Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-04-10
FAYETTEVILLE, qBnu:. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1856.
On the return of the coaeh-driser

/, On the return of the coaeh-dris
:, from Philadelphia, he informed Sell
d of the punctual delivery of bis lette
l. to Mr.. Morrison, within three hou
: of his departure from Chester. Tv
y moro Spanish dollars concluded Il
e business, and Selby made prepar
r tions to proceed by the coach in tt
!. evening. No suspicion having Ell
tered the mind of Christian that a
l was not right he was ready at tn
/. proper time, and by seven o'cloc
P. NJ, the coach, with both gentle
f men, was on its way.
: Mr.. Morrison, on receipt of hi
} friends letter, was very much SUI
; prised. He retired to his cbambe
, to consider the first course to be pun
sued in the morning and made mem
eranda of all he should purchase
No one else was the wiser for th
contents of that letter, until he Wa
no longer to be affected by it; at leas
so he thought.
The next morning Mr.. Morrison
made his purchases. and by l2 O.
clock, noon, they were all, as meas
ure of safety, stored under Custom
House lock. 1t was then that the
merchant made known so much O.
the letter as related to the expected
Treaty Of Peace, and Immediately all
merchandise for export rose hun.
dred per cent.
The letter Of Christian to bis clerk
was received about 6 o'clock that
evening, and as no choice remained be-
tween disobedisnce and a compliance
with his employers instructions, the
clerk actedfully up to them, in receipt
ing for such aquantity of goods, as at
the advanced prices involved nearly
the whole Of his employers capital.
The old State House clock struck
ten, when the Two rivals alighted from
the coach-Selby proceeding to the
house of Mr.. Morrison, and Christian
to that of his clerk, who after in
forming him of the receipt of bis let
ter, and his purchases on its faith,
was desirous to know the grounds be
acted on.
MY grounds said be, are these:
peace is already agreed upon at
Ghent.'
Good heavens, sirr exclaimed the
clerk, 'this is bad business; Mr.. Nor.
rison received the news yesterday
morning, and bought on tie strength
of it, hundred thousand dollars
worth before he made it known
Prices went up a hundred per cent,
the moment the news became public.
Christian was stupified; his knees
shook beneath him. The result was
that he was rendered almost bank
rupt; the disaster preyed upon his
spirit to such degree that he fell
sick, and soou after left the city,
without even taking leave of Mr..
Morrison or his daughter, neither Of
whom he dared to encounter.
1t was early in the spring when
the official news Of peace arrived;
and, as thejoy.bellS pealed long and
loud, Mr.. Morrison's brig Globe was
taking in her lading for Hamburg
George Selby was to go supercargo,
but when the period of departure ar
rived, he could not tear himself away
from Mary Morrison. He explain
ed the state ofhis affections to her
father, who assured him, if she we're
willing, be might have Mary for a
partner for life, and Mr.. Morrison for
a partner in business. Miss Morri.
son became Mrs. Selby; while the
fate Of Christian Wernwag was spo-
ken Of as warning to all, that
"HoNEsTY Is THE BEsr PoLIcY."
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