The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-08-28


of men wealthy and respected, though connect
i ed with robbers came into his mind he ther
\ thought of that immense fortune acquired SO I'm
i accountably, and again of the horse who seemed
i to recognise his masters house Jonathan re
solved at once to unravel the mystery. lie
/ boldly knocked at the door of the house, and en-
quired for the merchant. Mr.. Weresford was
not up, although the clock had just struck "a
This confirmed the Quaker belief. He insist.
ed upon being admitted, and soon found himself
in the bedroom Of the wealthy merchant, who
scarcely awakened, and rubbing his eyes, enqu
red in rough tone, sWho are you and what dc
you want?
| His voice at once aroused the recollection OF
Jonathan, and firmly established his suspicious
! He quietly took chair and seated himself by
the bedside, with his hat on his head
"You keep your hat on" said the merchant,
with apparent surprise.
81 am a Quaker replied Jonathan, calmly,
s'and thou knowest that such is our custom"
"Well," demanded he, scarcely able to speak,
aWhat may-be-if you please-the -the-er-
randi
81 beg pardon for being in such a hurry" re-
piled Jonathan, ''but among friends ceremony is
unnecessary, and came to ask for the watch
thou didst borrow Of me yesterday
ssThe-watch -
81 care great deal for it; it once belonged
to my beloved wife, and cannot part with it..
My brother-in-law, the alderman, would never
forgive me if he knew that parted with it even
for a single day
The name of the alderman seemed to make a
quick impression upon Weresford. Without
waiting for reply, Jonathan continued,
sThou wilt, obhge me also by returning the
IL guineas which lent thee at the same time
However, if thou dost need them, but thou must
give me receipt"
The GOODNESS of the quaker abashed the mer-
chant SO that he dare not deny the possession OF
the stolen property, but still, unwilling to own
it, he hesitated how to reply, when Jonathan
continued,
81 have come to inform you of the marriage
of my daughter Mary. had received sum OF
two hundred pounds sterling, for the expenses
of the occasion, but sad accident happened to
me yesterday, upon my road to London. | was
completely stripped, so that must ask thee to
give thy son a portion, which, had it not been
for this, should never have asked it of thee.
| "My son.
"Why, yes. Dost thou not know that he is
in love with Mary, and that he is to mary her -
"Edward =! exclaimed the merchant Jump
ing out Of bed.
"Edward Weresford,' quietly replied the
Quaker, taking pinch of snuff 81 wish !
could keep away from him all that happened
last night, but if thou refusest me the sum which
had promised, will be compelled to tell him
how lost it,
Weresford advanced towards closet, took
out box doubly locked, opened it, and handed
successfully to Jonathan, his watch, his purse,
and his bag of money
every well" said the Quaker, 81 see that
was right to rely upon thee
"ls that all you want?' inquired the mer-
chant roughly.
'No, expect something more Of thy friend
ship
"Speak."
''Thou wilt disinherit thy SON."
"What?
"Thou wilt disnherit him; | do not wish to
have it said that I specialized upon thy fortune,
and saying these words, Jonathan Simpson a.
rose and went out of the room. ..
"No,' whispered he, when he found himself
alone, sno, children are not responsible for the
faults Of their parents. Mary shall marry the
son of this man, but touch his money, never ~
In passing through the yard, he perceived
Weresford at one of the windows, and exclaim-
ed:
"Hallo, friend; l brought back thy horse; re-
turn me mine if thou pleasest."4
A few minutes after, Jonathan well mounted
carrying behind him his long bag of money, his
watch his purse in his pocket, was trotting slow
ly home.
Two hours after Werestord arrived at the
house of Jonathan, and taking him aside,
"Honest Quaker said he, "your conduct has
touched my very soul. 1t was in your power to
dshonor me, to dishonor my son, to ruin me in
his estimation, and to refuse him your daughter.
You have acted nobly. | am humbled before
you. Take these papers. Adeu--you will
never see me again Saying this he departed,
The Quaker left alone, opened the papers and
found among them drafts of considerable value
against some of the first banking houses in Lon
don. They contained, also, long list of names
with sums of different value affixed to each and
ending with these lines:
"These are the names of people who have
been robbed, together with the amount which is
to be returned to them; draw the money and re-
turn it accordingly to the right owners. What
ever there may be left is my legitimate proper
ty, and your daughter may one day accept with
out blushing, my inheri,ance.'
The next day Weresford had left London, and
was never heard of afterwards.
On the day of Edward and Maryss marriage,
the Quaker invited large number of merry
friends, among whom many could be heard prai-
sing the liberality of the London robber, who
had RENTED to them; through the hands of JON
atllan, their lost capital and interest.