Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-14

handsomely.
The next steamer brought him further intel
iqence on the subject, in letters from the solc-
itor who htd the business OF the estate IN
charge These letters were couched in a style !
Of obsequiousness such as an inferior sometimes |
uses to superior, and had the effect of raising
the thermometer of GARDENERS sefestimation
full ten degrees There was no Disgusting the
fact even from himself-he was a man of impor
lance, and Just as good as Mr.. Lyon or any
other nabob in the country
A third series of letters and documents, an
nouncing the value of the estate to which he
had succeeded, came by the next arrival, He
was worth three hundred thousand dollars,
The house into which he had moved could no
longer hold him One as large again was taken,
and extensive and rich additions made to his
furniture. To this new residence was attached
a carriage-house; this set him to thinking about
a carriage, and how delightful it would be to
ride out occasionally with his family, A car
riage and pair were bought, and with these had
to come coachman He ceased from this time
to speak of MIR. Lyon as nabob, or to talk a.
bout nabobs at all.
As he haa not yet determined into what pur-
suit he would enter-he must do something, that
he clearly saw-he had leisure to discover every
thing around him that did not accord precisely
with his new position He was enabled to do
this more readily fom the fact that, as he was
now known to be a man of wealth, he was re-
ceved into circle far above the one in which
he had moved, and saw more Of the elegancies
of life than he had ever before seen or even
imagined to exist. Almost everything he saw
The tried to initiate, and clumsy enough were
some of his limitations, exposing him to much
carefully concealed ridicue, while he was proud
lily imagining that he was the admired observed
of all observers.
Mr.. Lyon was particularly attentive to him,
and forward to introduce HIM into fashionable
circles. He seemed to forget Gardeners former
position and opinions, and to look upon him as
one of the elite.
You do not live in your own house, be-
Iieye,' Mr.. Lyon remarked to him one day.
mo, am under rent
Gardiner felt half ashamed to admit so pebe.
ian fact
"a poor way to live. No house built to rent
is fitfor gentleman to occupy. Don't you in
tend building this Year,
CAS- soon as | can find lot to suit me, in,
tend putting up handsome house on plan to
sut myself
Il have lot that will be just the thing
'Ah! Where is it!
4 will show it to you if you will walk round
the square with me-
The two men went and examined beautiful
site for dwelling, one of the most beautiful to
be found. 1t was in the very heart of the pal.
ace residences of the city.
How will that do!' asked Mr., Lyon.
Admirably Do you wish to sell it,
i am not particularly DESTROYS of doing so
but if you like it I shall be pleased to accommo
date you, especially as wish to build myself or
the adjoining lot next you, and want Just such {
house in my immediate neghborhood as your
correct taste and immense wealth will enable
you to erect
Gardiner lelt at least three inches taller.
Seven thousand dollars were paid cash down
to Mr. Lyon for the let, and the most eminent
architect in the city employed to furnish plan
for the new dwelling. The plan when finished
did not please Gardiner 1t was chasely ele
giant, drawn after the purest st, les
1T looks medn,' he objected.
i think it is anything but mean,' returned
the architect, in surprise. 1t has been exam
incd by several gentlemen of correct taste, and
all greatly admire it, Mr., Lyon thinks il
the most perfect thing of tie kind he has ever
seem
Mr.. Lyon returned Gardiner, Struggling his
shoulders and speaking in a tone Of contempt
his taste is not worth a copper 1t won't do
, sir, for me- want something more grand and
imposing; something more in this style-pointnq
to the sketch of public building which hung
against the WALL well surrounded with columns
of the richest order.
'Such building would cost you hun,
dred thousand dollars cody replied the arch
itect
'Well, what of that? l can pay for it,
ooh, Just as you like; you are to command
and l obey If you wish a house in tina
style l will prepare the plan. didn't suppost
you wished to expend over twenty Thousand
dollars
Money is no object to me. How much die
= Mr.. Lyons house cost!
Not over twelve thousand dollars
And Mr. G-'s house!'
Thirty thousand
Very well, let mine cost hundred thousand;
and Gardiner turned away with the air of lord
and left the architects room and the architec
himself in amazement,
Put beggar on horseback, said tn
latter, with a quiet smile, after recovering
himself and he will ride to-no matter where
| shall get better job, so need not com
j., plain
When it became known that Gardiner wa
$ about building palace on a scale grand enoug
. for lord and fifty retaners, overy one was file
/ with establishment and many with disgust
! There were numbers in the higher circles who