Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-18


being taken charge of by Mrs. Covert, who
seems to have been the very antipodes OF her
husband even those far-away connections
had lost sight of her, and she was left to de-
pend much upon the good lady who, through
her most helpless years, acted as her best
friend and protector
The very means which the lawyer had hit
upon to carry out his own wicked designs,
proved ultimately to be in our favor. l allude
to the turning of so much Of Martha's property
into bonds and paper, as more convenient iGr
transportation or cOncealmeAt. These valuable
bills and documents we had, IN the manner pe-
fore stated, secured possession of.
That Covert made no attempt against ais
former ward after her flight, is not perhaps
surprising He knew that she now had devo-
ted friends and that a legal investigation
would result in an unavoidable exposure not at
all TO his credit. Besides, this would IN all
| likelihood draw in its train other Investigations
and exposures. involving his schemes IN con-
| junction with Ferris. To dismiss him here,
will add that from his distant Canada resi-
dence we never had any positive intelligence of
| him; and were satisfied best that it was so.
| Inez for the few days that Martha staid with
| her. showed all her natural goodness and gene
rosity. Was it stopped little, when she saw,
with female quickness, the sentiment that had
| GROWN I'D between Martha and myself If so,
| il made no difference in her treatment of the
| Quakeress and she was one of the liveiest of
the merry company at my wedding supper
Whether Mr.. Thomas Peterson consolsd the
excellent and really fine-hearted girl, | cannot
aver of my own knowledge but it was evident
that they rapidly became great friends with enc
| another.
With the advance of the season, too, Inez
was busy in her preparations for professional
tour; she having engagements that way. This
tour engrossed her time and attention, and pro-
we'd, | understand, a very profitable one.
Tom Peterson's frendship-the noble and al
ways welcome young man has not been lost
| to me by marriage. He is much engaged in his
trade as a machinist, which he is enthusiastic
| cally fond of and he has become invaluable to
the proprietors OF the large establishment where
| he was foreman. The establishment Is now
| merged in the property Of a company, with far
| greater capital and the business much enlarged
and perfected Tenn being advanced to a sta
ton of still greater confidence and trust, with
a handsome salary to back it.
Although this responsible post fills up his
time pretty well, Tom finds leisure of Sunday
to come out in the stage to the cottage where
we-for | cut any further connection with the
| law-have settled ourselves, at little distance
| from the city-and where we spend the sum-
mer. May your life be sunshiny, Tom Peter
son, and the end of it long while away
Ephraim Foster and Violet are well satisfied
with all these deVelopements as indeed, they
are not easily induced to worry themselves,
with the course of affairs, so long as they have
their health and good living, and see their
friends in the enjoyment of the same blessings
That beautiful philosophy what pity it is,
that we do not see more of it, in this world OF
more imaginary than real ltroubles-great as the
latter are.
Ephraim, although years have passed with
him since the period when he is first introduced
in this narrative, is bout the same old twe-and-
sixpence. He sticks to his provision and gro
cery stOre-which as | remarked in a previous
u oh hos lo6 fho mol mill nd
sausage line-and laughs at me when propose
to him to accept any pecuniary help, and retire
from public life. No; that he will not do, at
present, nor Violet either. They are very well
satisfied; the employment just suits them, and
the income is neither more or less than they
want.
And although "No Trust" vet hangs up
printed in white letters on little dingy gyeen
board over the counter, Ephraim and Violet do
trust, not only as much as in the early days, but
a little more. Whenever the family is poor, or
the father or mother sick or when the appeal
comes, as it often does, from some helpless wi
dow, or even the wife Of an incorporate hus-
band-then neither does Ephraim put on a
frown, nor Violet look the other way. The
basket is silently heaped up, and there is nc
sulkiness to take away the blessing of the deed.
Thus do these two cast their bread upon the
waters, in faith and true charity. And although
they make no sanctimonous professions, will
| they not find it again returned to them after
many days
Violet, think, grows really beautiful as she
approaches the latter part of middle age. She
r | is still as stout, strong, and healthy ever
| and-most important fact of all, which ought
to have jotted down before during the years
, | that have been recording the events of in the
| past narrative, has presented her lord and mas
D ter with two hearty boys, one of whom is six
and the other three years old the biggest be-
s | log named Jack Engle Foster. The advent and
81 Ill F-1I-
., | however, aud the interest taken IN them by
Q ther and mother, never substracted particle
+ from my own portion. And as to Master Jack
c who always showed a tenacious attachment K
me, he spends nearly the whole summer at oul
cottage. look forward, at an early day. to tht
i privilege of ofintroducing to him some additiona
h society. The young gentleman indeed, tease.
4 me now and then on this subject and asks m,
O whether | will not hurry and make 'that littl'
l. playfeow for him. / have no way ofanswer
d ing, except to assure the child that will do m,
best and that confidently promise the gift tt
e him in due time. The persevering youngste
n then asks me whether it is already begun, am
/, will only be satisfied with my direct assertion
IS to that effect
Nathaniel, too, and his canine friend are oc
d casionally among my visitors. Nat grows i
2 grace daily, and has found much better stu
' alton than the one he held in Covert's office
v He will make a fast man, this Nat, when h
e grows big enough
a Calvin Peterson adheres faithfully to his pre-
fessions, and continues 10 exercise his lungs a
It the revival meetings. | have before remarke
that Calvin is a sincere worshipper, in his ow
r. way and that's more than can be said of man
of the children Of the church
IS Fitzmore Smytthe and Ferris, some time a
terward, commenced business under the fir
of Ferris & Co., Brokers. The last heard c
D. them, was through paragraph in the paper
in which they were hauled up before Polio
,e Court at the suit of a returned Californian fc
some semi-swindling. They paid their fine
Ie quietly took the rebuke of the Judge, and-keE
r on as before.
Barney and Nancy Fox regularly create a
N addition to the census, with each recurrin
year Barney, since he got started, has grow
IS into man of means and Importance. He is
tt thorough hand at electioneering, and possesss
some advantages not commonly enjoyed in tn;
]e profound science. There is even talk Of putin
g. Barney in nomination for quite an importal
municipal Office
ID Madame Seligny, almost on the heels of O.
III vert's sudden departure, went abroad she SAT-
n. foY the purpose of taking possession Of an il
* heritence What truth there was in that pa
at of the stay know knot. But Rebecca accon
% panied her, and that forever broke up the plea
ad ant intimacy between Tom Peterson and h
v; pretty Jewess.
mt With everything promising fair for life
to health and cOmfort-though no one ca
et tell what the future may bring FORTH wit
blessings on my lot, and on those who ha'
a. | stood nv friends when | most needed then
he with good humor toward all the world, hea
rs full OF satisfaction, and pockets that do not flu
mt ter from lightness-JACK ENGCE, here close
the narrative of his LIFE and ADVENTURES.