The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-23

close behind: I saw MiSn; but, as make ina
point never to walk VIII the governor, per-
haps it's as well for you two dropped in first
by way ofpotice, ey2 u.b.l.-l .dtrii.r,,
1t was dilemma, certainly,--after all that
Lady Dillaway had said and recommended;
fortunately, however, her lord the knight,
when the street door was opened TO him, has
tened straightway 10 his own ''study," where
he had to consult some treatise upon tare and
tret, and recent pamphlet upon the undoubt-
ed social duty, 'Run for Cold" so that awk-
ward rencounter was avoided; and Mr. Clem-
ents, taking up his hat, was enabled to ac-
complish dignified retreat.
"Dear John, your manner grieves me;
wish you had been kinder to my--to Henry
Clements"
"oh, you do, Jlo5sGap does the governor
know ofall this? the fellows beggar."
"For shame, john you shall not call my no
BILE Henry such names: of course papa has
heard ALL"
"And approves ofnll this spooneying ey,
miss?"
"Brother, brother, do be gentle with me:
mammals great kindness has smoothed away
all objections and surely you will be glad,
John, to have at least brother of your own
10 love you MS do" .
Ely? what? another thief to 20 shares with
me when the governor cuts up? Thank you,
miss, I'd rather he excused. Your are quite
enough, can tell you, for YOU make our whole
a half nobody wants n third; much obliged to
you, though. INTERSECTIONS may as well he
understood
o, dear brother, you hurt me, indeed YOU do;
| am sure, lift were right to say 50, would
not wish to live "a minute, if poor Maria's
death could-could make you any happier;L-
o John, my heart will Her tears can
as readily be understood as his interiections. !
fla domestic railroad could have been clev-
eTly constructed 10 Maria's chamber from ev-
cry room in that house, it would hive stood
her in good stead; for every day, from some
room or other, this poor gill offeeling had to
rush up stairs in torrent ofgrief. Yearning
after sympathy aud love, neither felt nor I'M
derstOod 10y the minds with whom she herd
ed, a THO worldliness, apathy, aud coarse
brutality, her bosom ached as an empty void:
treated with hahtual neglect and cold indif-
ference, made various las occasion might pre-
sentl by stern rebulle or bitter sarcasm. her
heart was sore within It's cells, and the poor
dead child Gveda life of daily martyrdom, her
feeling smitten upon the desecrilted altar OF
home by the ''loes other own household" b.
And not least hostile in the band of those
home-fo was her only brother, John. Look
at him as he stands alone there, muttering af-
ter her as she runs up stairs, Plague take the
girl, and let me tell you what know of him.
Just now, this worthy had risen into high
favor with his iather; he had suddenly got
rich on his own account, and for that very
sufficient reason drew any additional sums he
pleased on the governor" .H.I .| H... .-.
John Dillaway's first exploit in the money
making line was a clever one. He managed
tn -.
Atwerp breed, one among the flock kept for
stock jobbing purposes, by certain capital
it; aud he contrved That this trained bird
should wheel down among the merchants Just
AT noon one fine day in the Royal Exchange.
The billet under les wing contained certain
cubalistic characters, and the plain spoken
intelligence, Louis Philippe est mort.n luh
moment after these most notwithstanding
news, French funds, then | ~, were topping
down below 80, and our prudent John was
buying stock in all directions; nay, lie even
made some considerable bargains mt 81
There was acompete panic in the market, 81
wretched was the man who possessed French
fives. The afternoons work so beautifully
finished, John spent that night rs true born
Bri;ons are reported 10 have done before the
battle of Hastings, rioting in drunken bliss, &
painting for the morrow, aud when the moru-
ing came, aud the Paris post with it, | must
leave IT TO he understood with wlnt conipla-
cency oftriumph our enterprsing stochiob-
Der hastened to sell again mt Ia, pockctiug,
in the aggregate, difference Of several thou
sand pounds. Ii was a feat altogether to raw
isha delighted fathers heart, and no wonder
he counted John so great comfort. .E
Trick number two had been ut once even
more lucrative and dangerous. As Il stock
brokrr, this enterprising Mr. Dilaway had pc
cuiar opportunities of Investigating closely
certain records in the office for unclaimed
dividends; he had an object in such close in
spection, and he discovered soon that one
Mrs. Jane Mackenzie, of Ballyriggan, near
Belfast, was considerable of a proprietor
and had made no claim for years. Why
should so much money lie idle? Was the
woman dead9 Probably not: for in that case
executors Or administrators would have touch
ed it. Legatees and next ofkin are little apt
TO forget such matters. Well then, ifthis Mrs.
Jane Mackenzie is alive, she must he care
less old fool, and Wen try if we can't kill her
on paper, and SO come in for spoils instead of
kith and kin. 'Shrewd jack as they called
him in the Alley, chuckled within himself at
so feasible plot. .... .......... ....l
Accordingly, in an artful and well concoc-
ted way, which we may readily conceive but
il were weary to detail, John Dlaway man
aged to forge a will ofJane Mackenzie afore-
said; and inducing some dressed up "ladies"
of his acquaintance to personate the weeping
nieces ofdeceased doubtless with no lack of
Irish Witnesses beside, competent to swear to
anything he contrived 10 pass probate at
Doctors Commons, and get G12,043. Bank
annuitles transferred, ms per will, to the two
ladies' lcgatees. As the munificent douceur
of a thousand pounds apiece had flor the pres