Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-07-07

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however thought would not sue them, but |
wait until fall and give them chance TO
collect money from their business. ! have |
made them no cost, neither have received
any nav from them. Had they informed L
me Of their circumstances IN the outset, 1
should not have trusted them; and consld-
er they practiced deception upon others be-
sides myself, by their fine clothes, horses
and carriages, and not letting the people [
know the large amount they owed Whentt
they commenced operations here.
Brandon, June. 1871.
hereby certify that B.sA. Webster came
10 me in the month of May last year and
wished to buy quantity OF horse hay. |
told him had few tons to sell, but must
he sure Of the money for it, to enable me to
nav nv hands The coming hay season. MIR.
Webster told me they could not well pay
the money down, but had moneys due which
were perfectly sure, and they would pay me
without fail as soon as the FIRST week in Ju-
ly. | sold him for the firm, about eleven
dollars worth-saw B. A. Webster frequent
ly before and after the money became due,
but on no occasion did he say any thing
about thepay. He was very Jealous In the
conference and prayer meetings held In our
school house, but could not speak TO me
about the money they owed me. lsupposed
| from their appearance and representations,
that they were perfectly good, or | should
not have trusted them. / have made them
no cost, neither have yet received any part
of the money B. A. Webster promised me,
! flor himself and E. Webster
LEVI BACON.
Brandon, June rs, 1841.
| hereby certify that Rev. E. Webster,
employed my wife to wash for him, year
ago last winter and spring, and left about
two dollars of it unpaid when he absconded.
| | supposed him we'll able to foot his bills,
especially for washing his clothes, or would
not have trusted him. Just before he left,
asked BIN for the balance, but he said the
people of Brandon had put him in way
I that he could not pay any body. Having
seen from letter Of his to ]. Holcomb that
: he has been making eighty dollars a month
by teaching stenography, would again in
vlte the Rev. gentleman to pay the Irish
woman the balance due her for washing his
clothes. HIGH DoUGHERTY
Brandon, June 26, 1941.
do not deem it necessary to occupy any
more room with certificates, but will say
that have more on hand, showing that they
bought grain, pork, potatoes, &C., in conse
quence of their appearance and representa-
, tons. | likewise have evidence that E
; Webster absconded; also, that he stated ii
, the spring Of last year. that he and his bro
Their had available funds, which they coult
at any time command, 10 The amount O
from three to four thousand dollars ane
that they could carry on their business a
: least t1oo gears without the aid Of friend OF
/ foe. can also show that neither of then
were worth enough 10 pay their debts wher
they went into the mulberry and silk bust
ness. Even E. Webster's admission in hi
last article, shows that he was worth moth
ing.
l Their different debts ranged from sever
t thousand dollars, down to twelve and hal
cents, if not lower. And the fact of thei
y getting trusted these several sums carrie
$ evidence on the face Of it, that those WI,
u trusted them were deceived. Why, the
J drove on at such a rate, that think Jeh1
i himself must have been entirely ecHpsed
S The Rev. E. Webster seems TO think hi
creditors filed with mdlerolence, becaus
3 some Of them wanted their pay when it be
' came due. The fve dollar demand men
Il toned by him was handed 10 a lawyer c
: this village with directions to collect il whe
5 it became due, as the holder of it did not fee
n safe to let il lie a great while. When it ha
y become due, the lawyer asked E. .Webste
$ for it two or three times before writ wa
n made out Even the asking seemed TO oil
fend the Rev. gentleman. He could nc
see why they could not be waited upon, a
!, well as other business men But this rel
: giousag guide advances the doctrine, that be
cause portion of their creditors undertoo
to get their pay, tina. he is under no mora
;. obligation to pay any body their just due
q Il should like to know in what part of tn
d Bible he finds that doctrine) knew how
/ ever, before he went away, that this wa
e his principle, because when asked him fl
4 a set Of old hanow teeth, toward what the
d owed me, and told him that as had mad
n them no cost, thought he would be willin
+ TO spare some such articles, he replied, e.
ID yo~ have not, others have, and do not fe,
le under any moral obligation to pay any ma
20 IN Brandon" Well, thought I, if you po
e sess such {, principle as that, you may serv
at other people as bad as you have those her
whenever you have opportunity. And
was because saw no regret, or penitene