Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-09-04

and scoloed al When SUBJECT TO the authority
OF pulse-proud employer-and,' in spite
Of his better reason, Charles felt proud and
triumphant. His self satisfaction was
somewhat diminished, however, by the sight
OF bill drawn upon him by his brother.in.
law in Paris, for the sums due on this great
display Of elegance. Ten thousand dollars
-one third of his wlfe's fortune-just SUI
feed 10 furnish their new house. Thus
seven hundred dollars was cut off from
their annual income to be consumed in the
wear and tear of their costly gewgaws; an
other thousand was devoted TO the pay
ment Of interest on the mortgage which re-
manned on his house; so that, at the very
outset OF his career, Charles found himself,
Notwithstanding his wife's estate, reduced
to the '.paltry t,co thousand year" which
he derived from his business. But he had
too much false pride to confess the truth TO
his wife, and at once to alter their style Of
living. Each had been deceived in their
estimate Of the others wealth. Laura's
income had been large enough, while she re.
NAMED single, to allow her Indulgence in
every whm, and Charles, ambitious of the
reputation of man offashion, after shaving
all the morning in his office, had been in the
habit of driving fast trcttinghorses, or sport
ing tilbury and tiger in Broadway, every
afternoon, spending every cent Of his in
come, and giving rise to the belief among
the young men that he was very rich, while
the old merchants only looked upon him
as very imprudent. They were now TO
learn that their combined fortunes would
N nj tho OH Of honea
hold, but Laura, accustomed to the COM
mand of money from childhood, knew not
its value, because she had never known its
want, and her husband shrunk from the du-
ty Of enlightning her on the subject by in
forming her Of their real situation.
By the time the arrangements Of their
house were completed, and had been admi-
REQ, envied and sneered at by her "dear
five thousand friends" the season arrived
for Mrs. Waterton's annual visit to Sarato-
ga. Her husband of course accompanied
her, though with rather a heavy heart, for
he knew that only by close attention to
business he could hope to provide the ne
cessary funds for all such expenditures, al
though he had not sufficient moral courage
to confess that he was so closely chained to
the galley of commerce. The usual round
of gayety was traversed-the summer was
spent in lounging at different watering pla-
ces-and the autumn found them returning,
heartily wearied, to their splendid home.
With the assistance of some kind suggeS-
tors, Mrs. Waterton now planned a series
Of entertainments for the coming winter,
and Charles listened with ill-dissembled
TO Tho s.bapooo Co., loll
soirees, musical festivals & suppers. There
was out one way to support al. this.
Charles determined to extend his business,
and instead of combining himself to regu.
lar cash trade, he resolved to follow the
example Of his neighbors, and to engage in
speculation. Accordingly. he sold his wiie's
stock in several moneyed institutions, and,
Investing the proceeds in merchandise, com.
menced making money on grander scale.
This was in the beginning of the year '36,
and every one knows the excitement Of
to be forgotten by the bankrupt merchants,
the distressed wives and the beggared chll.
dren who can date their mlsfortunes from
the temporary initiation Of the credit sys
tenn, by which that fatal year was character
lied. Mr.. Waterton's books soon showed
an immense increase of business, and, upon
the most moderate calculation, his profits
could scarcely be less than from eight to
ten thousand dollars within six months.
This was doing pretty well for man who
had formery been content with "paltry
two thousand a year," but as avarice, like
jealousy, "grows by what it feeds on"
Charles began TO think he might as well
make money in more ways than one. He
therefore began to buy real estate, and pine
lands in Maine, pild tracts in Indiana, town
lots, in Illinois, together with the thousand
schemes which then filled the heads o' the
sanguine and the pockets of the cunning,
claimed his attention and obtained his mo-
ney; while, at the same time, the fishiona,
BILE society of New York were IN raptures
with Mrs. Waterton's splendid parties, her
costly equipage, and her magnificent style
of dress.
things, Charlesl" said his old uncle, as he
entered the house one morning, and beheld
the disarray consequent upon large party
the previous night.
"Yes, uncle, think have,' said Charles,
smiling, as he slipped his coffee, at the old
mans simplicity. "The fellows who man
age these affairs soon compel us to count
the cost, for when came down this mora
ing, found on the breakfast table this bill
for nine hundred and fifty.iour dollars"
"Nlne hundred dollars, Charles! You
don't mean to say that your party last night
cost that sunni"
81 do, my dear sir, and considering that
the bill includes every thing but the wines,
do not consider it an exorbilant one; how
ever. the elenant cnlS.rad nentleman who