Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27
Debtor and Creditor.

| affairs, MIR, Elder! asked one OF
| them.
81 think we shall have fair per-
centage. Don't you?'
eyes, if we wind him up"
'sThat we shall do, of course. Why
let him go on? 1t will take him two
OF three years to get through, if at
ALL
eff he can get through in two or
three years, I shall certainly be in
favor of letting him go on. Times
have been rather hard and business
dull. But everything looks encour-
aging now"
81 don't believe in extensions, Mr..
Highland. The surest way when
man gets into trouble, is to wind him
up, and secure what you can. Ten
chances to one if you let him 60 you
will lose every cent
81 have granted extensions in sew
eral instances, Mr.. Elder" replied
his companion, 'sand obtained event.
ually my whole claim except in sim
gle case.
"It's always risk. l 60 by the
motto, "a bird in the hand is worth
two in the 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 dong
business.
'But do you not think the debtor
entitled to some consideration
sHow?' with look of surprise.
s'He is a man with like passions
with ourselves"
81 don't know that 1 exactly un-
derstand you, Mr.. Highland"
'tMr. Carlton has domestic rela-
tions as you and L.
81 never doubted it. But what il
he has?"
eff we break him up in business
the evil will not visit him alone
Think of the sad effect upon his fam.
ily."
''In trade we never consider 8
mans family relations"
"But should we not, Mr.. Elder
Should we not regard the debtor as
man?"
GAS man who owes US and is un
able to pay us what is due; but il
no other light" returned Mr.. Elder
with slight curl of the lip.
"There we differ widely
"And will continue to differ, / i'm
agine. Good morning, Mr.. High
land"
The two men parted.
An hour previous, Mr.. Carlton
about whom they had been convers
ing, sat with his family, wife ant
three daughters, at the breakfast ia
BILE. He tried to converse in his usu
al cheerful manner, but too heavy
weight was upon his mind. Their
9 had come crisis in his affairs, whicl
he feared would not be passed with
: out ruin to himself. If the effects o
n his misfortune did not reach beyon
his store and counting-roo if upo
d his head alone would fall the frag
ments of broken fortune, he woul
not have murmured. But the disas
: ter would not stop there; it woul
: extend even to the sanctuary Q
home.
!. On the day previous he had calle
s on a few of his creditors and aske
l. of them an extension. If this wer
/ not given it would be impossible fo
him to keep on longer than fe,
e weeks. The spirit in which most c
: them had received the unexpected al
;, nouncement that he was in difficu
ties gave him little hope. He was t
3" have another interview with thel
p during the day. From that, as
d would exhibit the result of night
d reflections upon the minds of hi
y creditors, he would be able to sc
clearly his chances of being sustain
y ed in business. He awaited the hot
l. with nervous anxiety. When it a
; rived, and the few creditors called j
It had assembled, he saw little in the
y faces to give him hope. The fir
who spoke out plainly was Mr.. Eide
y: 81, gentlemen he said firml,
- " am opposed to all extensions. If
, man cannot pay as he goes, thin
it he had better wind up.'
y eff all do not agree in this matte
1T it will be no use to attempt extent
ing Mr.. Cartoons time," remarke
le one of the creditors, who though
= and felt as did Mr.. Elder, but ws
m not willing to come out SO plainly.
l. "That is very true," said a thirt
ot GA partial extension will be of L
L use."
e. The heart of poor Mr.. Carlton a
most ceased to beat.
~ ''Have you any objections to II
n firing for few moments?" said M
8 Highland to the debtor.
20 81 will withdraw, certainly" T.
i turned Mr.. Carlton, and he left tt
c. room.
Of "My own view," said Mr.. Hig
H. land, sis that we ought to grant a
I'd that is asked. Mr.. Cartoons bus
e. ness is good, and he will get over b
> % present difficulties if we assist him
: little. We should be just, as ms
h. toward man, and this / do not thir
yh we would be unless we consider Cal
s. ton as well as ourselves. He is {
re honest man and an honest man