Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-07
THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1853.

N'''cSt "Hdt I've 'puiu, anu tnch VIC expect
ed two thousand dollars from little colo
ny OF Germans who had purchased aud of
hun, aud the balance could be had at the
bank. Intelligence was soon received, how
ever, that the Germans were sick aud had
consumed nearly their entire means. They
were attacked with bilious disease of the
climate soon after their arrival in the State
aud several of their strongest men had died.
They were so much reduced they would be
obliged TO give up their land. Mr.. Piper
had the benefits of improvements now that
he did not care about taking.
There is trouble, thought he. Ny
land is good, but purchaser is not to be
found every day, and money must have
VIII borrow and mortgage the land.
But the men OF whom he called inform
ed hun that they ceased to loan money on
such securIty-they could do better with
their funds.
Mr.. Blanchard, who had par,aken very
freely of his exhllaratiug bevsrage at The re-
cent party, # he would get Lee aud Cortland
for endorsers would lend.
Mr.. Piper applied to them. but they hes-
lated, and at last positively reius d. THIS
cut hlm to the very quick; he had never
been refused before. lie expected to get
MI Fay for slgner, at the bank; aud Mr.
Fay was very sorry, indeed, not To- he able
to oblige ms friend, but he made up his
mad not to endorse for any man. This
was a death blow. What could be donei
Every body had felt for some time that
Mr. Plper was living too fast--noi faster.
perhaps, than few families around hlm,
but he could not afford it half as we'll, and
they did not mean ~ the event of failure
their neck should be found IN TIE moose
After some Intellectual attempts TO raise
money Mr. Piper went home as thorough
ly wretched as any human being could be.
A month had not passed since the brilliant
festival at his house, aud now was that
house to be soidl The thought was tor.
ture
What fool have been to indulge nv
vile IN such extray agance,' SAID he to him.
self That party What a reproach TO
give party IN my circumstances What
cursed iollyv and he ground his teeth IN
ms madness. We have been living for
the last ten years as # there was no end
To my health An extravagant woman will
run any man under heaven. and nv wife
Will spend faster than auy FIVE men, with
good business, Can accumulate
lis wife carne home IA the carriage soon
after hIs reiurn She had been MAKING
calls Mah ler - winter bonnet, her
Splthdid iur- I'D velvet mantle, her silk
card case aud wnle KIDS, she looked Ike a
princess, aud a ,ery gay one, too.
See here, Mr.. PIPER SAID she, what
beautiful gil have found Tor my frlehd,
May Led ard showing MN an exquisite
potI-monn ie, thai cost ouly four dollars
epRssHi ei he eve He4 son5 m9pes my d@Ai
Your debts' did not know tina, 7 had
my husbands debts TO psy'
f'u know how to make them was the
sharp retort
Pray what Is the mauerl asked Mrs.
Piper. Y ou seem very unhappy
You would be unhappy If you we're IN
my condition. | am sudferng under en-
barrassment from which can never recoy
er. | am ruined, your hvlsh expenditure
has done II. though, married woman
OF some sense, but have found out NY ms
take. You have destroyed me, aud II YOU
are beIgar the rest of your life, you NAV
thauk yourself for at
Mrs PIPER was offended, d made 90
reply. Dnner was soou announced, and
never diI tnat relative Of hers on wool-sack
put on more dignIty than she, DAYS pass
ed, aud she relented not sufficiently to ln-
qulre INTO has troubles.
He had no disposition to communicate
TO her the state of AFFAIR.", for he expected
neither counsel nor assistance He had
been rather unfortunate m business, still
he regarded her as the chief source of his
embarrassment. He was unspeakably mis-
erable-hls mind bordering on distraction
So great was his mental agitation, that
at length, Mrs. Piper became seriously
alarmed lie would sit m the corner, with
his arms folded, his eyes fixed on the floor,
Tor hours together, perfectly unconscious
OF all that was going on around him. He
slept but iItle, aud would sometimes dodge
from room 10 room, as If pursued by ma
llclous foe. He would secrete himself IN
the attic, and in the cellar; but the pres
ence OF his wife, who sought out his haunts,
appeared to restore his wandering senses
She tried to soolhe him aud TO turn his
thoughts IN other channels. She made an
effort to get him to ride land sometimes sue
ceeded IN doing so. She brought AIDA 10
amuse hun, aud the little one would try to
climb his knee, and would look earnestly
into hls face, saying, Poor papa What alls
papaF But he would thrust her aside, aud
tell the mother to take her away He did
this very rudely and spiielulIy one day; and
when hue AIDA put up her lip 10 cry-ior
her heart was nearly broksn-lhe mother
said,
Don't, Mr. Pyper-how can you be so
crueIl The chIld has done no HARM.
"Tisno strange
Tn 81 cen our loves should with or iorlsnos change"
Mr.. Piper, you are beside yourself
You will certainly klll me with your re-
reproacbes. If have done wrong, wall
try 10 do better in future. We eau get a
living. can work.
Why, IN the name of heaven, then, have
you not done iIl' said he, very angrlly.-
You have had three or four servants here,
constantly to wait on you, while you have
been as helpless as a child
Mr.. Pyper, you may dismiss every SER