The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-12-26

gratulations on the felicity of his oration.--
Brewster had not been politician long, and
he blushed.
But said the other-'are you not a lit
tie too enthusiastic!'
Not shadow
How much majority do you give the
Wings in this Siate!'
The Empire ia good for fifteen thous-
and.'
Duubicd.'
IN bet
'Hew much!
AS much as you choose. I'll cover dol
lar with dollar
A crowd had by this time suspended lis
tening to the orator, TO hear this match.-
Bet him Brewster cried a friend-'ht
Loco in disguise. Bet bin. The stran-
ger only smiled that no one appeared to
have any sympathy with him. He offered
bet Of five thousand dollars. Brewster
started
'Oh !'said the other, if you don't choose
to take me, lot go. thought you were
ready-but if you're all talk and no cider,
you can't be Harrison man..
who said hesitated 2 said Brewster.
In five minutes more the gentleman had Civ
en- his name as Mr.. Smilh--the prelminaries
were arranged, the stranger had put his
stake in specie paying notes.-the bystand-
ers had guaranteed Brewster's check, and
the man with ready money had bowed and
made bic exit,
He's custom house officer said one.
He's an agent o the government said
another.
He's too id quick on the trigger fer
me- said Mr.. Brewster as he walked home.
That's five thousand gone--alrs gone--for
it makes more of hole than can well
patch up--and to say nothing Of The loss Of
credit by betting.
Betty looked o, X. at him orful kurious,
to know what he weuld say, if he did but
know all that she did--but he was too busy
thinking of something else to notice her.
Brewster paid more attention TO his news-
paper than his coffee on the following morn
ing. 1t was the morning Of Thursday the
5Ih. The papers aforesaid did not offer
much encouragement. Kate asked him for
| ~. Vnl,I har fbo
would bring it in and Kate laughed. He
looked up astonished at sound little in uni
son with his own feelings--and Kate looked
as if she would have laughed more heartily
than before.
Scarce was he out of doors when Betty
had the astonishment of admitting again the
unknowT gallant of Mrs. Brewster. She
could hardly be civil to him; for she did
think that such audacity passed her COM
prehension. Her mistress and the caller
were so rejoiced to see each other too-and
laughed so heartily when the name of poor
Mr.. Brewster was mentosed. Bet robbed
the beef alamode of half the claret to con-
sole herself under afIlction. The parlor
bell rang, and when Betty answered the
summons the stranger was gone.
Please, a'am,' said she. when she had
received her nisress's Commands what
is the gentleman's name who was here to-
day z
1t is none of your business
Bet plunged to tbe kitchen, to the deepest
depth of that culinary purgatOry drank
the rest of the claret. Such goings on, she
declared, were unbearable.
Friday; the 9th rose yet more gloomy up.
on poor Brewster. He was down from his
chamber betimes- He had read before his
wife had risen, the most cheering accounts
which the Wing papers conld olferi & found
not even in the widest prophesy the shad'
ow of hope for the safety of his ive thous-
and dollars. 1t was, he felt satisfied, all up
with him.
Good morning SIR said Betty, as she
placed the coffee pot on the table. Brews'
ter answered her by opening his eyes.
I'm going to leave you, sir continued