The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-22


any thing in the world he would not de- for me.
I'm sure there's no living thing that hr loves
so much as myself, except perhaps his old
uncle Simon and his black mare"
1 had by this time returned tO the Fireplace
and reseated myself began to apoStrUpbiZP
nv magnificent black Newfoundland. who.
having partaken of my dinner, was following
the advice and example of Abernethy. and
sleeping on the rug as it digestcd And you,
too, my old Neptune, ant you the hest and
handsomest dog in the universe
Neptune finding himself addressed, awOke
lcisllrely from his sumbers, and fixed his eyes
on mine with an affirmative expression.
Aye, to be sure you are--and capital
swimmer too ~
Neptune raised his head from the rug. and
beat the GROUND with his tail, first to the right
hand and then to the left.
And is he not fine faithful fellow ! And
does he not love his MASTER
Neptune rubbed his head against my hand,
and concluded the conversation by sinking in
to repose.
'That dogs a philosopher said: He new
err says word more than is necessary g.
Then, again. not only blest in love and friend
ship, and my dog; but what luck it was to
sell, and in these times too, that old lumber
ing house of my fathers with its bleak. bare,
hiIly acres of chalk and stone. for eighty thou
sand pounds, and to have the money paid
down, on the very day the bargain was con-
cluded. By the bye, though, had forgot -
| may as we'll write to Messrs. Drax y Dray-
ton about that money, and order them to pay
it Immediately into COutt's-mighty honest
people, and all that but faith no solicitors
should be trusted or tempted too far. It's
foolish way, at any time, to leave money in
other peoples hands-in any body's hands
and I'll write about it at once
ASH said, so did. | wrote my commands
TO Messrs. Drax g. Drayton, to pay my eigh-
ty thousand pounds into Coutt's; after desir-
ing that my note might be forwarded to them
the first thing in the morning, ] took my
candle, and accompanied by Neptune, who
always keeps watch by night, by my cham
Der door, proceeded to bed, as the Waterman
was calling past ~ o'clock,'' beneath my
window.
1t is indisputably very beneficial for a man
to retire to bed thus early; it Secures him
such pleasant dreams.-The visions that filed
my imagination during sleep were not of
less animating nature than those of my wa
king lucubrations. dreamt that it was day
break on my wedding morning; that / was
drest in white satin and silver lace, to go and
be married; that Maria, seated in richly
painted and gilt sedan chair, was conveyed to
the church by the parson and clerk, who wore
white favours in their wigs, and large nose
gays in the breast of their canonicals; that
hands were Joined by Hymen in person, who
shook his torch over our heads at the altar, &
danced Pas de deur with the bride down
the middle of Regent street, as we returned
in procession from st. James; that walked
by the side Of Neptune. who was in some
understandable manner, identified with my
friend John Frazer, and acted as father of
the bride, and alarmed me in the midst of the
ceremony by whispering in my ear, that he
had forgotten to order any breakfast for the
party; that on returning to my house, which
appeared to be the pavilion at Brighton,
found quantity of money bags, full of sove-
reigns, each marked 80, Oool. ranged in rows
ON the marble table; that was beginning to
empty them at the feet of the bride with an
appropriate compliment, when my dream
was suddenly interrupted by the hasty enter
ance of my valet, who stood pale and trem-
bling by my bedside and informed me, that
he had carried my note, as ordered to the Of
fee Of Messrs. Drax & Drayton, the first
thing in the morning: and had seen Mr.. Drax;
hut that Mr.. Drayton had decamped during
the night, taking away with him my 100000.
and 50OI. of his partners!
| was horror-struck II was ruined -
What was to be done The clock had not
yet struck ten, but early as it was, was de-
termined to rise Immediately, and see Mr..
Drax myself upon the subject. In an in
stant---in less than an hour-I was dressed,
and on my way-to Lncoln's. Twenty min
utes after, | stood in the presence Of Mr..
Drax.
He appeared before me among the last
of the pig-tails., with his powdered head,
his smooth black silk stockings and his pol
shed shoes, the very same immutable Mr.,
Drax whom | had remembered as a quiz
from the earliest days of my childhood.
There he stood, in the same attitude, in the
same dress, the same man of responsibility,
calculation and arrangement, that my father
had always represented TO me as the model
of an attorney, but with a look of bewil-
dering paleness, as placed suddenly in sit
uation where his responsibility became doubt
full, his calculations defeated, all his arrange
ments discomposed.
h ..Oh, Mr.. Luttrelln he exclaimed, Il beg
pardon, Mr.. Lionel Luttrell, you've received
intimation. then. of this most extraordinary
occurrence what will the world think o.
what will they say 1.-THE house of Drax g.
Drayton Such a long establishment, such
a respectable house land one of the part
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