The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-01-26
From .,ie OHIO "n.u,1l;a:l.'
THE DiSASTHOUS TRADE.
y TALE GT TUE LAST WAR,

TALE CY TUE LAST WAR
Il was enc morning in t!.e latter part Of
January. 1916. that 4 large number OF onr
good citizens q! the town nf Newcastle. Del.
ware. were collected on is landing, or pier.
TO witness the progress. and ultimate fate Of
sma'' vessel down the hav, s,uddinr under
har poles. and en'ieavorins to make port
AT one moment she rose on the crest of the
waves, and the next was los, in the trouch n
OF .hc sea
The storm iias! continued through the n;of,
and std ragged. though most of its fury was
spent. renherl"" tue chance for the E;,;;.e
craft to gain the harbor extremely perilous.
, ihc SRA: ..rd quite over Inc crowd Of
Spectators, VIII" sti'! neli their pieces. entire
~ absorbed IN waichin, her. and .rviru.
with The ad Of glasses to max. ont her nam.
ard destination. Newcastle, AT that TIM.
contained nun.i.cr 81: a cents oi rLil.,l.,,i,ia
merchants. interested III private armed slip~.
VINO, unah!c TO rnrsac in~ir former train :
during The war. had embarked IN the rather
hazardon> tn,Ircss OF ,ri,a'eeling. Among
t;ioSc stood one whose name was Carr .tiaI,
N"rnwa-. The son Of Dutch mere liant. for
merry g; Pniia1'piie. who lad lei, at his
death a mercantile business 70 his horn;u,
her
: tfnI>tlan. ike his father, VS.. of /, -.,inr,
po''ilng Character: but his ca'.ci:, was mar
row AMI his disposition niraarI',.
A. l'>t. throu.h the skill Of her h.!msm1n,
IL" Ii'tl,' vessel aplro, he'd the pier ard WAS
uIf Y
m"rican ;i,r
M sooner wes shc moorrI :. the wharf
than she WAS 5cs"r"l b, a ,.rowi of people.
ca-cr 20 welcome her hardy crew. She bro.
we'd II hr n" schooner Il q. wei! known in
her tune as a >urrc,>'ul cruiser and had
made the v"yag" safely home from Cuaavcn.
IN the North So
Cnrl>t'on. who owned share in her. hnr.
rcd on aoar': I" see :h.. Cs;,Tn: but started
ta on h,'h"idn. a ua>Sen yer at the ,-an,-
wav door. With cloak on and snail trunk
IN h'> hend. Ia" fac be immediately r-co,-
nIr'!. aud At one cO:nn"nrcd r.tr-a. =
bn'. on second thH:chf. he >'o'rcI and A.
w;l;"1 'hc zap: .in's leisure Mcanwhii, the
passengers had gone over the vessels side
AMI proc,,''i,.'l II the hotels or STAG. cGi,r. a
short distance OIL
IL Is 'r"o~." Sriov. surc cnon,l." mt
tered Chri>tlIn I" himself. What co,,iJ
have iron"h' Inn home at This time. and n
.hi> vessel? Perhaps he has come on some
~n"rn'l'ion wh''h will make ms fortune. and
II 50. then farewell 20 nv hone of Mary Nor,
ri>"n. Bat | viii finl ont. and then he rar,
IN haste 70 Gver:akc hun
Mr.. Sr!hv. Young man Of five and TWEEN
". turned ~ the approach of Christian. and
c,'i hm more severely than otherwise, rc-
tVrrIrr his low bow by onlv 4 81 ri,t, formal
NOT. IhouGt rerul>:'d re was >',il bent on q
closer arquent,n.e hu; he did not wish "a
lose s'.,h' "t he Certain. So. -r.ra.inr lis
Sfrp>. v" learned from mat oilircr TIA, NJ
>r'h. IN. Iail h.:" ti.c hundrud dollars ,or
his ra>~aH" hone.
Returning ~ thn town. h.. r,unl '.;s way
mo the Presence o' NJ S,.ihv. Jus, As TIA;
r"rl. '"n,ln h1l "rra-,ri asra, in ;I,,. m III
coach to Philadelphia Christian. a, va
taV" SID. was "t narrow ca,acitv. hu, h,
>,w clearly fh" pat, ot sci. Interest. and a.
WAYS followed Il, IT." was destitute o, siecu
ia,ivr views. and had loon hcari 70 rrid.
himself on superior cunning. thourh thi
hoast arnong those who knew him. gained NJ
credit.
Mr.. S",hv." saj1 h.. hardly .ypcc,
SO can l." trends hrt this Is no reason W,
>hrr'l II" cnc,ni->. We ma. t.. rivals non.
orahc rivals. Il w"alth Is on nv side YOU
hay" 0't'r advantages: but come !,t lis dine
tor.th'r. am anN'our 10 hear :hc n.w.
from abroad, and n"rhaps." b. a!h.i Will
an attempt At smile my Aowr news n. t,
fr ;ircrutahlr to vou"
lis manner waS frank AMI oron. AMI t
saw the trn'h. St.hv was anxious 10 hca,
what Christian could tell though ra:hei
il.r 'r-'' sno,hcr 'hlnn" H.. however de
der!in"d tn" invitation, as the colcl
wou'i START in half an hour The rebuff
made Christian >ti.; more anxioas 70 kr,,
his rival company. He was driven 10 drspc
ration. lhtrnsr lovo of gain stirred him :,
find crt the others secret. hv wha."v-,
) means arfainah'e. Love OF Mary Morrison
or The desire for her wealth. prompted hin
TO the overthrow OF 4 rival beloved hv tn
lady. though not countcnanred bv her faith
er. Should. however. George S,.hv h,.
come rich, her fathers objections wonlI Van
is.l
1t is very fortunate Happened to h.
here, mu'tcred Christian to himself. as h
: paced the hotel parlor. after havin. engage.
seat il the same coach with Sclby, his owl
business IN Newcastle having been scttlc,!
1t was not long till the STAGE horn soun,lr,
and in ten minutes more George Selbv an,
Christian Wcrnwas were borne raai,i!v a
wav.
Sribv, for several miles. remained silent
ami here we may AS we'll ac1uaint the reade
with his history. He had been a conii,len
,ial clerk %; Mr. Morrison. a wealthy mer
chant OF Scotch cNtra,iio:!. but long rcsden
IT. the city OF Penn, and indebted for most of
his wealth.to the wars Of Europe. Seiby hae
gained his esteem. was admitted into his ,ri
J vaie circle, and had won the affections Of
The merchants oalv daughter, though sh,
was closely ie>eged by the attentions of Mr.
, Christian Wernwar. To SeIbv the latte,
was 10 stranger. as they had often met or
business i'll the counting house. Christian ::
} fraction system on account, and his unwil
} lin"ness TO paw charges allowed bv CONNER
ciaI usage. rendered him an unpleasant mar
to do business with Dislike. cncendcred b.,
these chickering's. changed, of course, to ha.
tired when they became rivals Christian
took occasion to inform Mr. NJ of his clerk 5
pretens9ns. when an explanation followed.
ending in mutual declarations of love and f.
deity between the lovers. and in Selbys be-
ing sent, as assistant, to an old commercial
friend in Hamburg. to whom he was highly
recommended by Mr. Morrison. who took oc-
casion to say 10 Selhv be might always count
on his friendship; that personally he had no
objections to him as son-in law hut with
out some corresponding advantage of wealth,
an allianre with his family was ;mpossilia.