Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-17


Hall, and not without many and good rea-
sous, exclusive Of his being pompous, SUI
aercilious blockhead, as proud as Lucifer,
aud as poor as Job. First, he procured me
to he bidckbaled at the County Club, inso-
lenlly declaring that he could not associate
with a ci-dcr0nt maltster. Secondly, his IN
terest with the commissary-general. and GER
tain charges Of mapractlces on my part
for IN sure the ISLANDERS came from him
prevented my getting the great contract for
supplying the cavalry with provender.-
Thirdly he ousied me from the borough
which had represented for five years, ac-
tualiy beating me with my own money, for
had u,t lent him an additional eight
thousand pounds Oh the Oakfield estate
which Is now mortgaged to lis full value
However, there Is one Comfort; If he goes
on much longer with his hounds and horses
and his grand establishment, hope, one Of
these fine GAYS, to loreclose, and Gust him
from his boosted old hail, just as he turned
me out of my borough
Provoking enough, confess; but what
has all this to do wilh the annoyance you
have suffered from your childrenr
i''9tS4i "'lU .'u >tidii HSdt' H"lpe HdS
an only daughter, MOI unattractlVe III per-
son, but an aritui, sly max, who, being
probably well aware Of her fathers despe
ate circumstance, and knowing that nv
son was likely to be one of the richest lel-
lows IN the county, set her cap at him So
successfully, that the silly gull became per
teciiy infatuated uiih Ter, aud actually made
her an offer oi his hand WINCH was oi
course, instantly accepted. That George
should be e.aSlly ensnared, aud be ready to
THO" himself away for pretty Playt4img,
does not surprise me, for lie has ever beeu
sPoilt chtl.., accustomed from boyhood to
have his own wa}, and confirmed by long
indulgence M Wa @a1dness and obslInacy
bur guess my shame aud wrath wien he told
me with an ar q satisfaction, that the
proud old iHsolyeut bad given hls consent
to tie marriage iely On condition that his
dauIhter's hnsaaHd should take the name OF
Thorpe Nhsi unparalleled lnsoience
lilo" could he-hoN cauid MY son--how
could any man dre.rn that, after toiiIng and
moliin- for }elr- ID build up fortune and
F1snd il family tt .uuzht perpeluAtc my
name, shanii consent To see that name
swamped, aid ny ha5d-earned wealth sac
rliccd, to CONTINUE Inc race, and clear the
encumbered estates al Il man whom hated
| dismissed my mean-splrited SON with an
indignant prohbitou of the marriage: and
| have since added ii codicll To my viii. be-
queathiag ny propeft, to the County Hos
piial, shouid he ever espouse Julia Thorpe.
There Is some indie comfort IN that reilec-
Ii. n; bn, ! leave YOU to- imagine how deep
~, how cruel;y M hcarl has been laceraled
b. tins dis appointment of al! nv foudest
and most cherished hopes
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" T." a.
Il must He confessed that your son,
knowing your aaiipa-hy to Ar. Thorpe, d'd
not MAKE very uiscfeet selection; bat
u ofds%"rth tells us li4at
Ihr ''a'i = ''e 's'''' 81 the man.
and yen on E3' d. I. therefore, 10 expect that
sptilJ boy sAu4.a grow up TO lee ddtiidl
sons
Nv, there JON 60, doctor, girdinE al me
"l'h 5'us sicre. ilfcd smile aud soft VOICE,
as II You were 81 iering instead Of conGem-
mag ne. Atai events, never spoiled Sa-
rain: indeed, BE- na used TO say that, Ia ny