The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-11-25

very Kind Of You, bot am sorry 20" snop'o
have given yourself SO much trouble; but m
sure, il have any poor relations that can be
Of service to in employing them, now that yonr
bounty has put me in The way OF doing well, l
shall be very glad, though never did hear talk
Of any
No, master jeremiah said the eccentric
old gentlemen, you have no poor relations
now, nor ever had but yoor father had good
for-nothing elder brother, who left home at an
early age. after your grandmolher's death, and
was enliced to 90 to abroad by fair promises,
which were not fulfilled So, not having any
thing agreeable 10 write about, he didn't write
at ALL like young scamp as lie was, aud when
he time came that he had something pleasant
brother your fa,her) was gone nobody knew
where. Well, 10 make shor, story Of il, that
chap, your uncle, was Knocked about the
world, sometimes up and sometimes down, but
at last found himself pretty strong upon his
legs, and then made up his mind TO come back
to Old England, where he found nobody to
care for him, and went wandering hther and
thither, spending his time at watering places
and 30 ON, for several years
And pray, sir, inquired Jeremiah, as his
respected guest paused, Have you any idea
what became Of him =
Yes, have replied the little gentleman,
smiling significantly at his host and hostess
. One day he arrived in a smallish town, veiy
like this, and terribly low spirited he was, for,
he'd been III some time before, and was freitng
himself to think that he had been ioIling to.
scrape money together, and was without child
rem on kindred 10 leave II TO. No very pleas
ant reflection that, my worthy Ways, let me
tell YOU Well, he ordered dinner, Tor forms
sake. at the inn, and then went yawniug about
the room and then he took his stand at the
window, and looking across the road he sa"
.he name Of Wag over shop-door' and then
.-You know all the rest The fact is, | am
, Wac, you are my nephew, md you, my dear
Mrs. Wag, are my niece, aud so let us be mer-
y Wags together =
Here we might lay down the pen, were it no;
or our dislike 10 strut IN borrowed pnmes
nd that iuclineth us to inform the gentle rea-
Ter that no part Of this simple story is OF our
INVENTION, except the Last disclosure OF the
enIor Ways relationship to his namcsake,
.hich We veutured to add, fearing that the
ruth might appear incredible. The other
acts occurred precisely as we have stated
m elderly gentleman bearing name more
i ~ ular than Wag, returned home from India
With handsome fortune, somewhat moro than
ialf century back, aud sought IN VAN Tor re
Iatiye. hut one day, from the window OF an
inn, al which lie had ariiyed in his own dark
green travelling chariot, no espied the shop OF
a namesake, whose acquaintance he instantly
made his expressed holcwas TO discover that
they were connected by some distant tie oil
consanguinity but falling in that object after
most minute investigation, he never Withdrew
his patronage, For many years he watched
over the rising fortunes of the family; and rs
the young people arrived at maturity, provided
for them rs though they were his own chlldien,
to the extent of many thousand pounds and
when he died. left among them the whole OF
his property. Now, though the heart aud
conduct of this good man were truly bencvo-
lent, there can be no question respecting the
motive Of his actions, for he often avO"ed IT.
He was determined to keep up the respectable
~ of his name, and with great pleasure VIC have
o record that the few who now bear II, move
n a much higher circle than would have been
heir lot bat for him whose memory they hold
n reverence and consider as the founder OF
heir family. Reader initiate HIM, and keep
lp' the respectability Of your name.