Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-06-21
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OR. ANGLING TO SOME PURPOSE

OR. ANGLING TO SOME PURPOSE.
Sir George Tindal Was young barsnet
of good English family who came to Bou-
logne some years ago under rather peculiar
circumstances. He had been LETT very
Young with command Of good patrImonlal
estate, but had given way so far to the fash
lonable folles of the young in high life, as
to allow nearly the whole OF it to iiy away
on the turf as fast as race horses could car
nv it. He had still good expectations, how
eser. A maternal relative, merchant,
and one of the richest in the metropolis,
was likely, in the due course OF things, to
leave Sur George his fortune, as his nearest
heir. He was fond of tie young man, but
had been greatly and perllouSly alienated
by the conduct and reverSes OF the latter.
1t was while meditatiEg on this subject that
an idea struck the nearly ruined baronet.
"How successful" thought he, "my uncle
has been By his speculatlons in the funds !!
Might not | cast in my poor remnant ol
means into that great lottery, and pull out
a prize | may as well try it; all that |
have now is scarcely worth thinking twice
about. shall try it, at least"
Poor Sir George He forgot that though
some seas may be deep, there are others
which cannot be sounded at all that how
ever deep one may be in the mire there is
chance of getting deeper. He did ven-
ture his all in the stocks. He was success
full once, and even twice. Getting inspir
tied by his good fortune, he thought he had
but TO venture further and viii more. A
las he was a novice, merely IN the hands
ofveteran gamblers Some of the very
worst members Of the body who speculate
in these matters, go! him into their hands,
and knowing well what his expectations
were. and where they lay, they led him on
by nibble or two, until, by series OF
ruses, considered no. infamous only on such
a field of transactions, they at length got
him placed under load of debt which even
all his uncle's means would with difficulty
hIhten. Holding him bound BY signatures
and bonds, they then waited cooly for his
accession to his prospective inheritance,
knowing well that the same prospect would
keep their victim also within reach OF their
grasp at any time.
Sir George wandered about town for some
months alter these mishapS, like man
with a rope around his neck. During that
time he had many reaSonings with himself
on an important point. This point affected
his whole prospective fortune. The young
haronet was naturally possessed OF good
sense /: he was well educated, and 1t may
be said that his heart was good and his In
tentions fair towards all men, under ordina-
nv circumstances but his course OF life,
aud the associations be had formed, had re-
faxed his moral principles. This acquired
de feet came now into play The point
which he cauvassed with himself was,
whether or not, after having most distinctly
aScertained that he had been the dupe OF
his creditors, his engagements with them
were binding upon him. His good sense
said yes, for they had acted within the law
his sense Of honor said the same, for they
had his bonds "but them" said other IN
ternal arguers, they got these by base
means, and they have not lost shilling by
me. The article experience was what my
folly bought from them at the price Of fair
fortune, and with 1t came no penny out of
their pockets. Besides, if pay these har-
.pies, shall he beggared." The end of the
whole was, that the uncle OF Sir George
Jiod the Young baronet was left heir; aud
within few hours almost after being put
in possession of his fortune, which was the
portable one ola monied hoarder, the young
baronet was on his way with il to Boulogne,
The creditors stormed and vowed re-
-venge but they at first knew not whittier
he might llv; and there are great difficult
ties attending the recovery OF money from
creditors on the continent, ia any case.
Sir George fixed himself IN small coun-