Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-03-17

" Who Is the person you speak OIL" inquired
Gray with eagerness.
/" You may learn something concerning him
from that paragraph" said the virtuous Timber
stock, pointing to the imaginative announcement
OF Singleton's good fortune.
" The very man / turned out of my house," re-
Piled Gray, growing very pale, and sinking into q
chair.
"Let me relieve your apprehensions," returned
the broker, the young gentleman is passionately
enamored still of your daughter"
He shall have her!'
" But there is one peculiarly in his conduct, o
which | would apprise you, and which seems tc
indicate mental hallucination, that may termin-
! ate in insanity"
$50 much the better,'' said Gray, rubbing his
hands, 81 can get myself appointed his guardian
He stoutly denies that he has inherited any
property from his uncle-sayS it is all hoax
and insists upon it that he has mt a cent in the
world. Now, my dear sir, if you will humor him
in his conceit, and consent to his immediate mar
riage with your daughter, notwithstanding he is
so desperately poor"
Desperately poor! Ha, ha, ha! Yes, like
that. Desperately poor Only got two millions!"
said Gray. 'Oh, it shall be done, by all means.
And then, he will of course let me off from the
payment of these notes."
"No-no," said Timberstock, thoughtfully-
"The effect of this sudden accession of fortune
has been to render him avaricious. He will make
the terms easy to you, but will insist upon his
claims. But what of thatl The money will all
be kept in the family"
That's very true" muttered Gray.
At this juncture, the young gentleman himself
walked into the Office with very belligerent inten-
sions towards Mr.. Timberstock But, on seeing
MIR. Gray, his wrath was for a moment checked
by the surprize, and the broker fortunately took
advantage of the amnesty to say,
"Ah, Harry, my dear boy, give me your hand.
We have settled every thing with father-in-law.
All is explained, and Eveline is yours
"All is explained! What. have you told him,
that the ridiculous story in the papers concerning
myselfis stockjober's hoaxl"
Yes, yes, he has told me ALL" said Gray.
"And do you, in spite of its falsehood, consent
to our alliancei"
"With all my heart. Eveline shall be yours" {"
Timberstock, forgive you. This oow-skin
will explain the object with which / came here;
but you have vanquished and disarmed me-"
$50, you would have thrashed me for putting
money IN your purse! Well, there is no account
ing for tastes However, accept your apology;
and now, run and throw yourself at the feet of
Evelne"
CHAPTER W.
The denouement of our story may be briefly
explained. The foreign Count. who had so en-
tirely won the favor and good will of Mrs Gray,
turned out to be journeyman tailor from London.
He was arrested at the suit of Mr.. Cabbage, from
whom he had borrowed, without permission, the
clothes with which he astonished the natives
Singleton released his intended father-in-law from
the obligations which the old gentleman had in
Cured in the purchase of fancy stocks-the con-
of the release being the hand of Eve
line. The day after the marriage of the young
people, Rag-sugar, MIlk-supplying company stock,
and Wholehogopolis city lots rose hundred per-
cent above par. Timberstock advised Singleton
to hold on to them in the anticipation of farther
rise but the latter declared that unless they
Immediately disposed of he would incur no respon-
sibility in rega.d to them. Fortunately they were
sold, and our hero realized by the advance hand
some little fortune suspect they afterwards fell
in value almost to nothing, as l never see them
quoted in the lists of sales at the Brokers Board.