The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-02

nalufal IcellnS allcr all, ana 1 cannot
blame him much for it. But, under the
circumstances, it was impossible that
could gain anything by thruoting myself
in his way. Indeed Lucy aud talked
tie whole matter over together She
as ured me that she had no thought of
m rcenary design on my part. We
We young, and We could wait / was
de ermined to rise in my pursuit Whom
l got to be master of Il good ship, and
had acquired the reputation Of one or
tSo prosperous voyages, then it might
be safe to show my designs more boldly
"Several months aftcrward, Mr.. Wet
more died In his will, he left to his
daughter the sum Of fifty thousand dol
lars on the arrival oil her twenty first
biz th-day. The sum Of thirty thousand
dollars was to be added on her attaining
the age of twenty five. The wilt ole be-
quest, however, was holden under the
following condition: That if, during the
Lie OF h r brother aud without consent,
>hc should marry gentleman possessing
! than f,rty thousand dollars in his
own riglt, then the bcqucst should re.
vert to her brother. Furthermore,
while Lucy remains unmar.ic led, George
has the commercial use OF these sums,
living stcuity by mortgage, and p aging
. small percentage Of interest,"
'Capital y observed Gle y, inter
uptlng The course of the narrative
The old gentleman has ar angcd nice
| tile scheme for keeping the daughter
out of the bonds Of matrlmony. But if
| am right, there is some understanding
b tween you aud George with regard to
t is natter
Exactly so. will put the conclu-
sion in nutshell. George Wetmorc
was not long in learning the attachment
which existed between his sister and
myself. Nor was it intended that he
should be kept in ignorance Of its exist
ence. At last Mr.. Wetmore aud | had
Il talk about the matter. He told me
Il at he had no disposition to 90 to ex-
tremts said that he was willing to do
what was right and fair, as far as he un-
d r,tood-and many Other things which
| cant now rccollect. Finally, he told
me that it succeeded in closing up this
present voyage safely, and secured the
net profit which was hoped for (about a
hundred fifty per cent? then he would
stand neutral and if Lucy gave me her
hi n |, he would, for a reasonable bonus,
aflix his consent to the marriage con-
tract. SO here am |, Mr. Chclsey, on
double venture first for ship and
owners, and last, but not least, Lucy
and eighty thousand dollars. Mr.. Chel-
sey, | hope that you will believe that the
money weighs little with me, in compar-
ison with my thought Of her Aud |
suspect that | should be selfish enough
to ask her to be mine, if the marriage
swept off every dollar of her fortune
But you were brought up in wealth, and
you enjoy its benefits still You can
understand, therefore, why [ dread to-
think of the sacrifice of all her property,
and of the thousand comforts aud privi-
lcges which its possession can alone Sc
cure her.
While Captain Willis was speaking,
bis friend regarded him attentlveIy, as
though carefully considering all that he
heard.
8 was never very intimately acquaint-
ed with Miss Wetmore, ho replied,
when the other had finished. | have
heard that she was little cocuettish
but she hardly looks it, to my idea |
am certainly not ready to believe that
she would wantonly deceive so estimable
a young fellow as Jack Willis. At all
events, am willing to take it for grant
ed that all is straight between you and
your lady love. Bat to speak plainly,
| have no faith in George Wetmore be-
yond the extent of absolute legal obliga-
ton. He is not troubled with any
nicely Of moral principle, and will not
hesitate to trample on the rights aud
feelings of others in order to promote
his own interest. | have had dealings
with him, and know the truth Of what l
say. He will not scruple to deceive