The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-02-24
From Arthur's Magazine.
PAT MURPHY'S FORTUNE.
BY II. HASTINGS WELD.
(Concludrd.l
Al
CHATTER iIr.-Pai the Landlord.

u"r- tor gail'p,t than FIR your breakfast. AMI
w"ald rather read a tedious np,iir.I vmri,dicsI |
Than s'e y"ur family I d-cla-. you are Il, r.
d'lrnI at Pulvrrizvd I'qr rice and rhnnarh. thai
am al,n''si sick ut the 81 h, aud udur at v,u!'
why. Helen said her moth, r. huw y y, |
run IN! declare. I am quite as,s,,.r,, a., y..n,'
The g"d old Doctor s,n,l.d Win arch mean
in-. ~ hr surmllt-d IL his diugh pr>'s raiIpry |
Never mind. wife, said he as H. tn,k his seal |
NJ Tue Table. Physicians acc such nuiSanc-s.
that can never think of ad,uitIny ann,i,-r ,n,u
the family aui "a I" that number of ih- M,dc,! |
Eva niurr. Il ia a stupid stf,m. sure IN muL 1 |
I" nearly halt filled up with \ p per contributes,
ny ~'Ir- v"nng 1Irrk. named III ury, or H.nry
al some such nam-!
Ii-rn hl">hed aud laughed. aud laughed an.,
hli-hrd again. Her weapons were. nav tauh
t"'n"h against her, and she ID ma hiuY IL ia, hui
t"k ort that she dl MT scai her tiuurrs ma |
d"Ing The hn"rs of the breakfast table whll- h..
'a'h-f. making the m"st "t his rhvanIig". press
@d her u'St un,n"irimlly The real trm,u MAS
TINT III" report at d. li-nry's ease. in hch ID,
Gregory had been IA i,,irh ah>nrtp.i vas mas,
interesting AMI -k,lluly treated. aud .p ,red a.
'nann-r which showed thu uny n,n ru IL. Il
ua-trr If his pr"trssl and u, rs ..xr-il,.nt nrac
iiI"nrr Ilrl-n had shrewtnr>S enough l., ,..r
r"ivr that her father Was la ,i,u>l -Ar,.Il-n
Nl ""i "a REGARDED her Wishes ami iiup-s An
ih"rrt'rr rather ,'urici tnam d"yr-rard hi,
ihirih. Si- VAS. therefore. ~ ~ di>app ,iuirr
ii'rn p'eaS'.i ~t-n her fiihrr ,.',anJrJ The suh
J'c ny saying I" his wife: We'll. NV drar ,n,
y"' miss any sp mnS, YESTERDAY! = Thus u.,.stin,
anS""rrd 10 the nrga''.'. the ID ,riuI c,,uInnr,i
fn"n. unless lutte PIT r,u >,d-r, y,ur n,,k,,
""r'h m"r- iht" any ininy he w"nli b. Tux, ly la
gr here I" DAY, h- " i'll rnrn- back this runrnI,
L" he sure h. will come said MIS- Dr.
G,rg"ry.
J." hr sure he will. f,iher.' said Helen.
We'll PrThaPs.-saId Ih- ID ri.r prrI-ndnu
I" have hs d"nhis Know i,u that all Woman
kind are m"re ar less iurllmrd I" cnn,radr,,u
the D'cI"r cunningly t""k care iha, their neg,
tive" should supmrt the affirualivr he wished l..
reach. Betty here announced that the ynun,
gen l"tnan vas already b.l,w sia,rS
Gv v" hun s'Inr breakfast. Berry, said the,
~ "i"r, aud then send him up NV y,n s-s >
sad the ID ri"r turning I" his daughter. an,
litIie Pat Is deep. He throws a spra, Ia c.,.h a
sh'd. H- will keep on It'll he urS far pnuu.t
Ant" v"nr c'hti'i-ncr I" siral su.nrihln. wurih
whale
YIN hard hearted old gpnilrman.' said Helen.
: how can y"u M So mncnarlrabI-, tie kuou ,
fh'i honesty is = hest policy
lie VIII came I" the Y II vs. in the on > said
the ID cior. w'nkina To his wii. L., .hSrr,r h,w
Their daughters fine fare lighted M with The TX
citrnI.ut nt contradiction.
