The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-10-14

iNhI"t-fu liNiNflNHil hls ~ hi-lN"if-
fnl 10 myself as TO Captain Brams,on !;
bot my father proved ineNorablc---
hrrcely 80, ! may say--to my euircat-
ir.. and those Of my sister and was
placed IN the dilemma. either Of immc.
dialc hanishmeni from home, aud prob
able forfeiture OF my inheritance, or the
loss Of Ellen Bramsion, Go whom, with
all my tollcs, | was aud am arlrutlv nj
iachcd. Aftcr much anNious agitation,
] hit upon scheme, requiring for u
time the exercise OF considerable
amount Of deceit aud discrimination,
which, would. ! dmicrcd myself, ulll-
naiclJ reconcile iuleres, with iuclina-
ton give mt Ellen, aud not lose my
father
''ro which deceit and li.,mula,ion
YOU are doubtless indebted for youc
present unfortunate position
You have right, anticipated But
to proceed Mr. Hutton himself,
must tell YOU, was strongly adverse to
receiving me ne a partner. though for
some reason or other hc durst not open
" oppose the project His son, John
Hutton, also bitterly objected to it
His son. John lIu,tonf know the
character ~ Hutton senior pretty well I;
prny, what is that of the son z
Well. like myself. be is rather fast
perhaps, but not the less Il good sort Of
Young fellow enough. lie sailed the
week before last to Riga, on business.
Before you were apprchcndedF ?
'On the morning OF the same day
Let me see, where was /! Oh Mr..
llutton's aversion 10 the partnership,
the knowledge of which suggested my
plan of operation. induced him 10
represent 10 my father that should pass
at least two or three months in the
counting-house, before the matter was
irreversibly concluded, for his, Mr.. Hut
tons sake, in order that it might he as
crrlaincd if there was any possibility
OF tanning me into habits of method
and application and hypocrllically
enforced his argument You see ! am
perfectly candd-by promising ulli-
mate duiiiul submission TO my fathers
wishes, provided the final decision were
thus rcspitcd. The main object tho't
to obtain by this apparent compliance
was the efcciual looscning, before many
weeks had passed, oi The old gentle
man, pursc-sirings, which had OF late
been very tightly drawn. ! had sev-
eral pressing debts Of honor, ns they
are called-debts of dishonor would,
according to my experience, he the ap-
ter phrasc--which it was absolutely
necessary to discharge; and the sue
cess, moreover, of my matrimonial pro-
ject entirely depended upon my ability
TO secure n very considerable sum Of
money
Your matrimonial proieri
.Sas. /, u,s at last arfanscu' ho'
without much reluctance on Tue part oi
Ellen, but | have good reason for be-
levinc with the covert appreciation OF
Captain Bramston, that we should ciieei
"A stolen marriage, Immediately set off
for the continent, and remain there TIL
the parental storm. which on my faith
err. part would | knew be tremendous,
had blown over. did not feel much
| disoueted as to the final result. was
an only son my sisters would be indie
[ in,i.ablc inicrccssions and we all,
consequently, were pretty confident that
a general reconciliation, such as usually
accompanies the ringing down of the
green curtain nj the window OF n stage
| comedy, would, after no great interval
of time, take place, Money, however,
was indispensable-mo money for the we'd
ding expenses, the flight to France, and
/ living there for considerable time per-
haps aud no likcIier mode OF obtain
inr it occurred to me than that OF caioi-
ing my father into good humor' by al
iircting TO acquicsce in his wishes. And
here may remark, in passing, that hsd
been capable of the intdmou, deed
am accused Of. abundant opportunities
of pluudcring Mr.. Hutton presented
themselves from the first hour enter
rl hi. counting house. Over and o>ei
again ha, be- left me alone in his Prl
,aic room. with the keys N the lock o
hi, mon -aie. where large sum. wer'
frequently deposited, not in bank nole
only. but untraceablc gold
,rha, look, like singular want OF
caution in so precise and wary MAJ
"a. Mr. Hutton | remarked, half undo
my breath.
.Nolhing of the sort, rcjoincd NJ
Edward Webster, with some heat, an'
hi. pallid face brightly flushing. j
only shows that. with all iny faults an'
lullics. /, va, impossible ior any on
ilias knew me TO Imagine ! could b
capable OF pcrpciratine felony
4 beg your pardon, Mr. Webster,
meant nothing offensive 10 you ll'r re
marx wa. merely the partly 'n'oinniar
expression of thought which Sudden
is glanced across my mind
I have little more af preliminary dc
tail 10 relate. he went ou to say. 'tm
rary 10 our hopes anl expectations. m
father became not a whit more iibrT
with hi. p1r,e lhap beiore--il'r rcter,'
r,iher. and .apn found thai ha BE-
, tended 10 keep ,he ssrrs ou iiil ihr az
cumpli.hmeui 81 the haiei farlscrshi
placed an insuperablr l'ur between "a
and klicu smmstou. uscd 30 COT
,rr.c frequently up1n these mattel
vih Mr llglon, a. uHreser'ediy as
D. noa ahh you aud mu-i cay 'aa
although extremely anx'ou- 20 avn
. any appearance Of opposition 20 my 4
iher. be- alvays enpre..ed ih, aarmc
, umlatr eHh nay aim' Hnd sishcs-
, NJ mu~a 80 in inri, that ! ai lasi ,c
rursd 20 a.k him for hie i0au - aao
d,r bnIfeI pounds, that br'ng II
/. i,aA ,lm uLich souh enable nae
pry on ihu lassi press,ns ud 'is' claia
bv sLieh wai haassed, AND carry o
90 seeding prpjseL That favor. ho'
even D., aiiy ryiused, aoder liis ~
a ,aai A.s l.a, .as done " would ro,nsl
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