Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-02-08

himself and Florence there bad ever been great !,
degree Of intimacy, (as there had been between g
their parents who had been neighbors) from
the DAYS of childhood, and which one or two Incl.
dents will illustrate
"Good morning, Mortimer said Mrs. Brace,
one cold morning in January, as he come, (ncord-
ing to his uniform practice ut the age Of Is, ana
while Flora was in her fifteenth year, and call
ed for her to accompany him to select school at
tended BY each; Flora had just ef,' said MIR. b
and away bounded the merry boy and soon over
took his young friend, who had seated herself on
seeing him approach, upon huge snow ball roll
led up by the boys on the way side A blush
might have been seen upon the young girls face
as Mortimer CALAMITY assisted her in arising,
meantime stealing hasty kiss from her rosy
cheek Thus early was formed the attachment
which existed in pureness between them, and ma
ny were the thoughts Of the future passing in their
youthful minds as they sat in the school room
Nor was the discernment of the Yankee teacher
long in discovering their mutual frendshlp,w
he would sometimes in shrewd manner make
the occasion of passing jest. One instance
will mention Mortimer and Flora were both
in the same class in Grammar, and while parsing
one day the teacher requested Flora TO conjugate
the verb to lore and when she came to the plural
of the first future, she Inadvertently raised her
eyes toward Mortimer, who sat opposite TO her, in
doing which she caught the eye of the teacher,
i. who was smiling and fundamentally app roach
cd and presently whispered in her ear, you may
" indeed, but you had better attend TO your studies
awhile first
! Time passed on and the days of their minority
were numbered, when lin $780, as have before
u mentoned) their union was consummated, maxi
ing hundreds of hearts glad, while some more arls
tocrac were dspleased that one of the most beau
- tful, wealthy and accomplished young ladies' IN Sar-
e atoga should be allied to mechanic. But Flo
!. ra had been educated by sensible parents, and IN
% her estimation Jack Plane was as honorable
ID mark of distinction as Title Deed, and the pro-
l. fession of house building mertorous as that OF
e house-renting. Nobility, in her judgment, con-
/. sisted in being truly noble, generous good And
Nh her future history proved her judgment corrected
n, No person could have been happier than herself
- hing the seven years of her husbands lte-fve
e. of which were spent in Saratoga after marriage
er and two in Michigan although the peculiar mis-
- fortunes which befel them in pecuniary matters
while at the west, under almost any other crcum-
IT. stances would have been sufficient to embitte
of their cup most deeply For, during the two year:
n of his residence in Adrian. Lenawee co, was Nor
IA timer made the victim of most wicked designs
e- more agravatlng because concealed under pro
e' fession of religion and friendship. The circum
d. stances of which can only be give in brief are al
by follows
ca Mortimer was workman OF superior science
ep and had made great proficiency in acquiring prop
use erty bv his trade he was, man of peculiar
j., exemplary habits and had gained the respect c
all who knew him.. Being constant attenden
re, upon the services of the Sabbath, he had ais
'e- formed an intimate acquaintance with the Paste
nn of the - Church, who became frequent visi
Sc tor, both at his fresde and at his shop. After h
had been in Adrian about fifteen months he re
~, Nv ceived draft upon one of the banks in Alban
ate for two thousand dollars. And it so happene
he that he carried the letter containing The check
ny his house while the minister was paying his fan
cil ya visit The next day the good pastor appea
es- ed before him in his shop with very sorrowfl
ing counienance, pretending that he had just receive
oh letter from his dear, widowed mother, amour
ot- cling that her house and lot,which was under moi
ts gage, was 10 be sold in twenty days unless 90
In could be raised to pay it, and would consequent
,he be left houseless and withou, place of rest
me the same time he presented deed rurporng
70 have been given 10 his father. conveying 100 acr
son Of good land, in the county OF All,gany, value
the at SIS per acre. besides one embracing the hou
but and the lot of his mothers residence. These
proposed to mortgage TO Mortimer, 20 sccu
the lhousanl dollars. The proposition appeart
5. 10 be all fair, and the money was advanced, nj
in few days the minister started to The rosden
ofhis widowed mother Since which time NJ
Their himself, his mother, land nor mortgages ha
ever been heard from This was the first eve
in The history of their misiohunes.
The next occurrence of note was the loss
, fifteen hundred dollars by the failure Of one OIL
many wild Cat banks, which tore out The ey
ore and pocket Of many poor families in The west d
,ars ring the time they prevailed. Soon after he wi
ace, swindled Of seyerrl hundred doors by parn
,r it who fsoIeihe livery Of heaven 10 seryethe devil
ON This rascal was not content with involving his
ion nocent partner in debt but 10 screen himself fro
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