Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-26

,n n. you nave been trying to obtain the office of
Ciiy Counsellor for the last hall year. Out OF the
noe VI your vest pocket, ducats dollars and trea-
sury notes will be seen falling indicating the loss
you have suffered. In this state the picture will
ne mug up at the picore dealers, near the bank,
in Hunter street."
The Satan" cried the Commissioner, ",he
scapegrace no. he shall not do it, l will call the
ponce, the courts, 10 my assistance"
IT." resumed the Goldsmith, quietly, "if only
LOT quarter of an hour it has been exhibited to-
The gaze of some fifty men, the story OF it, with
Thousand ridiculous shades and illustrations
when every willing would know how to add to
", would run through the city. Every thing RI
dIcuIous, every thing simple that has ever been
told, or Is now telling of you, will be raked up
WIN new aud brilliant coloring; every one who
meets you will laugh in your lace, aud what is
worse, there will lie nothing talked Of but the loss
you have su,tnined 10y The Campbel's failure. aud
thus your credit will bo all gone.
Oh, powers above" cried the Commissioner
aut he must give me up the picture, the wretch,
YES, will have it Tomorrow at the earliest mo-
uent"
And if he should so do of when ! very
much doubt, what good would il do you? He
will sketch your worthy person as described il
Just now on copperplale work off hundred or
more impressions, illuminate II con dmore, and send
u all over the word-to Hamburg Bremen, Lu-
hue, Steilln, perhaps even To London.
Stop" interrupted The Commissioner, Has
ten immediately 10 The horrible man, Offer him
nuy' "rer MN hundred dollars II he will lei; my
picture entirely alone"
Tia, ha, ha," laughed the Goldsmith, "You
forget that i-9shen does not work for money, that
ms parents ARE wealthy, thut his great auni, Miss
Lcsllen VINO lives III The broad street. has long a
20 "lh"e nm hc'r 10 her property, which is not
less thon eighty thousand hard dollars"
Wha' q" you say" cried the Commissioner,
pa'e rom sudden surprise" eghy"-" Listen
Master Lconhard, / suppose Albertne is perfectly
bewiIched about young I.eshen-I am good.na-
inred fellow, yielding father, cannot Withstand
her Tears, her prayers. Besides, the Young man
plthshs me- lie il an excellent IIuinier-you
Know III what concerns ART | am n perIec, fool
with my iancies. He has good talents the dear
good Lesfeu Eighty. Now do YOU know Leon
bard that out OF pure goodness of heart will let
this clever yocng nlnn have my dnurIner.n
Hem said the Goldsmith, 81 lluye something
else funny to tell yuu | have lust come from The
public garden. Close 20 the great Basin | found
your OLD friend and school fellow Secre,nry 1us.
mann, who in his despnir at being scorned by AL
berthe, was about to throw himself into the wo
ter. Ii was with some trouble thar | sucreedad
in drawing him from his dreadful resoldtjon. nv
representing to him, that you, NV worthy Com
missioner, would certuinly faithfully keen your
word, and by your Maternal authori,, Womb brine
Albertine to consent to eiye him her hand. Nav
if it'happens that Alber;inc narries Young LIE.
shen, lint HE Secretary will leap into the basin
is as good as certain. Imagine what n sensation
The dreadful suicide of such q solid man would
make Every one would condemn Won ns Tho
murderer of rusmann, and you would meet with
universal Reproduction. You will never again he
invited out to dinner and if YOU drov into n cof
ieehouse to learn the news, they wlII put Won ont
of doors, down tho steps But still more-the
Secretary is highly esteemed 10y all his employ
Hal
known al all the offices IL you, by your false
hood have brought the poor man to suicide YOU
"'ny wen imagine, that never, in your whole life
WIZ private legation or finance counsellor find
n'''se" ~ your house, you will never receive any
accommodation in the way Of your business. You
wl'' he mocked by simple commercial counsellors
Loaiers will follow YOU with words of reprouch
anu treasurer messengers when they meet you,
WIN press tileir mats farther down upon their heads
You will he deprived OF your tile OF Commits.
sioher' rebnke will follow upon rebuke, your cred
IL w'll he gone, and matters will grow worse and
"otse, wv AZ INST IN despair poverty and misery"
Lease, cfle'l the Commissioner, you murder
me VINO would have thought that The Secretary,
" '''s "'''e VI me, would nave made himself such
d" ape US 10 iaii SO desperately IN love. But you
"o ''gh'' Lei 1ings 90 as they may, j must
Keep my word WIN the Secretary, or um ruin
Gu man, res, II Is decided. The Secretary re-
oe'es 'he mana OF Albertne.'
=, Oh forget said the Goldsmith, The wooing
VI paron p'mmerl', you forget the dreadful curse
VI oIu menasseh; IN hin, II Benny is sighted, you
WIZ nave 'ne most fearful enemy. Manasseli is
concerned IN a'l your speculallons viii spare
no means |" 'hJu'e your credit he will take eve
~ occasion 10 hurt you he will not rest ill he
nas brought you iown IN shame and disgrace, ill
Wv, wy, D"les Whch ne mas thrown upon your neck
mas actually entered your house. Enough, to
"n'I"eVet OF 'heSe three sultorS you give the
liahu OF AIberIne, you will still be in difficulty,
a 'n tn'S was 'he reason that began by calling
you IVA poor man. worthy to be compensated"
me Commissioners paced up and down his
soo'" rs II demen'ed and said over and over a.
en''', "'ii ost' an UNHAPPY man, ruined Com.
"'1S ',' IL hau ho' me glrl about my neck
- "'Sh young Lesiien, Benny and my Secretary
were al al me -
wow logan the Goldsnilih there is one
"e'ion' 10 get you out OF oil embarrassment"
mar SAID The Commissioner, while he sud-
"en'y stopped ana stared al the Goldsmith, "what?
| consent 10 any Thing"