The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-12-23
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JOB PRINTING
PROFITS TO be accounted for! What

will become OF YOUR The barones z
shuddered.a The bare possibility, The /
distant conlingencyof such a thing, was )
| lfrightful. TO be shprn Of his title, ins "a
come, and standing in society, and to s.
have to disgorge two or three hundred
thousand pounds TO his supplanier!--..g
Fearful thoughts and prospects; bloody d
schemes began to CLEAN before ihedis. Il
turbed intelects Of Sir William
lGwynne. What an awful change had 4
few minutes only wrought in him, his
situation, his prospects,! Here was i
| low fellow, .scoundrel. swindling pet Z
tifogger, boarding and bullying hians IN
his own house; flashing ruin, disgrace, )
starvation before his shrinking eyes--sab s
coolly goading and edsing him on to
the perpetralion OF vIllainy and cruelty.
and requiring, doubtless, participation (
in the proftsl Those maddening
thoughts KEEP! him long silent. slxs
"Are you, permit me 10 inquire. think.
ing Of what have said, Sir WilIiam.v
~ am thinking you are 10 great a william
10 to live sir; and ] had better knock /
You on the head, and so rid the world
Of such a rutiian!'' replied the. .,baronet.
with desperate air. oyuoB
"Suppose you did. Sir William; Al
lawyer like an eel, is hard OF diving. IL a
have made such arrangements, as even X
were you to succeed in killing me on ;
lhe spot, here, this night, and which 5
woald not, possibly, be without DANGER
-glancing from his pistol 10 Sir Viii
liam --''it would do y ou no good, but
rather ruin you at once in every way,
with no possibility of escape. ] told 3
you had calculated, Sir WllIiani--''fsis
.'Ohl--your terms, sir!'' grasped the !
barone,. in,errupting Oxleigh, as though
he felt his fate pressing him on. Why
don't know, exacll Y whetherl could =
name them at moments warning. IL
is, | presume, superfuous to say, that q
must be paid wei! for any assistance
may render you. May may | not 8
name any terms choose? Is II no!lt
who am TO dictate" "ggalJiia5T sgSff 5tt
s.What are yourierms, sir?' repeats
ied the baronet, with an air of conster-
nation at the tone in which OxIeighsf
spoke: "whatever they are nanIe them !
at once. Don't hesitate, sir. You a
know, of course, that YOU are a scound-
rel! but circumstances have made youY
sale, and projected you from fury that
would have annhilated you.' gasped
the baronet, stamping his foot upon the
floor. "Name your terms at once,--of
They may be so exorbitant and mon
s,rous, that may determine, at all risks
10 refuse them, and defy you, devil out
Of hell as you are!' otafg % .biasgais
I swell, Sir, William, il is Of course
for yourselfto know best your own in il
terests. Let me, no wever, request You
Sir William, TO bear in mind what small
courtesy you have this evening deserv.
ed at my hands. ] would have treated
you with the pity due TO misfortune!"
"Oh, God! oh, God! that must bear
all this!p groaned the baronet, compress
sing his arms with convulsIve force up.l
on his breast. Oxleigh smiled. sos
81 have little further to add to what
have said. Sir william, unless you are
disposed to come to terms. II will be "a
terrible thing for you, if | leave your
house to night witha Ut some thing like
very definite understanding with you.l
| will be straightforward with you, Sir
william, and in word or two tell you
that. to secure my secrecy and co-ope-
ration in concealing the fact Of this
Young man, Fowler's, existence. .send-s
ing him abroad, and keeping him there's
you must convey to me the fee Of cer-a
tain estate Of yours, inthe nighborhood
Of the house where 1 live, worth, as Il
reckon il, 9OOol. per annum; and fur19
lher, must cause it to be believed By
the world that have been bona fde
purchaser OF it," The baronet blI hiss
lips, but evidenced no symptoms Of as.
tonishment or anger. swell, sir,'' said
he. 81 suppose ] must consider your
4 proposal, a7sa al-s'al .bas3sa9a
1 n"But allow me, Sir william-.do you
consider it unreasonable, supposingf
you tohave ascertained the truth OF my
represen tations" swhy, certainly, SIR
you might have been more extrava-i
gan,,' replied the baronet, gloomily,e
and with reluctant air. O. rec isss
] "But, further, Sir William, this must
be done with no i'll grace-no airs Of
condescension! 1t must be done as be-
tween gentlemen" continued the a;tor-
| ney; syou and ! must hereafter know
each other. and associate together al
equals-[the baronet's blood boiled, and
his eye flashed I've must be intimate,
aud | shall expect the honor of yout