The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-07

tt.#r . feft.n - y ,ad - saged tHe thnd
people al our sl,iel town. lrle he WAS grea.
Ter Cause Of won,iern,rut. Than ~ Providence =
People looked wdh a,toni'lneni ipon Jew, q
real RIAL Jew, Who had roine all HE way from
the Back Sea- To scatter shekels oi gold and
shekeIs of silver among the truly fortunate an.
hsbitants of Rhode-l.and Aud ihele too was
u flowing robe, and furbas, aud yellow Chain
aud broad tro~ SEES, and swaiihy complexion,
making a figure 81 near like the picture OF Jo-
sephus in the b5ok. thai some more knowing
than the rest, whispered revival Of the Iewisii
tlispensafion and all looked aud wondered as
tbey looked Some thought him no lsraelhe,
but Prince Ypsllanti, or some ofher unforu.
nate hero IN Disguise And Moses owars was
AN astonishing sight for old women, aud little
boys
Thus far he had expended money like Ma.
bob ; no price had prevented the choicest bottle
Of wine from finding its way TO the table, or tie
richest viands from being at his service-he
asked no questions about bills, 1t was benealh
the dignity Of jewish merchant he cared not
what an article cost, il was contrary Ia his ma
tfre he inquired not if be was cheated in this
or IN that so he only got II he va, content; and
Mo -es Swaris was the most liberal gentleman IN
the State.
But Moses did not live altogether for his bel
". as will he shown in the sequel. file conri-
we'd 10 get into the good grare- Of a number of
merchants, and, unfortunately for them, moi on
" into their good graccs, but also into their
debt. Among others who we're doomed to give
him keepsake against their will, was Captain
ChIld, of the Ga altitude, Who had brought hun
from Savannah. He informed Capt Child tLat
he wished him to take box of iewelry and
cash on his return 10 Savannah. where hr
would find n person who, in exchange for the
contents and box. would give him a certain num-
Der Of gold watches. Captain c. protested
willingness to transact the business--wcnt with
Sv art, to his lodgings, SdW The money counted,
winch consisted Of douhloors, soyereigns and
bank bills, viii was put into IN. box, aud ihls
tin box WIS enclosed IN \ larger wooden one,
previously packed with valuahles, which MAS
strongly secured and carefully sealed. All this
Captain Child snie, OF thought he SIR, and he
therefore did not hesitate care rece,p! for The
DO and contents, the whole amount of Nhicn
was several thousand dollars he took the box
immediately into hls possession and despatched
his servant with il To the ship Upon the strength
of this shipment Swarls obtained credit ion
considerable amount aud among oilers, Dor
rowed a sum ofmoney OF Captain Child soon
after the sailing Of the Gratitude this Judge al
israpl left Rhode Island for the Soufh--hi, board
bill as we'll rs all other debts which ne had con
tlactcd, being left unpaid. On tire arrival Of
the ship III Savannah. the Captain soug in vain
for the man who was to receive his Charge
no one knew any thing Of IT, and no one appear
cd 10 claim II and as matter of course, it
came back 10 this port with the ship. This fact
being konWn at Providence, aud AZ being
that he had insured the box
for about half its alleged value, his creditors
came to the conclusion fiom this Circumstance.
that II was of sufficient value to cover their de-
mandS o0e of their number, therefore, obtain |
ell n writ, ADD came down for the purpose oil
making an attachment. Capt. c. however. by !
consent, touched the box first IN legal way. |
and the sheriff took it into his hand, and it was |
opened. Among packages, neatly put up, with |
g lass ornaments it'd upon the outside as sam |
pie oithe contents was found the identical TIA |
case into which Captain Child supposed he had
seen the douboons put--but, 10 the metal |
had gone back to its native mine, Or it had un- !
dergone a change as wonderful as il vas curl |
Gus, for the space formerly occupied by the gold
was now filled with EPSON salts One after |
another Of the packages were now opened, when, |
instead of lewelry, here appeared pair of
stockings there neckclolh, and anon pair OF
fanclful trowsers, rather the worse for wear aud
occasionally a a towel bearing the name OF some !
landlord who had been so fortunate as 10 obtain |
his custom And as these things lay in Contu- |
sion around the box that formerly contained !
them, both sheriff aud creditor were ready TO ex- |
claim like the Roman mother
These drs mg s,oels %
So it appeared thai the boz for which Capten !
Chtd had given the valuable receipt was hardly |
worth sixrence And Moses Swarts was. |
beyond the shadow of a doubt a calculating VII.
rAIY.
$500