Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-04

After dinner, he observed, "Of course
you know / have sold Belem Castle and
reduced my establishment. Governme mt
have not treated me fairly, but ! am at
the mercy of commissioners, aud a body
ofmen will do that, which, as individuals,
they would be ashamed Of The fact
is, the OdiuIn is borne by no one in par
ticular, and it is only the sense of shame
which keeps US honest, Pm afraid
However, here you see me, with COM
Portable fortune, and always happy to see
my friends, especially my old school
fellow. Will you take port or clarct;
the port is very fine, and SO is the clarot.
BY the by, do you know-IM let you in
to family secret; Louisa is to be mar
ried to a Colonel Willer--an ercellent
match. 1t has made us all happy.
The next day we drove out, not in an
open carriage as before, but in chariot,
and with pau Of horses.
"These are handsome horses" OBJ
served /. -..--
eyes," replied he, "l am fond of rood
horses; and, as l only keep a pair, /
have the best. There is a certain de-
gree of pretension in four horses, 1 do not
much like: it appears as if you wished to
overtop your neighbors."
l spen: few very pleasant days, and
then quilted his hospitable roof A Sc
we're cold, caught that winter, induced
me to take the advice ofthe physicians,
and proceed to the south of France,
where l remained two years. On my
return, l was informed that Willemott
had speculated, and had been unlucky
on the Stock Exchange; that he had
left Richmond, and was now living at
Clapham. The next day, l met him
near the Exchange.
"Reynolds, l am happy to see you
Thompson told me that you had come
back. Ii not better engaged, come
down to see me l will drive you down
at o'clock, if that will suit"
1t suited me very well and, at 4 o.
clock l met him, according to appoint
ment, at livery stable over the Iron
Bridge. His vehicle was ordered out;
1t was a phaton, drawn by two long tail
ed ponies-altogether very neat con-
cern. We set off at a rapid pace.
"They step out we'll, don't they? We
shall be down in plenty Of time to put on
, a pair Of shoes by 5 5o'clock, which is our
dinner-time. Late dinners don't agree
with me-they produce Indigestion
or course, you know that Louisa has a
little boy"
l did not; but congratulated him.
eyes; and has now gone out to India
with her husband. Mary is also engage
ed to be married-a very good match
MIR. Rivers, in the Law. He has been
called to the bar this year, and promises
well. They will be little pinched al
first, but we must see what we can do
for them"
We stopped at neat row Of houses, |
forget the name, and, as we drove up,
the servant, the only man-servant, came
out, and took the ponies round to the
stable, while the maid received my lug
gage, and one or two paper bags, con-
tanning few extracts for the occasion.
l was met with the same warmth as usu-
al by Mrs. Willemott. The house was
small, but very neat; the remnants of
former grandeur appe ared here and there,
in one or two little articles, lavor,tes OF
the lady. We sat down at 5 o'clock to
a PLAN dinner, and were attended by the
footman, who had rubbed down the po-
nies and pulled on his livery.
"a good plain cook is the best thing,
after ALL" observed Willemott "Your
kind cooks won't condescend to roast
and boil. Will you take some of this
sirloin' the under-cut is excellent. My
dear, give MIR. Reynolds some Yorkshire
puddings
When we were left alone after dinner,
Willemott told me, very unconcernedly,
Of his losses.
"lt was my own fault" said he; 81
wished to make up little sum for the
girls, and risking what they would have
had, l left them almost pennyless- -
However, we can always command a
bottle Of port and beef steak, and ,chai
more in this world can you have? have
no claret to offer you.''
Il We finished our port, but could per-
ceive no difference in Willemott. He
was just as happy and as cheerful as ev-
er. He drove me to town the next day.
During our drive, he observed, 81 like
ponies, they are so little trouble and
prefer them to driving one horse in this
vehicle, as | can put my wife and daugh-
ters into it. It's selfish to keep a car.
riage for yourself alone; and one horse
in four-wheeled double chaise appears
like an imposition upon the poor animal u
/ went to Scotland, and remained a.
bout year. On my return, | found
that my friend Willemott had again shift
ed his quarters. He was nj Ry;,b,on