Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-02-11


matters. That also, suspect, is NJ.
Hutton's opinion; and hence not only hi,
refusal TO prosecu e, hut the expense and
trouble he has been at, TO my knowle ge,
in preventing either his own or your name
from appearing in the papers. Now, sir,
if you please
Il shall relate every circumstance, Mr..
Waters, as clearly and u Y as pos
sible, for my own sake, III 5sSsfthat you
may not be working in The dark; and first,
| must beg your attention to one or two
family matters, essential to a thorough
appreciation Of the position In which am
placed
go on sir; it is my duty to hear all
you have to say
MY father, proceeded Mr.. Edmund
| Webster, who, as you are aware, resides
in the Regents Park. retired about five
years ago from The business of Mark Lane,
which has since been carried on by the
former junior partner, MIR. Hutton. Till
within the last six months, believed my
self destined for the army, the purchase
money Of cornetcy having been lodged
at the Horse Guards a few days after |
came of age. Suddenly, however, my
father changed his mind, insisted tha, |
should become partner Of Huiton's in
he corn-trade, and forthwith Withdrew
he money lodged for the commission. l
am not even yet cognizant of all his
motives for this seeming caprice;but those
he alleged, were my spendthrift, idle
habits-an imputatioa for which, | confess
there was loo much foundations; though as
to whether the discipline of the counting
house woul6, as he believed, effect ben
eficial change, there might be two opin-
ions. Another, and have no doubt, much
more powerfully inducing mctve with
him was, that ! had formed an attachment
for Miss Ellen Bramston,, the second daugh.
ter Of Captain B-amston, of the East In.
dia Company's service. residing at Hamp.
stead upon his half pay. My father
strongly disapproved of the proposed ALI.
ance like most of the successful City men
! have known or heard of, he more hear.
lily despises poverty with laced coat on
its b ok than in rags; and he knew no
more etiectual plan could be hit upon for
frustrating my wishes, than by transfer
ring my expected cornetcy into partner.
ship in the corn trade, my imaginary
sword for goose quill, Captain Bram-
ston, who is distan,ly related to an Earl,
being even prouder than he is poor, and a
man who would rather see his daughter in
her coffin than married TO trader. III
was condescer sion enough he angrily re.
marked, shat he had permitted Ellen
Bramston to encourage the addresses oI
the son Of City parvenu, but it was ut
terly preposterous to suppose she could
wed an actual corn-chandler.'
Corn chandler
This was Captain Bramston's pleasant
phrase, when informed him of M; faith
er's sudden change ofpurpose. The pro
posed partnership was as distasteful tt
. myself as to Captain Bramston but my
father proved inexorable-fercely 50,
may say-to my entreaties, and those o
my sisters; and was placed in the dilem
= ma, either of immediate banishment from
home, and probable forfeiture of my in
heritance, or the loss of Ellen Bramston
:, to whom, with all my follies, was ant
|. am devotedly attached. After much anx
/, ious cogilation, I hit upon a scheme. re
d quiring for time the exercise of con
e siderable amount Of deceit and dissimula
e ion, which would, hatteredm myself, ulti
t. mately reconcile interest with inclinatio,
n give me Ellen and not lose my father.
IS TO which deceit and dissimulation yo,
<, are doubtless indebted for your present un
e fortunate position
, you have rightly anticipated. But t
|. proceed. Mr.. Hutton himself. must tel
e you, was strongly adverse to receiving m
: as partner, though for some reason o
y other, he burst not openly oppose the pro
Is ject; his son, John Hutton, also bitterI,
n objected 10 it.
His son, John Hutton know tn
2 character of Hutton senior pretty wei!
pray what is that of his son II
T. Well, like myself. he is rather fast
y but the less good sort of fellow enough
J. He sailed the week before last for Riga
e on business
IS Before you were apprehended
n 'On the morning ofthe same dav. lie
% me see, where was /? Oh, Mr.. Hutton,
aversion to the partnership. the knowl
: edge of which suggested nv plan of one
ration. l induced him to represent to m,
:, !. father that | should pass two or ,hre
= ! months in the counting house before III
= matter was irreversibly concluded, for his
;, Mr.. Hutton's sake, in order to ascertai,
, If there was any possibility of tanning m
|. . into business habits Of method and appli
i cation and | hypocritically enforced hi
7 argument--you see l am perfectly cundi,
\ by promised ultimate dutful submissio,
J. to my fathers wishes, provided the fina
' decision was thus respi,ed. The main oh
/ Ject though. 70 obtain by this apparen
= compliance was the ehectual looseninu
!. before many weeks had passed. of tI' Il
= old gentleman's purse strings, which ha