helpless upon the world. and ho~
near be Vas to accomplishing the NOR
chants total overthrow. Such recollecs.
ions drove from his mind The hope that fol
: moment had presented Of enlisting Mr.
Cartons good feeling. and securing hin
a. friend 10 the trial through which hs
was shout to pass. Several times during
the walk he was on the print Of breaking
the matter 10 MIR. Carlton. but other n,
heart failed him. or his companion made
some remark 10 which he ~ compelled
TO reply. AT lsnght they separated With
out any slIn-inn by Mr. Elder to tine Sub
ject on which he vas 10 ,lesirous of speak
ing
liz had not the courage 10 utter the first
word. Bns this VS. orly postponing fol
> brief period the evil day. Several 70
mittsncea we're anxiously looked for thaI
morning. He broke the sealing, letter sf
ter letter. With trembling anxiety. Alas
the mail brought him no aid. His lasl
hope wss gone. Nothing sov remained
for him bnt to tnrn bis iaSs bsvely 10 iii
threatening storm. and beaT up against ii
fury.
For awhile b. debated ths question - 4
What course vAs best for him 20 pursss
Al ono tims he thought Of eivinS noiafor
nation Of his condition untiI The notary
protest should startlc them from their Is
norance. Then BE- thouGht Il voaId b,
best 10 softly tbs holdsss = pspsr dus o.
that day, thss Il would pet b tAksn up
Then II seemed 70 him bsst 70 give notio,
Of his condition. ho prepared notss Il
Ill. but 70 Mr.. Carlton hssk His hsar
failed him vhea Be sttsnptsa y vnss BIZ
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