Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-10-14

tnc ear as happy as innocence and g~ratitied
desire could make him. Maria was then call
ed upon who came siding up TO the travelling
vender, to whom in broad Scotch, he said
lie are a Young lassie, aud We mum play the
very dcevIl amang the hearts o The young
ch'elds, who viii say very pretty things TO
ye-i mum "a We something 10 buy Blankets
when We shall marry some ane.-lt Is scaled
IN this parcel and nae ane shall ken how much
-ye mum a o ye say naething about il The
rich may come to WOO We Maria-and the
gold and the land lntlce yc. The Top and the
iule come, and by their gaud and fnery de-
ceive ye-let them alaRc lassie-chuse We
ane OF your sphere and nae matter for his
poverty, gin he be rich in his mind and pure
la his morals. and mair than a that he ioes
We weel-tak' him, TAX him, if he be poorer
than the puir pedlar seemed when he came for
the water at your d~sor-lassie the heart q sic
an ane. has mair riches than is contain in that
ragged peck manteau-tak him lassie. and
when las hair is gray as mine, he will still
seem to yeu young aud Beautiful TAX him
lassie, and when ye arc aud yourself and die.
the prayer and the tear will gang up. like a
pure gem to be worn on your brow in Para
disc, and We will look kindiydown ON the sni.
rit that mum follow and kiss thee ia the bright
country above US lie then called Nathan
and told him in his original droll manner, Ma
than, We lang legged turf digger, VII big
calves and two hundred dollar siller. We can
get fodder enough and dinna lack the as
seestance of a puir Scotch body Nathan
told him that he had already overwhelmed
the lafniy with benefits and he least required
money. Gang ava, gang ava, We LOOM
said the pedlar. when We lack the siller some
ithcr aud fdl q a pedlar like myseT will
come alahg and II it to ye.'
The farmer began to make his acknowl-
cdgetnents for the favors received, aud even
begun 20 set out his pen, ink and paper, to
sive notes Tor the amount, when he was put
dows by the remark, Tout tout, mon, | la
nae kif or kin, and ! hyae lihert TO do vi
my money as ! ike: gin yc want 20 be CRATE
iu' just we're ane sci, bring my pack. for /
nun be g~ansins. Ia spite of enireaty. the
offer Of a horse and every thing else. he
buckled on his pack, took his staff, and said
'gade even. | Mill gang ;nis way some ;lher
;.'tic and TAX a drap o your vine-cidcr. /
th'nk. guide Teddy, ye Gait
Years rolled on with their feathery tread.
and like mountain streams passed upstamned
with any remaining impress of event. The
boy had become a man - young bridegroom
n lawyer of rising fame and distinguished
talent. Maria was the bride of a viirtuous,
wen educated farmer, and ON the eve oftheir
marriage broke the seal Of the .pedIar,s gift,
as IT was iamiliariy called, and found a draft
OF 60Gl. on Scotland, which was cashed IN
stantly by a broker. On the eve Of Henrv's
marriage, a loud rap was heard al the door,
and in walked the Scottish pcdlar, somewhat
more grey, but ssill hale and hearty as ever.
fiaw is a wi We the night?' was his familiar
address as he deposited his pack on the floor
of the wedding room. Earnest tokens of az.
idctionats remembrance were poured on him,
which he seemed to ndure rather than re-
,ccirc. Irs a very weel,' said hc, sand now
Maria yc ha' Ie.scned the pack o. the Scotch.
man, and can ye pay the sillsr o. your we'd
ding ginP' The husband stepped forward
aad said that by the prudence ofi,is wife. he
had become able to pay bali, and give him
security for the remainder in an estate WORTH
treble the amount Of the whole debt. The
Scotehman surveyed him from head TO foot.
and in answer rcptied-sUmph. (apd he took
a long pinch of suufi,) fan honest chicl that
Maria remembers the direction Setting him
self in an arm chair, unmindful of the min.
lister, he asked Henry (who had marriedl 70
step forth and send ava bis bonny bride
1t was done. All but the family were left.
lie then in the iulncss Of tone OF an unas-
sGmed voice, and in broad English sbsery-
Gu, heau tuls-bJ III you viii nnu that am
no ~pedlar-that | was alone and rich in the
well thronged streets OF E~Jinhurg-that was
eccentric that | saw fit to leave the land that
called me its own my Scotticismsi in this eoui,-
try were assumed-myseJf is my own --thc ship
waits to carry me to the land of my birih-I
have become a baron, and to the duties Of the
discharge of its office have | devoted the re-
mainder of my days. | have known only
one, and that is Henry. that | look apon as
worthy to inherit possessions, which to me are
a pain. Henry, you and your bride mast
see me across the water, and when yon are
come there viii meet not only hospitality, but
mere than a father-you must come within a
year, Tor | fad that the fountain OF life is be-
coming dry. and that age is sending 10 death
the poor Scotch Pcdlar.' Henry aud his
bride gave the pledge, and they went over
the waters soon after the pedlar. Nathan
went on with the farm and was comfortably
rich; Maria and her husband had a regular
annual from Scotland in the shape Of good
sound g~uineas, the old man and his wife vera
comfortable and quiet in their aged hours,
and the pale boy is now near t.e Golden
Fleece in the coed city Of Glasgow, the sue
leessor to the newer cut OF his own high legal
fame, and the successor to the fortunes OF
the eccentric baron and the Scotch pedlar of
America. -
The age Of the chestnut tree Is said to rival
| that Of the sak, while it is not inferior in the
durability offs wood. There is a chestnut
tree at Tsrtworth, IN Worcestershire, Fus-
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