Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-02-16
F5~pa .fck6rmovi'S "F6rgei-.ve MOI.
THE TEMPTING MOMENT.

NIGH, have ventutcd a shrewd guess at the place of
us nativity only know that he was not born in
Scotland, Tor every towT IN that kingdom has unoqu
Voraty disclIimed the honor A small market town
nkeat, hcw"vcr, il not the place Of his birth, was
he theatre Of his achievements. lie was the OF
reputable Parents, who were, to rso the significant
oppression - certain Sect "tolerably well TO do in
frS woTc "
In tho erau;un Of Gilbert Ghrimes the organ Of
appropriation. was very early and prominently de-
lcopCi liza h,fancv even was fruitful in evidence
ofthis i6Ct Among HE brothers and sisters he was
consnaty efcctIu! transfers OF property, chiefly in
Hstcd IN sugar plums and Experimentation the cl.
Dor hY stra'ageG1 and troin tho Younger by force
Has ircsiII4 the drdcr and the store c,set were
a.o truly ormiOable many curran;- tart which had
la5n designed 10 sslacc the sfomachs and besmcar
.' tacc5 81 some five % six eHPcciant uichins,
a'na'Ureiy diver; cd 10 his sole use Snd ndorarrnt.
tls Cn Us continued 10 unfold itself as be grew in
- boyhood; and accordingly we find him at the eary
- - ae"en, tho rEgcader OF a conspiracy for the
r5aion o; apples from the al }Tcsc0 bazaar
49, ems % irdH merchant, who, having been ground
i" i'r%cliuncss by an ltlncrant professor of be or
r'r sur'.sl to the juvenile dcpredaors their Upper
i.af,a 2d 10 the world example of the disastrous
c'1seguances OF taking Morpheus a sleeping part
mar N the concerns Of trade. This fragment Ut Gil
cert history, arising out OF Inc tempting moment
Of which he had avails! himself in public, was Gem
1nnlcated TO me by the master &c tie free school,
who, happening to be under the operation "a shavirr
ca the opposite side of the market place, witnessed
the exploit
In order TO dissolve certain associations in which
iras of signiiar kind had Involved h,l. his parents
determined {" send nm 10 boarding school IN re-
mote part OF The country measure however which
rather tended To foster the talent was desgned to
discourage. he early distinguished himself y sav-
ing forth from tho window OF hts dcrmtory one ,rcsn-
h-ht night with ms pillow case and siicce67 Tor
sack ana returned loaded with the spoiS Of neigh
BORING garden phs potable foray y,as followed by
COMP from the proprietor for the snoilinc of his
garden and roia the school mistress for the sooinr
Of the pillow case lie was muicted Of six wcels
pocket money 20 Indemnify the one, and soundy
logged for the satisfaction OF the other The fog
eng was Of course set down to the fortune of war
t1I which there "as 10 remedy but patience and beef
brine. Not so the mulctrro for second end undls-
covered attack upon the apple orchard reduced tbc
cost OF hIs forne: booty so per cent.
q! this period Of his life he was tall but "iD-o-
P7riioned and ungainly boy ana a,hnurh he bore
liis head upright most persons, he hal rcrnaria-
tlo a,sfo to looking any ono full il Tho face, Lu;
TcGnted The glance OF another b. The instant aver
sion OF las own. His very In bs gnnenrsd 10 b.,
rather acquired Than natural property and 10 have
belonged originally TO some cne else. rs he could
not nc r-pt at school all his life H. became rcoos.ar
i'T his friends to determine or his failure ratl in The
world. the very confused and iH1:stirct notions
when nc entertained ~ acran and tual were f,rlqi-
a:coojcctions 10 las c.obarling trade The rro-
i>-oa Of aims vas relUgurnt, al sc to lis views and
hi~tSse na5!nuch as little 90 be gained from il
O"i iaure!s which he well knew bore 10 fruit
4 nc organ OF dcstFuctNeness was not powcrfu.:,.
enough developed in his phfeuoloqical system -
'.-'oS SUCCESS 10 MN N PnVSIC. and would have
been STARK madness TO coDsga his peculiar abilities
20 20 contracted sphere as the church II was
tleTtorc at last regolvH1, that. IN order TO socrra
MN agains; premature acquaintance With the nrnc-
u1e OF the law, he shonld devote few Years n tbo
study o. tlc theory and 70 was accorIarly artiejsJ
BIS native town -
Nicholas bsd Sudden will not say risen. into con.
tnnDe PTaclce ana comparative wealth bv under
t-Sing business which no yoaractob.e member of The
profession would gailto bis hands With lie was
@ao!i, round figure, ot ta7s co,n2lexion with n
o.eT-hanging forehead, bpshy tco~s small but gor.
eng eyes, nose somewhat hooiod. anc 4 neither In
..L;-h projecting consider tiy beyond tho u,nnr
2F"r-.da sinr1ariy sirerd but sinister EXPRESSION
D hrs countcnsuce. lie rather Of ffdral bab;.s.
ne he never tasted 1t had indeed been 100 generous
G. iIGroT Tor hirl--ia emo Vsritas. Porter was ms
ot1. but though he qIaffGd Il frcrv il never mud
ed hi5 brall, the narcotic and deie.er;ous inyrs.
r.er's Of !:s PCtat!ons appearing 10 have been sb.
F-.sa ~ lis heart, fer 70 poisoned 10 its verv
@i3ori Ghrmes' friends, VINO we're 4 worldly and
t.--'as ms set, IN pacing him with such man hsI
"rHc.atca upon lis discovering, IN his new prof,s
m, fed Tor egaHod depreciation so extensive as
= iea"e HIM little nducement for exploring auv otfc
$50. they calculated upon the force Of SeDis foy
before the tcrni oil his probation had expired he clio
ped with his masters only daughter; and i, was
n9#bLess ~ The hurry and confusion attendant upoD
Their light, that he happened to pack I'd IN his po-t
Mia",cGu few moie Of the 0clemised rar; of
Lnrcadaeede-sTcct then, in stricfncss belopred IN
hin. Ngh,shade could LaYe well spared hs dau~b
Ter ut Tie loss Of his money touched him, and ho
vowed r..engc The nows3apers ,ybi~l, ay- ',u
the m-!nage Of Gilbert Ghrnes, contained an nd
TeTt.s'ment Offering rowara for bis apprehension
'ocTi, = no mad no notion Of 50 much money pas
out o. the family, quietly surrendered himself be-
'7c h's ialhcr-in law tho following nornrng at lreal
i'-t time aad claimed the reward. This piece o.
c. would have astoundcd any other tlau
10. tt.tace, VINO vas Wholesale dealer in The ~
t'.a. " "'
rmcs.' said i!o 'you o-o yi'iaiu!'
NOV ~ was The reply "yor have KEEP. roe.
news unL, thcy are somewhat stale"
tive mo baca iLc money you have pur1oinc5
rom NJ % re.oinoi Nshishais.
may Scafcey DO tdot,' answered Ghrime- "-sc-
''hdlaw your countananco shall have the rrcater
"sed Of nc remainder. But way this fruil,S-r m.
a3'-ihe cyi' n such IL be- Is dime. and pest rem
edt, there" he added, firgiug down acortifcoto ~
Us sorrirgc The moose Is lied ss tightly ne you can
Not quite, said tLo other, "snJ, therefore yy,rt
4. q 600 eti.i .frY