Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-19
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ing tHc PNahlple oi many wiser persons
fell most profoundly, desperately, an,
insupporably IN love. Indeed, accord
iug to their firm conviction, there never
before was such an instance as they pre-.
sented of the rayages Of the tender pas
sion. Poets might rave and galvaniEe {
language TO give force to express ion, bu
they could no, adequately describe the
CONSUMING nature Of the attachment
which Vo!Dey felt for Charlotte, and
Charlotte for Volney. 1t was nearly
tremendous--at least so thought the
youthful couple, and who could Better
Judge Of ils vehemencc than they
/ Charlotte was an orphan, and she had
guardian named Mr. Queer and
this Mr.. Queer was very odd and RI
diculous old fellow, antiquated in his
notions, and altogether behind his age.
At time when the whole world were
making their fortunes in speculation
and when money was worth at least
fifty per cent. he kept his own property
and that of his ward snugly locked up
in five per cent. stocks, and no rcmon-
STRANGE could induce him TO par;ake OF
the golden harvest which some Of hi.
Wali-street Fl lends, in the most disin-
terested manner, offered to share with
him, if he would only allow Them to
plant few idle thousands Of his dollars
by way of seed. They even went so
far in their generous intentions as 10
offer to give to a new city, oct West
the name of Queerrillc, if he would only
take stock in the company formed fol
its erection. 1t was already magniii-
certify laid out, (hyabe l,hcgsnpher,)
and all that it wanted now was popu-
Iaton. "Bah - was the only reply
which the obtusc old capitalist conde-
sccnded to return TO the proposal.
Other peculiariics had Mr.. Queer,
from which it would almost seem that
he had walked into the wrong century.
Although he had been entrusted with
millions Of the public money, he had
never been proved doiaulter aud
though, during tie last war, he had
abundant opportunities Of realizing an
immense fortune, by omltting to meet
his foreign obligations, no one could
accuse him Of ever having repudaled
q debt. The old fellow also went to
church regularly on Sundays, and was
simple enough to love his wife, and be
faithful to her, even after she had waXcd
so fat as to complete with the mammoth
OK in weight. lie could never be made
TO understand that call is fair in poll
tics, > and that man could be, politl-
cally speaking, great scoundrel and
humbug, but, in every other respect,
honest, virtuous and cstimabe. lie
used to th,nk il plcasantcr to stay al
home and read to his wife, than to pass
the evening in lecturc-room Or al .
club. He thought Pope great poet
and Walter Scott great writer bu
exclaimed Fudge !" over volume oI
verses by Keats, and denounced Car.
lylc's French Revolution as stuff IIC
thought it os;cniatious and anii-rcpubiI'
can to put one coachnan and iootmar
in livery, and always insisted on paying
his talors cash down.
From all this it will be admitted thai
old Queer was entirely behind the age
and wholly unfit to occupy a response
bic position in the present advanced
stage of civilized society. But ! mus
not lose sight of the principal person
ages OF my history.
\ "Mr. Queer" said Charlotte, on,
morning, to her guardian, as he wat
slipping his coffee and reading his news
paper, "Mr. Queer, | have communi
cation to make to you--.a communication
of importance.
\ ga communication, child /. VIA
do YOU mean by communication
replied Mr. Queer, stirring mp his fra
1 grant Mocha, and laying lis ncwspapc
on his knee.
} "Mr Queer, there is a crisis IN wo
mans life, when the fine affections q
nature must fnd an object on which Il
lavish themselves, or else run to waste
aud water but the desert"
GLOW :" exclaimed Mr.. Queer, az
resting his cup midway between hi
lips and tho table, "N hat IN the deuce
J is the meaning of all this ; Crisis =
Fine affections Fine humbug, m.