Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-06-02

was no decided enemy to good living.
But things went wrong and he was no, a
happy man.
His neighbors used TO call him cas-
tie building sort of genius: and said all
his troubles arose from his dreaming
himself into great man every night,
and plain Farmer Frank in the morning
land certainly it can't be very pleasan.
thing to wear .rown at night whether
in fancy or IN \eality, and be tumbled
down to the plough tail in the morning ;
it is worse than plunglng from warm
bed into cold bath. But, however
this might have been, his affairs became
in time somewhat de'anged, in conse-
quence OF the inattehtion to business,
which grew out OF his perpetual repin-
ing. A heavy heart never drives bust
ness on sprightIy, AMI misfortunes some
times come in earnest, TO those who take
SO much pains TO persuade themselves
they are unfortunate.
Thus we're affairs situated, when
Frank, who, from being discontinued
with his own situation, had become envi-
Gus of tina, of every one disc, after long
walk over his farm, at his time loaded
with the promise of itch harvest, re-
turned home, and threw himself on a
sofa, and fell into profound sleep and
directly tall, noble looking man, wrap
ped up in large cloak stood by his side,
and accosted him with "come Frank,
my name is Fortune, go with me;
have long heard thy complaints, and
purpose holding fair to-day, by attend
ing which thou mayest probably better
thy hard lot" He rose Immediately
and putting on his hal accompanied his
mysterious guide.
Presently he found himself in an ex
tensiye plain, crowded with a vast num-
Der of men belonging to all the different
professions of the world. Here" said
Fortune, pointing to the great assem-
blage, Here are many thousands OF
good men, either of whom will change
situations and properly with you, even
handed at my command-.you may there
fore make your choice" Frank thank
ed his friend; his eyes sparkled with
pleasure as the crowd began to pass
one after another before him, and he
could hardly refrain from jumping with
Joy as his eye rested on the portly form
OF rich neighbor of bis, who was one OF
the first to approach him, and for whose
long purse he had often bitterly envied
him.
That is the man you please" said
Frank, and at the back Of his companion
old Mortgage stood by his side /; and We
ry compiacenlly began TO deliver up his
deeds and bonds and obligations; and
having done so, Frank was about TO run
home with the glad news, and get ready
to pu, The old man in possession Of the
little farm; but Mortgage lifted up bis
equity Lev, and Fortune called, Here
Frank, this goes with the rest; the bar
gain is situation for situation, and the
equity foot goes with neig hbor Mortgsge's
estate" Frank was thondcratruck he
stared minute, and then threw down
the bundle as man would drop hot
dumping" would not have hisgout,"
said he, +" for all the dale"
The next person that arrested Frank S
attention, was wealthy shipping mer-
chant of the city. He was again in rap
lures; and bent on the exchange. The
merchant began to deliver inventories OF
his property and among the resi-, those
of the cargoes Of FIVE vessels at sea.
These last constituted main part Of the
clear estate; and Frank never knew the
anxiety tina, follows the possession of
such property till now he remembers
the great storm a few days before and
tina: he heard of the wreck OF some ves-
sci on shore. He hesitated, he trem-
bled, he turned to go, but he should for
ever be unhappy, and he once more de-
clared himself dissatisfied; and that as
yet he had not found one whose situation
was better Than his own.
Then dashing young fellow, who
owned the largest, richest, and most ele-
gan, estate in all Anondale, presented
himself, and Frank was sure OF being
suited. He had Often envied Jchu's fine
horses and curricle, and thought to be
farmer after that sor. would be worth
living for. But WHEN the young buck
came TO deliver up The title deed, bond
and mortgage, with interest unpaid for
half dozen years, vas enclosed in it !;
enough to swallow two.,birds of the es-
tate, horses and curriclc in the bargain
Frank drew back, mo no." said he,
+" the dairy is clear of debt, and don't
slip through my fingers this way"
Thus it turned out with some hun
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