2 Ijc hues, Ncu) Bloomftclir, flla. Too Good Credit. LET ME show you onoof'tlie clicap cst pieces nf cloth I lmvo seen for six months," Bnid ft smiling storekeeper to a young mnrriod man, whupo incotno from a clerkship wns in tho neighborhood of soven hundred dollars. "Don't troublo yourself, Mr. Edwards," replied the customer. " Tho silk aud buttons are all I want." " Oh, no troublo nt nil Mr. Jacobs; no trouble nt all it is a pleasure for mo to show my goods," said the storekeeper, drawing from tho shelf tho piece of cloth ho had mentioned, and throwing it upon the counter. " There," he added, as he unfolded tho glossy broadcloth and clap ped his hand upon . it complacently ; " thcro is somcthiug worth looking at, and its cheap as dirt. Only four dollars a yard, and worth six, every cent of it. I bought it at auction yesterday, nt a great bargnin." " It's cheap enough, certainly," re plied Jacobs, half indifferently, as ho bent down to inspect the cloth ; " but I've no money to spare just now." " Don't wan't any money," replied Edwards ; " at least not from such men as you." Jacobs looked up into tho mau's face in some doubt as to his meaning. " Your credit is good," said Edwards, smiling. "Credit ! I've no credit. I never ask ed a man to trust me in my life," returned the customer. "I'll trust you to half that is in my store," was answered. " Thank you," said Jacobs, feeling a little flattered by a complimont like this; " but I've no want's iu tho dry goods line to that extent. A skein of silk and a dozen of buttons for my wife, are all that I require nt present." " You want a now coat," repliod tho porsovcring storekeeper; aud ho laid his hand upon tho sleeve of Jacob' coat nod examined it closely. " This ono is get ting rusty and threadbare. A man like you should have some regard to his ap pearance. Let mo see. Two yards of this beautiful cloth will cost but eight dollars, and I won't send in your bill for six months. Eight dollars Aor a fine broadcloth coat. Think of that ! bar gains of this kind don't grow on every tree." While Edwards talked thus ho was displaying the goods ho wished to sell in a way to let the rich, glossy fturfaco catch the best points of light, and his quick eye told him that his customer was be ginning to be tempted. " I'll cut you oil' a coat pattern," 'Said ho, taking up his yard-stick ; I know you want it. Don't hesitato about the mat ter." Jacobs did not say " no," although the word was on his tongue. While ho yet hesitated, the coat pattern was measured off and severed from the piece. " There it is," came in a satisfied, half triumphant tone from the store keeper's lips. " And tho greatest bargain you ever heard. You will want trimmings, of course." As lie spoke ho turned to tho shelves for padding, lining, silk, &c, nnd while Jacobs, half-bewildered, stood looking on, cut from one piece and another, until the trimmings wore all nicely laid out. This done Mr.' Edwards faced his customer again, rubbing his hands from an inter nal feeling of delight, and said : " You must have a handsome vest to go with this, of course." ' My vest it a little shabby," replied Jaopbs, as he glanced downward at a gar ment which had seen pretty fair servico. " If that's the best oneyouhavo, it will nover do to go with a new coat," said Ed wards, in a decided tone. " Let mo show you a beautiful piece of block satin." And so tho storekeeper went on temp ting his customer, until ho sold him a vest and pantaloons in addition to the coat. After that he found no difficulty in selling him a silk dress for his wife. Having indulged himself with an entire new suit, he could not, upon reflection, think of passing by his wifo, who had been wishing for a new silk dress fur more than six years." " Can't you think of anything else 1" inquired Edwards ; " I shall be happy to supply whatever you want in my liue." " Nothing more, I believe," answered Jacobs, whose bill was already thirty-five dollars, and ho had yet to pay for making his coat, pantaloons and vest. But you will want various articles of dry goods. In a family there is some thing called for every day. Tell Mrs. Jacobs to send down for whatever she may need ; never mind about the money; your credit is good with me for any amount.'' . When Mr. Jacobs went home and told his wife what he bad done, she, unrcfloo- tinc woman, was delighted. " I wish you bad . taken a piece of muslin, said she; " we want sheets ana pillow-casi badly. 11 You can get a piece," replied Jacobs; ' we wont have to pay for it now. Ed wards will send the bill in at tho end of six months, and it will be easy to pay it then." .