Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-03-14
RES Pc CTABLE PEOPLE.


| BY MRS EMMA TsBuRy
MrSimeon Courtley is universally REGARDED a,
a highly respectable man. and cer,anl, few per.
sons can pu, forth farer prc,cnsions to the honor
With hne, handsome, benevolent countenanoe.
| q merry black eve, sill forld cheek, and wear
ing those snowy honors on his brow which 80 well
bent venerable age. he seems the very beau ideal
| OF rcspccnb'lRy He has n plcnsap, word n,
every one, n cheerful smile for oil Jokes a yo;co
full Of kindncs and manners characterized bv all
the courtesy of an old school gentleman Add 10
al these personal qualifications the advantage. of
large fortune, and who will venture to di,pu,e
Mr. Counlcys claims 10 rcspcctablity1 But let
us look little deeper into the matter SIMEON
Courlley Is the mos, devoted lover Of money TIM,
ever bowed ut the shrine of mammon Gold |,
his idol he has heaped up ,rcnsure ,ll no can
scarce tell who shall gather it, and the ,cars of
widows and orphans, the hearts blood of noble
and generous men, have wntcred the soil which
gave this large increase Yet Mr. Couulev b,.
never wronged any one in his lfe.--he has never
dealt mjusily with neighbor he values rom.
taton too much to be guilty Of such folly In
another view Of the matter he is also b;obI,, w.
specialize man, for he never turns deaf ear IN the
claims oil Charity provided Charity carries n
book and records the names of her friends Tie
never refuses liberal donation TO his church, for
who will confisca,e all his wealth. is MINGLED an
awful shrinking from that thick darkness which
shrouds the unknown future and Mr. Cou,,,,
hopes that, as che that giveth to the poor cndetb
to the Lord, he shall be able bv-andbv TO make
n compromise with the Almighty and receive A.,
mansion above, IN lieu of the monies now bes,ov
cd IN aims. It's only another method of LENDING
his money on usury, sort of sinking fund invest.
men,.
Narrow.minded, penurious. ouerulous md nm.
happy, he passes his life in continual dre,d NJ
some coming evil and in proportion as his wealth
accumula,es, his lnquetu1c increases Pcrfec,Iv
Just IN his dealings, always acting up 10 the very
letter OF the law, he was never known TO do in.
erai, high-mnded, generous act No impulse
OF real sympathy ever stirred his passionless heart
he rieldy fulfls every legal obligation, and ns
Irlgldly cxacts every due. It matters no, if the
bosom friend be the sufferer from his sevcr;,v !,
may be that the acquaintance OF his boyhood b;s
associate OF his early manhood tho social comp,n.
ION oil his festive hours, the cordial sbarer of HE
occasional sorrows,-nay his fellow.worsbinor n,
the same altar,-thc paraker of the game boIv 81.
ernrnls-the brother in the bond and fellowship Of
relgon;-r may be that all these sacred ties NAV
be united IN the man upon whom his power-,be
aecufsed power OF gold.-has given him claims.
But do these considerations STAY his band2 No
''My bondl my bond" is sill his cry tho Mound
OF flesh must be paid or worse--,he ruddv drons
that warm noble heart mus. be wrunp an, -
meet the demand of him who never knew ni,v
ret Courtly lives IN handsome style. keons hi,
carriage, portions off his daughters fbouob M,
without grumbling,) to fortune hunters. and keen,
up an appearance OF sanc,ity which is truly cdifv
ing to all who are content with outward show,
lie IS certainly most respectable man. and whom
he dies, pen Of gold will trace on his monumen.
,nl stone the virtues Of which his more jndurn,ed
heart never knew the impression
Another claiman, TO high place nmono tho
respectable, Is the handsome and agreeable Mrs
bia2on Len an orphan at an early are. she he
came the proiege of a benevolent old I,dv WIZ
took her into her family with the in,en,ion n Cd,
uca,lng her as household servant, The bcau,v
and docil,y ofthe child Interested her bencG,c,,css
until IN progress Of time she became the ndop,ed
daughter rather than the mental The ornhan
had tact aud cnnnlng,-she adapted herself with
wonderful skill 10 the whlms OF her aged Grjcnd.
and by the time she liad arrived a, wonanbood
she was firmly fixed in their affections Bu N.
death OF her early pa'roness opened new field n
her ambition. The boreavcd widower was old
anu lhurm' ms children were all married and he
was ieil alone with the daughter Of his adoption.
who was unwilling TO trus 10 the chances of bis
iavor In less than IA twelvemonih after tho de,,b
OF his wife, the old man was wheedIcd and C,;ah,'
cned into marriage with the young orphan and
at an age when womans heart is usually the abode
OF generous romance the girl sold herself to the
embraces Of an octogonarian cunninely contfiy.
my al the same time 10 make the world beliFve
maj she was offering herself an unwilling s,cri.
ice to gratitude For five years the youthful VIII,
devoted herself in the most exemplary manner n
her lnhrm husband She was ofnpbsticaIlv 4,
second sefio him, for she supplied him wrh eye,
ears and senses, as was fully proved by the f,c,
that on his death bed he be1ueathed 10 her HI.
whole fortune 10 the exclusion Of those claimant,
upon his affection and Justice, which nature had
gwen him Mrs Bazon became widow a, five
ana twenty and the world now regard. her as.
model OF dignity and propriey Totally ncapa-
DE o. generous sentiment Of AFT elton She dete,
mined never 10 give herself smother master and
feJociing with equal seon thos. who .ouob, her
"lih inches and those who adfnirod her eree,d;ng
beauiy she rathered around her all he npplianc,.
oi w'ahh and now lyos like an esaern nrines,,
IN NE mida Of those whose service her eod bs,
purchased MIA Biazon is generally regarded
as one Of The moss exemplary OF wonen Her
carnage IS frequently seen for hour. a, the dor
OF mo great public IL; u-lons Az n, reIisf ,,l