The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-02

he knew no more effectuaf plan could
be hit upon for frustrating my wishes,
than byitransferring my coronetcy into a
partnership in the corn trade, my imagi-
nary sword for a goose-quill;- Captain
Bramson, who is distantly related to an
Earl, being even prouder than he is poor,
and a man that would rather see his
daughter in her coffin than married to a
trader cit was condecension enough,
he angrily remarked, .'that he had per-
mitted Ellen Bramston to encourage the
addresses of the son of City parvenue,
but it was utterly preposterous to sup
pose she could wed an actual corn chan
dler?". sf, e.. .rs.... ...r. s..... se.......
"Corn chandler!''' -.-.,4 ....., ..aa ,.s4.I
"That was Captain Bramston's S pleasant
phrase, when informed him of my faith
er's sudden change of purpose. The
proposed partnership was as distasteful to
myself as to Captain Bfamston; but my
father proved inexorable-fercely so, I
may say--to my entreaties, and those of
my sister; 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 Bran,ston,
to whom with all my follies, I was and am
devotedly attached After much anxious
cogitation, I hit upon scheme, requiring
for a time, the exercise of a considerable
amount of deceit and dissimulation, which
would, I iflatter myself, ultimately re-
concile interest with inclination give me
Ellen, and not lose my father .'''sj a
fTo which deceit and dissimulation you
are doubtless indebted for your present
unfortunate position 5'- i'*ae2 24' '..
.t'You have rightly anticipated. But
to proceed. Mr.. Hutton himself, I must
tell you, was strongly averse to receiving
me as a partner, though, for some reason
or other, he burst not openly oppose the
project; his son, John Hutton, also bitter
ly objected to it '@f' A1
ellis. son, John Hutton! I know the
character Of Hutton senior pretty well;-
pray what is that Of his son?' -'' ..
5t'Well, like myself, he is rather fast,
perhaps, ut'nene the less good sort Of
young fellow enough. He sailed the
week before last for Riga, on business
"Before you were apprehended?"
"On the morning of the same day,
Let me see where was 1? Oh-Mr Hut
tons aversion to the partnership, the
knowledge of which suggested my plan Of
operation. I induced him to represent to
my father that I should pass at least two
or three months in the counting house,
before the matter was rreversibly conclu-
ded, for his Mr.. Hutton's sake, in order
thatit might be ascertained if there was
any possibility of tanning me into habits
of method and application; and I .hypo-
critically enforced his argument-you see
| an am perfectly candid-by promising ul-
innate dutiful submission to my fathers
wishes, provided the final decision, were
thus respited. The main object 7 thought
to obtain by this apparent compliance
was the effectual loosening, before many
weeks had passed, of the old gentleman's
purse strings, which had of late been over
tightly drawn. I had several pressing
debts of honor, as they are called-debts
of dishonor would according to my expe-
rience, be the apter phrase-which it was
absolutely necessary to discharge; and
the success, moreover, of my matrimonial
project entirely depended upon my ability
to secure very considerable sum Of
money .r....- .r;-v ,,.- ...f .ea~
''Yes; it was at last arranged, not
without much reluctafce on the part of
Ellen, but I have good reason for believ-
ing with the covert appreciation of Cap
tain Bramston, that we should effect a
stolen marriage, Immediately set off for
the Continent, and remain there till the pa
rental storm, which, on my fathers part
would, knew, be tremendous, had blown
over. | was on onl y son; my sisters
would be interchangeable intercessors; and
we all, consequently, were pretty conf
dent that a general reconciliation, such as
usually accompany the ringing down of
the green curtain at the wind up of a
stage comedy, would, after no great in
terval of time, take place. Money, how
ever, was indispensable-money for the
wedding expenses, the flight to France,
and living there for considerable time,
perhaps, and no ikelier mode of obtain
ing it occurred to me than of cajoling my
father into good humor, by affecting to
acquiesce in his wishes. And here may
remark, inpassing, that had I been capa-
bic of the infamous deed [ am accused of,
abundant opportunities of plundering Mr.
Hutton presented themselves from the first
hour I entered his counting house.
Over and over again has he left me alone
in his private room, with the keys in the
lock of his iron safe, where large sums
were frequently deposited, not in bank