(."' S " Ob, yes; easy enough," responded bis wife, confidingly- . Ho a nieca of muslin was ore-cured on the oredit account is too often like a breach in a canal ; tho stream is small nt first, but soon increases to a ruinous cur rent. Now that want had found sourco, want became more clamorous than before. Soarcely n day passed that Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs did not order something from tho store, not dreaming, simplo souls, that an alarmingly heavy debt was accumulating against them. As to tho incomo of Mr. Jacob., it was nut largo, lie was, as has been intimated a clerk in a wholesale store, and received a salary of seven hundred dollars a year. Ilis family consirftod of a wife .and three children, and ho found it necessary to bo prudent in all his expenditures, in order to " make both ends meet." Somewhat independent in his feelings, ho had never asked credit of any one with whom he dealt, and no ono offering it, previous to tho tempting inducement held out by Ed wards, ho had regulated his out-goes by his act u ;il income. By this means he had managed to keep even with the world though not to gain any advantages on tho sido of fortuue. Let us sco how it was with him nt tho end of six months, under tho new system. Let us see if his " good credit" has been of any real benefit to him. It was so very pleasant to have things comfortable, or for a littlo display, with out feeling that the indulgence drained the purso too heavily. Aud weak vanity on tho part of the Jacobs, was gratified by the.llattcriug opinions of his honesty entertained by Edwards, the storekeeper. His credit was "good," and ho was proud of the fact. But the day of reckoning was approaching, and at last it came. Notwithstanding the credit nt tho dry goods store, there was no more money in tlic young clerk's purse at the end of tlio six months than at tlio beginning. Tho cash that would have gone for clothing when necessity called for' additions to tho family wardrobe, had been spent for the things, the purchaso of which would have been omitted but for the fact that the dollars were in the purse instead of iu the storekeeper's hands and tempted needless expenditure. As the end of the six months' credit period approached, the mind of Jacobs began to rest upon tho dry-goods dealer's bill, and to bo disturbed by a feeling of anxiety. As to tho amount of this bill ho was in some uncertainty; but ho thought that it would not be less than forty dollurs. That was a largo sum for him to owo, particularly as ho had nothing ahead, and his current expenses were ful ly up to his income. It . was now for the first time in his life, that Jacobs felt the nightmare pressure of debt, and it seemed at times as if it would almost Buffocate him. ; .; . ', . One evening ho eame homo, feeling more sober than usual. Ho hud thought of littlo all day besides his bill at tho store. On meeting his wifo he saw that something was wrong. " What ails you, Jane?" said he, kind ly. " Are you sick?" " No," was the simplo reply. But her eyes drooped as sho said it, and her hus band saw that her lips slightly1 quiver ed. . " Something is wrong, Jano," said tho husbaud. Tears stole to tho wife's cheeks from beneath her half-closed eyes the bosom labored with the weight of some pressure. "Tell mo, Jano," urged Jacobs, "if anything is wrong 1 Your manners alarm me. Aro any of tho children sick V "Oh, no, no; nothing of that," was quickly answered; "but but Mr. Ed wards has sent in his bill." "' 1 ' " That was to be expected, of course," said Jacobs, with furccd calmness ; ' tho credit was only for six, months. But how much is tho bill!"' His voico was .unsteady as ho asked tho question. , " A hundred and twenty dollars." Aud poor Mrs. Jacobs burst into tears. " Impossible!" exclaimed the startled husband ; " impoisiblo 1 There is some mistake. ' A hundred and twenty dol ars ? Never !" ' ' " Thcro is tho bill." And Mrs. Jacobs drew it from her bosom.. Jacobs glanced eagerly at the footing-up of figures. There were nuraorals to the value of one hundred and twenty. " it can t be, he said, in a troubled voice. " h,dwaru has niado a mistake. " So I thought when I first lookod at tho bill," replied Mrs. Jacobs, recovering herself, yet speaking in a Bad voice. " But, I am sorry to say, that it is right. I have been over it again, and cannot find any error. Oh, dour ! now foolish have been. It was so easy to get things when no money hud to be paid down. But I never thought of a bill like this; never!" Jacobs sat for some moments with his eyes upon tho floor. He was thinking rapidly. ' So much fur a good