Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-10-27

once. The puppy disowned me-aAect-
ed to make jest of me, and drove off.
On my soul my hair stood on end, and
my blood was in boil. | drove down
directly with four horses to tell your tu-
tor, to tell the master, to tell the whole
College, that | would have nothing more
to do with you; that l would be re-
sponsible for your debts NO longer, to
enclose you fifty pounds, and disown you
forever"
My dear sir, how singular!''
Singular! wonder at perjury no
longer. For my part, would have
gone into any Court of Justice, and have
taken my oath it was you. never saw
such likeness. Your father and the
fellows mother were well acquainted
or Pm mistaken. The air, the height,
the voice, all but the and,
that was not yours. Nv--no--you new
er would have treated your old uncle
so."
How reioiced | am that"
"Rejoicad So am |. IwouId not but
have been undeseived for a thousand
guineas. Nothing but seeing you here
so quiet, so studious, so immersed in
mathematics, would have convinced me.
Ecod, lcan't tell you how was startled.
! had teen told some queer stories, 10
be sure, about your Cambridge eti
quetta. heard that Two Cambridge
men, one of Trinity, the other OF St.
Johns, had met on the top of Vesuyius,
and they thought they knew each other
by name and reputation, yet never hav-
ing been formally introduced, like two
slmPletons they looked at each other in
silence, and left the mountain separate
Iy and without speaking. And it was
only last week, that cracked fellow.
commoner, Meadows, showed me car.
feature, taken from the life, represent
ing Cantab drowning, and another
gowns-man standing on the brink ex
claiming" Oh! that had the honor
of being introduced to that man, that I
might have taken the liberty of saving
him. % "But - il, thought |, be new.
er would carry so far with his own I'M
Gle. never heard that your father
was gay man." continued he musing,
shut as you sit in that light, the likeness
is" moved instantly. But it's i'm
possible, you know it's impossible.
Come, my dearboy, come; people though
alsSEsd g Mt dRs M q sg Hg! be a
diaed at the Inn, spent the evening to-
gether, and instead of the Fifty, the
+" last tfy," he generously gave me
draft for three times the amount. He
left Cambridge the next morning, and
his last words were as he entered his
carriage, " My brother w1s handsome
man, and there was Lady Somebody,
who, the world said, was partial TO him.
She may have son. Most surprising
likeness! God bless you! Read hard,
you young dog, read hard. Like as two
brothers! Who the deuce could he
be?" never saw him again.
His death, which happened a few
moths afterwards, in consequence Of
his being bat in bet contracted when he
was S little elevated" left me the heir
to his fine estate--I wish | could add, to
his many and noble virtues. do not
attempt TO palliaie deception, it is al
ways criminal. But, am sure, no Sc
verify, no reprimand, no reproaches,
would have had half the effect which his
kindness, his confidence, and his gener-
osity wrought on me. 1t reformed me
thoroughly, and al once. l did not sec
London again till had graduated; and
if my degree was unaccompanied by bril-
liant honours, it did not disgrace my.
uncle's llberality or his name. Many
years have elapsed since our last inter-
view, but ! never reflect on it without
pain and pleasure--paiD, that our last
intercourse on earth should have been
marked by circumstances of the gross
est deception and pleasure, that the
serious reflections it awakened cured
me forever OF all wish TO deceive, and
made the open and strait forward path
of life, that of
THE SEXAGENARIAN.