Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-10-23
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Y Among ATrIal,lath the many many officers who, atthe
close Of The Pshinsular war retire q
on halfpay,v was Captain Dutton, q
the -ll regiment. He had recently
married the ipretty,Portion daughi
lei, Of, a deceased dlbrytherofticer ;tand
filed with romantic visions Of # n rural Y n
Ebliss and glove in "a cottage, The
paair, who were equally iinskilled in
lthe practical details Of housekeeping,
faucied they couldslivein aitiaence,
and enjoy all the .luxuries Of life, on
the half pay Y which hHishEo formed H edst their sole
income. ss5l i
g They took up their abode near .
pleasant town EiiftheS South Of England
and foraltime ggotaonsipretty we'll !;
but, when3at the end of the first, year
q sweet little boy made his appear
ance, and ii the end Of the second an
equally sweet little girl, they found
thatinurse.maitlsy baby.linen, doctors,
and, all the etceteras appertaining to
the introduction and support of these
baby:visiters; formed a7serious item
in their yearly expenditure:
For . while they struggled on with !
out falling into debt, but at length
theirlgiddy feet slipped'into that vori
texswhichi has ehgulfed, so many, and
their affairs began to assume "a very
gloomy aspect. About this time an
Fadyenturef named Smith, with whom
Captain Ddtt6n became casually ac-
guaintcd, and whose plausible man
ners and, ,appearances completely imI
posed on,the frank unsuspecting soil
dier, proposed TO him a plan for inssgu-I sgl
ring, as he represented il. d large and
rapid fortune. This was to be effect
eddy embarking. considerable capital
in the manufacture Of some newkind
Of clamps, which Smith assured
the captain would, when once known,I
supeIsede of candles aud oil
lamps threughoutt the kingdom
To,hearhim descant on the marvel
lous virtues and none making aaali-i
ties ofh lamp, one would be inclinel
10 take him for the 'liiieal descendant
of Aladdin. and inheli,or Of that,
scampish indiyidual's preciouseheir-,
loom Our modern magicians how
ever, candidly confessed Thai, he still
II ;.ss..sssl + dc d limp u
in other words, ready money TO set
The heinyention agoing; and he atlengthi
persuaded theunlucky captain etoiselli
out Of the army, and invest the etprice
Of his commission in this luminous
venture. If Captain Dutton had 70.
fused topaythe money untilhe should
be able to pronounce correctly the
name Of the Invention, he would have
sayyed his cash at the expense proba-
blyof d semi -lislocationa Of his jaws;
for the lamp rejoiced in an eight-syl-
Tabled It'll ,of.wl,ich eachayocable
belonged .oda different, tongue-Tthe
first being Greek, the fourth Syriac,
and the last taken from the. aboriginal
language Of NcwZealand; the inter-
.yening sounds belieyedjto sbelrcspect-
lively akin Latin, German, Senscrit
and Malay, Notwithstanding, how:
ever, I,el, this , prestige Of a name, the lamp
was was a decided failure; its light was
brilliant enough, ,Sbuttlthe lodor itgex
.haledinburnipg was SC, ,oyerpowering,S
SO suggestive Of an evil origin, so ey,
cry way abominable, tLat those ad'
iventutous purchasers who tried it
once, seldom submittedtheir olfactory
nerves ID d second ordeal. The sale
iandtmanufacturelo lofatheElamp andAits
spirit were carried on!
Iby,Mr. Smith, alone in one Of the chief
commercial cities Of England, he hav-
Ing kindly arranged take all trouble
of his partners hands, and only re.
Iquiring him to furnish the necessary
funds. Forsome time ,he;accon
of the business transmitted tpCapt.
tDutton we're most tlourisliing, and he
and his gentle wife fondly thought
.theylwere about to realize.a splendid
fortune for their little onesi abutat
length they began to;feel anxious for
the,arrival Of the cent.per;cent, profits
which had been promised, but which
never came and Mr.. Smiths letters
suddenly ceasipg, his partner one
morning setlotf to inspect the scene
of operations, ,fsis
Arrived at L-,he repaired to the
street where the Manufactory was sit
luated, and found it shut upi Smith
bad'gone off to America, considerably
in debt to those who had been foolisl,
enough to trust him !; and leaving
more rent due on the premises than
the. remaining stock in trade Of the
unpronounceable lamp would pay
AS to thelpoor ex-captaip, he return
ed to his family ruined mansgs3
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