Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-11-19
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From The Boston Examiner.
IN INrosTrR.-Some three or four weeks since
there arrived from Albany, and took lodgings the
Worcester House, yonng gentlemen of PROPOSES
sing appearance good manners, and pleasing address
who stated his be Benjamin Howes, that
his father awealthy cotton planter in the ,itiny
Of Lexington. Geo, and that lie had come To the
North to practise law, aud al the same time TO
gage IN the sale OF cotton Tor hs southern friends.
lie was hospitality received and entertained BY many
Of the best families IL Worcester. aud he appear.
cd 10 have plenty of money, he very soon became "a
lion. Every body WAS talking ofthc neh Mr.. lIowes,
and all the Young lades setting their caps for
hun. Among other families with whom he was
familiar. that of an ex Governor OF Massachusetts,
who very much pleased w,ih him, and frequent
" invited Inn 10 las house. These invitations Nh
Howes not backward in accerine, aud IN return
for the Cows. poeneSs, he did HIM The honor 10
cast look Of admiration upon his second daughter.
Thus matters proceeded tor two or three weeks IN
he ancient town of Worcester. Mr.. llowcs here,
Mr. Howes there, Mr.. llontS every where. Did the
ladies wish to make an excursion To ne ghbouiinc
village, Mr.. lIowes furnished horses and carriages
and every thing that was requisite. In the midst,
however, OF all this harily aud merry making, a
stage driver from Albany happened one day To meet
Mr.. llomcs N the bar-toum Of the hotel aud aceost-
ing him IN the most familiar manner, 'llow are you
Howes-what the devil are You about hetc'l per
ieeily astouished the ysfand'is, WHO looked on
II belett of lhlr senses. During their asonlshmcnt
at the rash address oil the knight Of the whip, Nh.
lIowcs bad Disappeared, aud the nexi morning was
of early lur Boston.
Having arrived in the metropolis. he hired two
rooms IN tudais buildings Tor his office, and fur
nished them IN an elegant manner He also offer
ed young man 5000 per anntm merely to remain
IN b. Office while he occupied in his cotton
warehouse he intended divide lis time boiw &c
his law business and his cotton business. Thus
matters proceeded Tor SOME DAYS, whena gentleman
from Worcester had been informed by the Albany
stage driver, that this same llowes was a notorious
imposier, who bad been spungmg upon the Alba
mans Tor some months. and had run away without
paying Inns bills arrived in town and proceeded I'M
medatels tie Office OF Mr. How cs " HON lac found
wnh'' the gentleman having just returned from,
lis cotton warehouse. The gentleman from W or
teslor Immediately charged him with beng an i'm
poster. and severely repfiuanded hm for The course
lie had been pursuing BY way Of pallaton, the
gentleman from Georgia stated there was some mis-
take, aud that he had letters OF introduction TO some
OF our FIRST men, menlIolhng thrir names.
The Worcester gentleman then called upou the
individuals whom he named, and informed that
they knew nothing about hun. In the mean time
Mr.. liowes bad been making tracks Tor the Prov,-
denee railroad, having lett the fremont House with
out remembering to pay his bill. The conductor.
OF that establishment, however soon ascettalne1 hi.
departure, and sent an officer IN pursuit of him, who
found HIM enscouced between the locomotive and
tender, making himself small as possible to AVOID
detection.
When discovered. he started of in brisk hot but
was soon oveihauled anl was told that IN considc.
ration Of s father, the great cotton planter on the
Aahdma, he should be discharged on giving up III.
watch. To this he consented, aud was soon on hi,
way to New York, where lie will probably attemp
similar tlicks upon the green horns Of that gullibl,
CITY.