credit," be said at length, taking a long breath. " What a fool I have been! That cunning follow. Edwards, has gone to the windward of me completely, lie knew that u he got me on his books, he would secure three dollars to one of my money beyond what be would get by the cash-down system. One hundred nnd twenty dollars in six months! Ah I me! Are we happier, now, for the extra dry-goods we have pro cured ? Not a whit. Our bodies have been a little bettor clothed, aud our love of display gratified to some extent. Bat has all that wrought a compensation for tho pain of this day of reckoning ?" l'oor Mrs. Jacobs was silent. Sadly was sho repenting of her part in tho folly they had committed. . Tea-time camo, but neither husband nor wife could do much moro than taste food. That bill for a huudecd and tweuty dollars had taken away their appetites Tho night that followed brought to neither of them a very refreshing slumber and in tho morning they awoko sobcr miuded, and littlo inclined for conversa tion. But ono thought was iu tho mind of Jacobs tho bill of Edwards iind ono feeling in tho mind of his wife self-reproach for her part in the work of cui barrassinont. . . ' ;. " What will you do?" said Mis. Jacobs iu a voico that was unsteady, looking into her husbnnd's face with glittering eyes, as she laid her hand upou his arm, caus ing him to pauso as ho was leaving the tho house. "I'm sure I don't know," replied the young man, gloomily. " I shall have to sec Edwards, I suppose,' and nbk him to wait. But I'm suro I rather tako a horse whipping. Oood credit ! He'll sing a different song now." Eor a womont or two longer tho husband nnd wifo stood looking at each other. Then ns each sighed heavily, tho former turned nway nnd left tho house. His road to business was past tho store of Mr. Edwards ; but now ho avoided tho Btrcct in which ho lived, and went a wholo block out of his way to do so. j ; , " How am I to pay this bill ?" mur mured tho unhappy Jacobs pausing iu his work fur tho twentieth timo, as he sat ut his desk, and giving his uiiud up to troubled thoughts. Just at this moment the senior partner iu tho establishment camo up and stood besido him. " Well, my young friend," said he, kindly, " how are you getting along ?" Jacobs tried to smile and look cheerful as ho replied : " l'retty well, sir." But his voice had in it a touch of despondency. " Let me seo," remarked tho employer after a pauso j " your regular year is up to-day, is it not?" '' " Yes, sir," repliod Jacobs, his heart sinking more heavily in his bosom, for tho question suggested a discharge from tho place business having boeh dull for some time. " 1 was looking at your account yes terday," resumed tho employer, " and find that it is drawn up close, llavo you nothing ahead t". ,. " Not a dollar, I am surry to say," re plied Jacobs., " Living is expensive, and I havo six mouths to feed." . " That being tho case,", said tho em ployer, " as you havo been faithful to us und your services are valuablo, wo must add something to your salary. You now receive seven hundred dollars?" " Yes, sir." " Wo will call it eight hundred und fifty." A sudden light flushed into tho face of the unhappy clerk j seeing which the em ployer, already blessed in blessing another added ; i ' Aud it shall bo for the lust us well as for tho coming year. I will fill you out a check for ono hundred and fifty dollars as the bulanco duo you up to this Tho feelings of Jacobs were too much agitated to trust himself with orul thanks as he received tho check, which the em ployer immediately filled up; but his countcuunce fully expressed his gratoful emotions. i A littlo whilo afterwards the youug man entered tho store of Edwards, who met him with a smiling face. " I'vo oomo to scttlo your bill," said Jacobs : " You needn't havo troubled yourself about that," replied tho storekeeper, " though money is always acceptable." Tho money was paid and tlio bill re ceipted, when Edwards, rubbing his hands, an action peculiar to him when in a happy frame of mind, said : "And now whut shall I show you?" '' Nothing," was tho young man's grave reply. ! "Nothing! don't say that," replied Edwards "I'vo just got in a beautiful lot of spring goods. " I've no money to spare," answored Jucobs. ' - "That's of no consequouco. Your crodit is good for any amount." . " A world too good, I find," said Jacobs, beginning to button up his coat with the air of a man who had : lost his jweket book, and feels disposed to look well that his purse doesn't follow in the same un profitable direction. . (. ; i .. . " How so? What do you mean '!" asked the storekeeper. " My