Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-09-05

you are the gentleman | was to meet
about the Loan" Here he was inter.
rupted by the other, who eagerly re-
piled, "a. b., sir, suppose" "'rhe
same" cried the last conner, 81 was A.
fraid | should be too late; for | was de-
tanned beyond my expectation by a
nobleman in the other end of the town,
tat wants TO mortgage small tritie Of
his estate, about a thousand pounds a
year, and my watch happens to be in
the hands of the maker, having met
with an accident a few nights ago
which set It asleep. But, howsomever,
there is no time lost, and | hope this
affair will be transacted to tho satisfc.
ton of US both. For my own part,
love to do good offices myself, and
therefore ] expect nothing but what is
fair and honest of other people,"
His new friend was exceedingly com.
forted by this declaration, which he
considered as u happy omen Of his sue
cess, and the hope of lingering the cash
operated visibly in his countenance
while he expressed his satisfaction at
meeting with person of such candor
and humanity. "The pleasure" said
he, "oi' dealing with an easy, conscien-
tious man, is, in my opinion, superior
to that Of touching all the money upon
earth, for what joy can be compared
with what generous mind feels in be-
friending its fellow.creatures1 was
never 50 happy in my life, as at one
time, in lending five hundred pounds to
worthy gentleman in distress, with
out insisting upon rigid security. Sir,
one may easily distinguish an upright
man by his countenance. For exan,-
pie, now think could take your word
for ten thousand pounds" The other
with great Joy protested that he was
right in his conjecture, and returned
the compliment thousand fold: by
which means the expectations Of buth
were wound up to very interesting
pitch--and both at the same instant be-
gan to produce their papers, in the un.
tying Of which their hands shook with
transports Of eagsrness and delight--
while their eyes were so in'ent upon
their work that they did not perceive
the occupation of each other.
AT length one Of them having got the
start Of The other, and unroling scve-
raj skins Of musty parchment, before
his friend, and seeing him fumbling at
his bundle, asked il that was blank
conveyance which he had brought a.
long with him. The other, without
lifting up his eyes, or dessting from
his endeavors to loose the knot which
by this time he had applied to his teeth,
answeredthis question in the negative,
observing that the papers were the Sc
curity which he proposed to give for
the money.
This reply converted the looks Of
the enquirer into state of infinite sto-
lidity, accompanied with the word,
"Anan" which he pronounced in a
tone Of fear and astonishment. The Il
other, alarmed at this, cast his eyes to- II
wards the supposed lender, and was in !
a moment infected by his aspect. ALL
the exultation Of hope that sparkled in {
their eyes was now succeeded by dis
and dismay--and while
they gazed ruefully ut each other, their
were gradually elongated like I
the transient curls Of middle row Pc j
riwig. i
This emphatic silence was, however,
broke by the last conner, who, in fal. u
tering accents, desired the other to re-
collect the contents Of his letter. "Of L
your letter. cried the first, putting in |
to his hand the advertisement he had I
received--which he had no sooner Pc K
rused than he produced his own for the L
Of the other party. So that !,
another gloomy pause ensued, at the d
end Of Which, each uttered sigh, or s
rather groan, and rising up, snrakcd L
off without further communication; he L
who seemed to be the most afflicted Of
the two, taking his departure with the
OF "Humbugged, egad" II