The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-18
A wEIL-ToLD STORY.
THE JEWELED WATCH.

1hAL LWELED WAIGII.
Among The many officers who. al lhe
close Of The Peninsular war, retired on
iali.pay. was captain Duiion or lie -lh
regiment. lie had lately married lie
pretty, pnriioniess daughter OF deceased
braiher officer; and filed with romantic
visions Of rural bliss aud love in a col.
iage.' The pair. who were equally unskiIl>
ed ~ ilir piariieal details of housekeeping.
fanried they could hive in sfIiuence, and
enjoy all The lnxuries of life. on The half
pay which formed tlieir sole income.
They look up their abode near pleas.
AMI town in The south Of England. and for
time got on pretty we'll; hul when al
The end Of the firsl year sweet lille
boy made his appearance and al The end
Of The second m equally sweet liule girl.
they fuund iha, nursemaids. baby-linen.
doctors. and all The elceieras apperlaining
10 The introduction and support or these
haby.sisiiers, formed serious ilem in
their yearly expenditure.
For while they struggled on without
falling into debt; bn, al length their gid
dy feel slipped into lha, vortex which
has engniphed so many, and their affairs
began 10 assume a very gloomy aspect.
About this time an advenlurer named
Smith. with whom Captain Dulion be.
came casually acquainted. and whose plau.
sible manners and appearance completely
imposed on The frank, unsuspecting SOL
dier. proposed TO him plan FOR insoring.
as he represented il, n large and rapid for
tune. This was TO be affected by embark.
ing considerable capital in The manuiae-
iufe OF some new kind ol spiril.lamps.
which once known, would snperscde the
use Of candles and oil-lamps throughout
lne b nheAP qam uescanr on me marvellous
virtues and money making qualities Of
his lamp. one would be inclined to take
him for the lineal descendant OF Aladdin.
and inheritor OF that scampish individuals
heirloom. Our modern magician, how
ever. .candidly confessed that he sill want
ed The . slave nf the lamp," or, in other
words, ready money. 10 sci the invention
a.going and he al length succeeded in
persuading The unlucky captain 10 sell
out Of The army, and invest The price of
his commission in this luminous venture.
If Captain Duilon had refused 10 pay the
money until he had learned 10 pronounce
correctly The name OF The invention he
wonld have sayed lis cash, a, The expense
probably OF semi dislocalion oihis jaws,
ior the lamp rejoiced in an eight syllable
lille, Of which each vocable belonged 10
different tongue-ihe frsl being Greek,
ilie fourth Syriac, The last taken from the
aboriginal language Of New Zealand The
intervening sounds believed 10 be respec-
iively akin 10 Latin, German, Sanscrls,
and Malay. notwithstanding. however,
this prestige Of a name. the lamp was
decided failure: It's light was brilliant
enough; but The odor i. exhaled IN burn
ing was 50 oserpowering, so suggestive ol
am evil origin, so every way abomlnable,
that those adventurous purchasers who
tried il once, seldom submitted their oil
factory nerves 10 second ordeal. The
sale and manufacture Of the lamp and ITS
accompanying spin, was carried on by
Mr.. Smith alone. in one Of The chlei com.
mercial cities Of England, he having Kind
IL arranged TO lake all the trouble oil his
FARMERS hands. and only requiring HIM
10 furnish The necessary funds. For some
time lie accounts Of the business trans
mi,,ed TO Captain Du,ton were mos
, llourishing, and he and his gentle VILE
/ (ondlv though, they were about 10 realize
splendid fortune for their lille ones on
a, length they began 10 feel anxious lo'
the arrival Of the cent percent proh'
which had been promised, but which ne
yer came; and Mr.. Smiths letters SUD
denly ceasing, his par'ner one morning
sci Off 10 inspect the scene of operations.
!, Arrived al - he repaired TO In
Stree, where The manufactory was sllua
!. led. and found il shu, up! Mr.. Smll
had gone of 10 America, considerably !
i debt 10 those who had been foolish enoug
!. 10 trust him; and leaving more rent due o
E the premises than The remaining stock
: trade Of the unpronounceable lamp woul
: pay. As. TO the poor ex-captain, ne e
!, turned 10 his family ruined man.
: Bn, strength is often found IN Y
i depths of adversely, courage in despal
i and both our hero and his wife sci res,
! lu.rly to work 10 support themselves al
e Their children. Happily they owed !
e debts. On selling out, Captain Du,ic
/. had hcnorahly paid every farthins he owe
]. in ,he world before en,rusllng The remal
! der Of his capital 10 The. unPrinciPl'