He VIII r"Inr To fuitune-and-uwn \
Nlh'it square! rrtnrtpd ftSlpU.
So SD. said the Drinr. C md. su Aud
tIi tell you what. my pretty propnrirss knnw
You h"ilrvr what v"u prrdri aud III make. y,,..
rr"'nlsr an The credit uf ,uur own faith. Y,u
shall marry this yonng Doctor Iiru,y az n .rry.
ar whatever his name ~, ~ herryrT Pat shall n,
a house. Ia let YOU
And ihr hspPy father laughed mmmletat,l,
at h's own VII. HIS wife jhn,d-and H.Ip,.
Though she r"sr fun the table. aud pr-,rmipd t.,
h. a"9ry. r'uld not h' lP lining i"r. Before sl,..
r"mli rrllv. Betty Announced a caller A. Was
one "f the D'cl' re- ttnanIs, aud hP dItpred than
hr stnnid he su0" up. He VAS The li.sspr nj,
several large old HOUSES. ~ a pm,r parI ut ,I,.
cry. which The Decor hardly saw once. 10 a v..,r
aIIh could n"i point out "uhuuI u vu,dr II =
lease was ah'nt expiring and hr called Ia obtain
renewal nut Wished II "n dimIm>ilr,i irr,nS
AZ hr said there NAY rr">prcI that crrIarn can
irhPatpd CITY Improvements would run the
property.
S -so.' said the ID ctor. "a hard imDror,meut
That. They pay ne liirlr nlnrr IlIam the t,xr.
n'w. aud Vt they arr Improved at thai raIr.
shall ~ made br.gsr with them mus, l.rL
lit" This lnil, SIR
AT this m"nIent Pal made his appearance \,
tn hmr u len weni la hI u AMI led hun Il, y
farther Window aud entered into G uy,rs,,,,,
with him. lie lp"krd like aun,hrr l,v nm,
n"rn'ng-h"Ir aud pleasure show I, in his fac.
"hu MS nihf y p, PardIl'e vas IIIy aud cheerful
The D'rtm'S lpSspe mn tmk his Ir,y. tavi,,
hfSi r"nvrT~ d IN an mudrr tome q uIuurut ar tvu
with a freq Irn' l"k i.w ards pnr PI. Tn,
- ri"s ''mnirnan"e showed illht the lad i,ad
gaiu"d lIirlP ~ IhIL m rryIrw
y ~ said ihr ID .rr"r. - II-lrn led tho "a
4" hrm. Your nrmei- Pi,rlrL nrlpyr' pu
u'k bowed. am very s"rty.' tnr ID n.,nr ,.,u
TUNED. !" learn that " are yer, Tad ami =;
very "Prd"nt hpy. 'Ir"ngh might have ,np,,.d
th" las
u l"n and Mrs Gregory ln,ke, asr,ni,he.I ant
t"r Ptaifleflng hppr h svm,., hy ir.,, ib,,t
ia"'s. >aid. ~ he hura his h,.ni. ,nd rI :, ms
'"ars. Snrr. slr. that III h. IL. - l., nv IN ,,i,.,
wherever yun heard ~
C'ue. rnnr .rrn sud the ID o.i,r. u, mn,,
pay "tl "s--Nr'Vr had tnngh. dun'r wznr
t. condemn You nnhp1rd'u I IT yuu are drsrty
IN. ] will d. ynn g,"i \ mr sharp answer.
wlIl servr fr an h ur'S anu,p m,.nt mi If van
are. ~ an told. very bad by %,n W. y dan
gfnnS idiy thlnt, and If yam "a "stahl.a, van
rh rdr'rr. N"ull do s"uriiIlna ~ ~ than am -,
mv~ " wnh yw. Er. in tell tie truth. a.,
have '"irtps ed me- very ~ ,rn NV aus..r
tn ""h'ml evasion. Whm bavc you ever don,
4" ~ 'iuIan Imr4rlfP
: Id the p psrS. sir
- vs.. mat cXpuna snDpihrnr. Wi,
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