The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-15

ahu thOsc vi OtneTS less. he uncle re-
torted, by desiring him to apply to his
friend Huntley when he wanted money,
for he should have no more from him
than the exact allowance specified in his
fathers will. They parted with mutual
and insult, Mr.. Newland telling
his ward that when his minority should
have expired he would eschew all con-
nection with him. William felt assured
he would keep his word, for Mr.. New
land was man that never forgave.
Time wore on our hero attained his
majority and the full command of his
estate. He began to make his rounds
in the character of physician, and
might have risen to eminence but for
what his sporting friends called an acci-
dent. A messenger arrived at his lodg-
ings one evening to require his attend
ance on person who had been violently
thrown from his horse. Markley was
not at home, but the man was directed
to tavern, where he found him he
sought, engaged at riagt-un with Hunt
ley and two other blacklegs. He had
taken two or three moderate glasses,
but was not so overcome as to be unable
to repair to his patient Happy would
it have been for both had he missed his
way. With trembling hand he pro-
ceedcd to bleed the sufferer-severed an
artery, and the man perished
This was Markley's last patient; with
his practice he lost his self-respect, and
was now seen in no company but that
of Huntley and his associates. He was
sensible of his degradation merely
moderate glasses could not make him
forget it, The result was inevitable !;
the day his last hundred passed into the
hands of a rogue, saw William Markley
a despised vagabond.
His uncle had shut his doors on him
long before; therefore he could expect
no aid from that quarter. Gaming was
his only resource, and now that nothing
more could be expected of him, Huntley
sometimes aided him to win the money
of others. In this way the miserable
young man gained prccarious subsist-
ence some months. One night, at last,
he sat down as Huntley's partner, to
play with two strangers. Whether these
were deeper in the mysteries of the
gaming table than our friends, or wheth-
CT Markley's frequent applications to
the bottle destroyed his self-posscssion,
cannot now be known, but it is certain
that he and his partner lost all their
money, and rose from the board deeply
in debt.
The next day Markley was compelled
to endure the reproaches of his COM
panion, who was sure the bottle had been
the sole cause of their misfortune, and
equally sure that at another sitting, with
more caution they would retrieve their
oss. But how procure the necessary
stakes Huntley suggested the means
hat our hero should forge a check on
The Bloomsburgh Bank, in his uncle's
name. Markley demurred, urged the
risk of detection, and-washing down
his final refusal with dram.
" There is no DANGER" said Uuntley,
9 your uncle will never discover the
rick. You have yourself told me that
le does not visit the Bank once in a
year There is no wrong in borrowing
/ few of his hundreds, and you can re-
urn his loan tomorrow, if you will be
guided by me. l would do it myself
,ut that l should be suspected" {
I" But if we loose this money, too :"
eplied Markley.
81 tell you there is no danger-but '
{ he should find you out, your uncle
Till never prosecute you, for his own .
axe. And does he deserve your for
earance' After bringing me into this t
rouble will you not risk something to
ct rie out of i. = >-Come, take another t
lass" b
The glass was emptied-the argument S
Dsumed-the check drawn--a large n
lm obtained and lost the same eve q
ing"
Unused to crime, Markley had not W
cen able to present the check without g
lch trepidation as drew suspicion on h
i'm. His uncle was speedily informed I,
the draft, called on his nephew and az
pardon on condition of imme- m
late restitution When he learned how Z"
is money had been disposed of, his IN
1ger was vehement. At the next ses- rt
on of the Circuit Court, William le
Iarkley stood up to receive his sentence m
five years Imprisonment in the Peni- Il
ntiary. As the officers were removing n,
m he sworc dreadful oath-that his CO
lcle's severity should cost him his w