Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-23

iher's respect for IA ship owner had been
running IN flenry's head ever since they |
were uttered, aad he beckoned aside the
owner.
'Mr nolmes,' said Henry, Il have "a
commission To fulfil, aud as you know ]
a.n not much vi IL business nan, | must
ask ot you To consider "a proposition which
| am aboal to make To you, aud " an
swer 'ne expi'ci'ly'
Let me hear Ihe proposition
j will give you ten thousand dollars
for The brig as she now lies
Aud the time Of payment 2
'Wihin forty days. You cannot
want the money sooner; the river l. lro-
zen over, aud you could make no Use ol
the cash before that time
'Mr. Holmes turned To Bradford and
said You know, Henry, that an,
aware tha, you have not the means OF
pay ment, aud also that YOU are not per
son likely to be employed as an agent IN
such business, and yet have every con
hdcnce ~ your word
Henry explained fully TO the ship
owner the stale OF his affairs, and exhibit
ed to him the lottery ticket, No > 3 >.
But sa!d Alg. Holmes, there may
be some mistake ahout this matter, or
some failure Of the lottery, by which |
I shut:d lose
\ Henry explained his motives and
wishes, aud IN two hours he held in his
hand u blIl of sale ofIh brig i!rlyclius,
which, as the papers were not obtained,
he immediately renamed MARY. The
condition was. that Henry WAS TO hold
the vessel for forty days, aud IT within
that time he should pay ten thousand
dollars, she was 10 be his if not, she
was to revert TO Mr. Holmes, who, in
the mean time, held the ticket as IA sori
Of collateral. The bill of sale, as ! saw
IT, bore date the 9th of February, 1915
Henry felt like new man. lie was IA
ship owner IN PLACE where that charac-
Iiiei was sort OF ar,siocracy. lie went
day after day to look at his brig, wishing
\ for the time to pass away fo, the prize to
be paid but he said nothing yet to Mr..
| Carver
Il Oee evening, while Henry was talk
lng with Mary, she asked him what he
intended to do with his vessel when The
forty days were up
Rig her, bend her sails, and then sell
/ her, or send her To sea.
'Why, Henry, it took the whole Of the
|, ticket To buy the hull and the standing
II >pars, and IT will take hall as much more
to zig her and find canvass and, besides
/ that, how can vou sell her tor more than
| Mr.. Holmes could =
\ Henry hesirated he had not thought
Of that but he did not doubt but i, would
all come right yet.
Il Henry was sitting the next day on the
! quarter rail OF his brig, looked al her
masts, well covered with snow and ice,
and thinking of the better appearance she
would make when the rigger bad done
/ his duty. At length he ialt the hand oI
II Mr. Holmes upon his shoulder.
\ Henry said the latter, am sorry
TO have bad news TO tell you. Read thai
! paragraph in the Boston Ceniinel >
Il 'CosREcTloN. The ticket which drew
\ the highest prize ia the Plymouth Beacf
Lottery was 4 , 9 ?, and not, as ou'
compositors stated last week, 8 4 3 O.
We understand that a gentleman o
wealth in the southern part of this lowI
is the fortunate holder
What do YOU say to that, Henry ?
| 'Only that the old gentleman will no
now say tha, ! have Tie wages Of gam
II bling
L NO, nor will he give Won the credI
Of being a ship owner,' said Mr. Holmes
you have been unfortunate, Henry, an(
| am really sorry for you,' continued Mr.
Holmes, changing bis tone considerably
'and regret my own loss, as | have neet
Of the money but as you cannot pay ioI
the brig, you would better hand me the
/ bill Of sale, and let us destroy it,
/ Henry drew from his pocket the
! precious document, and vhiie lac cA.
|, amined il from top to bottom, he said To
|, Mr.. Holmes, 'Ihis aTdr has been to
me like pleasant dream, not only on
account of my aspirations for Mary
which YOU arc acquainted with, but day
after day have felt growing energ,
Il for business, sort OF oulreachlng ol the
!. mind, q dete ermnaton, with such a noble
/ beginning, 20 proceed cautiously bu
| steadily 10 do what | ought to have begnI
! years since. Then, Mr.. Holmes, as thc
! bill has yet some days to run before ! caI
| be chargeable with violation of contract
! will restore il to my pocket book, and
|. if can not dream as have done, J shal
not, al least, he awakened too suddenly
4 Mr. Holmes of course consented, a.
he really had no righ, TO claim the yes
sci until the forty days saouId have cx
pired and Henry went up to tell MarJ
of the new turn his luck had taken.
Il Though Mary respected her father TOT
much To feel pleasure in llenry's new
posse ssioD, yet she loved Henry too much
not TO feel deeply gricved at his bite
disappointment.
\ That dream, said Henry doubtingiy
that dream has not yet come To pass
\ Some DAYS after that, there was, a
usual gathering at the post Office a
some distance from the ship yard await
ing the arrival Of The mail. The stage
at the usual hour drove up, and iiie dll
yer said, as he handed the mail bag int,
The house, that he guessed there was bet