The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-04-01
THE PARTNER

The lorce when n Young man, oi gentle.
manly, but somewha, dIssipated aspect.
and looking very pale and agitsted, called
upon me with a note from one Of the com
uissiouers, cnIolnlug me to asss, the bear.
er. Mr. Edmund Webster to the utmost OF
my ability. #, upon examination, | saw
reason to place reliance upon his statement
relative to the painful and extraordinary
circumstances IN which he was Involved
MIR Edmund Webster" ! exclaimed,
after CHANGING at the note " ou are the
person. then accused OF robblng Mr. Hut
ton, the corn merchant, the reader will. OF
'ious names, and whom that gentleman
refused to prosecute
The same. Mr. Waters But although
the dsgraceiul charge, so tar n regards
legal pursuit, appears to be Withdrawn, or
rather is not pressed aud my family shall
not be the less shamed aud ruined thereby
unless my perfect innocence can be made
manifest before the world. II is with that
view we have been advised to seek your as
si,ta0ce, aud my father desires me TO say
that he Will hesitate at no expense necessa
r, for the thorough prosecution OF the nN
curry"
Very well, Mr. Webster. The iutima>
ton of the commissioner is. however. oil it.
sell all potent with me, although hoped to
be concerned N no more such iuvestga
tons. Have the goodness, therefore. to sit
down and favor me infinitely and distinctly
with Your version of the affair, emitting If
YOU please, no circumstance. however trlv-
lal IN connection with i. may tell sou,
added, opening the note book from which
am now transcrIbIng, ahd placing 1t IN
readiness to begin" may tell YOU by
way of some slight encouragement. that
defense you volunteered at the police office
was, III my opinion, too improbable TO be
an Invention, and | as YOU know, have had
large experience IN such matters That
also, | suspect. is Mr. llullon's opinion
aud hence not only his refusal to prosecute,
but the expense and trouble he has been at,
to my knowledge, iR preventing his own
or your name from appearing IN the papers.
Now, sir If YOU please
" shall relate erety citcumsteace, Mr
" alters. as clearly aud truthful AS possible,
Tor my own sake, IN order that YOU may
not be working IN the dark, aud first,
must beg Nour attention to one OF two
iamil, matters essential to thorough appre
citation OF The position IN which AN placed -
"'.o On. SIR: It i, my duty to hear all
YOU have to sag.
Ny father procccied Nj Edmund
Wcbster. who. u, vpu arc aware. O. sii't
IN the Regents fatk u,ut,d about JOS.
years ago, from til, husiup-, 10 Ma, LoDe.
which has since been carried on b., TOE s.
mer junior partner. u Hinton iIleu.
-, To-, sia .,.,.,,d,-. u'u't'u H.Ns .l u'-
tuned ion thc afuN, Tia. purrh.-' money
corouetcN having been i"dg t O..
Horse quad, t.W daN- ailr cautp ui
age. ~udd.uV, hov,,e,, Any iathtl cha
ed his mind. insisted thai should heeomc
a pnrtnrf ~ lluitor'- IN the corn uada,
aud tmtaVth "a fhd., toe money lodged
tor the ceuuli, t.u am nol Vet cvcu
coguilani 81 Is hl. motives loi THIS seeming
caprcc, bat those he alleged were, first,
IN, speudthilit, idle hnhiis--an impuiation
tor uhich. | confess. there was to" much
fouudalion. rhougi as 10 whether the DIS
filiiIt 81 iff tNbihil- H'hN' N'"f''f 80 ~
bell eir'ct = beueiieIal change, ther"
night be two opinions Another, aud. !
hayr no doubt mach more powerfully IN
duciug moiN. with HIM was, that had
formed an attachment Tor M,s Ellen liram-
sion. III, second daughter OF Captain Bran
ston, ol the Easi India tompany's service,
residing at Iampstead upon his hall'pa'
VI, father slrougl, di'approved OF the pro
posed alliance. HE most OF the successful
Cit, ,a.n have known or heard of, he
more hearth, despises poverty with laced
cost on lts back than IN rags, and he knew
no more ehcctual plan could b" Int upon
tor frustrating nay wishes, than b, tfan-'
forming ~, corouctcy into partnership IN
the corn trade, my imaginary sword for 4
coose,qul Captain Brams'on who Is
dstanty related to an Ead, being even
ponder than be is poor, aud man thst
would rather see his daughter IN her coffin
than married to trader " II was condos
cension enough, he angrily remarked. " that
be had permitted Ellen Bramston to encour
ape tn. addresses OF the son OF city, par
venue. but it was utterly ireposiefous TO
suppose she couiu Ntu an "S'""' e''"
chandler
"Ihs, was Captain Brarlstou'f pleasant
phrase, when informed HIM OF my iathef
sudden change OF purpose. ! he proposed
partnership was Ms dlstas,clnI TO myself AS
to Cap,ain i,ramston !.ut m, father proved
memorable e. hercely So, | may say--to my
entreaties, aud those of my SISTERS and
was placed in the dilemma, either at 'mme
date bsnishmeut from home and prohahio
forfeiture OF m, inheritance, on Me loss "
Ellen Bramston, to whom, with all my lni
lies wa. aud am devotcdly attached, After
much anxious cogitation, i hitupon scheme,
reauirine for time, the exercise OF aeon
siderable amount of deeei, aud dlsslm"la'
ton. which would. ila,tcred myself, ulti
ma,elv reconcile ntetel, with inclination I;
give me Ellen. and not lose my father
"To which decei, aud Discrimination YOU
are doubtless indebted Tor your present un
fortunate position
"You have rightly anticipated But to
proceed MIR Hutton himself, must ten
YOU. was strongly averse to receiving me as
partner, though for some reason OF other,
he burst not openly oppose the proleet'
his son, John Hutton, also bitterly objected
20 il -
"ilis son, J ohm Hutton know the
character of Hutton senior pretty well -
pray what is that OF his son
well, like myself, he is rather fast, per-
hans, bat not the less good sort OF Young
fellow enough lie sailed the week before