American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-18
THE INSOLyENT.

gether very handsome property, two farms, three
or four houses. and with all enough to support me
during the remainder OF my days IN peace and
plenty"
oil gives me great pleasure to learn,' said the
old man, "thet my young friend has been so Tor
tunate as, in a few years to realize what have been
aiming at for forty, and have hardly ganed-an
independence-and all by honest thrift doubtless"
Honest aye, you know always sustained clear
reputation, but there is one grand point TO gain yet;
a finishing stroke to put to the business, and must
have your assistance"
" Al your service said MIR. Prince, "What snaii
I do for you -
My debts-my debts, Peter they are in the way
II must apply the brush TO them or shall never
be worth groa, The Insolvent Act you know
will SIX this mater, and for the present wish you
to take a conveyance of all my property, while
slip Ihrough the crucible
Sir. Prince was purely honest man, OF the old
school, but he had lived too long in the modern
world to fall into Mysteries, at the bare mention OF
such proposal He neither started, nor turned
pale, nor prlcked up his ears. ~ But modestly told
MIR. Grist, tina, he sorry to hear such propo
si,ion from him and suggested in the most polite
terms his doubts as to the entire correctness oil
such course as he had mentioned.
But Gris!, however, had been taught 10 far less
conscientious school. What the last generation
would have called swindliDg or thel or downrIe 1T
roguery-he had learned distinguish by the less
grating appelations of cunning, shrewdness, and
craft. To make away with ones property Tor the
purpose Of defrauding honest creditors, Ned Grst'
like good many other fashonables, considered
rather act Of superior wisdom than as scan
dalous and degrading crime--and that man de-
served praise for il, instead of deserving room IN
the State Prison. Acting on this theory himself;
having long held il and S. ting moreover numerous
instances around him in the world, not only OF men
acquiring property in this very way, but OF men
who having thus acquired their fortunes lived ~
the world honored, and courted; 4 was scarcely 10
Re wondered a, that he should impo,une Mr.. Prince
10 assist hm-for even these fashionable rogues
seldom venture to trust one another.
And what them, asked Mr.. Prince, will you
do with your c editors OF the Great Spring Facto-
ries
They must all have The cut replied Grlst
intend % deal with perfect honor and fairness IN
this business, and it shall never be said that made
fish OF and flesh Of anothcr.'
What then cut off the widows and orphans, the
roor day laborers and mechanics will you have no
mercy on them Z
Mercy = replied Grist, rather astonished at the
singular turn the conversation was taking you'll
allow, Mr. Prince, that mercy, like charity, ought
10 begin at home, and the step am about taking is
absolutely necessary TO presetvc my property;
must take care of myself FIRST therefore
Excellent reasoning said Peter, wait until to
morrow, and will be ready with an answer
|, is we'll said the young gentleman, rather out
Of humor that his neighbor should De scrupulous,
but RENE mber. if you decline the honor, can ca
silly fod friend who will not They parted, and
Mr.. Prince, after gsiog the case thorough con-
sideraton, took up his determination. The mex,
morning his friend called upon him again, and found
him willing TO undertake the trusts the deeds were
regularly made out and acknowledgement Mi.
PENCE became the legal owner OF all Crisis pro
perty.
To complete the game was an easy task Grst
put on long face ; and while he laughed in his
sleeve, plead perfect poverty, went on the limits
swore he was not worth five pounds, sc. &c. and
came out new member OF society able as ht
boosted, to snap his fingers al the world as he owec
nothing But the Devil sometimes cheats his Gus
TONERS when ,hcy little d cam Of it.
few weeks alter his liber alton, Grist called
upon the old gentleman to release him from his
agency. by making final settlement in favor o.
his family Mr.. Prince me, him with grave lace
and in answer told him that he could not by any
means acknowledge that neighbor Grist had an,
Interest right whatever in or to the property il
question because 10 entertain such an idea would b.
10 charge him directly with committing perjury
when he swore he had such right or nteres,
And that further. as the property in fact beonge
10 other people than Mr.. Glist, having been pur
chased out of their money, he lell it his duty to pu
The true owners in possession
MIR Grist was thunderstruck and after in val
attempting to persuade himself and Prince that hi
new idea was all Joke, he abandoned the ground
utter despair; and after two three fits OF mear
choly, turned himself TO labor for decor
livelihood. In the mean time Mr. Prince Gale
the creditors OF the insolvent together, and made
lair distribution OF the whole estate among them.
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New York, Nov. 1.-two young men, Mr.. -
and