The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-08-13

V.
Oh if YOU wW go-so in Gods name.-
Goodnight t'
'Good-nightn
'Batllcd-foiled " muttureI lIornbv as he
rode homewards. where could he get the
money ?-Borrowcd it, doubtless but of
whom? Well, paticnce-paticncc shall
grip thee yet, Henry Burton And the pos
sessed man turned round in his saddle and
shook his clcnchcd hand in the direction of
the house he had quilted. lie then steadily
pursued his way, and soon rc.aincd bis her
mitagc.
The month for which Burton had borrowed
the two hundred and fifty pounds passed rap
IDLY awav-aS months ALWAYS do to the bor-
rower-and expcdicnt after cxpcdient for
raising the money was tried in VAIN The
money must be repaid, ,kirkshaw had cmphat-
ically told him on the d;'y stipulated. Burton
: applied to the bank at Leeds with which he
usually did business to discount an acceptance
S"'i "hItcu pI ohc UT TWO persons whose
names he mentioned. The answer was the
, usual civil refusal to accept the protlcrcd Sc
4 curltv for repayment bank was lust then
3. full Ct discounts Burton yenturrd as a last
;, resource, to call on IIornhv with a request
/ that, as the rapid advance in the market val
/ uc OF land consequent on the high war prices
b Obtained for Its produce, had greatly increaS-
ed the worth of Grange Farm he would add
the required sum to the already existing mort
r "agc. lie was met with prompt refusal
t Mr. llornIy intended to forrcIosc as speedily
{ As possible the MORTGAGES he already held
! and invest his capital in more profitable sccu
= lltls. We'll, then, would he lend the amoun,
- at any interest he chose =
.. The usgrv laws, replied Ilornbv with hi.
T. usual Saturnnc Sncrr. would prevent my az
:. ccl'tancr of your "hli.n" otlrr. even If had
t the present means. which have not. My
spare cash happens i"st now to be tcmporari-
) " locke! mp
=. i'nrt'n' ''Ii cr'Z'd with anxiety, went the
+ following day To the Leeds bank with tn,
/ proilrr 81 i fresh name agreed TO hc lent him
t 10y lis owner. Useless They did nnt know
| the party The applicant mu>rl few mo-
'"'''''>' ana 'h'' S'''''' on'' w" "'>'o'"'
!, the note of Mr. James IIornby of Pool
; Certainly with a "rrat deal of pra>IIrc
''''''''' '''' away! ""' ''> ''''' instant
: " >''l'td. ana @''''oI'td Oh 10 "o'' llorh'y
was AT home
e 'lou hIHtcd the "thrr day, sai Hurt"n,
! 'that Ii y"n hal not been short OF present
means !"" ''''"h' nave ohiI%td me with The
'"'h r''l'''re''
i',i
n Nj least so understood You, am OF
+. course not ignorant MIR il"rnhy, that there
{ Is II" """i blood between us two; but also
know that y"u are fond of money. and that
: am quite safe for few hundred pounds.
{ am come therefore. to offer You ten pounds
{ bJnHS tor YOUR acceptance ut one month for
two hundred and lIi'y pounds.
7 What" exclaimed llornhy, with strange
vchrmrnrr.
II Barton repeated his offer, and IIornhy
: turned away towards the window without
r. Speaking.
it When he again faced Burton his coun,rn-
an'c wore It's usual color, but the expression
"t his eyes, the arpIlrant ailcrward rclncm
: bcrrd' was wildly 'Nnltlng-
1t Have You bill stamp
1es
| Then draw blIl at once, and will ac-
y cept It,
burton did not require TO be twice told
g, The bill was quickly drawn. IIornbv took il
C TO another table at the further end of the a
Il partmcnt, slowly wrote his name across it
II folded and returned it to Burton. who ten
o lcrcd the ten pounds he ha,, offered. and /;
V written acknowledgement that the bill hai
been drawn and accepted for his Iurton's
e accommodations
'. 4 don't want YOUR money. Henry Rurton.
n said IIornbv nu,tino hack III. notc and III,
g memorandum. lam M, afraid of los,n. h,
, this transaction. You do not kpow mo v,.t
G Burton'
;, ou.or st;,l ,houa,.. p.,u.o h.
cd ,bc strcot. .hr, o,d N;,L : so,,on soL,,.