Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-02-23


smallest WISH 1t is not in your nature to be I'M
kind. Come dearest, smile a llttle we have
made the bargain-be generous, and pay me in
advance"
He smiled and wept in gratitude.
Now Michael retired to rest determined not to
take advantage of the generous impulses OF his
confding wife yet, although he did so, it could
not but be very satisfactory to his marital feelings
TO discover, and be assured of the existence of,
such devCtedness and disregard Of self and for
tune as she displayed. Indeed, he was very much
relieved by the knowledge much tranqulized aud
comiored so much so in fnct, that he was ena.
bled, towards morning, to wake up in condition
to review his affairs with great serenity OF mind
and Notwithstanding his DISCRIMINATORY to con-
trve some mode OF turning the virtuous magma
uimity of his lie to good account, without infiic.
ting amy injury upon herself Surely it he could
do this, he was bound TO act. To save himself
by her help, and, at the same time, without inJur-
ing her at all was very detensible step 10 say
the least of ii. Who should say it WASH; his alb
solute duty to adopt ii?
Whatever repugnance he might have felt IN
asking a further loan from one who had already
helped him beyond his expectations, it was Ger
tany very much diminished since she had offer
ell to yield to him, without reserve, every iarlhlng
| that she possessed. Not that he would ever sui
Ter 10 do any thing wild and ineXcusabIe; still,
| after such an expression of her wishes, ne was at
| liberty to ask her aid, providing always that lie
could secure her from any loss risk. When
| Michael got thus far in his proposition, it was not
difficult to work it to The end Once satisfied
that it was just and honorable, and it was compare
lively childs work TO arrange the modus operdndt.
common trick occurred TO him.
la former transactions with his wife, he had
pledged his word of honor to repay her, Ii had
become a stale pledge, md very worthless, as
Michael felt What if he had put his life in pawn!
All, capital idea This would secure to her eve
ry farthing of her debt Dear me, how easy -
It,,b aIl ,ttn "a, 60. ,ba ha
wanted, and let wha, would happen, she WINS safe
His spirit rejoiced. Oh, it was Joy TO think that
she could save him from perditon, and yet not
svifer a farthing's loss. Loss So far from this
his ready mind already calculated how she might
be gamer by the arrangement. lie was yet
young. Let him insure his life at present for
twenty thousand pounds, and how much more
would it be wotth-suy that he lived for twenty
years TO come? He explained it TO his lady-to
| his own perfect satisfaction
The wiling Margaret required no more. lie
could not ask us freely as the woman's boundess
! love could grant. He with all his reasoning could
! not persuade his conscience 10 pronounce The
dealing Just. She, with her beating heart for her
sole argument and guide, looked for no motive
save her strong aflection-no end but her below
| eds happiness aud peace, Woe is me, the TWEEN
| " thousand pounds were grped--lhe precious
| life of Mr.. Acralt was insured-the London
! house was satisfied very lew weeks flew over
| the head of the needy man, before he was redu-
ced to The same pitlable straits. Money was again
required to carry the Keeling firm through nnex-
! peeled difficulties. Brummel was again dis
| patched to London.
The commissioner grown holder by his first
success, was i'll prepared Tor hesitation and re-
proof, and awkward references 10 " that last al
iair.' Ten thousand pounds were the most they
could advance, and Nil transactions Of the kind
must close with this, # there should be ANY uevi-
alton from the sricesl pUncualily. Brammel at
tempted 10 apologize, and failed in the attempt,
: of course. He came home dsgusted shortening
his Journey by swearing half the distance,
and promising his partners his cordial forgive
ness, il ever they persuaded him again to 60 TO
London on a begging expedition
Oh, Margaret! Margaret Oh, spirit of the
mild and gentle Mildred Must add, that your
good money paid this second loan and yet a
ihrd-a fourlh-a fifth? When shall fond wo-
man cease to give-when shall mean and sordid
man he satisfied with something less than all she
has to giant?
CHAPTER IVA ;ssoLUTIoN OF PARTNERSHIP.
The most remarkable circumstance in that NEE
ting of the partners, which ended in Brammel's
D first visit to London the behavior of our very
dear friend and ally-the volatile Plonner-vola-
tile alas no longer Ills best friend would not
have recognized him on that deeply interesting
r occasion. He was IA subdued, shaken man. Ev.
cry drop OF his brave spirit hud been squeezed out
of him, and he stood the mere pulp and rnd oil his
e former self. lie who, for years, had been uccns-
toned to look Mt men, not only in the face, bus very
imperlineny over their heads, could not drag his
stumbling vision now higher than mems shoe
+ strings. His eye, his heart, his soul was on The
a ground. He was disappointed, crushed. Not q
syllable did he utter; not single word OF retnon
STRANGE and advice did he presume TO offer in The
presence oil his associates He had sense OF guilt
y and men so situated, are sometimes tongue-lied
II lie had, in TRUTH great deal TO answer for and
it enough to make liveer man than he dissatisfied
and wretched Every iarthing which had passet
r from The bank TO the Pdnidmorphcd dissertation
&c was irrecoverabIy gone. The Association ilsel
= was in the same condtion-gone lrrecoveraOi!
10 likewise. Nothing remained of that once beaull
ful and promising vision, but some hundred acre
II of vaueless land, half finished ard struggling
= brick wall, FILLING rapidly TO decay, the iounda
III tons OF a theatre ani the rudlmenS OF tempt
dedicated 10 Apollo. Palmer had gazed upon I'll
I'd scene ouce, when dismal rain was pouring dow
II. upon the ruins and he burst into bilter tears an
US sobbed like Child at the 0nnatlon OF his hopes
He Ind not courage TO look second time upo
r. that desoetion, and yet he found courage to ur
G. away from il, and to do thing more desperate
ny Ashamed to he beaten, afraid to meet the Just re
" buke of Allcrai, lie flung himself reckessy inI
the hands OF q small band of needy Spectator
re and secretly engaged in schemes that promise
ur restitution OF The wealth he had expended or max
IL his ruin perfect and complete. One adventul
IS after another failed cutting The thread OF his caret
is shorter every instant and rendering him more no
II, Drained aud impatient. lie doubled aud treble
re. his risks, and did the like, as may be guessed,
lys his anxelies aud failures. lie lived in perpeiu
nd fear and danger of discovery; and discovery no
III. was but another name for -prison-deat
lily Here was enough, and more Than enough, 10 e
tlnguish every spark Of Joy IN .he bosom OF nj
nd Planner and TO account Tor his dependency al
settled gloom. /. And yet Palmer, in this, his da
nix kesl hour, was nearer 10 deliverunce and pafe
peace, than at any previous period of his hstor
not Palmer was essentiay"a lucky dog" lad
fallen from houselop, he would s1f,Teach,
terra frmd on his feet. He'd he been conduct,
not to the gallows, according his deserts, the
We would have slipped, and his life would have &C
1ys tainly been spared.
IL happened, that whilst Michael was immers
u in the management of his loans, a hint was fo
by warded to him OF the pranks of his partner; |.