good crodit ban taken a hundred and twenty dollars out of my pocket." re plied Jacobs. ; . ,j " I don't uuderstund you," said i Ed wards, looking serious, , " It's a very plain case," auswerod Jucobs. "This credit-account at your store has induced myself and wife to purchase twice as ninny goods as we would otherwise have bought. That has taken sixty dollurs out of my pocket, and sixty dollurs more havo been spent, under temptation, because it was in the purse instead of being paid out for goods credited to tis on yonr books. Now do you understand me ?" The storekeeper was silent. ' ' " Oood-uiorning, Mr. Edwards," -said Jacobs. " When I havo cash to pparc, I shall bo happy to spend it with you; but no moro book accounts for mo." Wise will they bo who profit by tho experience of Mr. Jacobs. These credit accounts nre a curso to pcoplo with mod erate incomes, and should never, under nny prctenco, bo opened. Whore Fmnillinr Quotations Come From. T 111 15 RE is death in the pot, is from tho Bible, 2 Kings iv. 40, Lovely and pleasant in their lives, nnd in death thoy are not divided, is spoken of Saul and Jonathan, 2 Samuel i. 23. A man after my own heart, 1 Samuel xiii. 12. Tho apple of his eye, Deut. xix. 21. A still small voice, 1 Kings xix. 12. Escaped with the skin of my teeth, Job xix. 20. Spreading himself like a green bay tree, Psalms xxxvii. 85. Hanged our harps upon the willow, l'salm exxxvii. 2. , Riches certainly mnke (not take, ns it is often quoted) tliemsolvcs . wings, Pro verbs xxiii. 5. Heap coals of fire upon his head, Ibid. xxv. 22. No new thing uudor tho Suu, Eeelesi nstcs i. $). Of making many books there is no end. Ibid. vii. 12. Peace, peace, where thcro is no peace, made famous by Patrick Henry. Jer emiah viii. 11. My namo is Legion, Murk v. 9. To kick against the pricks, Acts ix. 5. Make a virtue of necessity',' Shak spenrc's Two Gentleman of Verona. ' ' All is not gold that glitters, Merchant of Venice. ' Screw your courage to the sticking place, not point, Macbeth. 1 Muko assurance doubly sure, Ibid. Hang out your banners upon tho out ward walls, Ibid. Keep the word of promise to our not the car, but break it to our hope, Ibid. It's an ill wind turns no good, usually quoted, 'It's nn ill wind blows no ono any good,' Thomas Tassor, IG.jO. Look ore you .leap, . Iludibras, com monly quoted ' Look before you leap.' Out of mind as soon us out of sight, usually quoted ' Out of sight out of mind,' Lord Brooke. :What though tho field bo lost, Milton. Awake, arise, or bo forever fallen, Ibid. Necessity, the tyrants plea, Ibid. , Tho old man eloquent, Ibid. ' ' ' Peace hath her victories, Ibid. 1 Though this may bo play to you, 'tis death to us, llogor l'Estrango, 1704. All cry nnd no wool, not littlo wool Iludibras. ' " 1 Count their chickens ore not before they nre hatohod, Ibtd. Through thick nnd thin, Drydcn. . When Greek join Greek, then comes tho tug of war; Nathaniel Lee, 1092. Of two evils I liave chosen tho least, .Prior. ltichard is himself again, Colly Cibber. A good hater, Johnson. , Ask mo no questions and I'll tell you no fibs, Goldsmith. .- ; .Not much tho worse for wear, not nono tho worse, Cowpcr. What will Mrs. Grundy say, Thomas Morton. ., , . No pent up Utica contracts our pow er, Jonathan So wel. Wise and masterly inactivity,' Mackin tosh in 1795, though genorully attribu ted to John lluudolph. ' First iu war, first iu peaco, and first in tho hearts of his fellow citizens, -not countryman resolutions presented to the House of Representatives, December, 1700, prepurod by Geu. Henry Lee. Millions for defence, but not one . cent for tribute, Chus. C. Piuckney. Soiling a bargain, is in Love's Labor Lost. '..'.. Hell is ' paved with good intentions, though found in Johnson und Hubert, was obviously iu that day a proverbiul expression. Walter Scott ascribes it to some divino. ; . Thore's a good time coming, is an ex pression used by Sir Walter Scott in Bob Koy, and bus doubtless for a lung time been a familiar saying in Sootlund. He that fights and runs away, ' May live to fight another day. Those lines generally attributed to Iludibras, are really much older. They are to be found in a book published in 1000. Tho same idea, is, however, ex pressed iu a couplet published iu 1542, while one of tho fragments in Monander, tho Greek writer, that havo been preserv ed, embodies the samo idea in a single lino. The couplet in Iludibras is : For those that fly might fight nguin, Which ho oan novcr do that's sluin. Whistling girls uud tho crowing hen Always conio to some bad end. 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