The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-29

in my course by Edward Burrel-the Pet Of
the Dandies-' Stop. Lionel, my dear fellow,
stop-I want to congratulate yOu'
Congratulate me Upon what D
On your appointment Inspecting Post
man for the District of St Anm's SnhO of
course you're he--nOne hut personages 0f such
elevated stations could he justified la using
sue velocity of movement. and il running o.
yer so many innocent foot passengers.'
Nonsense! Don't stop me! I've last heard
Of the greatest imaginable misfortune. Drav-
ton. my attorney, has decamped, Heaven IN
" knows to what country: and carried off
the whole nfmy fortune
ooh indeed So you're one on the innu-
nerable list of bankrupts A failure COM
plete failure Don't be angry. Liunei al
ways said you were rather failure and SO
now the attorney man-what's his name 3
has ahscOnded and ruined you for life by his
successful speculation in hops
The Pet Of the Dandies walked of, laugh
ing as immoderately as a profound Exquisite
ever dares to laugh. 1t had made what it be-
licved to be pun That is, suppose, dare
say the sentence is capable of some quibbling
Interpretation. The words are unintelligibe
unless they contain pun. Whenever hear
one man talking nonsense, aud find others
laugh, invariably conclude that he is pun
ming; and if the last parting words of Ed
ward Burrel really do exhibit specimen of
this vulgar kind Of solecism, the puppy was
more than identified for the distresses of his
friend, as any punster would necessarily be,
by the opportunity Of hitching joke upon
them 1t will not be so with you, John Fra
ser y muttered to myself and in few mo-
ments tapt at the door of his lodgings in Re-
gent street.
They detained me an age in the street ~
rapt and rapt again, and then rang, and al
the ringing Of the bell, a stupid looking vel
low haired, steamy maid servant, in dirty
lace cap. issued from the scullery. wrapping
her crimson arms in her check apron, to an
sWer the summons.
Is Mr. Fraser at home?' demanded in
voice of somewhat angry impatience.
Is Mr.. Fraser at home mo, sir, he ant
Where's he gone toy
Where's he. gone to ? rejOined the girl, in
low drawing voice. I'm sure can't tell,
not H.
Is his servant in the way?'
Is his servant in the way? No, sir, the O.
Their gentleman is gone too
Is his servant gone with him !-Why how
did they go?
Il
and four, to be sure-they sent for him from
Newman's.
Heavens! how provoking Did they
stert early?'-
Start early? no, to be sure they started
very late: and soon as ever master came
home from dining in Russell Square,
Russell Square what the Devil should
j ohn Fraser do dining in Russell Square p
How very distressingp
Master came home two hours before Mr..
Robert expected him, and ordered four hors-
es to be got ready Directly
Indeed what can possibly have happen
ad?'
What has happened? Oh Mr. Robert told
lis all about what has happennd, says he, my
masters great friend, Mr.. LuttrelI, is clean
ruined his lawyer man is run off with all his
money. Masters in quandary about it, says
Mr.. Robert, and SO suppose says he, that
master and am going out of town little
while to keep clear of the mess
Merciful God can such cold-hearted
treachery really be?'
And so,' continued the girl perfectly re-
CARELESS of my vehement ejaculation, and SO
| told Mr. Robert hoped luck would go with
them; for you know, sir, it's all very well to
have friends and such-like as long as they've
any thing comfortable about them but when
they're broke up, or any thing Of that, why.
then it's another sort of matter, and we have
no right to NEEDLE in their concerns
The girl was perfect philosopher upon the
true Hume and Rochenfaucault principles,
She continued to promulge her maxims in the
same low, tnonOtOnous, cold, languid vein
but did not remain to profit by them. / hur-
ried away to conceal my grief and my disap-
pointment in the privacy ofthose apartments
where, on the preceding evening surrounded
by so many comforts, had proudly. perhaps
too proudly, contemplated my stock of hap
piness, and had, at large, expatiated on my
many deceitful topics of sell graduation. How
miserably was that stock ofhappiness impair
ed But hopeful as am by nature, my SAN
guine temperament still trinmphed; and as !
assembled the staircase to my apartment, Ma
ria's image PRESENTED itself in smiles to my
imagination; and ] repeated to myself "my
fortunes gone! My friend has deserted me
But Maria thou, dearest, stillfemainest to
me. I'll tranquIlize my mind by the counsel
of your daily letter. and then proceed to act
and deliberate for myself" knew that the
post must by this time have arrived.
approached the table where my cards g.
letters are usually depOsited-bdt no letter
was there.-I could not believe my eyes /
rung and asked for my letters--none had ar
rived during my absence from home. Had
the post gone by p Yes, many an hour ago.
1t was too true that even Maria had desert