Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-18
A POOR DEBTORS LUCK.

won't But, notviths,analn. NJ, .., ~
ana pains ne was in good humor 10
aad Just finished telling an incident which
hal come to his notice that very morn
iiis' and then Law back in his chair "a
la'on' with more than orliary attention
10 "reminiscences Of o.d-time generosity
winch his anecdute had provoked.
maj recalls to mind said Unc,e
S1Ne, Tue case Of old Joe Peabody Of
soaien and his treatment OF Mr.. WIN.
d Ias, 'he American banker OF London
y! whose failure he lost between S1O1
wv and S2pOO0O 50 Ear from bearin,
llm any Il. will, when that caasamoa y,
turned TO Salem after an nhsenrs ~
l9I'y years, Mr.. Peabody. them a yery
Oh man seeing Mr. Williams an me ' an.
pp1ite Slae OF the street. crossed over
aH9' taxing him cordially bv Inc hand
welcomed MN back 10 his native ciW.'
JAgo9 L7rillard, ! have heard, was
one OF the most cousidera,e OF mcn Ia
.ils Hep'gers az We as the most generous
~ ~. ~ w ,rlenus' observed Uncle Joshua
a iHe.l0ng friend, who had acauireI "A
fortune, was at one time suddenlv ovnr.
taken with calamity. which tnreatene.l
ms ruin. When Iloriliand hearl OF Il
ne was moved TO tears. Then he mort
gagged MS property aud when the credi-
tors " his friend, knowing OF their init
macy came 10 him 10 find ont II Inc
reports Of threatened failure were true.
he simply slid Bring me Tho notes
which are due Won, and on The usual
guarantee / wi pay them He thus re-
deemed his friends indebtedness, saved
him from failure. and SO eecsmhlisheI
his credit that prosperitr followed"
squire Rem listened with interest. Now
he broke hi can tell yon good
story. One q Boston's Old echod NOR
chants. man Of extensive commercial
dealiugs, whose warehouses and count.
ing room were on Long wharf, departed
this life NJ the ripe age Of 10 wears
about the year 1896. lie died without
making a wiz, and bis eldest son adj.
ministerea upon the estate. The nl1
gentleman had often said Tint be had Tor
years fed a large number Of Catholics on
the shores Of the Mediterranean durms
Lent showing that he was engaged In
the fishing business. and Il was a fact
that he was known in every fishing ham
let on The coast from Gnrnets Nose To
Race Point,
In looking over his papers. after hi
death, The Old mans son found o pack
age 0f considerable size, carefully tied up
and containing this Endorsements 'Notrs.
due bills and accounts against sundry
persons down al0ngShore. Some of them
may Ike got by suit or severe dunning
But the people are poor; most OF them
have had fhernan's luck. My children
will Il as they think best. Perhaps they
will think. with me. that Z Is hest 20
burn the packages entire
"About four or five weeks after the
old mans dcHth the sons met together
TO adjust matters relating 10 the estate,
Among things considered was the pack
age Of due hills. etc.
THE elder brother asked the other
brothers-there were three of them |
btlieve-what should be done with i,
One said bum it. But anothor one, while
not opposing this deposition Of itsng-
gestcl that il might b. well before doing
SO To make a list Of debtors names and
Of the dates and accounts. so that such
of the debtors as might offer payment
could be informed that their debts had
bcen forgiven. This WAS accordingly
done, and then the bundle of NOTES, du'
bills, etc. TO an amount exceeding 81.
OpO was committed to the flames.
"About four months after the old mer
chants death there came into the count
mr-room. on Long Wharf, little old
man. who looked as II rough weather
Ind mot him at every turn for seventy
wears. and had banged him about IN
mnrcifuly. He had beard Of tne OF,
merchants death and said that he h9I
come M from the cape TO pay uep'
which lie owed him. ,
'fThc elder brother OF the heirs ahV
administrator of the estate quee,luneu
tbe. old man: asked his name, residence
4
original debt, Il appears had been Sl1u
but il had stood long time, so that "
amounted 10 $500. The old man seemed
"a cast down, even In his dogged honesty
that he had from his first appearance
eycited the sympathy OF the brotner'
nresent The elder, after hearing inc
pid mans story. examined the forgiven
iisf and a smile lighted up his connte
nance as he observed that the name oil
his visitor was IN IT, :,
"'Your note, he said to tue oln nun
is ontlawed. II Svas dated twelve yeur'
ngo. payable IN two years. There II p,
witness. and no Interest mas ever uygl
paid. lon are mot bound 70 pay '"'
| note-we cannot recover the anioui. g..
sir snid the old man, I Wlsh y
nav h If Is the only heavy debt nav
h tho world. / should Ike 10 pay u,
hs nersisted. and laid the bunk notes he
| fore the administrator, with me reques
that he count them .ai1 81.
young merchant. a.. ..oyo,
sNot readily cOmprehendlng the reasol
90 Ill refusal the old man became con
sn.oJ i have cas-, simple Interest To-
t,selys yoars and a little over, ne sil9
Il viii pay you compound ihlerG. !
Van sny 50. Taat debt ought my
been paid long ago, hql your . Ha, 5a,
WAS very indnlgent. re kt1N 10 ,at 7,
been unfortunate ana toia lne N''
worry about Il. ,ts, cot IN
u.hdin matter plainly before The old mar
NJ t,tina IN the bills. returned them
Hin Hin telling him that though ms i5'a l
baJ made no informal Wui' hc hu" AZ, ~
is'n ,,a,,ded his heirs to destroy ever
l.iiIanre Of iudebiCdness hha IeieaH
- vino might be legally oogha 70 w
i'o,s he being one Of the DEBTORS IA
oiu III moment the honest Oh IN W.
.,.,,ed 10 be stunehed. AFTER NJ ha
c,il,.cted himself and wipel isN '', ~,
rom his eyes, = stated ihHt ,lS
limo he had heard of ths e. Nv an,
death, aud had r1ked by H. manor /
pinched and spared ~ 81
pay this debt. 80. 49, he said. I ha
About ~ ~ within SO, Ny WI
mn INV much The payment ~ ~ "
sus." H. ,'non nv spirits. she hN4 ~ ". =
u'D' ~ row and make up ny w ~,
~ M heavy bulIen on ins n
any ana n0w-whai WIN W ~
~ esvY | niia 60 h'iAe So
Noln' a,s III her this good new ar.l
nrrfbsi,iy say over nc tels ar,is on M