Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-19

ty thousand pounds into louis p .. |
desiring that my note might De low 'u.u
them, the first thing in the morning 'oIn n
candle, and accompanied by Neptune, WIZ Ia a.
WAYS kept watch by night by my chanoea ill.,,
proceeded to bed, as the Waterman was oa'''"s
past twelve O'clock beneath my ",rao"'
1t is indsputably very benehciai 10. 'nsn
to go to bed thus early; it secures MN suen
pleasant dreams. The visions tha' nneo ny
imagination during sleep, we're mol OF 1888
animated nature than those OF my "aSi"s y"
cubrations. drcamt, that it was dayoreak Oh
nv wedding morning: tina! l was oFcS' !"
" hi,e satin and silver lace, 10 go ana De mar
ried: that Maria seated in rich paih'eo an"
yilt sedan chair, was conveyed TO the Church .!
The parson and clerk, who wore white 'a'orS ~
their wigs, and large nosegays III the oifas' %
their carnonicals that hands were Jo'heu ny
Hymen in person, who shook ms 'o''n w.
our heads Al the altar and danced pas de deur
Win The bride down the middle Of Regent street,
as we returned in procession from 81. James 5;
that walked by he side Of Neptunc, who was
in some unacconnlablc manner. idenilhed WIN
nv friend John Fraser, and acted as la'her OF
,hc.brde, and alarmed me in the pldst OF lne
| ceremony by whispering in my ear, lha' he hao
forgotten 10 order any breakfast Tor the parry;
that on returning 10 my house. when aPPcarea'
| 10 BE- the pavilion al Brighton, 1oond qua"-
itv of money bags, full of sovereigns, each mar
KID L.sO 900, ranked in rows on marble iaoie;
that was brgining TO empty them al The ieet OF
,he bride with an appropriate compliment
wnen nv dream was suddenly interrupted by
,he bas,y entrance Of my valet, who stood pale
and trembling by my bedside, and informed me
with an ayialed volcr, that he had carried my
mole. IS ordered, T., the office Of Messrs Drax
and Drayion the frs, thing in the morning
and had seen Mr.. Drax, but that Mr.. Draylon
had decamDcl during The night. taken away
with him my 900. and L.5oh, OF his part
ner's!
was horror s,ruck!-I was ruincd!-wha'
was 10 be done? The clock had not yet struck
ten. bu, early as i, was, ! was determined 10 rise
immediately, and see Drax myself upon the
subject. In an instant---in less than an hour
| was Gre sseJ, and OF my wav 10 Lincoln s Inn.
Twenty minutes after, Stood In the presence
OF MIR. Drax.
He apreared before me, among the last OF
the pig-lai!s, with his powdered head, his smooth
black silk ockngs, and his polished shoes, The
very same immutab!e Mr. Drax whom / had
RENE mbered as a quiz from The earliest days
ofmy childhood. There he stood, in the same
. aui;ude, in the same dress, the same man OF re-
, spectabi'iiy, calculation and arrangement, that
5 my father bad always represented 10 me as inc
model Of an attorney, but with look OF Devil
dered paencss, as placed suddenly in SITUATION
I where his respectability became doubtful, his
talcula,ons defeated, and all his arrangements
dlscomDos'd.
. con, Mr. Lut.re = he exclaimed, / beg
oa.dan. Mr. Lionel Luttrcl, you We received IN
/ ,ioatiun, then. &c mis- most extraord ncIy &C
,urrsrrr ,-7ha; viii the world think?--wha
such a ~ cSIa5lised, SSrT a Fespecti5rt
housc !--a1d one The ners-Mr. Draylon
Tiran--l 10 .h>conGn
"Ay, Mr. N"aX, but think Of my eighty thou
: ssnd pounds
, Sir, when hey told me that Mr. Drayton
was gone, could not believe it 20 be fact; it
J seemed = Circumstance that no evidence could
establish. Sir. he alwa VS. opened that door,
precisely a. ten O'Clock, every day, sundays ex.
ceptcd for these last five and twenty years; and
felt satisfied that VIII ten o'clock came, he
would certainly arrive
Very probably, sir but your expectations;
were deceived; and what am to do to reco, er
my money! III; Il
; If you'll D lieve me, as man of bu siness,
Mr.. Lionel Luttrell, could not persuade my.
self L. give him up as lost, till the Lincoln s
Inn clock had struck the quarter--'
But Mr. Drax, my eighty thousand pounds!
IL they arc not regained ! IN ruined for cver!
Went away without leavining the slightest
instruction where he might be met with, or
where his letters might be sent after nina
most extraordinary proceeding'
You'll dive me mad, Mr.. Drax Let me
im'ore you 10 inform me what's to be done
al ~ ~; money"
iou: money Mr., Lionel Luttrell-here has
the same party taken off with 1900 of the com.
mon property Of the house;--all the loose cash
We had in the bankers hands-drew draught
for the whole amount appropriated ii to him
self; and never took the ordinary measure of
leaving me memorandum Of the transaction!
Why sir might have drawn bill this
mornlng-many things less improbable occur
and might have had my draft refused accept
ANGEL
ooh. Mr.. Drax, this torture will be the death
of me-Sir sir,-'I'm ruined and I'm going
to be married.
A mos unfortunate event. But, Mr.. Lut-
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