The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-09-01

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uWlet or he think too little Q too ni,ch,
Chaos Of thought and passion, all confused:
Still by himsel abused or d>abused
The rogue and fool by fits are fair and wise"
Pore,
At coffte-house in one of our Eastern
cities, one afternoon Of a day that was call
ed a very hot day, there sat, among many
Others i'll the same room, two gentlemen
IN conversation at a small, marble-topp'd
table, on which lay some newspapers;
which, while they leisurcly supped some
iccd punch, they occasionally took up and
glanced over. The elder one, about flty-
whose fine, frank and benevolent counte-
nance was sure TO proposes the beholder,
was Wholesale and importing merchant,
named La Na!er, the senior partner Of the
house Of La Nalec < Ravezec. The other,
a man of remarkably handsome features
and imposing air, about forty, was the
cashier Cd 4 banking institution-and his
name was Parkinson. Monsieur La Valee
lwho it will be perceived spoke English
lmperfectly, but doubtless as well as he
knew how, sometimes inadvertently blend
ing with it a French word or two,) in con-
hnuatlon of their conversation, olSrrvcd--
"Vell, my frien, you tink it was goode
investment! En-"
eyes"
ever goode!"- snuff
"Whv-a-y-e-s."
''fou recommend him as be yer safe
stock, Monsieur Park'song!'
Parkinson's face, which had Just been
sui'used with an unusual rcdncSs, now in
turn exhibited a ralor, which must have
betrayed to his friend some unaccountable
working Of the mind, as, in answer 10 the
last interrogatory he remarked
"Nlr. Nalee, you are quite catcchetical.
You ought to perceive sir, think, that you
place me in a delicate and difficult posi-
ton"
Choosing at present to seem not TO have
observed the change of color in his friends
countenance, he very naiyely and politely
answered.
''Deicatt and GGci'e poscctiong, mon
nmi'-m"j l. Why for so! But beg your
pardong-parehaps it Will be rot delicatt
for ask xat! :"
81 will explain. Being principal Off
Ger of the institution, you should not ex-
pect anything from me dispaaging to the
stock; and then belng SO Immediately iden-
tilted with its interests and prosperity, do
you think it would seem purely delicate
and aisntcrrsted course on my part to
laud it highly' Besides, in case of any
decline iii the stock, should be sorry il by
any rcry emphatic terms, | had recon-
mcnded your buying largely; for you might
feel disposed to censllrc mc, either in
thought or word. And would rather not
do anything by which / might, in the
slightest degree, forfeit the esteem and good
opinion of friend | think 50 highly of.
You understand? J-om mr. cpmprcnccr -
"Om om C'cst bicn. Tank you. .Nni&,
you did shange-a &c color so moSh shust
now-a-vat i, re mattare !-.Non Dieu!
You do locke sig now. Can ] do SOM
sings for you. Pesie! but it vas Yer stupide
and inconsidcratt in me to treble you wiz
so mosh questiongs, when you will be indls-
pose. Pardone-. Pardanee, monsieur.
AVE you be long all -
'sNo, no. am not sick. IT was but a
slight pain in the region of the heart, and
has passed off. | am a little subject to a
palpltation OF the hcart-sometmes sud-
denly.'-And with an effort to command
his feelings, he continued
"But for the reasons stated, had rather
you'd consult any other person in reference
to that matter. If you please therefore,
We'll talk about anything else."-
The Frenchman, though neither stultif-
ed by the seeming pausibility Of his friend,
nor fully satisfied with manner or matter,
resolved to commit no breach of good
breeding by too tenacously urging the top
ic at this moment, and was silent, notwlth-
ing his doubts. For it was in consequence
partly, Of favorable hints from his friend on
former occasion, (Which he could not
forget,) that their firm had invested large
amount in the said stock. He was Just
about resuming his paper, as third party,
broker, (secretly maybe, in the pay of the
bank in questlon,) perhaps guessing the
subject OF their conversation, drew nigh,
as if incidentally, when Parkinson resum-
"Oh, by good fortune, here's the very
man for you; our friend Barclay. He is