The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-21

horses 10 tell your tutor, to tell the Who'll.
College, that would have nothing more
to do with you that would be rrspunsI
BILE for your debts no longer, 10 eneiosa
you fifty pounds, md disown you for
yer %
my dear sir, how singular ~
Singular wonder At perjury no Ion
ger, Formy part, would have gone inio
any Court Of Justice, and have taken my
| oath II WAS you. never saw such like
ness. Yom father and the fellows mother
were we'll acquainted, or I'm mftsken.--.
The mir, the height, the voice, all but the
inann,r, md de that was moi yours.
No--no--you never would have treated
your old uncle 500
"How rcjoiced am that"
"Rejoiced So nm |. would not have
been undecc,cd for a thousand guinness
Nothing but seeing yuu here so quiet, 30
siudious, so immersed IN mathematics,
would have convinced me. Ecod, can't
tell you Low ] was startled. | had been
told some queer stories, to be sure, about
your ambridge etiquette. heard that
two Cambridge men, one Of Trinity, the
other of ST. Johns, had met on the top Of
Vesusius aud they thought they knew each
other by name aud reputation, yet never
having been formally introduced, like two
simpictons they looked al each other in
silence. and left the mountain separately
and without speaking. Aud IL Was only
last week, that cracked fellow coinmoner,
Meadows showed IN. n carricaiure, taken
from the life, representing u Cantab drown
ing, and another gownsman standing on The
brink, ex, laiming-' oh that ] had the
honor of being Introduced 10 that man,
that might have taken the liberty of saw
ing him = But ---- II, Thought |, he
never heard that your father was gay
man. continued b., amusing, d" but az You
sit IN that light, the likeness is 49, nov
cd instantly. " But it's impossible, you
know ,fs impossible. Come, NJ, dear boy
come--peopi-, though ,irclrifl.d, must
dine. Who conld he be? N.,,r we're
two people 80 alike % We dla.d at the
Inn, spent the evening togeihsr, and in
stead of the city, the "laSt my" ho
generously gave m. draft for three
times the amount He left Cambridge the
next morning, add his last words were, as
he entered hts carriage, My brother Wos
| handsome man, and there Wds u Lady
Somsbody, who, The world said, was par
tiai IN him. She may have . son. Must
surprising likeness God bless you'll Read
hard, you young dog, read hard. Like as
two brothers! Wbe the de- could he
be !" never saw hin. again.
Hisdeath, which happened few months
afterwards, 10 consequence uf his being bic
IN bet contracted When he was little
elevated" left me the heir to his fin. es-
tate--i wish could add, to his many and
noble virtues. do not attempt Ia palli-
ate deception, II ~ always criminal. But.
I am sure, no severity, no reprImand, no
reproaehcs, would have have had half the
effect which his kindness, his confidence,
aud generosity wrought an me. ii reform
ed IN. thoroughly, and at once. did not
see London again I'LL had graduated -
and II my degree was nnaccompanied by
brilliant honors, il did not disgrace my
uncle's librraliiy or his name. Many
years have elapsed since our last interview.
but never reject on il without pain and
pleasnre--pain, that our last interc CURSE
on earth should have been marked by cir
cumstances Of the grosest decvption---and
pleasure, that the serious reflections il a
Weakened, cured me for ever Of MI wish TO
deceive and made the open aud strict for.
ward path Of life that of
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