Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-19

lhcln ihat she was near relative Oi The
youEg Iady--a fact, which the latter, in
the absence OF a family tree, cou!G not
gainsay. And then there were the
Misses MyrIes, the Eurbelows, the
Iarbcrrys, the Foxes, the badgers,
the Whites, the Browns, and Greens,
all of whom seemed to carry on con
test with on" another as tn uho should
bl"ouac most completely in the family,
avail themselves oi ChaIIotlc's carriage,
rifle her green-house, and dispose Of IN
vil"iions 10 her pariius.
"Oh, the ItIicities or trirudship,'
thought Charlotte. GLOW am h"loy-
cd by all these dear friends, aud how
| love them III return what would they
not do for mo, aud what sacrifice would
| not make to prove to them ny attach
mcnt :"
Not less to be lolici,atcd on account
Of his friends, was thc husband himself
SO devoted to him were they, SO ds.n-
tcrestcdly fond OF his society, that there
was hardly a day IN the course OF the
year, when his dinner table did not cX-
hlbll an array Of guests, all true men,
whg would "go their death for Gallour. "
p Bot il is II long lane which has no turn-
ing. Nolney, much to his surprise, was
notified one day, that he had oyerdiawn
his account a, the bank. Not well Gn-
derstanding wha, the phrase meant, he
hurried of to his broker, Mr.. StockdaIe,
and asked him for an explanation,
"Simpiy that there is no, any cash 10
your credit IN the bank, " replied the
man Of business.
"Rut it is your business 10 see that |
have money there, MIR. Stochdale, re-
Piled Nolncy. Why the deuce did you
let such an accident happen
"lt you eau designate any more pro-
perty, which you would like to mort
gage or sell, | may possibly be able tc
relieve you," said the broker.
;'rhoy" are ihs lots ID Fourtcentst
street" began Volney.
"Sold long ago!" returned Mr. Stock
dale
"The store & house in Pearl street, :"
continued Nolncy.
"Mor:gaged-and the mortgage fore
closed" said The croker; in whom, by
the way ,NoIucy observed great change
from the obscqulous, duckling manner,
in which he used TO address him of old.
We need not proIong the description
of the interview. Nolncy found to his
di1may that his handsome property was
all squandercd lie hurried OF to his
mother to see if she could not assist
him; but she referred him to her has
band, llr. Sneaiy, who was ~ the back
yard, experimenting the construction
of bowling alley. Mr.. SncaIy, re-
GREETED extremely his inability to serve
his wifr's sou, but the fact was, that
the insurance office, in which his stock
was principally invested, had made no
dividend lor upwards Of year.
"Bu, Volney, my dear boy,' said the
step-laIhcr, "ourcly you haven't made
ducks and JIakcs of Your wife S proper
ty as well as your own. She was set
down in my mcmcrandum-book five
years ago at hundred aud fifty thou
sand-lt must be two hundred now, #
YOU have not tapped it. Egad, do you
know, Vol, that was strongly disposed
at oac time to run away w!lk Charlotte
MYSELF | hcsitatcd long time between
her aud your mother
Volncy Turned a scorafl glance upon
Snca's gray whi,kers, aud then, as one
of the workmcn diverted the attention
Of the cNcmpI-ry old gentleman, the
aGectlonate stcp-son walked away
Proceeding To tho house of Nr. Queer,
Nolncy asked to see that gentleman
The servant replied that Mr. Rneci
had rcccn,ly buried his wife, and de-
,Irncd seeing any one except upon husl-
ness Off uDmos, Importance.
gwen, tell him that my business j,
of the ujmos; Importance, said Vol
nry.
"t.r,y we'll, su viii you walk in;,
the ra'or - replied the servant.
Mr. Queer promptly appeared. liz
manner vas cold and prc-orcuplcd, and
be- allowed his visitor TO iuM HIM
yg oH hclure lc moved his lips to re-
rly The amount of hat Volncy said
was, tha, his wife was within AK mouth.
uf age. when lac would be legally crti.
tied to h,r property and That all that
was asked of Mr. Queer was TO advance
a sum, which would be sufficient to re.
lleyc them from present embarrass'
ments.