The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-08-17

large bill with me-
tn timer
'On the usual credit of six months
Don't sell him. Why. the man is goin.
TO the dogs. a, railroad speed
'lndcedr
Yes. I'm locking every day 10 see him
close up. lie NIGH, have done well, Tor
he understood his. business But he was
SO unnccomnodating, and nigh, suy in
sulting la his customers, that he drives the
best ones be has away. used to make
large bills with him. but havn'l dealt at his
Tor some time
sAh | was not aware Of that. am glad
spoke Ia YOU shouldn't like to lose SIX or
seven hundred dollars
six or seven hundred. is il possible
that he wants 10 buy so recklcssly! Take
my advice and do not think Of trusting
him.
j certainly shall not
When Leonard ordered the goods, the
mcrchan, declined selling except Tor cash
As YOU please, returned the mechanic
indiilercn,ly, aud went elsewhere and made
his purchases.
II happened that Mr.. Leonard hada very
pretty aud interesting daughter. on whose
the mechanic had bestowed great
pains; and il also happened that Baker
had sou who, in most things, was n chip
fthc old block Particularly was he like
his father in his grcni love Of money; and
scarcely bad he reached his majority ere hc
began To look about with careful eve 10
good matrimonial arrangement, by which
plenty of money would bc secured.
Adelaide Leonard, on account of her
beauty and accomplishments, was much
carcsscd and mingled freely in society,"
Young Baker had met her frequently and
could not help being struck with her beauty
intelligence aud grncc.
There's charm lor YOU, said friend
To hun one evening.
In Miss Lconardr
YES
sShe's chnrmin. girl, replied the Young
man. Il wonder finer father is worth my
thngg
People say So
'Indeedr
Yes. They say the old fellow has laid
mp something quite handsolnc; and rs Al
claidc is his only child, she will Of course
get it ALL
Il was not ware al that
III Is NIL 81. bclieve.'
After this Young B,kcr was exceedingly
attentive To- Allss Leonard, and made per-
cep,hlc inronds upon her heart. lilo then
wen, So far as 90 visit pretty regularly al
her house, and war med,nting an avuwal
a his attachment when his father said 10
him one day
What Young lady was that saw with
yon on the street yesterday afternoon!
slIcr name il Leonard,
'The daughter of old Leonard in -
street,
sYes sir
Mr.. Baker looked grave, and shook his
head.
do YOU know anything abou. her. ask
ed the son.
Nothing about her, but know that her
father is going to tho dogs US fast Us ever n
men went
indeed! thought be was very well
oE.'
oh. no! I've hccn looking to see his
shop shut up, or Ia hear 81 his being SOLE.
out by the sheriff, every day Tor these two
years past
Miss Leonard is n very lovely girl
'She is the daughter OF a poor vulgar me-
chanic. you soc anything so lovely in
that. Henry, YOU have a strange tasie.'
There is no gainsa,ing Adclaide's per.
sonaI attractiuns,' replied the son. but il her
father Is ia the condition ,ou allcgc, that
settles the matter as far as she and ] are
concerned. ] am glad you introduced the
subject. ior might have committed myself
and, when too late, discovered my error
'And n sad error il would hive been,
Henry. In any future matter of this kind.
! hope YOU will be perfectly frank with
me. have much more accurate knowl-
edge Of the condition and standing Of peo.
pie than you can possibly have
The son promised TO do as his father
wished. From that time the visits 10 Miss
Leonard were nbaicd, aud his attention 10
her, when they met in society, became
coldly formal. The sweet young girl whose
feelings had really been interested, felt the
change, and was, for q time unhappy; but
in few months she recovered herself. and
,gns a0atn ne hriuht n nd chcerlrl n ,,s,,ai
Time went steadily, Oh, sweeping down
one, setting up another, and still old Leon
ard didn't 90 to the dogs much to the sur
prise Of Baker, who could not imagine how
the mechanic kept his head above water az
ter having driven all his best customers
AWAY, us he must long since have done, If
all were treated rs he had been. BIZ. he
was satisfied II ono thing at least, and tina,
was the mechanic must be miscrably moor.