The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-11-09

from lhe cour,sidr by eide eitii the acquitted
warrior.
On the samo evening the bar gave q din-
nor Ia the judges, John Grcig appeared tnc-
turn aud thoughtful on the occasiou. A.
length il became his duiy 10 rcply a. toast
cong'limenliug him - thc champion who had
measured swords with the great orator Of tlr
SiN Nations lle felt this a. bat loil-hnud-
cd compliment aud il annoyed bis keen aud
sensitive mind,
lie responded IN substance a. foTlows,--
"Aly sword ia bat a short and fragile reed
~ comparison with the mighty weapon so
successfully welded by my illusuious oppo.
ucnt have received the advantage of th,
best schopls in Scotland, aud graduated Al its
proudost university, Logic aud clomition
were the branches OF learning in which most
eNeellcd. ! read law IN this country. as Won
know, with ode oi its ,pruloundrst masters,
ahd have bcrn in - practice now for eight
years bnt hrrc comes an untamcd savage
iroin the western forest, who IN law. logir .el-
oIuencc, aud masirrly perception of human
Character, ~ ihr transcends ms feeble now
20 ~ tIC rfJZTur'- -rfrr7- -,yryr.-+I,,,,
tiIr Hilrru NJ tiIr gtuw-wurru u ,,,s-t "A that
this chiclihn holds Ia hia hands a milltier
volume than ] ever found iu the libraries of
Europe Ills premises are derived from the
elements ~ nnturc his deductions are clear
~ uncrring light and his mnstorlv dcsrrip-
uons6 deineations east hrlliancy aud glory
over his speech, miraculous and hcavcn-born.
.urn trained mC "a be- lavycr-bnt Gpd
made Rcd-Iackct greater than me- From
this moment ! shake hands with my profess
ion' leave the har for ever :"
"No mol" loudly replied the chief who
was an invited guest At the dinner, aud who
had not ill now spoken an English word
"Aiy resolution Is taken" replied the scot,
"and here | take my final farewell"
This announcement came with great sur
prise upon all present, aud 20 mono morr 80
than 10 the late master and partner Of the
PcrthsHro shepherd.
The next | know of John (ireig. he wa.
re-cros'ing the Atlantic Ocean, on his way 10
Eurppr one knew his crrnud, -uulcsz il
were TO visit his humble friends ia the land
OF heather aud of poetry; but John had tan
ithcr bee in his bonnet" whose humminq was
not suffered 10 reach the ears of the multitude
in the land he had lcft-
Several land companies had previously
been formed in BrRinSand they had made
large purchases OF the soil in Western New
York. Some of these had had agents in tho
country, who, after selling portions Of the
property ou credit, had either quilted or died,
while other companies had ncyer appointed
their local agents. Grrr took with him such
introductions from New York ~ tn obtain NIL
i'''''-'-.f - 80 -
many uitrriur advantages. On bi- return he
hunted up the securities for lands sold by pre-
vious agents, made further surycysallotmcuts
aud sales, aud was soon un the high road 20
wealth, Land agents in a new country, by
their knowledge Of the localities aud having
none ON The spot 10 r0TtFdt -rfer, -cHn -111-iCr-
immense fortunes. They do it in this way;
First, fairly to sell out the land whore The
agents imagine town will spring up, to boHd
fdr purchasers, on the fixed terms; then to.
rc-purchasc the same land, paying prcmi-
nm on the first purchase 60 on and lay out
iassu lott, build 4 mill. school house, &c; and
in this way they soon turn five hundred into
five thousand pounds. The shcphcniT-boy
did so, and Grcigs,illc sprang up ap9cc max
ing lis founder rich man Occasionally ho
made rcmittanccs of money to the British
proprictors; but in the evcr-changiug events
Of The world, most orthe old proprctors had
died, leaving their estates to more profigatc
and careless hands.
At length NIy,Gruig was invited to T.u,,rlo,,
to bring with him. a balance sheet of all the
L..
could collect for money was much wanted
by the frec-liying sons of more prudent fla
thcrs To comply with this request in its
true spirit required considerable time; for
large sums of money were mot to be collcctcd
Al once ola rural population, struggling To
subdue the soil in new country. The agrnt,
however, applied himself to carry the order
into effect as soon as might be. In the mean
| time the young proprictors, not aware of the
difficulties in the way of their agent, sent n
| special messenger to New York with tull pow
,r In nppniiat.. % G..sl g,,.I,...,s,t "1tn the a
gent, if thereby given sum OF money could
be realized. 1t was a curious coincidence
that John Grcig, ON his start To Europe, and
I the company 5 messenger, iaReiiHg in -Afneti-
ca, met together ON the quay at New York
! The messenger made known his errand and
( his powers; aud, although the nominal scrur-
tiles in the agents hands amounted tn nearly
IA million, yet for ready money, the mcSsen-
ger offered tohcccpt half the amount, and
give a full discharge tothe agent. suppose
this agent looked upon these land securities
pretty much in the game light as did the ec'
centric S.dn'y Smith upon Pennsylvania
bonds, in the time OF Reputation, as it wa
called; and it was difficult to say which was
nrest correct in his opinion they both rea.
-oncd ike silly childrcn,nnd acted according
.lyt On the contrary, John Gireig Wel Knew
tAat the million of pounds, with seven pen
cent. interest, would be realized 10 the las
penny, as certainly as il. he held a certificate
OF deposit for that amount from the Bank OF
England, He accordingly stepped into three
or four Of the largest banks in New York
where his credit was good-raised The MONEY