The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-08

bride down the middle Of Regent street,
as we returned in procession from ST.
James; thatI waikedby The side Of Nep-
tune, who was in some unaecGuptable
manner, identified with my friend John
Fraser, & acted as father Of the bride, and
alarmed me in the hnids, Of the ceremony
by whispering in myear that he had for
gotient 10 order any breakfast for the party;
that on returning 10 my house, which ap.
peared to be the pavilion at Brighton,
found quantity of money bags, full of
sotereigns, each marked 100000, ranged
IN rows on a marble table; that was be-
ginning to empty then a, the feet Of the
bride with an appropriate compliment
when my dream was sinerrupled by the
hasy entrance Of my valet, who stood pale
and trembling by my bedside, and inform.
ed ne, with an agiIated voice, that he had
carried my note as ordered, 10 the Office
of Messrs. Drax and Drayton the first
thing in the morning, and had seen Mr..
Drax; but Mr.. Dray onhad decampcd du-
ring the night, taking away with him my
ESQ, 900, and $500 ofhs partners
/ was horror slruck!-l was ruined I!
what was to be donel The clock had not
ydFs ruck ten, but, carly as il was, ! was
determined TO rise Immediately, and see
Drax myself upon The subject. In an in
slant--in less [han an hour, was dressed
and on my way to Linculn's Inn. Twenty
minutes after, | stood in the presence Of
Mr.. Drax.
lie appeared before ME, among the last
of the piglails, with his powdered head,
his smooth black silk stockings, and his
polished shoes, the very same immutable
Mr.. Drax, whomI had remembered as. a
quiz from the earliest days Of my child
hood. There he stood, in The same atti.
tude, in the same dress, The same man Of
responsibility, calculation and arrange
rneni, that my father bad always repre-.
sented to me as the model Of an attorney,
but with look of bewildered paleness, as
placed suddenly in a situation, where his
|, responsibility became doubtful, lis calcd.
laions defeated, and all his arrangements
!, discomposed.
r "Oh, Mr.. LuttreIl!'' he exclaimed, 81
: beg pardon, Mr. Lionel Lutlrcll, you have
received intimalion then, of this extraordi
, nary occurrence what will the worlt
r think! What will they say' The house
] of Drax and Draytoh! Such long estab
II lished, such respectable house and one
), Of the partnership. Drayton, | hean--tt
d abscond!"
% "Ay, Mr.. Drax, but think of my eighty
Thousand pounds!" ...
G "Weht away, sir, without leaving ih
II slightest instruction where he may be me
IA with, or where his letters might be sen
e a(ler him-a most extraordinary proceed
n ing!"
I, " You'll drive me mad, Mr.. Drax. lie
l. me implore you to inform me what's TO b.
is done about my money"
V "Your money, Mr.. Lionel Lutlrell
= here has the same party taken off witt
o him $500 Of the common property OF lh
g house; all the loose cash we had in ou
:. bankers hands; drew a draught for III
k whole amount; appropriated it 10 himself
aud never took the ordinary measure Il
e leaving me a memorandum Of The transaC
5. lion! Why, sir, might have drawn
l. bill This very ihorning-rhany things les
r, improbable occur-and might have ha
Df my draught refused acceptance"
2, H0h, Mr.. Drax, this torture will be ul
death 6rihe. Sir--sir--l am ruined, an
4 l'm goiug 10 be married J" 2
,e "A most fortunate event. But, Nj
Lullrell, you gay young men oil fashion
d, the west end cannot possibly enter into ii
ID feelings Of partner and a man OF bus
,e ness. My situation -"
Incapable Of listening any longer 10 III
al lamentations Of Mr.. Drax, and perceivir
that he was too much engrossed by Il
g, perplexilies of his own affairs, 10 yield an
TO attention 10 my dislresses, seized my h
and hastily departed, 10 seek elsewhere
|! for The advice and consolation | requ
red.
" IN 60 to John Traser," | cSrlaime
BY "ho's always sersible, always right, a
ways kind. He'll feel for me; at ;
d. events, he'll suggest wha, steps are best
e. be taken IN ltis most painlul emergency
ed Upon this deterniharoh I Immediate
wi proceeded to act, and FASTENED towaf
es Regent stree, with The rapidity Of one wi
Ii. feels impatient at every second that clap
Of es between The conception and the exec
dis ton of his purpose. As was pressiI
he forward on my hurried way, my though
By absorbed, in the anxiety of the momcr
as and my sigh, dazzlcd By the rapidly
IN my movements, and the coutused succe
ly sion of the passing Objects Twas checkt
nd in my course by Edward Blrell-Il
be pet OF the dandies:
sh "S,op, Lionel, my dear fellow, stop;
cr want 10 congratulate you.' ......
= "Congralulate me l---upon what ~
'Onyodr appointments; lnspectips Por
n man for the district of s.. Mans, Soho;
nv course you're he--none but personages
$; such elevated station could be justified
be using that velocity of movement, aud
he running over SO many innocent loot pa
"a. sengers."
ch "Nohsonsel Don't stop me I've ju
.e heard Of the greatest imaginable misIo
~. tune. Drayton, my attorney, has decam
in. cd, Heaven only knows 10 what countr
and carried of lha whole Of my fortune
"0h, indeedl So you're cne of'he inn
es mcrable list Of bankrnpls! A failure, a COR
MS plere failure! Don't be angry, Lionel; a
p, ways said you were rather faimfe, Al
an so. now, The attorney man--whars h
1 namel--has absconded and ruined you {,