Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-25


wagon and landed me iusensibc the pavement, with
i broken head and bruised frame. / was dshed-laid
up for SIX weeks.
To while away the tiue, when began to get a little
ocuer look literary turn, aud tried to read the Wa
very movers. But grew tired of broad Scotch, and
oroad caticature, and limited Of my gentlemen !
companions To come and talk with keep my spirits.
W soon urea oi talking, aud little brag which
hey augr me very cheap. 1t Orl, cost me couple OF
thousands, TO lind out hat pa1r ;o0ai got well
al last aud was sadly puzzles what should do
next towards living gcntcmecs lite tor l was dis
gusru WIN paying the gentleman on horseback IN
light wagon. From horses to dog, declcn-
SION Lo'nght double barel.eG gun. with an ever
lasting 'ouchO!c; pair of pointers that could nose a
woodcock across The bay of New York; coat wi,hs
Teen pockets, all for some Indispensable purpose in
shooti'S but which puzzled more than little. 1t
took mo an hour To find thing wanted to ut
IN an hurr\ became most indeatigabl, sportsman,
who feared neither sa-jua:shcs mud pudLes, horse
ponds nor swainps middle deep, any than e
IN Tie moon. seldom shot any thing smaller than
COW, ''r between ourselves was sighted, but that
kept to myself and always blamed my gun for missing
On one occasion being Long Island with party,
they tied dead fish aw, 20 the top o! POLE and then
scat nc full mile Just before dinner 10 Shoot ii.
cret along the fences tall came qni:e near, and let lv
at INN iiut lac neither fell nor flew away. ioasicd
ai a'ed SIX or eight times before suspected the joke,
aAd icturnng 10 the ian, icuud they lad eaten up all
me dinner Asgcttng an appetite for dinner is great
oblect III the life al gentleman took this rather
dulgcon Should not have minded the IKE il it had
not been for the loss Of my diGncr Arc. This gave up
shooting.
Ia eight year, fom tic deatl, Of nv r,ther | had
!u through athevarcties, and not little OF nv estate
MO Che bargain. found it necessary to consult
money lender who could no: help expressing his ;yu,,-
Ger that uan who had property worth hundreds OF
thousands, shout! want money. prClled up INV cars
fo' Pr1dga!ty TO aTarica is leap, and all
al once fell strong inclination 10 take it out Ger
chGHy had coed portion az tie Dutch blood IA me-
that ting!ed az The idca Of making money.
it;!c conTcr alton with thc money lender convinced
me 1a' was Si"' rch man and might be richer, if
you'd Uu!y tnu my property into money. Il IS money
0Hiy t,'t begets innney," quoi he Real propcr,
"i:3i}' keeps ina'! puor"toeeiher with many other
wise 'aXms III tbs sort Sold all my lard. for three
hundred thousand dollars and for short lime fell nc
I'cn - Old Tom Gardner Bu; after Il while did not
kno" what 10 do with my money for was resolved TO
spend n" more IL "'as te life of gentleman. wen;
I" my old friend the money lender fJr advice who lot
me- u, degrees nt2 all ihe mysteries OF making money
creed Ink" rabbits assuring if would take his adj
VICE lie would doCb!' my capital IN three years. The
temptation was irresistible man who was tired of
spending money, and wished 10 the novel pleasure
OF making it, took fast hold Of tl.e money lenders
tail, Don CIeofs do that the lame devil and away
we went sinking oy degrees into the boitoncss ii of
speculation placed my funds in his hands took his
Advice on all occasions and followed y jacaii with lie
faith of d drvutee.
MATTERS went finely, am! for while tasted tl,c
sweets {" making roney. But tere is tins difference
"etNccn ing money and tasting th!:r else I'm
all otE2r cases. eating length iscs t.c appeiite
bus III That oi money only cnder, ii more vo acius
became tired CT the pctH business of shaving notes
/
20 make my thou auds and tens OF thousands ia one sin.
gle operation" as they III Wall street and lucri
", as ueh thought, opportunities soon offered them
selves to my enaTgirg aniicpatous. NV lame devil
proposed 20 me 10 bay largely into new caiiuany usi
then Chartered, by the collected wisdom and virtue 81
The people. did So, auI gained ten per cont in less
ah a. many days, which convinced nc had at last
oud Inc p;iOSoi e:', stone. THIS was rapcatel with,
equal success two three times; for new con,,oar
fortunately ca'ae ont every dav. Nothing could equal
my gratitude to my lame devil, to whom allowed Two
per cent for his advice ~ last however, burnt INV
fingers by holding too long" as the phrase IS in
" vail street vas offered 20 pcr cent advance anon
hundred thousan dollars Of certain stock I, US
great temptation, BAT determined 10 consult my nijl,y
upon ~ ie asleep amIi golden autic!pa IONS and
aVFo!ic and behold IT 81 dream In one uirI INV
STOCK i''d fallen below PAR; bul held till j;
saii-soLk-b: degrees, SO that finally sold out by
ne ADVICE OF my lame devil with loss that amounted
10 considerable more than eli my former gains
G-'Hhio@ IS gambling whether at the faro tablo or
10 'Aa stocks; an. tie rule oI!s in both that he
se always feeis more ardent to continue the gano-
another Company beeoien bv the lobby on, the o.
S'I'alHre ana so eager was to ibscibe, thai got
la" bruised 10 d2aih IN struggling to get near lie com,
'''sio"eis. sol good alice, and grown wise BIZ ex-
pa'nHce determined TO be content will, moderate
Front sly 20 PEI cent ACCORDINGLY instructed m,
tt tcvi - sci, a t!ia ra!c and took fri, t., ,la
S2f:'igs 10 ny hea!iil for man who deals in Tic
~"n"Pa'i!os" IS at 20 become lille billions Bui
lie muse; song
Il went 20 the well o wash M head
Ana when came back my chickens were dead
The truth Is had rccboned them before thcy wore
'cie' which understand IS a common error with Il,
SPECTATORS. NV lame devil Informed me ~, r,, -.
urn that though they had 'obtaned the good viii of
Two cr three editors of newspapers who had seriously
assured the public, that the company" would prove
an excellent speculation and actually employed bro
her to buy IN of their stock at q hco,,t .y.ncc
''ey could never get II fairly up par do what they
would ne advised me 10 sell out Which did AT los:
o. ABOUT n'iecn thousand. Hereupou became very
o'ouS again. Notwithstanding had Just come from the
Springs. began TO grow shy Of my oracle the lame
devil and TO distrus his advice Perceiving this vcrl
probable and aPprehensivc that the goose would moi
'y many more golden eggs, lie PREPARE 10 make an
Of me at once, and thus come at the REMAINDER or
Tie ancient patrlmony Of the Bubberscns.
knot OF those worthy gentlemen, who either begin