The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-30
TIE M0NIEn MAN.


than he in making the regularity n
his whit at the temple of Plutrs IL
Chreadneedle street. and Barhoio.
NEW lane. His devotion ~ them
WAS exemplary. In vain the wind
and the rain, the hail and tlm slcet,
battled against his front. Not The
slipper. ice. nor thick falling SNOW.
nor the whole artillery of clcmenta
ry warfare, could check the Flooding
perseverance, Of tho man of the
world, or tempt him To lose tho
chance which the morning. however
unpropitious it seemed, in it's ex-
ternal aspect, might yield him ri
profiting by the turn OF fraction.
lie was out-built, round shoul-
dcrcd, squah.looking man. of the
bearish aspect. His features we're
hard, and his heart was harder. You
could read the interest table in tire
wrinkles Of his brow, trace the rise
and fall OF stock by the look OF his
conntenance while a,arice, selfish
ness aud money getting slared from
his grey, CLASSY eye. Nature had
poured mo- balm Into his breast nor
Was his "gross and earthly mould"
susceptible ofpity. A single look
of his would daunt the most impor-
tunate petitioner thateyer attempted
to extract hard coin by the soft rle-
toric OF Il heart moving tale,
The wife OF one whom lie had
known in better days, pleaded be-
fore him for her sick husband, and
furnishing infants. jacob, on occa-
sions like these, was man OF few
words. lie was as chary ol them ms
Of his money, aud he let her come
to the end OF her tale without inter-
ruption. She paused for reply |;
but he gave none. " Indeed, he is
very ill, sir."--'' Can't help it.
&" We arc very distressed" --"Can't
help it,. Our poor children, too
-" Can't help that neither
The petitioners eye looked a
mournful rcproach. which would
have interpreted itself u any other
heart but his, " Indeed you can"
but ho was silent. Jacob felt
more awkardly than he had ever
done in bis life. Ills hand inyolun-
tarily scrambled about his brcechcs
pocket - There was something like
the weakness Of human nature stir
ring within him. Some coin had un
consciously worked It's way into his
hand--his tingUres Inscnslbly closed
but, the effort 10 draw them forth,
and the imposSibllity OF etfectinS il
without Enclosing them, reused the
dormant selfshncss oil nature, and
restored his sell-possession.
d" lie has been very extraragant."
E" All, sir, he has been very uniortu-
nate, not extrayagant." 'unfortu-
nate All /! it's tie same lhing. Lit
tic odds, | fancy. For ay part, |
wonder how folks can be unfortunate.
| was never unfortunate. No body
need be unfortunate, they look at
ter the main chance. | always look
after the main clance'---' lie had a
large family to uainiain.'---' All !
married fooiishly; no offence to you
ma'am. But when poor folks marry
poor folks, What are they to look Tor
You know, besides, he was so fool
ishly fond Of assisting others. II a
friend was sick. or in gaol, out came
his purse and then his creditors
might go whistle. Now if he mar
ricd woman Of plenty Of money,
YOU know, why then "
The supplicant turned pale, and
would have tainted. Jacob was u
Harmed not that he symphathised,
but a woman's tainling Was a scene
that he had not been used to ; besides
there was an awkwardncss about IL !;
for Jacob WAS n bachelor.
Sixty summers Ind passed over
his head without impMting ray Of
warmth TO his heart !; without ex-
citing ono tender feeling for the
sex, dcpris ca Of whose cheering pre-
sence, the paradise OF the wurld we're
IA WilJrr.css of weeds. SO he dcsper-
ate,y extracted crown piece from
the depth profound, and thrust i,
hastily into her hand. The action
recalled her wandering senses. She
blushcd 1T was the honest blush oi
pride at the mcanncss Of the gilt
She cu,t'sied ; staggered towards
the door opened it /; closed it
raised her hand to her forehead, and
burst into tears. n n Y
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