The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-08-31

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- You are dissoluie, idle, but fashion
able,' spendthriii /; anu do no, like you
habits"
"You are candid, sir !"
"I mean to be so, always, Me-. Meadows
You are not the kind OF man wish m.
daughter 10 associate with. And | irus
,ha, your department, towards her, hereafter
as 10 me, will be such ,ha, shall find n,
occasion again 10 remind you, in the future
tha, am in earnes, in wha, l now say"
You are severe, Mr.. Brin,nall.'
al have done for the present." said th'
banker, rising. with dignrfed air. "Yor
now know my wishes, and SO far as me ant
mine are concerned, Tus, you will remem
Der my words"
"GOOd evening, Mr.. Brintnall," respond
ed the youn. ,Pendlhrift; and he bowed
himself politely out Ofihe bankers house
"Tbe old boy is really PERSONAL" he
continued 10 himself as he lea the door.
al shall marry his daughter, probably, new,
srtheless! At any rats, Cally is a charm
ing creature, and will possess her, now, a,
come little trouble, il necessary, since the
old gentleman has bsen disposed 10 snarl
thus, before he's harmed. I'll marry Cally,
at q ven,uren-snd he did,
Two years aher this conversation and
scene a, the fine residence OF Mr.. Brintnall,
Callr wrote her father an sffeciions,e letter
one morning, in which she acknowledged
all his care and affection and constant in
diligence towards her, for eighteen years,
and informed him iha, she for 4 long period
loved man whom he would not permit
himself TO be pleased with, and ,hs, nigh,
.he had consented to marry him, and join
her fate with his fortune, for good or i'll!
Thi. intelligence wa, astounding 70 him.
self, as we'll az 10 the circle Of society she
moved 10, for i, was believed that Caroline
Brintnall was all gentleness and innocence,
and could scarcely be induced to elope from
her kind fathers house, except under the
mos, extraordinary circumstances. Bu; a
variety ofscenes had occurred in the pas,
two years, which none knew Of, save the
lovers. They have Ohsn met clsndes,ine.
ly. Cally knew from repor; only what
Meadows was, she had watched As narrow
ly as it was possible FOR her 10 do, she had
never me, with aughi but polite attentions
and respectful endsarnents at his hands,
ia spite OF all that was whispered agains,
him, and as she loved him, she was blind
to certain Of his errors and shortcomings,
that occurred from time 10 time, during
,hei: acquaintance.
Among the schemes which this fashion,
able scOundrel rcsoried TO, in secret, 10
"keeP up appearances" until he should
have won the prize he sought, was tina, Of
forging his own fathers name, in various
way, 10 raise money. Many Of the false
bills and checks which he thus drew, he
cOntrived however, 10 protect himself, as
they matured, but occasionally they had
lain over, and the parent OF the wiliul and
dissolute Meadow. would pay them, from
time 10 time, to save hi. son from the PEN
iten,iary.
During the period OF two years, the (sup.
pOscdD wealthy blnker had been declining
in wealth, and his business, which was car
ried on under the "frec banking" law Of
the State where he resided, had also been
exceedingly disastrous. Firm after firm,
and merchan, after merchant. whose notes
he had cashcd in that time, had failed or be-
come bankrupt, and when he received the
letter Of his daughter, pecuniary ruin also
was staring him in the face. His capital of
over two hundred thousand dollars, (origin-
ally invested in his banking operations, }
had been absorbed, and he had scarcely ton
thousands dollars worth Of reliable secur.
tiles at this time. lie would have sunk un.
der this accumulated trouble, had not the
event Of his daush,er's cvclopment aud a
serious &C. Of rascality occurred a, the time,
which spurred the old man up, aud caused
him to turn upon the viper who had stuns
him so ielrGully,
Mr.. Brintnall came into possession Of his
daughters letter soon after dinner. He
had no means Of knowing whittier she had
gore with the young rascal who had stolen
her, but he suspected one OF his servants,
as soon as he had read the letter (Which had
been delivered to him some hours earlier
than Cally had intendsd) and he Immediate
ly summoned him 20 his presence. The
lackey hastened to respond to his masters
sudden summons, FOR he suspected that
something had gone wrong, and he knew
that old Mr.. Brintall, when out Of tempe
was no, man to be wrongcd with impunity
Immediately upon Toms entering the par
lor where Mr.. Brintall awaited him, tha
gentleman arose and hastily locking the doc
on the inside, to the surprise and grea
alarm Of the servant, he said:
"Thomas, l have observed that you
young mistress, Caroline, has been unusu
ally busy Of late, and that your service
have been more actively in requisition un
der her directions. than has been customary
What has it all been about"
81 have Obcyed the instruction, OF missu
only, sir"
Il don't want any equivocation or prevar
icatiug. now, Thomas" said Mr.. Brintnall
firmly, and rather hastily Z" and take NOR
than usual care tha, you misreprescnt moth
ing to me in this affair Your miitrcss ha
been abducted, Thomas, and you are priv,
to IL, mind yOu.'
Thomas didn't understand ,ha. word ab
Quoted a, all and he was now certain tha