The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-07-24

F"tF ulr ne ftl, cieutiie 11Flce oIirifnds
snd neishbcfs. Who. knox ing bus lilile 81
Ihs tree rsnss sDd rl,arseser n lie CON.
plant. enlresied lin early 10 lsgs lIie
opinion 81 faneniirnlr lrhysirian. Ailenglh,
h-vfFer. he consented, but Il was Of nu
avah. and finding that 70 have pky sician
quafiered upon him was very expensive.
and neser having Lad much confidence IN
The Efficacy of the maitria nledica. he
soon dismissed him Rilhnnl having feris-
ed any advantage from bis anendance-
for@ who can minister 10 . mird eiseas.
ed!"
He was now compelled % give up HE
busihtss, which he disposed of u some
advantage. lie galieicd in all his debls
and called i such sums OF money a. were
ont 81 interest. fnr he had moi lhe conf.
dence CT satisfaction in lie entries upon
his lrdger, and stamped papers and parcl.
menls, that hc knew be should feel when
ali his properly was consered into hard
essli. IN Ihc true spirit of ! miser, and
under Tie suspicion that he would soon be
confined 70 his bed. he convened every
thing he possessed into gold selling even
the house he occupied, reserying only q
life tfnaney q an easy rent. aud The ma.
jor part Of his already scsn.y furniture. !.
! HIS suspirinns we're soon realized. lie
becsthe much enfeeblcd. AMI found i, ne.
cessaIy 70 make nurse The inmate Of his
dreary abode. And now The miser be.
cane truly wreiched. The demons a,a
rice. suspicion and despair. haunted lin
night and day. lie relished no iood. MOI
derived spirit from any cordiais. His in
ielIeci bad evidently suffered prior 10 Iii,
confinement. bul lie had now frequent al
iarks of deliFium. His conversation wa.
st oil lines about his money. and he re-.
quired his nurse fly times LAY 10 rattle
The large tin boxes which contained his
gold. II lie dreamed. he would talk aboni
! his treasures, and often was heard 10 hold
earnest conversation with some OF those
with whom he had formerly done busi
ness; more than once he awoke himsel
by struggles wilh some spite Of imagin
alton who was wrestling his wealth from
him. In order 10 be fully assured that
lie lad really lost nothing in such con.
flicis. he would often, al the dead Of the
night, have the whole contents Of Iii:
cashbox counted over befnre him. The
saiion and conduct. refused to stay viii
him. unless she had some female TO beal
her company; whereupon he mentioned
his wish iha, Maria. niece 10 whom he
had always been partial, should be sen
for. and she too became an inmate Of hi'
dwelling.
| At length il was found necessary 10 in
form him that his end was approaching
and that his will must be made. lie re
luc,antly consented. Morton. a neighbor
ing peitifogging attorney, was sent for, al
McDnngal had before employed him ii
two cases, on The pruden, principle" 0
two evils choose the least" Morton Wa,
a shrivelled up. shrewd li,le. fellow, will
a keen eye for the main chance, and 10
burdened with much tenderness Of con
science. With very scan,y knowletg,
OF law. he had managed to insinuate him
selfinto inlerably extensive andlucraliv,
practice. But he had q ready insight in
10 a tolerably extensive and lucrative prac
tice. But he had ready insightin,o hu
man nature, considerable tact in seizin.
the reigning principle or passions of hl
employers. and the precise point for stfik
ing it with them, so as TO accomplish hi
own purposes under pretence of persona
and generous sacrifices for their advan
tage. Binding his clients with flatterie
Iexac,ly suited to their different minds am
habits and circumstances, he offended
none. but greatly pleased ererybody--ani
| himself more than any other. His frs
business with McDcugal cost him som'
address and produced him little profit hu
he had his eve on the inture. In the Sc
cond affair he was equally moderate ii
his charges, but hiniPd, since so mulahl'
were human affairs, that man of Mr.
McDouga's property should have his wii
made. So long as business was effected
and charges were small, they neither o
them thought much Of principle or chrar
,ac,er. '@
! Morton came to make McDougaf
Twill. He offered many hind inquire
land feigned ,ety great coGcein 10 tiad HI
laid and generous friend, the mere ruins o
lis former sell. The nurse was sea'e'
lby The bedside and Nara stood near
deeply affected at sight she had oesr
beheId,--.he fiusl adjustment Of temp"
rary things phophecy and decree Q
what was to take place when her nnci'
should be 20 longer in this world. NJ"
; ton 90, dawn on the side Of the bed. am
made his knee serve as writing desk
tMcDoueal raised hlmself-'he p'esenc
; Of the man Of laws roused hun frrm n
'orpor; his eyes shot ont again. like splr
its coming forth from sepulchres.
Morton" said he. "lhc. worlds
} Ichea,. / ough, to have mad good roam
sum by this time. and ahould--bu' til
worlds cheat"
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