Year: 1869




The late NOAH Winsloe was fond q
telling The following incident q his
mercantile life; and ho mover closed The
narration but with swimming eyes,


Daring the financial crash and crisis
ei 6ity.soven, when heavy men were
sinking al around u.s. aud banks we're
tottcring, our house became alarmed 10
view Of the condition Of its own affairs
Tho partners three OF us, Of whom
was the senior met in our private Of
tico for consultation. Oar junior had
made careful inventory Of everything,
--of bills receivable and bills payable
and his report was, that twenty
thousand dollars Of ready money. 10 be
held through the pressure, would save
us. Without that we must 20 by tho
board the result was inevitable
went ont on the street aud among my
friends; but in vain The amount Of
money we needed was not to bo had
Men who held gold would not let il q,
save upon solid security and the only
security we could give was our word
aud honor. for the many thousands due
us were as nothing in that hour


Two whole days | stroye and begged,
and then returned to tho counting room
in despair. | sat at my desk expect
ing eyory moment TO hear the voice of
our junior sounding the terrible words,
Oar paper is protested I when a gen
tleman entered my apartment unan
nounced He was OF middle age, with
frank, genial face; and though ] fan
cied there was something familiar in
his earnest, kindly look, yet could not
locate him, nor call him to mind in any
way,


Mr.. Winslow, he said, taking seat
at the end Of my desk, hear that you
are in need Of money


The very face Of the man inspired
confidence, and | told how was stu
ated


Make me your individual note for
one year, without interest, for twenty
thousand dollars, and will give you
check payable in gold, for that amount


While | sat gazing upon him in
speeehless astonishment, be continued,


You don't remember me; but re-
member you | remember when you
we're member Of the experimenting
School Committee Of Bradford / was
boy in the village school My father
was dead; my mother was poor, and !
was but a shabbily clad child, though
clean. When our class came out to re-
cite on examination day, you asked the
questions. ] fancied you would praise
and pet the children Of rich and fortn-
nate parents, and pass me by. / blum
dered and stammered, and quiyered
with shame. But it was not rs / tho't
In the end, you passed by all the 9TH
ers, aad came to me. You laid your
hand upon my head, and told me | had
done well and then you told me !
could do better still If j would try
You told me the way to honor and re-
nown was open to all alike no one had
free pass. You told me all / had TO
do was, to be resolved aud push on
That, Sir, was the turning point OF my
life. From that hour my soul has as
/ PRED; and / have never reached great
good without blessing you in my heart
l have prospered, and am wealthy; and
now | offer you but poor return for
the soul wealth you gave to me in
that by-gone time


j took the check, said Winslow, and
drew the gold; and our house was saw
ed Aud where, at the end of the year,
he added, do you suppose ! found my
note ?


We could not guess.


In the possession he said with
streaming eyes, Of my little orphaned
granddaughter Oh, hearts like that
mans heart are what bring heaven and
earth nearer together-M y Ledger.